Individual Details
William Curtis Cowell
(7 Apr 1930 - 4 Dec 1996)
SSDI:
WILLIAM COWELL; 397-26-4664; b. 7 Apr 1930; d. 4 Dec 1966; Res: 86341 Chloride, Mohave, AZ;
Issued: WI (before 1951)
Kingman DAILY MINER, Kingman AZ, 5Dec1996, p1
Head-on crash with bus claims lives of area man and wife
A Chloride couple died in a high-speed head-on collision with a bus
Wednesday afternoon on Coyote Pass.
The accident occurred about 2:43 p.m. on state Highway 93, about three
miles north of Kingman and a half-mile south of the intersection of state
highways 93 and 68.
Killed in the collision were William C. Cowell, 66, and Marion K. Cowell,
60, both of Chloride, an Arizona Department of Public Safety dispatcher
disclosed this morning.
Greyhound bus drive Harry James Chandler of Jacksonville, Fla., suffered a
broken leg, and 12 of the 24 passengers on Chandler's bus suffered minor
injuries according to DeLong and DPS Kingman District Cmdr. John Tibbetts.
Ambulances took the injured passengers to Kingman Regional Medical Center,
and one unidentified passenger was flown to a Phoenix hospital with bleeding in
the brain, according to Capt. Bill Johnston of the Kingman Fire Department. No
information was available on where the bus was from or where it was headed.
State Highway 93 was closed for approximately three and one-half hours due
to the accident.
"The passenger, the woman, basically exploded," DeLong said. "The driver
did too. They got compacted into an area of a foot or so, and they erupted."
Both the late model Chevrolet Geo driven by the victims and the Greyhound
bus were traveling about 55 or 60 mph, and neither vehicle braked before the
collision, DeLong said.
Officers from the DPS and Kingman Police Department blocked traffic on
state Highway 93, telling motorists they would be delayed for hours while the
victims were moved and wreckage was cleared from the highway.
"By evidence we collected so far, we've pretty well established that the
(Geo) was southbound in the northbound lane," Tibbetts said. "He drifted over
(the center line)."
DPS officers called in a second bus from Las Vegas, Nev., to transport
uninjured passengers into Kingman to recuperate from being shaken up.
Officers had to pry open the door of the Greyhound.
"Initially we busted windows to get people out," DeLong said.
The crumpled remains of the Geo lay approximately 135 feet from the point
where officers determined the collision occurred, DeLong said, adding that
investigators could not rule out a heart attack, the driver falling asleep or
the driver reaching for something on the floor of the car.
"It's a nasty stretch of road," he said. "A year ago, there was a
seven-fatality accident a little north of here."
Coyote Pass is a known problem spot that averages 30 traffic accidents per
year, according to statistics from the DPS.
But, Tibbett said, "Be careful not to blame the road. It's the people's
fault."
Mohave County Obituaries, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona (online)
William C. Cowell (April 7, 1930 - Dec. 4, 1996)
Marion K. Cowell (Nov. 12, 1936 - Dec. 4, 1996)
William "Bill" Curtis Cowell and Marian Karine Cowell died Wednesday Dec. 4, 1996, in Kingman. Bill was 66; Marion was 60. They were married in Hudson, Wis., on Sept. 30, 1996.
Bill was born April 7, 1930 in Blue Mound, Wis. He moved to Chloride with his family in 1971. Marion was born Nov. 12, 1936, in Hudson, Wis. She moved to Chloride after her marriage to Bill.
In 1992, Bill retired from his job as maintenance engineer with the Mohave County School Disitrict. Marion was a homemaker and had been a missionary in Ecuador and Belize for two years. Both were ministers.
Bill is survived by one daughter, Deborah Rose of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sons, David Peter Cowell of Lexington, Neb., Timothy John Cowell of New Castle, Del.; his father, William Henry Cowell of Menomonie, Wis.; one brother, Keith Cowell of Tomash, Wis.; one sister, Rebecca Kanz of Winona, Minn.; and three grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his first wife, Antoinette Rose; one son, Daniel Paul; one daughter, Rebecca Ruth; his mother, Helen Irene; one brother, Thomas Cowell; and one sister, Barbara Anderson.
Marion is survived by one daughter, Kathy Heebink of Hudson, Wis.; two sons, John Heebink of the Dalles, Ore., and Lane Heebink of Houston; five brothers, Bud, Jack, Billy, Dan and Dale Stayberg; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Heebink, Sr.; and her parents, Herbert Norvaid [Norval] and Helen Margaret Stayberg.
Memorial, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hudson, Wis., 14 Dec 1996
William Curtis Cowell died Wednesday, December 4, 1996 in Kingman, Arizona.
He was 66 years old.
Bill, as he was known, was born April 7, 1930, in Blue Mound, Wisconsin.
He was a pioneer at the Cerbat Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingman.
He retired in December 1992 from the Mohave County School District where he was
a maintenance engineer.
Bill is survived by a daughter and two sons. He was preceeded in death by
his first wife, Antoinette Rose.
WILLIAM COWELL; 397-26-4664; b. 7 Apr 1930; d. 4 Dec 1966; Res: 86341 Chloride, Mohave, AZ;
Issued: WI (before 1951)
Kingman DAILY MINER, Kingman AZ, 5Dec1996, p1
Head-on crash with bus claims lives of area man and wife
A Chloride couple died in a high-speed head-on collision with a bus
Wednesday afternoon on Coyote Pass.
The accident occurred about 2:43 p.m. on state Highway 93, about three
miles north of Kingman and a half-mile south of the intersection of state
highways 93 and 68.
Killed in the collision were William C. Cowell, 66, and Marion K. Cowell,
60, both of Chloride, an Arizona Department of Public Safety dispatcher
disclosed this morning.
Greyhound bus drive Harry James Chandler of Jacksonville, Fla., suffered a
broken leg, and 12 of the 24 passengers on Chandler's bus suffered minor
injuries according to DeLong and DPS Kingman District Cmdr. John Tibbetts.
Ambulances took the injured passengers to Kingman Regional Medical Center,
and one unidentified passenger was flown to a Phoenix hospital with bleeding in
the brain, according to Capt. Bill Johnston of the Kingman Fire Department. No
information was available on where the bus was from or where it was headed.
State Highway 93 was closed for approximately three and one-half hours due
to the accident.
"The passenger, the woman, basically exploded," DeLong said. "The driver
did too. They got compacted into an area of a foot or so, and they erupted."
Both the late model Chevrolet Geo driven by the victims and the Greyhound
bus were traveling about 55 or 60 mph, and neither vehicle braked before the
collision, DeLong said.
Officers from the DPS and Kingman Police Department blocked traffic on
state Highway 93, telling motorists they would be delayed for hours while the
victims were moved and wreckage was cleared from the highway.
"By evidence we collected so far, we've pretty well established that the
(Geo) was southbound in the northbound lane," Tibbetts said. "He drifted over
(the center line)."
DPS officers called in a second bus from Las Vegas, Nev., to transport
uninjured passengers into Kingman to recuperate from being shaken up.
Officers had to pry open the door of the Greyhound.
"Initially we busted windows to get people out," DeLong said.
The crumpled remains of the Geo lay approximately 135 feet from the point
where officers determined the collision occurred, DeLong said, adding that
investigators could not rule out a heart attack, the driver falling asleep or
the driver reaching for something on the floor of the car.
"It's a nasty stretch of road," he said. "A year ago, there was a
seven-fatality accident a little north of here."
Coyote Pass is a known problem spot that averages 30 traffic accidents per
year, according to statistics from the DPS.
But, Tibbett said, "Be careful not to blame the road. It's the people's
fault."
Mohave County Obituaries, Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona (online)
William C. Cowell (April 7, 1930 - Dec. 4, 1996)
Marion K. Cowell (Nov. 12, 1936 - Dec. 4, 1996)
William "Bill" Curtis Cowell and Marian Karine Cowell died Wednesday Dec. 4, 1996, in Kingman. Bill was 66; Marion was 60. They were married in Hudson, Wis., on Sept. 30, 1996.
Bill was born April 7, 1930 in Blue Mound, Wis. He moved to Chloride with his family in 1971. Marion was born Nov. 12, 1936, in Hudson, Wis. She moved to Chloride after her marriage to Bill.
In 1992, Bill retired from his job as maintenance engineer with the Mohave County School Disitrict. Marion was a homemaker and had been a missionary in Ecuador and Belize for two years. Both were ministers.
Bill is survived by one daughter, Deborah Rose of Albuquerque, N.M.; two sons, David Peter Cowell of Lexington, Neb., Timothy John Cowell of New Castle, Del.; his father, William Henry Cowell of Menomonie, Wis.; one brother, Keith Cowell of Tomash, Wis.; one sister, Rebecca Kanz of Winona, Minn.; and three grandchildren.
Bill was preceded in death by his first wife, Antoinette Rose; one son, Daniel Paul; one daughter, Rebecca Ruth; his mother, Helen Irene; one brother, Thomas Cowell; and one sister, Barbara Anderson.
Marion is survived by one daughter, Kathy Heebink of Hudson, Wis.; two sons, John Heebink of the Dalles, Ore., and Lane Heebink of Houston; five brothers, Bud, Jack, Billy, Dan and Dale Stayberg; and three grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Heebink, Sr.; and her parents, Herbert Norvaid [Norval] and Helen Margaret Stayberg.
Memorial, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hudson, Wis., 14 Dec 1996
William Curtis Cowell died Wednesday, December 4, 1996 in Kingman, Arizona.
He was 66 years old.
Bill, as he was known, was born April 7, 1930, in Blue Mound, Wisconsin.
He was a pioneer at the Cerbat Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Kingman.
He retired in December 1992 from the Mohave County School District where he was
a maintenance engineer.
Bill is survived by a daughter and two sons. He was preceeded in death by
his first wife, Antoinette Rose.
Events
| Birth | 7 Apr 1930 | Blue Mound, Wisconsin | |||
| Marriage | 30 Sep 1996 | Hudson, St. Croix County, Wisconsin - Marion Karine Stayberg | |||
| Death | 4 Dec 1996 | Kingman, AZ |  |
Families
| Spouse | Marion Karine Stayberg (1936 - 1996) |
Endnotes
1. U.S. Social Security Death Index .