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Tw we killed In unusual two- -car traffic crash Two Mason County young eople were killed in a two-car collision the intersection of McEwan Road and the Shelton to Bremerton railroad tracks Sunday afternoon. The dead are Martha Nelson, 16, Route 2, Box 907, Shelton, and Robert J. Selby, 23, 518 South Eighth, Shelton. The Washington State Patrol, which investigated the accident, said the crash occurred when a car driven southbound on the railroad tracks by David Coffey, 23, 1332 Ridgeroad, Shelton, was struck at the intersection of the railroad tracks and the county road by an eastbound vehicle driven by Kenneth G. Ellison, 16, Route 2, Box 936, Shelton. Selby was a passenger in the Coffey vehicle and Miss Nelson a passenger in the Ellison vehicle. The patrol said Coffey was taken to Mason General Hospital with severe lacerations to his face. Hospital authorities said he was later transferred, in critical condition, to St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia. Hospital authorities said Wednesday his condition remained serious. l Other passengers iii the Coffey vehicle were Michael l Miljour, 23, 1776 Stewart Street, Shelton, who suffered chest and left ankle injuries, Ronald G} Anderson, 26, 1014 Cascade, Shelton, who suffered a fractured right arm and lacerations and abrasions to his head. The patrol said Ellison suffered severe lacerations to his face, and another passenger in his vehicle, David Day, 15, Route 2, Box 878, Shelton, suffered lacerations to his head, a fractured nose and chest injuries. Both the 1962 Coffey coach and the 1965 Ellison sedan were total losses, the patrol reported. Authorities at Mason General Hospital said Wednesday Miljour was still in the hospital and was in fair condition. They said Day had been treated at the hospital and released Sunday evening. Ellison and Anderson were released from the hospital Tuesday. Funeral services for Miss Nelson were held at 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday at Batstone Funeral Home with Reverend Kurt Hardenbrook officiating. Burial was in Shelton Memorial Park. She was born March 8, 1957 in Walla Walla and had lived in Mason County [the past three years. She attended Pioneer Elementary School and Shelton Junior High School since coming to Mason County. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Nelson, Shelton; three sisters, Mrs. Sharon Norton, Coulee Dam, Mrs. Margaret Stranton, Juneau, Alaska, and Marie Nelson, Shelton; one brother, Sam Nelson, Shelton, and numerous aunts and uncles. Funeral services for Mr. Selby will be held at 11 am. today at Batstone Funeral Home with Reverend Gilbert Skaar officiating. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. He was born July 2, 1942 in Walla Walla and had been a resident of Shelton the past .11 years. At the time of his death, he was a machinist trainee at Certified Manufacturing Company. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Selby, Shelton; one brother, Steven Selby, BeaVerton, Oregon, and his father, Harlan Joy, Portland, Oregon. , OCR Text: Tw we killed In unusual two- -car traffic crash Two Mason County young eople were killed in a two-car collision the intersection of McEwan Road and the Shelton to Bremerton railroad tracks Sunday afternoon. The dead are Martha Nelson, 16, Route 2, Box 907, Shelton, and Robert J. Selby, 23, 518 South Eighth, Shelton. The Washington State Patrol, which investigated the accident, said the crash occurred when a car driven southbound on the railroad tracks by David Coffey, 23, 1332 Ridgeroad, Shelton, was struck at the intersection of the railroad tracks and the county road by an eastbound vehicle driven by Kenneth G. Ellison, 16, Route 2, Box 936, Shelton. Selby was a passenger in the Coffey vehicle and Miss Nelson a passenger in the Ellison vehicle. The patrol said Coffey was taken to Mason General Hospital with severe lacerations to his face. Hospital authorities said he was later transferred, in critical condition, to St. Peter’s Hospital in Olympia. Hospital authorities said Wednesday his condition remained serious. l Other passengers iii the Coffey vehicle were Michael l Miljour, 23, 1776 Stewart Street, Shelton, who suffered chest and left ankle injuries, Ronald G} Anderson, 26, 1014 Cascade, Shelton, who suffered a fractured right arm and lacerations and abrasions to his head. The patrol said Ellison suffered severe lacerations to his face, and another passenger in his vehicle, David Day, 15, Route 2, Box 878, Shelton, suffered lacerations to his head, a fractured nose and chest injuries. Both the 1962 Coffey coach and the 1965 Ellison sedan were total losses, the patrol reported. Authorities at Mason General Hospital said Wednesday Miljour was still in the hospital and was in fair condition. They said Day had been treated at the hospital and released Sunday evening. Ellison and Anderson were released from the hospital Tuesday. Funeral services for Miss Nelson were held at 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday at Batstone Funeral Home with Reverend Kurt Hardenbrook officiating. Burial was in Shelton Memorial Park. She was born March 8, 1957 in Walla Walla and had lived in Mason County [the past three years. She attended Pioneer Elementary School and Shelton Junior High School since coming to Mason County. Survivors include her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Nelson, Shelton; three sisters, Mrs. Sharon Norton, Coulee Dam, Mrs. Margaret Stranton, Juneau, Alaska, and Marie Nelson, Shelton; one brother, Sam Nelson, Shelton, and numerous aunts and uncles. Funeral services for Mr. Selby will be held at 11 am. today at Batstone Funeral Home with Reverend Gilbert Skaar officiating. Burial will be in Shelton Memorial Park. He was born July 2, 1942 in Walla Walla and had been a resident of Shelton the past .11 years. At the time of his death, he was a machinist trainee at Certified Manufacturing Company. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Selby, Shelton; one brother, Steven Selby, BeaVerton, Oregon, and his father, Harlan Joy, Portland, Oregon. , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,S Last Name,Selby, Robert J..tif,Selby, Robert J..tif, Selby, Robert J..tif

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