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Note: We didn't meet him until after our grandfather's death in 1939. He then d ecided to stay with us in Lockport. I have a telegram he sent my mother Dorothy for one of the holida ys so he evidently did keep in touch with her. Buried at Glenwood Cemetery Section 2, Lot 37, Grave #12 Obituary Notice, Lockport, New York Newspaper October 1941 A fractured skull suffered early Friday when his automobile collided wi th a city street sweeping machine at State Road and Prospect Street result ed in the death of James B. Hutcheson, 33, of 232 Price St. at 8:30 Frid ay evening in Lockport City Hospital. The body was taken to Kennedy Funer al home, 122 Walnut street. Dr. John P. Crosby, coroner will hold an inqu est later. Alvin Blackley 294 Ontario st. operator of the sweeper, and R ay Hyde, 30 Orchard St., who was riding on the front platform suffered sli ght injuries in the accident. Mr. Hutcheson was born in Lockport, s on of the late Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Hutcheson. He was employed at the Simon ds Saw and Steel Company. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. John Piedmont e, Lockport, Mrs. William C. Durant, Detroit, and Mrs. Hugh Stephenson, Hu ntsville, Ala. The funeral of James B. Hutcheson was held Monday, October 13, 1941 from t he Kennedy Funeral Home at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Franklin Elmer officiat ing. The bearers were Joseph Grea, Moody Raymond, Edward Gardner, James W yrwosz, William Cashian, Alfred Golden, Thomas Sandusky and William J. San dusky. Interment was in Glenwood Cemetery. There was an inquest into his death but the city said he was at faul t. To this day I find that hard to believe. The city street sweeping mach ine struck the driver's side of the car at the door and crushed it. He did n't hit them, they hit him and killed him. I still have a distrust of ci ty sweepers and try to stay as far away from them as I can. This particul ar one was running late at night with no lights and I have often wonder ed what they were doing so late especially knowing they had no lights f or the sweeper and cars could not see them. 1920 U S Census - New York - Cattaraugus - Randolph - ED 94 - Image 2 Hutchenson,James Inmate M W 12 NY 1907 Western New York Home (East Randolph Corporation) Have a copy of his death certificate in my files (Fracture of base of skul l) Have a copy of his birth certificate in my files.
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