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Submitted: 11/29/20 • Approved: 11/30/20 • Last Updated: 12/3/20 • R368957-G0-S3
Texas
SECOND LIEUTENANT Air – Reserves
World War II
November 26, 1924-September 6, 1948
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
A freak accident Sunday cost the life of Richard Crutchfield, 24, Stinnett, as the 1934 model sedan he was driving toward Borger turned end over end on highway 117.
The accident, observed by two truck drivers, occurred at 7:30 p.m. Crutchfield died of multiple injuries in North Plains Hospital at 2:30 a.m. Monday.
The victim, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crutchfield of Stinnett, was the lone occupant of the car.
The wreck occurred just south of the railroad crossing on the Stinnett highway, about nine and one half miles north of Borger.
J.F. Lumus, Dumas truck driver, reported to highway patrolmen investigating the accident that he heard a crash behind his truck just after he crossed the tracks on his way to Borger.
He looked out of the side window just in time to see Crutchfield's car pass, turning end over end. It came to rest on the side of the highway in front of the truck.
Lumus said he was driving about 35 miles an hour at the time.
One possible explanation of the strange wreck was the blown out rear tire on the death car. But since the vehicle was totally demolished, patrolmen believed the tire could have been ruptured when the car came to rest.
The dead man is survived by his parents; one sister, Nelda Fay Crutchfield, and a brother, Roy Glenn Crutchfield.
Funeral services will be held in the First Methodist Church in Stinnett at 2 p.m. Wednesday with the Rev. H.M. Secord officiating.
The body will be interred in Lieb cemetery near Pringle under the direction of Minton Funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Hoyt Edelen, Herman Eeiber, Johnny Bergner, Gee Simms, Billy Germany, Delbert Sims, Orin Thompson and James Fowler.
Crutchfield was a member of the Methodist church of
Stinnett, a World War II veteran and a member of both the V.F.W. and American Legion.
(Published in Hutchinson County Herald, September 10, 1948)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Richard Lee Crutchfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1924
Birth Place: Claremore, Oklahoma, USA
Residence Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Registration Date: 26 Dec 1942
Registration Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA
Employer: Moore Dry Dock Co
Weight: 156
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: Chas Crutchfield
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Richard Lee Crutchfield Self (Head)
Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Richard Lee Crutchfield
Death Date: 7 Sep 1948
Death County: Hutchinson
Certificate: 39818
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Richard Lee Cruthchfield
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 23
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1924
Birth Place: Boger, Oklahoma
Residence: Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Death Date: 7 Sep 1948
Death Place: Hutchinson, Texas, USA
Father: Charlie Cruthchfield
Mother: Noma Lois Cranddock
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Name: Richard L Crutchfield
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1924
Death Date: 6 Sep 1948
Cemetery: Leib Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Morse, Texas
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