Marengo Teen Dies In Crash

Ashley Derby, 13, daughter of Stuart and Doris Derby, Marengo, was
killed Sunday, June 30, when the car she was riding in went off a
gravel road and struck a tree in the ditch on the passenger side,
according to Iowa County Sheriff Jim Slockett.

The 1979 Plymouth, driven by Cassandra Clinton, 21, Marengo, was
eastbound at noon at 110th Street four miles north of West
Amana. Two-year-old Collette Clinton, Cassandra's daughter, was in
child restraint in the back seat.

According to a Cedar Rapids Gazette report the three were on their way
to the All-Iowa Fair.

Cassandra Clinton apparently rounded a slight curve, lost control and
went into the North ditch. Ashley was thrown from the car. It has not
been determined whether she was wearing a seat belt.

Ashley was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, by Lifeguard
helicopter, where she was pronounced dead at 1:02 p.m. [See obituary,
page 10]. Cassandra Clinton was taken to Marengo Memorial Hospital by
Iowa County Ambulance. Her daughter was not injured.

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The Pioneer-Republican, July 4, 1996.
Retyped by Theresa Keller.


			   Ashley Derby, 13

Funeral Services for Ashley D. Derby were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday,
July 3, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Marengo. She died Sunday
afternoon, June 30, 1996, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, from
injuries suffered in an automobile accident.

The Rev. Anthony Conrad officiated at the service.

Burial was in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Sigourney. Casket bearers were
Leland Morrison, Ronald Morrison, Douglas Morrison, Dallas Derby, Fred
Derby and Darrel Derby. Honorary bearers were Matthew Morrison, Andrew
Morrison, Mark Morrison, Michael Morrison, Aaron Morrison, Cody
Morrison, Jeffrey Derby, Daniel Derby, Christopher Derby, Nicholas
Derby, Andrew Derby, Zachary Lee, Jason Lee, Joshua Grimm and Hunter
Davis.

Memorials may be made to the Marengo Recreation commission or a
charity of the donor's choice..

A wake service was held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at the
Kloster-Valentine Funeral Home, Marengo.

Ashley Danielle Derby was born Feb. 23, 1983, at Mercy Hospital, Iowa
City, the daughter of Stuart and Doris Morrison Derby. She attended
Iowa Valley Community Schools, where she was on the academic honor
roll. She would have been in the eighth grade this fall.

She enjoyed softball, swimming, jet skiing, vacationing, the outdoors
and baby-sitting small children. She was a member of St. Patrick's
Catholic Church, Marengo, and St.Mary's Catholic Church, Williamsburg.

She was a wonderful girl and was truly loved by her family and all her
countless friends.

She survived by her parents; two sisters, Amber and Abbie, at home; 
her grandparents, Everett and Betty Derby and Merle and Earlene 
Morrison, all Sigourney, and a great-grandmother, Letha Seaba, Delta.
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The Pioneer - Republican, July 4, 1996
typed by Theresa Keller.



From the Cedar Rapids Gazette, July 1, 1996:

Ashley Derby, 13 died of injuries suffered in the 11:50 a.m. accident
just north of Marengo, said her aunt, Mary Morrison.

Morrison said Ashley was riding in a car with a child she baby-sits
and the child's mother, who was driving.

The car missed a curve and struck a tree on the side on which Ashley
was sitting, she said.

[Other details are the same as the above obits.]