NELLIE LYON 1944 A tragedy taking the lives of two mothers and their six children occurred Sunday evening near Columbus, Ohio, when their car was struck at a crossing by the streamline train, the Spirit of St. Louis. The dead are Mrs. John Shir [Nellie McKenzie] Lyons, her four children, Shirlene, 12, Chris, 10, Phyliss 8, and John May 6, and Mrs. Cap [Elizabeth Lyons] Sherman and two children whose names were not obtainable. Mr. Sherman, who was driving the automobile, and their one other child, were injured in the accident. The bodies of Mrs. Lyons and her children arrived in Paintsville Wednesday morning and were taken by the Jones Funeral Home to Keaton for burial this morning. The bodies of Mrs. Sherman and two children were sent to Louisa, it is reported. It is understood that at the time of the accident, Mr. Lyons was at a garage having repairs made on his car which had broken down causing the families to double up in the Sherman car. They were returning to their home at Columbus from church when struck by the train. The Lyons family had moved from Flat Gap to Columbus the past year. The Shermans, originally from Morgan County, had lived in Ohio many years at Portsmouth. Paintsville Herald Thursday 03/16/1944
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