Submitted by Sandra Davis


Texarkana Gazette News 
June 26, 1978 

Crash kills Magnolia man

Magnolia Ark.-- J.C. Henderson, 44, of Magnolia was
killed Sunday when the car he was driving crossed the
centerline of Arkansas 132 abd slammed head-on into a
tractor-trailer rig, the Arkansas State Police said.

The accident occurred 12 miles south of Magnolia, the
state police said. Lucille Henderson, 43, was injured in the
collission and was taken to Magnolia, officials said. The
driver of the tractor-trailer rig, Tommy Davis, 22, of
Springhill, La., was not injured.


Magnolia - The Banner News 
June 26, 1978

A 44-year-old Dayton, Tex., man was killed and his wife injured in a two-vehicle accident 
on Hwy 132, 12 miles south of Magnolia, at 1:20pm Sunday, Arkansas State Trooper Ron Stovall 
said.

The man identified as J.C. Henderson was killed on impact and pronounced dead at the scene by 
Coroner Fred Lewis, Stovall said.

Mrs. Lucille Henderson was taken to Magnolia Hospital where she was listed in fair condition 
this morning, a hospital spokesman said.

The accident occurred when a pickup truck driven by Henderson left the roadway onto the 
sholder then veered over the center line and was struck by a southbound tractor-trailer 
driven by Tommy W. Davis 22, of Springhill, Stovall said. The truck is owned by Bob Young 
Vacuum Service of Springhill. Henderson was working in Magnolia for Brown and Root, Inc. and 
staying in a local motel.