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Leopold Henry "Hank" JUERGENS Jr.
(1904-1937)

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Leopold Henry "Hank" JUERGENS Jr.

Born: 26 Aug 1904, Parsons, Tucker Co., WV ⁴⁹⁴⁴
Marriage: Patria Annett McCLUNG on 2 Jul 1926 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV ³⁶⁰
Died: 8 Apr 1937, Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV at age 32 ⁴⁹⁴⁴
Buried: 11 Apr 1937, Sutton Cemetery, Sutton, Braxton Co., WV ⁴⁹⁴⁴

Cause of his death was fractured skull, auto accident.

General Notes:

Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 9 April 1937

FORMER ATHLETE DIES IN WRECK

RICHWOOD, April 8. - (AP) - L. H. "Hank" Juergens, 35-yearold former high school athlete, was killed tonight in an auto
wreck on route 94.

Ikey Lawson, locomotive engineer, was seriously injured.

Deputy Sheriff Louis Catlette said Juergens failed to negotiate a curve and that the car plunged off the road and turned over.

Surviving Juergens are his widow, Patricia McClung Juergens, three brothers and one sister.

Hank married Patria Annett McCLUNG, daughter of Henry Anthony McCLUNG and Florence E. RADER, on 2 Jul 1926 in Huntington, Cabell Co., WV.³⁶⁰ (Patria Annett McCLUNG was born on 6 Oct 1906 in Phillips Run, Nicholas Co., WV,⁵⁵ died on 28 Oct 2003 in Kingwood, Preston Co., WV ⁵⁵ and was buried on 1 Nov 2003 in Kingwood Cemetery, Kingwood, Preston Co., WV ⁷⁴.)