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Tom Wise - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Madison Journal February 14, 1941

Tom Wise Dies After Being Hit By Automobile

Tom Wise, an aged recluse living near Quebec in this parish, was fatally injured when struck by a car 
driven by J. W. Adams, of Anniston, Ala., on U. S. Highway 80 near his home Saturday morning.

Wise, who suffered from fractures of the arms and ribs and skull, was brought to the Stevens Clinic here 
by Mr. Adams. He died thirty minutes later. Authorities reported that Wise had stepped in front of the 
car and no charges were filed in the case.

Mr. Wise had lived in a hut near Quebec for about ten years. 

Funeral services were held from Williams Funeral chapel here Sunday afternoon with Rev. Clarence Crow 
officiating. Interment was in the Silver Cross Cemetery.

Mr. Wise is survived by two brothers, L. F. Wise of Kilgore, Texas; R. L. Wise of Jackson, and a sister, 
Mrs. Annie Sills of Memphis, and the following nieces and nephews: C. P. Wise of Kilgore, Texas, E. S. Wise 
of Sondheimer, Mrs. D. H. Clements, Mrs. H. A. Clements, Mrs. G. C. Whitworth and Miss Darline Wise of Kilgore, 
and sisters-in-law, Mrs. R. S. Wise and Mrs. E. H. Anton of Memphis.