Obit: Chariton, William Lyle (1943? - 1947)

Contact: Linda Ewen

Surnames: Chariton, Nall, Hildensperger

----Source: Spencer Record, Spencer, Wis.) 09/04/1947

Chariton, William Lyle (1943? – 27 AUG 1947)


Another Accidental Death Here

Four-year-old William Lyle Chariton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Chariton, St. Paul, Minnesota, was instantly killed about 7:00 p. m. Wednesday, August 27, when he was struck by an unidentified truck and driver at the Orville Nall filling station, while his mother witnessed the tragedy.

The boy suffered a broken neck and a crushed face. According to Coroner John W. Hildensperger and Marathon County traffic officers who investigated the accident, the driver did not stop after striking the child and apparently was unaware that his vehicle had struck the boy.

The Charitons were on their way from Marshfield in Abbotsford, to the home of Mrs. Chariton’s mother, where they have been staying the past several weeks and while they sought to purchase a farm in this area. They stopped at the Nall filing statin to repair a tire.

While Chariton was engaged in removing the tire, the boy asked to leave the car to watch a train. Permision [sic] was given by the mother and it was at this point that the truck which had taken on gasoline, pulled away from the station striking the boy as the mother looked on. It was indicated that no inquest would be held.

The body was taken to the Swarthout Funeral Home burial was made in St. Paul.

Besides his parents, the boy is survived by a sister, Sharon Rae.