DELESIA VANHOOSE
1891-1947
Mrs. Delesia Sublett Van Hoose, 55, well-known Johnson County
woman, died in a local hospital Saturday, a victim of tetanus.
Mrs. Van Hoose suffered a fractured vertebra and other injuries
when hit by an automobile in Bridgeford on February 1 and on March
13, tetanus developed, causing her death.
A warrant on a charge of manslaughter, was issued in Johnson
County Court on Tuesday for Victor McKenzie, driver of the car.
Mrs. Van Hoose was the daughter of the late Allen Thomas and
Rhuhemma Sublett of Paintsville. She had been a member of the
United Baptist Church since November 7, 1908.
Mrs. Van Hoose lived an exemplary Christian life. She was a kind
and loving neighbor, and friend, and will be sadly missed in the
community.
She was married to Ivan Van Hoose on September 30, 1916. Besides
her husband, she leaves one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Carter of
Springfield, Ohio and two grandsons, David Michael and Thomas
William Carter.
She is survived by five sisters and four brothers, Mrs. Ralph
Williams, Mrs. Ransom Daniel, Mrs. Fred Baldwin, Mrs. Hebert Ward,
Mrs. Walker Horn, all of Paintsville, Mat, Brookie, Monroe and
Frank Sublett, all of Paintsville. Two brothers Jay and Tandy
preceded her in death.
Funeral services were held at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ransom
Daniel on Monday at 2 o’clock by Elder F. F. Rigsby and Rev. O. I.
Williams.
Interment was in the family cemetery.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
20 Mar 1947
|