MRS. ROY WESTMORELAND
Death of two former Paint Rock Women
Waco, Texas, December 10- An auto Accident ten miles south of
Waco claimed the lives of Mrs. A. L. Kinney, 70 and her daughter Mrs. Roy
Westmoreland 52, both of Mexia. Mrs. Kinney was instantly killed and Mrs.
Westmoreland died soon after she was taken to a local hospital.
Otto Gevenda, of Harlingen, Baylor University freshman, who
was on the rear seat of the car occupied my Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Westmoreland,
was not seriously hurt.
The accident occurred on the Temple highway. Mrs.
Kinney and her daughter were enroute to Waco. Their car had passed an inbound
bus, when it struck the abutment of the concrete bridge, bounced back and turned
over across the highway.
The bodies of Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Westmoreland were taken to
Mexia for burial. A double funeral will be held at 10 a m Tuesday at the First
Baptist church. Mrs. Westmoreland who is survived by her husband, Roy
Westmoreland, and three children, Roy Jr., student at the University of Texas;
Stacy, student at Baylor, and Ileene Westmoreland, teacher in the Mexia High
School., will be buried here. Her mother, who is survived by three sons, will be
buried at Oenaville, Bell County, Tuesday afternoon.
Word of the fatal accident reached here Monday morning about
10:30 and Mr. Westmoreland left at once for Mexia. The Westmoreland family also
Mr. Kinney formerly lived here and Mr. Westmoreland at intervals has made home
here where he owns a farm adjoining town. The many friend here join the Herald
in sympathy.
Paint Rock Herald
December 13, 1934