Troyer, Floyd Wayne (1940-1954)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1954 Dec 16 p. 1

Birth date: 1940

text of obituary:

Traffic Toll Mounts In Indiana County

TWO KILLED ON SNOW-COVERED ROADS IN ELKHART COUNTY

Goshen, Ind. — Two persons were killed in separate accidents on snow covered roads near here during the Dec. 11-12 week end. They were Elkhart county's 33rd and 34th traffic fatalities of 1954.

Mrs. Helen Harter, 21, of Wakarusa, mother of two small children, was fatally injured Saturday when her husband, Wayne Harter, was unable to stop the car at the intersection of a county road and US 6 and it skiddel [sic] into the path of a large truck. Funeral services were held Monday at the Olive Mennonite church.

Floyd Wayne Troyer, 14-year-old Millersburg high school student, son of Edward D. and Anna Mae Troyer, was instantly killed Sunday when the car driven by a companion skidded out of control east of here and struck a utility pole. Funeral services were held at the Clinton Brick Mennonite church on Tuesday.