Wednesday November 12, 1930 
Roy Bruner is Killed in Arizona

Mr and Mrs J.R. Bruner received a message this morning that their son, Roy Bruner, 
about 22 years of age, had been killed in an automobile wreck in New Mexico, and 
that his body was being shipped to Longview for burial.

No particulars of his death were given.

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Thursday November 13, 1930
Body of Bruner to Arrive Here Late Friday
Funeral Here Saturday With Rev. Wright in Charge

The body of Roy Bruner, son of Mr and Mrs J.R. Bruner, who was killed instantly in 
an automobile wreck while returning from a holiday excursion near Tucson, Arizona 
Tuesday, was put on a train in Tucson this morning and will arrive in Longview on 
the Texas at 5:25 p.m. Friday, according to a telegram received from Tucson early 
today.

A telegram stated that Sessum Christian, son of A. W. Christian of Longview, was 
slightly injured in the wreck and is now in a Tecson hospital. Bruner was about 
twenty-six years of age. He and Christian were operating a Piggly-Wiggley store 
at Lordsdale, Arizona. Bruner attended high school here.

Funeral services will be held here at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. The Rev. James 
R Wright will be in charge of the service. The Knights of Pythia will take charge 
of the body at the grave.