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- Funeral services for Dwaine Irwin, 30, New Boston farmer, father of three children, who died in an automobile crash in lower Rock Isalnd county Thursday night, were held Sunday afternoon in the Eliza community church.
The fatal accident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. about three miles north of the county line on the black top road to Muscatine. Irwin, driving a late model sedan, was returning from Muscatine to his home in the Mannon neighborhood, where his family waited his arrival to celebrate his 30th birthday.
According to the report made to sheriff's deputies of Rock Island county, Irwin was headed south when he overtook a tractor proceeding in the same direction, driven by Ralph Hunter of the rural Muscatine area. Hunter told deputies he heard a shriek of brakes and tires as the Irwin automobile cut out of the lane behind him and collided with a northbound vehicle.
There were three occupants in the second car. One of them, Mrs. Grover Ballard, 28, Davenport, still is in Muscatine General hospital under treatment for a hip fracture, cuts and bruises. Her husband, 29, the driver, and Clinton Damming, 35, passenger, were released from the hospital after treatment.
Both automobiles were de-demolished. After the impact the automobiles came to a stop on the east side of the road, about 100 yards south of the crash point. The right front of the Ballard car and the left of the Irwin car showed the most severe damage. The windshield of Irwin's car was completely out and his body remained behind the wheel.
Irwin's wife, parents, and other relatives, notified of the accident, were on the scene as Rock Island county coroner Leslie Banning made his examination and ordered the body removed to the Larson funeral home, Milan.
State police assisted in directing traffic around the demolished vehicles, and Mercer county sheriff Bill Abertson and deputy Morgan Clymore went to the scene, since a Mercer county man was involved and the accident occurred close to the county line.
Irwin was born exactly 30 years before, on Sept. 5, 1927, in Eliza township, the son of Victor and Marie Andress Irwin. He graduated from New Boston high school and attended the University of Iowa. He served for two years with the United States Navy.
On September 10, 1950, he married Phyllis McKeown, of Muscatine. He was a member of the New Boston Masonic lodge and of the Moline Consistory.
He is survived by the widow, two sons, Gregory and Peter Thomas, and a daughter, Lydia Lou; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Irwin; a sister, Mrs. Patricia Morrison, New Boston and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Jessie Andress, Aledo.
The Rev. Samuel B. Parker, pastor of the Joy Methodist church and the Rev. John Keller, pastor of the New Boston Methodist church officiated at funeral services and burial was in Eliza Creek cemetery.
Active pallbearers were Tom Noble, Reed Sloan, Bill Willits, Alan Sloan, Dr. E. L. Kingry, and Les Morrow.
Honorary pallbearers were Jim O'Toole, Verne Zimmerman, Harley Stubbs, Press Smith, Dale Smith, Kenneth Barkel, Eldon Beard and Bob Willits.
The George Wittich Funeral firm of Muscatine was in charge of arrangements.
(Times Record - Aledo, Illinois - September 11, 1957)
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