(1941)

Auto Victim’s Rites Thursday

Funeral Services Here And at Grand Detour For Carrie P. Seeley

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Portner Seeley, 42, rural route 2, Rockton, who was killed instantly at 6 p.m. Monday when struck by an automobile on North Main street road a mile and a half north of the county farm, will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at McAllister-Julian funeral home, 304 North 5th street, and at 2:30 p.m. at the Grand Detour Christian church. Burial will be in Grand Detour cemetery.

Mrs. Seeley was killed as she stood on the highway watching her son, Maynard, attach a chain to a stalled automobile. Forrest Conklin, 23, who resides on state highway 75 between Rockton and Harrison, was the driver of the car which struck Mrs. Seeley.

Published in the Register-Republic (Rockford, Illinois), Wednesday, January 29, 1941

Personal Information

Gender

Female

First Name

Carrie

Middle Name

Last Name

Seeley

Maiden Name

Portner

Date of Death

January

27,

1941

Death Place

Rockton, IL

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