William Ernest Hippensteel
1924 - 1949 (24 years)
Generation: 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 15Family/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]