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Marion Lovell Harwell

Marion Lovell Harwell

Male 1910 - 1970  (59 years)

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  • Name Marion Lovell Harwell 
    Birth 25 Nov 1910 
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Sep 1970  Burial: Forest Park Cem., Shreveport, LA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4038  forneyclark
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

    Father James T. Harwell,   b. 3 Nov 1880   d. 20 Sep 1953, Burial: Forest Park Cem., Shreveport, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Mabel M. Lovell,   b. 18 Dec 1888   d. 30 Nov 1985, Burial: Forest Park Cem., Shreveport, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F0128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Guillot,   b. 6 Apr 1907   d. 23 Apr 1994, Burial: Forest Park Cem., Shreveport, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F1576  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Mar 2024 

  • Photos
    Harwell, Marion Lovell  (1910-1970) & James Edward Harwell & Edna Genevieve Harwell (1915-1920)
    Harwell, Marion Lovell (1910-1970) & James Edward Harwell & Edna Genevieve Harwell (1915-1920)
    Group photo of (L-R) Marion Lovell Harwell & Edna Genevieve Harwell & James Edward Harwell was taken in TX or LA, about 1918. This picture came from the Clark Collection by Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark.

    Headstones
    Harwell,  Marion Lovell (1910-1970)
    Harwell, Marion Lovell (1910-1970)
    Marion Lovell Harwell (1910-1970); Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Ruby Eloise "Toodles" Shivertaker Clark:
      Name, dates, & places

      Source: (Donna Forney Clark: In a newspaper article found in Anna Catherine Clark's estate, the two deceased are listed correctly as Marion L. Harwell, the engineer, and incorrectly as Ross A. Harwell. The second man killed was Ross A. HARTWELL, the brakeman, as correctly listed below.)
      Carl Dilbeck:
      http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/sabine/obits/h/h6400005.txt
      Obituaries: Marion L. Harwell, Sabine Parish H-640
      Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 1, 1970
      Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
      C opyright. All rights reserved.
      http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
      http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
      Marion L. Harwell
      Two Shreveport trainmen were killed Wednesday night, Sept. 23,
      at 8:20, when the southbound Kansas City Southern freight train
      they were in, ran into the rear of a switcher train, standing on
      the through track, near St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Zwolle.

      There was an explosion upon contact, according to witnesses,
      setting fire to more than 28,000 gallons of diesel fuel, and
      causing some cars of pulpwood on the switch train to catch fire.

      Four engines were pulling 144 cars on the southbound train, and
      several cars were loaded with chemicals. The switcher engine was
      pulling about 25 cars, most of which were loaded with pulpwood.

      The caboose of the switcher train was completely demolished.
      Three of the engines were knocked off the track, and the other
      landed atop of the cars loaded with pulpwood. In addition, four
      box cars, and one flat car of the mainline train were derailed.

      Killed in the crash were Marion L. Harwell, 60, engineer of the
      southbound train, and Ross A. Hartwell, the brakeman.

      Fire units from Many, Mansfield, Natchitoches, and Logansport
      were summoned to the scene, and with the aid of foam, battled the
      blaze until the early hours of Thursday morning.

      Zwolle Marshal Quinton said the switcher train was standing
      still on the tracks near the Zwolle depot, and the through train
      engineer apparently did not see the other train in time.

      Some 200 feet of track were ripped up. KCS crews moved in
      immediately to repair the track, and clean up the wreckage.
      Normal service through Zwolle was resumed shortly after noon,
      Thursday.

      Marshal Brandon and his force was on hand, as were deputies with
      the Sabine Parish Sheriff's office, Many Marshal George R. Cook,
      and Deputies, Sgt. Joe Ryles of the State Police, and Parish
      Coroner, Dr. Richard J. Oosta. The kept spectators back, and
      escorted fire units and equipment.

      Two officials with the Federal Railroad Administration were in
      Sabine Parish Friday, to investigate the wreck.

      Mr. Harwell was an employee of KCS since 1942, and was a well
      known railroad figure in the local area. For the past several
      years, he ran the KCS railroad display at the Louisiana State
      Fair. He also served as a Little League baseball coach since
      1951, and for the past several years, had been working in the
      American Legion program.

      Mr. Hartwell was a native of Claremore, Okla. He was born in
      1921, and joined KCS in April of 1945. His son, Billy Ross
      Hartwell, also was a KCS brakeman.

      Old timers termed it the worst train wreck Sabine Parish has
      seen.



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