Kern County Obituaries

Sarah Black 

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 06 Dec 1945

Auto Accident Claims Five Lives
One of the most horrible automobile accidents in the history of this part of 
Kern county happened last Thursday morning between the hours of 12 midnight 
and 1 a. m. claiming five lives when a car going south driven by John T. Waldrip 
of Lancaster crashed head on into a car driven by Matilda Chavez, Jr., five miles 
south of Mojave on Highway 6 coming north.	
Riding with Mrs. Chavez were Joseph Brown and M. A. Chavez of Mojave and 
Mrs. Sarah Black and her 4-year old son of Bishop who had met the Chavez party 
in Palmdale where they had stopped for dinner on their way home from a visit to 
Los Angeles.
Joseph Brown, Mrs. Black and her son were instantly killed and Matilda Chavez and
M. A. Chavez formerly proprietor of the Tower Cafe in Mojave were taken to the 
Mojave hospital where Mr. Chavez died next day at 2 p. m. and Matilda Chavez 
succumbing later.
Mr. Waldrip was taken to the Lancaster hospital where he later died. Witnesses 
of the accident were Harry Gagon and Edward Williams who were on the road to 
their homes in Lancaster following the Waldrip car.
Officer Clark investigated the accident and the O'Donnell Funeral Home ambulance 
took the bodies of the dead to their mortuary and the injured to the hospitals. 
The funerals of Mr. Chavez and a Mr. Brown were held on Saturday with the 
following pall bearers: Ralph Claybrook, Dave Chavez, Ralph Lyons, Cecil 
Richardson, Cliff Bell and Jack White.