Man Becomes Ill In Auto, Falls Out and is Killed- Noble Kimmell, Chauffeur, had visited Roadhouse in East St. Louis and Drunk Two Highballs---

The St. Louis Globe Democrat of Monday, November 15, 1926 gave the following account of the accident ---

Noble Kimmell, 23 years old, a motorbus chauffeur of 6219 Bradley Avenue  in St. Louis, was almost instantly killed at 4:15 a.m. Sunday morning, November 14, 1926 when he fell from an automobile on Chouteau Ave. in St. Louis.

With John Hert, 23, Mrs. Hert and Miss Anna Hoos, 17, Kimmell  had attended a party and then visited an East St. Louis Roadhouse where Kimmell had two highballs. The four were going home in a roadster, belonging to Kimmell but driven by Hert, when Kimmell became ill and opened a door, after which he lost balance and fell to the street, head first, fracturing his skull.

At a coroner's inquest held Monday morning it was found that Kimmell had been ill and under treatment at a hospital.  It appears that the car was rounding a curve at the time the young man fell out.

The following from Olney Newspaper - November 18, 1926  --  Noble Kimmell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kimmell of Bonpas Township, Calhoun, Illinois.

Memorial to Kimmell -- At the Calhoun-Keensburg basketball game Tuesday evening the game was halted for a short but impressive memorial service for Noble Kimmell. Noble had put all but two years of his student life in the Calhoun schools, graduating from the then, two year high school and taking the last two years at Olney Township High School.

Funeral service held at Richland church, Rev. Stivers of Sumner having charge of the services.