William Ernest Hippensteel
1924 - 1949 (24 years)-
Name William Ernest Hippensteel Born 6 Jul 1924 Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 6 May 1949 Elkhart County, Indiana [2, 3, 4] Buried 8 May 1949 Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana [2, 3, 5] Person ID I1691 McKeown Last Modified 16 Jul 2023
Father William Ernest Hippensteel, b. 14 Mar 1890, Servia, Wabash County, Indiana , d. 29 Dec 1924, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Age 34 years) Mother Ruth Weaver, b. 27 Sep 1897, Clinton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana , d. 12 Dec 1985, Sebastian County, Arkansas (Age 88 years) Married 27 Sep 1916 Indiana [6, 7] Family ID F703 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Betty Lorraine Briggs, b. 7 Mar 1926, South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana , d. 9 Nov 1998, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Age 72 years) Last Modified 20 Feb 2022 Family ID F704 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 6 Jul 1924 - Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana 
Died - 6 May 1949 - Elkhart County, Indiana 
Buried - 8 May 1949 - Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Driver Dies in Burning Car
Special to the News
Syracuse, Ind., May 6 – A Goshen man was burned to death and another was seriously injured when their car crashed and caught fire late last night a half-mile north of here.
William Hippensteel, 27, the driver, died in the flaming wreckage of the car. George Zellinger, 23, also of Goshen and a passenger in the car, was injured.
State police said Hippensteel apparently lost control of the car on a hill and crashed into a utility pole.
The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana. Friday, 6 May 1949.
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