Individual Details

Howard Marion Enloe

(1915 - 19 Sep 1933)

Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, September, 20, 1933, Page 2, Col. 1: H. Marion Enloe Dies After Fall Off Freightcar. Accident Occurred Near Enid, Okla.; Amputation of Both Legs Necessary. Cedar Falls, Ia., Howard Marion Enloe, 18, West Second street, died at Enid, Okla., Tuesday, several hours after he was injured by falling under the wheels of a freight train on which he was riding. His injuries were such as to require amputation of both legs and the shock was too great for him to withstand. He died several hours after the accident. Was Native of Waterloo. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Enloe, of West Second street in Cedar Falls. He was born in Waterloo, Feb. 22, 1915, but in the last several years had resided here. Young Enloe left two weeks ago for Hollandale, Minn., in hope of obtaining employment during the potato harvest. Apparently he continued his trip from there to the southwest in search for employment. Body Expected Thursday. It was expected that his body would arrive here Thursday. Funeral arrangements will be made that day.

Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Friday, September, 22, 1933, Page 2, Col. 1: Enloe Funeral to Be at Cedar Falls Church Saturday. Cedar Falls, Ia.---The funeral of H. Marion Enloe, 18 who was fatally injured in a fall from a freight train under its wheels, will be Saturday. Young Enloe died in Enid, Okla., after he was taken there from the scene of the accident near that town. Both legs were crushed and shock and hemorrhage resulted in death after their amputation. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. at First Christian church, Rev. Z. K. Russell, pastor, will have charge.

Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, September 24, 1933, Page 16, Col. 7: Many at Funeral of Cedar Falls Train Victim. Cedar Falls, Ia.---Many relatives and other friends attended funeral services for H. Marion Enloe, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Enloe of West Second street, which were held Saturday afternoon. The service was at First Christian church, and Rev. Z. K. Russell, pastor, officiated. Interment was in Greenwood cemetery. He died in a hospital at Enid, Okla., Tuesday afternoon from injuries received when he fell beneath the wheels of a freight train on which he was riding.

Events

Birth1915Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa
Death19 Sep 1933Enid, Garfield Co., Oklahoma
BurialMarion H. Enloe, Greenwood Cemetery, Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa

Families

FatherOrville Roy Enloe (1886 - 1958)
MotherSadie Marie Boyd (1886 - 1954)
SiblingJune Enloe (1915 - )
SiblingGerald E. Enloe (1922 - 1996)
SiblingGeraldine M. Enloe (1923 - 1988)

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