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June 20, 1955
The Lincoln Times
Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
In Gastonia, Bobbie Gene Mitchum of Lincolnton struck and fatally injured pedestrian Charles W. Revels, 73, Saturday night; Revels died Sunday. No charges filed. Funeral Tuesday. Another local Bobbie Mitchum uninvolved.
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Lincoln Youth Said At Wheel Of Death Car
Police in Gastonia said Bobbie Gene Mitchum of Lincolnton was at the wheel of a car there about 8:20 Saturday night when 73-year-old Charles W. Revels of Gastonia, a pedestrian, was struck and fatally injured.
The elderly man died in a Gastonia hospital Sunday morning.
No charges were placed against the Lincolnton man.
Funeral services for the victim will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Gastonia, with burial following in Hollywood cemetery there. He leaves his widow, two sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
There are two Bobbie Mitchums living in this county. The Bobbie D. Mitchem who works at the Tar Heel Service Station has requested that it be stated that he was not the one involved in the accident.
Police in Gastonia said Bobbie Gene Mitchum of Lincolnton was at the wheel of a car there about 8:20 Saturday night when 73-year-old Charles W. Revels of Gastonia, a pedestrian, was struck and fatally injured.
The elderly man died in a Gastonia hospital Sunday morning.
No charges were placed against the Lincolnton man.
Funeral services for the victim will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Gastonia, with burial following in Hollywood cemetery there. He leaves his widow, two sons, two daughters, and two brothers.
There are two Bobbie Mitchums living in this county. The Bobbie D. Mitchem who works at the Tar Heel Service Station has requested that it be stated that he was not the one involved in the accident.
What sub-type of article is it?
Tragedy
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Tragedy
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Car Accident
Pedestrian Fatality
Gastonia
Lincolnton
Fatal Injury
What entities or persons were involved?
Bobbie Gene Mitchum
Charles W. Revels
Where did it happen?
Gastonia
Story Details
Key Persons
Bobbie Gene Mitchum
Charles W. Revels
Location
Gastonia
Event Date
Saturday Night About 8:20, Died Sunday Morning
Story Details
Bobbie Gene Mitchum of Lincolnton was driving when he struck and fatally injured 73-year-old pedestrian Charles W. Revels in Gastonia. Revels died in hospital Sunday. No charges against Mitchum. Funeral Tuesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Note: Another Bobbie Mitchum not involved.