October 15, 1964

SERVICES HELD TUESDAY FOR TWO LIBERTY YOUTHS

Two car accidents over the weekend resulted in the deaths of three Liberty Center residents. Henry County now has a record of 21 traffic fatalities for the year.

Two local young men met tragic deaths when their car hit the DT&I Railroad viaduct on U.S. 24 west of Damascus Bridge early Sunday morning.

Killed instantly was Roscoe C. McGary, 18, and the driver of the car, Thomas R. Murdock, 18, was dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital in Napoleon. Both suffered multiple fractures of the head and body, compound leg and arm fractures, and internal injuries.

The boys, cousins, were graduates of Liberty Center High School.

Thomas Murdock is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murdock, Rt. 1, Liberty Center; two brothers, Herbert, at home, and Richard, of Swanton. Roscoe McGary is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy McGary, Liberty Center; brother, Roy, of Liberty Center; three sisters, Mrs. Colleen Martinez, Canago Park, Calif.; Miss Claudia McGary, Seattle, Wash., and Miss Catherine McGary, at home.

Joint services were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Liberty Center Methodist Church, with the Rev. W. E. Stivers and the Rev. Joseph Hefner officiating. Both burials were in Young Cemetery in Liberty Center.

The Fiser Funeral Home, Liberty Center, had charge of the Murdock services and arrangements for the McGary services were under direction of the Walker Mortuary in Napoleon.

October 22, 1964

Obituary

Roscoe Carleton McGary, beloved son of Roy and Lucille McGary, was born Aug. 10, 1946, and departed this life suddenly in the early hours Oct. 11, 1964.

In early childhood he enrolled in the Methodist Sunday School.

He was a member of the Liberty Center community during his entire lifetime. He never met a stranger, young or old. “Rock” loved people as much as he enjoyed life.

He enjoyed all types of hunting and had a keen eye. Cars were also one of his main loves. He was an active participant in sports, from Little League baseball to high school football and track.

“Rock” graduated in the Class of 1964 from Liberty Center High School where I he had completed all 12 years of his schooling.

Following graduation, he was employed by L. R. Babcock & Sons of Napoleon as an apprentice plumber.

God called, sooner than anyone had dreamed, so his short, active life came to an abrupt end.

Besides his parents, he leaves to mourn his passing, one brother, Roy, Jr., at home; three sisters, Colleen Martinez, Canoga Park, Cal.; Claudia McGary, Seattle, Wash., and Catherine McGary, at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Robert C. McGary, Booneville, Ind.; maternal grandmother, Mrs. O. E. Murdock, Liberty Center; one nephew, numerous aunts, uncles and cousins, and a host of other relatives and friends.

“He never walked, where running could be done. Life never moved at too fast a pace for him”