Kern County Obituaries

C. F. Nikkel (Cornelius)

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 11 Nov 1954

Crash Kills One, Injures Four
A head on crash between two automobiles last Friday' night at 8:30 p.m., 3 
miles west of Mojave on Hwy. 466 caused major injuries to five people, one of 
whom died Tuesday in a Mojave hospital. 
Fatally injured was C. F. Nikkel of Reedly, Calif., who was a passenger in the 
car, a '41 Plymouth, driven by Samuel Adrian of Fresno, other riders in the death 
car were the driver's wife, Mrs. Adrian and a Mrs. Turah Green of Dinuba. Mr. 
Nikkel's body was taken to the  O'Donnell Funeral Home from which it will be 
shipped to Reedly for burial.
Driver of the other car concerned, a '47 Cheve, was Charles Palmer of Lamont, 
Calif., who was headed south into Mojave. He and Mrs. Green were taken to 
Kern General Hospital and the other injured were removed to Mojave Medical 
Center.	
Investigation of the tragic accident was made by Highway Patrol officers Ray 
Brown and Don Dutcher. 
A coroners hearing was held in Mojave on Wednesday morning at the O 'Donnell 
Funeral Home and the verdict was accidental death. 

NOTE:
CADI
Nikkel, Cornelius Frank
b. 16 Apr 1882, Kan.
d. 09 Nov 1954,