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Saylor Harvey Crayk

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Birth	:	1913 Kansas, USA
Death	:	6 Mar 1930 Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4202995, -96.2055969
Plot	:	Section B - Lot 10 E 1/2 - Space 3
Description	:	Emporia Gazette, Friday, March 7, 1930; p.1, c.4 TWO STUDENTS KILLED William Jenkins and Saylor Crayk Die In Crash Motorcycle on Which They Were Riding, Crashes into Mrs. Nina V. Riggs’ Car. William Jenkins, 18-year-old son of E.L. Jenkins, Sixth and Whittier, was killed instantly at 5:20 o’clock Thursday evening when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a Ford sedan driven by Mrs. Nina V. Riggs, Lyon county juvenile officer. Saylor Crayk, Jenkins’ companion on the motorcycle, was so seriously injured that he died a few minutes later in the Newman Memorial County hospital. Mrs. Riggs was slightly injured. She was cut... Read More	Emporia Gazette, Friday, March 7, 1930; p.1, c.4 TWO STUDENTS KILLED William Jenkins and Saylor Crayk Die In Crash Motorcycle on Which They Were Riding, Crashes into Mrs. Nina V. Riggs’ Car. William Jenkins, 18-year-old son of E.L. Jenkins, Sixth and Whittier, was killed instantly at 5:20 o’clock Thursday evening when the motorcycle he was riding crashed into a Ford sedan driven by Mrs. Nina V. Riggs, Lyon county juvenile officer. Saylor Crayk, Jenkins’ companion on the motorcycle, was so seriously injured that he died a few minutes later in the Newman Memorial County hospital. Mrs. Riggs was slightly injured. She was cut by flying glass. The accident occurred at the intersection of South avenue and Commercial street. The boys were riding north on the motorcycle and Mrs. Riggs had just started to make a left turn off Commercial towards her home, 18 South Exchange. The motorcycle struck the car just in front of the windshield on the right side. The Jenkins boy’s head probably struck the post at the front of the car where the door and windshield are fastened. One leg and his arm were broken, and he was badly cut about the head. Crayk’s skull probably was fractured by striking the car or the pavement. An ambulance was called, and the boys were rushed to the hospital, but efforts to save the life of either were in vein. Mrs. Riggs, at her home today, said she believed the two boys were wither going too fast or failed to see the car in time to prevent a collision. “I was going south on Commercial,” she said, “and saw the boys coming. I believed I had plenty of time to turn into the avenue. It is possible that the youths did not see my car. The accident might have been averted if the driver of the motorcycle had turned to the left instead of the right. When I saw he intended to try to go in front of the car I shut off the gas and set the brakes, but it was too late. The motorcycle hit the car and pulled it over the curb and onto the parking. I didn’t realise (sic) that I was cut by glass until after I got out of the car and started toward the boys. A man and a girl took me into the first house on the east side of the street.” The Motorcycle Wrecked The front wheel on the motorcycle was bent at a right angle to the frame and the machine looked as though it had been compressed in the grip of a giant hand. The fender, running board and windows on the right side of Mrs. Riggs’ car were smashed in the collision. Mrs. Riggs’ car crossed the curbing and stopped on a vacant lot on the east side of the street. The boys probably were returning from Soden’s grove. A friend of the Jenkins boy said the youths asked him a few minutes before the accident to accompany him to the grove to and help sweep the skating rink in the park. Mrs. Riggs left her desk in the probate judge’s office at the courthouse a few minutes before the accident. Both the youths were pupils in the Emporia High school. Crayk was a forward in the high school basketball team. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N.P. Crayk, 621 Neosho. Funeral arrangements for the two youths have not been made but relatives said today that the services would be held Sunday, if possible. The Jenkins boy is survived by his father, E.L. Jenkins, and his mother. The Crayk boy is survived by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. N.P. Crayk, and seven brothers and sisters. They are: Peter Crayk, jr., Edward Crayk, May Crayk, Laverne Crayk, Minnie Crayk and Glenn Crayk, all of Emporia, and Mrs. Earl Perkins, of Los Angeles, Calif. The accident Thursday evening was the second one within a week that took two lives. Saturday night, Miss Viola Lockard, 15, and John Nelson Sorden, 17, of Lang, were killed instantly when Santa Fe passenger train No. 11 struck their car at the Main street crossing in Neosho Rapids. **************************************** Emporia Gazette, Saturday, March 8, 1930; p.2, c.8 Funeral at High School Double funeral services for William Jenkins and Saylor Crayk, who were killed Thursday evening when the motorcycle they were riding crushed into a motorcar, will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Lowther Junior High School auditorium. Rev. C.L. Hovgard and Rev. J.C. Brogan will conduct the services. Short individual services will be held at the boys’ homes at 1:30 o’clock. Interment will be in Memorial Lawn cemetery. ************************************** Emporia Gazette, Monday, March 10, 1930; p.2, c.7 Double Funeral Services. Double funeral services for William Jenkins and Saylor Crayk, who were killed Thursday evening when the motorcycle they were riding crashed into a motorcar, were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the Lowther Junior High School auditorium. Rev. J.C. Brogan and Rev. C.L. Hovgard conducted the services. Short individual services were held at the boys’ homes at 1:30 o’clock. Pallbearers for Saylor Crayk were: Merwin Hillis, Scott Gaffney, Elmer Jackson, Donald Resch, Freeman Huckstep and Alfred Smith. Pallbearers for William Jenkins were: George Lodle, Winston Moon, Curtis Jones, Harold Wayman, Albert Boggs and Humphrey W. Jones. The following quartet sang, accompanied by Mrs. Ed Lewis: Mrs. Paul Turner, Miss Pearl Pickens, Rice Brown and Ed Lewis. Burial was in Memorial Lawn cemetery. About 2,000 persons attended the funeral services. ***************************************** Saylor Crayk in the 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Saylor Crayk [Saylor Cragle] Age: 7 Birth Year: abt 1913 Birthplace: Kansas Home in 1920: Herington, Dickinson, Kansas Street: N 8th Street Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's name: Peter S Crayk Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's name: Kate Crayk Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Attended School: Yes Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name, Age Peter S Crayk 43 Kate Crayk 43 Peter S Crayk 18 David E Crayk 16 Mae Crayk 13 Anna A Crayk 11 Laverne Crayk 9 Saylor Crayk 7 Minnie Crayk 5 Glenn Crayk 3

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Saylor Harvey Crayk death on 6 Mar 1930 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.4202995
Longitude: -96.2055969

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