James Alva Dust 1884-1940

James Alva Dust (1884-1940); the son of Henderson Dust (1839- ); the son of Michael Jacob Dust (1800-1881); the son of David Darst (1775-1814, my great-great-great grandfather); the son of Abraham Darst (1745-1822); the son of our Pfeddersheim immigrant Abraham Derst (1725-1772) died a tragic death ...

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dust

of Eversonville Killed In An

Accident Here Late Saturday

Mr. and Mrs. James Alva Dust, long time residents of Eversonville, were killed instantly Saturday evening about 5:30 o'clock when their 1928 Cheverolet sedan collided with a large trailer type truck driven by Robert Terrill of Kansas City at the east intersection of highways 36 and 65 at the wye south of Chillicothe.

At the impact of the two vehicles both Mr. and Mrs. Dust were thrown from the car and their bodies were crushed badly. Mrs. Dust's right arm was torn off, being caught under the bed of the truck, and her neck and one leg were broken. Among other injuries, Mr. Dust had a fractured skull.

Members of the State Highway Patrol stated that the transport truck was going west toward Kansas City on highway 36 and that the Dusts were leaving highway 65, heading toward the east on highway 36. Before the truck and car came to a standstill, the bed of the truck, loaded with about ten tons of merchandise, landed on top of the car and smached it. The car stopped in the middle of the highway and the truck cab went over the south bank of the highway, falling into a culvert. The much battered trailer stayed half on the road, still connected to the cab-tractor.

Terrill, driver of the truck, was still at the wheel of his machine when the wreck was over. He felt sore in a few places, he told people at the scene, but did not believe he was seriously hurt. One highway patrolman expressed belief this morning that Terrill was worse injured than the man wanted to believe. A report came at noon that he was in a Kansas City hospital with a shoulder injury and possibly some broked ribs.

It was almost an hour after the accident that Mrs. Dust's arm could be recovered from under the truck and taken along with the body to the Smiley Funeral Home in Wheeling where both bodies were prepared for burial.

Funeral services were held this afternoon from the Parson Creek Church, near Eversonville, with burial in the church cemetery.

Alva Dust was a barber and paper-hanger in Eversonville and he and his wife lived in the house in which he was born, on a farm at the edge of Eversonville, on November 7, 1884. Mrs. Dust, the former May Perry, was born in Linn county on October 11, 1883.

Two children survive the couple. They are Edward Dust of Dawn, who arrived at the scene of the accident just a few minutes after it occured, and Mrs. Don Ewing of Wheeling. Mrs. Dust has one brother, Frank Perry of Linneus. There are three grandchildren.

Dr. Clarence Grace, coroner, stated today he plans to call an inquest as soon as Terrill is able to be present.

Monday 3 JUN 1940 - The Chillicothe Constitution, Chillicothe, Missouri