The Texas Spur, February 25, 1943
The little seven year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Dug Harris of Gilpin was seriously injured Monday morning when hit by a car going east driven by Pvt. James Dalton LeHew of Camp Gruber, Okla.Pvt. LeHew is a nephew of Mrs. A. Griffin of Spur and was enroute to visit his mother at Baird, Texas.
The school bus had already left the highway turning north. After the child had gotten off, she started across the highway to a store and ran directly into the path of the moving car, it is said. The bumper struck her body throwing her across the fender.
In an effort to avoid hitting the child, Pvt. LeHew ran his car into a bar ditch. Sheriff Fred Christopher, who investigated the accident, was of the opinion it was unavoidable.
The Chandler Funeral ambulance carried the child to the Plains Hospital in Lubbock Wednesday morning little hope was held for her recovery.
The Texas Spur, March 11, 1943
Harris Child Dies From Injuries in Car Accident
Sammy June Harris, six year old daughter of Mr. And Mrs. D.G. Harris, who was run over by an automobile as she was crossing the road after alighting from a school bus, Feb. 27, died at Plains Clinic in Lubbock, Thursday night from the injury.Little Sammy June was carried immediately to Lubbock following the accident, and all that love, care and skill could do was done to save her life. A delicate brain operation was performed, but she died without regaining conscience.
Funeral services were conducted in Ralls, the home of her grandparents, at the First Baptist Church Friday afternoon.
Sammy June was the only child of Mr. And Mrs. Harris of near Gilpin where they have many friends that will mourn with them in the tragic death of their little daughter.
Transcribed June 10, 2005 by DCHC members
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