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On December 18, 1965 William Branham and his family (all except his daughter Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas Holidays. About three miles east of Friona, Texas just after dark, a car traveling west struck Branham's car head-on. The driver of the other car died at the scene, as did the other front seat passenger. The other two passengers in the back seat of the car were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and his daughter Sarah was lying in the back seat and was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial.
On December 18, 1965 William Branham and his family (all except his daughter Rebekah) were returning to Jeffersonville, Indiana from Tucson, Arizona for the Christmas Holidays. About three miles east of Friona, Texas just after dark, a car traveling west struck Branham's car head-on. The driver of the other car died at the scene, as did the other front seat passenger. The other two passengers in the back seat of the car were severely injured. Branham's wife was seriously injured and his daughter Sarah was lying in the back seat and was also injured. Branham's left arm was mangled and caught in the driver-side door, and his left leg was wrapped around the steering wheel. After about 45 minutes Branham was pulled from his car and transported to the hospital at Friona, and then later transported to the hospital at Amarillo, Texas. He lived for six days after the crash, dying on December 24, 1965 at 5:49 PM. His body was returned to Jeffersonville, Indiana for burial.
His body was finally buried on April 11, 1966; Easter Monday.
=Was the driver of the other car drunk?=
=Newspaper Report - December 23, 1965=
[[Image:Willaim-Branham-Car-Wreck-article.png|thumb|250px|right|Newspaper article reporting the accident]]
THE FRIONA STAR
DECEMBER 23, 1965
PAGE 3
Head­On Collision
Kills 1, Injures 6
HIGHWAY60 WRECK — These two automobiles were involved in a head­on collision Saturday night six miles west of Friona. The driver of the Chevrolet, top, was killed. Three passengers In that car and three members of an Arizona family who were riding In the station wagon were criti­cally Injured.
Jimmie Ramos, 22, was kill­ ed Saturday night when the 1956 model car
he was driving crash­ ed almost head­one with a 1964 model station
wagon carrying three Arizona residents enroute to Indiana for the
Christmas holidays.
Rev. William Branham, of Tucson, Ariz., driver of the station wagon, and
his wife Meda remains In Intensive care at Northwest Texas Hospital on
Tuesday of this week afterbeing transferred there from Farmer County
Community Hospital late Saturday.
One of Ramos' passengers, Rodolfo Melendez. also was in the Intensive
care unit. Other passengers in the Ramos car were Raynaldo Melendez
and Daniel Cocanegra.
A daughter, 14 ­ year old Marie Branham, was another passenger In the
Branham au­ tomobile.
The crash happened about six miles west of Friona at Par­ merton Hill, at
about 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Both cars were de­ molished, and It took more
than two hours to clear the wreck­ age.
Units of the Friona Volunteer Fire Department were sum­ moned to assist
In removing the wreck victims from the vehicles.
Ramos was dead on arrival at the local hospital. .Funeral services were
held Tuesday, under the direction of Claborn Funeral Home.


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