Newspaper Data from Henry County, Iowa Mr. Gray, of Viola, Mercer Co., was killed in an accident last week near the village, aged ca. 60y. He is formerly of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. (RI Evening Argus, Friday, 27 August 1869, sub. by K. Torp)   Sam Hedge and his brother, two colored barbers in Aledo, Mercer Co., were involved in a fight at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, recently. Same was shot in the back and his brother was killer. (RI Daily Union, Thursday, 3 Aug. 1871, sub. by K. Torp)   MOUNT PLEASANT, IA. - A De Witt youth was killed near here Sunday afternoon when a mobile home he was towing whipped his station wagon out of control and put it into a ditch. Killed outright was LeRoy V. Hairing, 17. His mother, Vivian, 46; a sister Vickie; 11, and a brother, Bradley, 6, riding with him, in the station wagon, escaped with minor injuries. Deputy Sheriff Carl Hill said the accident occurred on U.S. Highway 218 about 6 miles south of here at 1:10 p.m. He said the mobile home apparently started to "whipsaw" and the youth lost control of the station wagon. The two vehicles broke apart. The car plowed into the ditch and overturned. The trailer continued along the highway for some distance but remained upright. [Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, August 21, 1967, Page 3] Submitted by Janice Rice   Current obituaries can be found at Mt. Pleasant News ©2007 Genealogy Trails