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King, David D. (1874-1928)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1928 Jul 4 p. 1
Birth date: 1874
text of obituary:
Ford Sedan Driven by Herbert King Turns Turtle and Kills Father.
Rev. David King, 53, Mennonite minister at Lind, Wash., was instantly killed, and his wife,58, seriously injured, at 9:00 P. M. Tuesday, June 19th, when the Ford sedan in which the Kings were riding skidded and collided with a Ford touring car, driven by Mrs. A. C. Oswald, of Missoula, Montana. The accident occurred five miles from Ritzville on the Central Washington highway.
The King car was being driven from Ritzville, by Herbert, thirteen-year-old son of Rev. and Mrs. King and Rev. King was riding in the front seat with the youthful driver.
Mrs. Oswald was on her way to Missoula, and had two children in the car with her at the time of the accident, having met her son at Pasco on his return from school at Portland.
It was one of those accidents in which it is difficult to place the blame. Mrs. Oswald stated that she slowed her car down when meeting the King car, but others who were on the ground soon after the accident were of the opinion that the woman was taking more than her share of the road and the King boy was forced to turn out in the loose gravel. In so doing he lost control of the car and hooked onto the fender of the other Ford, which remained in an upright position, and none of the occupants were hurt. The King boy also escaped injury. Rev. King was evidently thrown through the windshield, as it was shattered, and he received terrible wounds on the head, causing almost instant death.
The occupants of the cars, including the body of Rev. King, were picked up some time later and brought into Ritzville by e. C. Wells, of Lind. Both cars, the King's almost totally wrecked, and the Oswald's slightly damaged, were brought to Ritzville by the Krehbiel Motor service. Mrs. Oswald remained in town until her car was repaired.
Mrs. King was taken to the Henry Albert home in Ritzville, and placed under the care of Dr. W. F. Armann. She sustained severe injuries, including broken ribs in 2 places and a broken collarbone. The body of Rev. King was at Haights undertaking parlors.
No funeral arrangements were made until the arrival of the children, Violette King, of Lewiston, Idaho; Harley King, of Flagstaff, Arizona; and Mrs. Verdi Bixel, of Lost [sic] Angeles. — From Ritzville Newspaper.