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Stauffer, Charles Melvin (1926-1963)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1963 May 16 p. 3

Birth date: 1926

text of obituary:

Father of 4 Killed in Truck Accident

Eohrata, Pa. — A truck accident southeast of New Holland on May 6 claimed the life of Charles Melvin Stauffer, 37, the driver and father of four young daughters. His passenger, 11-year-old Erwin Weaver, was injured but is recovering.

The truck loaded with 10 tons of crushed limestone, was traveling down a long grade when the brakes apparently failed. Unable to negotiate a sharp curve at the bottom of the hill, it is believed Mr. Stauffer decided to take the speeding truck through a field. It veered across an alfalfa field and crashed into a creek bank.

The impact caused the load to shift forward, crushing Mr. Stauffer in the cab. Rescuers worked about 40 minutes to free the Weaver youth.

Mr. Stauffer was a member of the Weaverland Mennonite Church. Survivors include his wife, Florence, and four daughters, all of the home near East Earl, as well as two brothers and two sisters.

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