20 August 1935 to
3 September 1955
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Las Vegas, Nevada
1935
Doris Farndale was born in Nevada USA on 20 August 1935, the
daughter of James and Edna (nee Adams) Farndale, (FAR00607) (letter).
1940
The US
Census of 1940 for 922, South Second Street, Las Vegas listed James
Farndale, 52, head, carpenter; Edna Farndale, 43; Hazel J Farndale, 17; James N
Farndale, 16; Mary Ellen Farndale, 13; Gordon E Farndale, 7; Doris I Farndale,
4.
1942
Gordon Elliott
and Doris Irene Farndale
1950
The US Census of 1950 for
Nevada listed James Farndale, 64, County Housing Executive Director; Edna
Farndale, 55; Gordon Farndale, 18; Doris Farndale, 14.
1951
Las Vegas High School, 1951
1952
Las Vegas High School, 1952
1954
1954: Thespian Club, Girl’s Club
1955
Doris married James D Jaeger in about
1955. He was in the air force and stationed in Japan at the time of Doris’
death.
Doris Farndale, was killed in a
car accident at San Bernadino on 3 September 1955.
Doris’ grave at Bunkers Memory Gardens
Cemetery, Las Vegas.
FARNDALE GIRL DIES; 3 OTHERS HURT IN WRECK. While Clark County
was free from Labor Day traffic fatalities, one Las Vegan and was killed and
three others were injured, one critically, in a holiday accident in Colton,
California. Killed was Mrs Doris Farndale Jaeger, 20, daughter of Mr and Mrs
James Farndale, of 922 S 2nd St. Farndale is the Clark County Housing
Authority Manager. …. Mrs Jaeger, who was a native Las Vegan, was killed when a
car driven by Staff Sergeant Warren Martin, of March Air Force Base, collided
head on with the vehicle in which the popular young woman was riding. She was
on holiday to San Diego, California, to visit with Mr and Mrs James Taylor, son
and daughter-in-law of Lee Taylor, of Bunker Brothers mortuary. In critical
condition following the accident is Mr Jack Dale, 20, of Nellis air force base.
He was taken to the March air force base hospital. Martin, the driver of the
other car was also critically injured, and was taken to the base hospital.
Receiving minor injuries in the accident were Mrs Jack Cole, 20, and Mrs Joyce
Van Borstal, of Las Vegas. As the car of the Las Vegans drove through an
underpass on Highway 395, which leads to San Diego, Martin’s car swerved across
the highway and into the oncoming traffic, Police officer L E Stewart,
reported. It was unknown late last night if Martin would be held for Mrs
Jaeger's death. The accident occurred at about night at 2:00 AM yesterday
morning as the holidaying Las Vegans passed through Colton, which is just three
miles west of San Bernardino, California. Mrs Jaeger’s body will be returned to
Las Vegas for Funeral services and burial. It is being held at Lord's Mortuary
in San Bernardino, pending an inquest into her death. Mrs Jaeger 's husband,
James D Jaeger, is in the Air Force and was stationed in Japan. He was notified
of his wife's death last night by the American National Red Cross. Arrangements
are being made to have him flown home and it is expected he will arrive in Las
Vegas late this week. When the body of Mrs Jaeger is returned to Las Vegas,
Bunker Brothers Mortuary will handle the Funeral arrangements. The funeral is
currently pending awaiting return the return of the family. Mrs Jaeger, who was
born in Las Vegas on August 20 1935 went through the Las Vegas school system,
and graduated from Las Vegas high school last year. She was an office employee
of the Southern Nevada telephone company at the time of her death. In addition
to her parents, Mr and Mrs James Farndale, 922 S 2nd St, and her husband, Mrs
Jaeger is survived by two brothers, James N Farndale, and Gordon E Farndale,
both of Las Vegas; And two sisters, Mrs John E Rydell, of San Antonio, Texas,
and Mary Ellen farndale, of Glendale CA. Mrs Jaeger’s father, James Farndale,
is a former state senator and assemblyman, and the Farndale family has long
been prominent in Las Vegas.
The Nevada State Journal, 7
September 1955: VEGAS PAIR DIE IN ACCIDENTS. California crashes occur separately.
Las Vegas September 6. 2 Two Las Vegas residents were killed in California
traffic accidents during the holidays, the Las Vegas Sun reports … Mrs Dorothy Farndale Jaeger, 20, was
killed earlier Sunday near Colton, California when her car collided head on
with one driven by Staff Sergeant Warren Martin of March AFB. Sergeant Martin
was critically hurt, as was airmen Jack Dale, 20, of Nellis AFB, who was riding
with Mrs Jaeger. Less seriously hurt were the other two occupants of the Jaeger
car... The group was on route to visit friends in San Diego during their
holiday.
Two Las Vegas residents die in Auto Wrecks. Mrs
Doris Jaeger, 20, of Las Vegas was killed Saturday and two persons were
seriously hurt in a head on collision at Colton, California. Sergeant Warren
Martin of March Air Force Base, driver of the other car, is in a serious
condition at March AFB hospital as is airman Jack D Cole of Nellis Air Force
Base, a passenger in Mrs Jaeger 's car. Patrol man said Martin was driving on
the wrong side of the road.
The San
Bernadino County Sun, 6 September 1955: Colton records
first fatal crash in 1955. First fatal accident of the year marred Colton’s
traffic record Saturday night, when Doris Farndale Jaeger, 20, 911 S 2nd
St, Las Vegas, Nevada, was dead on arrival at the county hospital, following a
head on collision just south of the Santa Fe underpass on La Cadena Drive...