hmtl5 William Ernest Hippensteel: McKeown Genealogy

William Ernest Hippensteel

Male 1924 - 1949  (24 years)


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  1. 1.  William Ernest Hippensteel was born on 6 Jul 1924 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; died on 6 May 1949 in Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried on 8 May 1949 in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana.

    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.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206323128/william-ernest-hippensteel

    Plot NE 15

    Family/Spouse: Betty Lorraine Briggs. Betty was born on 7 Mar 1926 in South Bend, Saint Joseph County, Indiana; died on 9 Nov 1998 in Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana; was buried on 14 Nov 1998 in Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]