Overholt, Lillie June (1945-1962)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Feb 15 p. 1

Birth date: 1945

text of obituary:

Two Sisters Drown In Farm Pond Trying To Save Brother

Orange, Va. — Two sisters of the Amish Mennonite settlement here lost their lives in a farm pond Feb. 3 while trying to save their brother from the icy waters of the pond.

Lillie June Overholt, 17, and Carolyn Overholt, 12, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Overholt, drowned in the pond at the Overholt farm. They were trying to save their brother, Rudy, who broke through the ice while skating. The lad was able to cling to the edge of the ice until rescued by the Orange Rescue Squad. He was then taken to the hospital where he was reported in fair condition.

The parents of the children were on a shopping trip in Orange when the tragedy occurred.

Funeral services for the sisters were arranged for Feb. 6 in the Amish Mennonite church here. The Overholt family moved to this vicinity only a few months ago from Lynnhaven, Va.

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1962 Mar 1 p. 7