Funeral services for Paul Robertson, 15, of Greenville, South Carolina, were held Monday afternoon, April 29, 1974, at 2:30 p.m. at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manilla. Rev. Don Griffin of the United Methodist Church in Manilla officiated with burial in the Nishnabotna Cemetery near Manilla. Pallbearers were Alan Robertson, David Robertson, Tom Doyel, Jeff Hargens, Paul Hargens, and Danny Williams.

Paul Daniel Robertson, the son of Donald and Winifred Ann (Shepherd) Robertson, was born on March 8, 1959, at Ogden, Utah. He had lived in Utah and later in Mississippi. He attended Manning High School the second semester of 1973, and was presently a Freshman at J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, South Carolina. Paul and his parents were visiting with relatives near Manilla, when Paul was killed in an auto accident near Manilla late Thursday evening, April 25, 1974.

Paul was preceded in death by his grandfather, Paul Robertson.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Robertson of Greenville, South Carolina; the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Michael (Debra) Romero of Ogden, Utah; Devin Robertson with the United States Army at Vent Hill Farm, Virginia; Mrs. Robert (Della) Olier of Pascagoula, Mississippi; Martha Gail Robertson of Ogden, Utah, Nannette Robertson of Ogden, Utah, and Lauren Robertson of Ogden, Utah.

DIE IN ONE CAR ACCIDENT
May 2, 1974 Manning Monitor
The 1974 traffic fatality count in Crawford County rose to four early last Friday as two youths, one from Manning and another visiting relatives near Manilla, were apparently dead for between four and five hours before the wreckage of the car in which they were riding was found Friday morning near Manilla.

Dead at the scene of the accident were Diane Hinners, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hinners, rural Manning, and Paul Daniel Robertson, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Robertson, Greenville, South Carolina. The Robertson youth had been visiting relatives, the George Doyel family at rural Manilla.

The one-car accident occurred about a mile south of Manilla on a blacktop road. Iowa Highway Patrol officials estimated the time of the accident and the time of death of the two youths at about 2 a.m. Friday. The vehicle, which was nearly 100 yards from the road, was not easily visible from the roadway in the dark and was not located until a passing motorist spotted it at about 6:30 a.m.

Iowa Highway Patrol officials said that investigation at the scene of the accident indicated that the car was northbound just across the Shelby County line in Crawford County and apparently ran off the road on a slight curve, hit an extension and flipped over and down into a shallow ravine.

Robertson was driving the car, owned by George Doyel of rural Manilla, which was demolished in the accident. Miss Hinners was thrown free of the vehicle while Robertson's body was found in the car.

Both victims suffered extensive head and chest injuries and were the only occupants of the car.

Highway Patrol officers said there was no indication of another vehicle being involved in creating the accident or excessive speed and that the accident was apparently created by a momentary loss of control on the curve.

Manilla law enforcement officials had been searching for the two youths after they were reported missing by their families at about 2:30 a.m. Friday.

Miss Hinners was a sophomore class member at Manning High School and was a cheerleader as well as taking part in many school activities. She was also active in local 4-H activities and was a member of the Catholic Youth Organization.

Funeral services for Miss Hinners were 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 29 at the Sacred Heart Church, Manning, with burial following at the St. Augustine Cemetery, Halbur.