MARTHA CAROL BAYES
  

River Victim at West Van Lear
  
Companion Rescued by Johnny Price, 14-year-old Youth Martha Carol
Bayes, 15, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Bayes, drowned in the Big
Sandy River near her home at West Van Lear.
  
A companion, Helen Caudill, was rescued by Johnny Price, who was
hoeing corn on the river bank and hearing the girls’ screams, swam to
the scene. The Caudill girl, 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lunda
Caudill of West Van Lear, was rescued as she rose to the surface of
the water.  The tragedy occurred about 5:00 p.m. It was reported that
neither of the girls could swim and they were wading in the water
when they stepped into deeper water and were pulled under by the
current. The river was dragged by local residents and the body was
recovered about 1 1/12 hours after the incident.  More than an hours
was spent in an effort to revive the victim, it was stated. This is
the first drowning accident reported in the county this year.
  
Surviving, besides the parents, are two sisters, Loretta and Peggy
Ann, both at home.
  
Funeral services will be held at the Missionary Baptist Church in
West Van Lear, Saturday, June 26, at 2 p.m.
  
Burial will be made in the Hager Hill Cemetery under the direction of
the Jones Funeral Home.
  
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
June 24, 1948
     

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