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Charles Page Sr., 96, a well-known Tanner resident, was killed in a car wreck Tuesday night.
His daughter, Caroline Page, director of Limestone County Department of Human Resources, was seriously injured in the 7:30 p.m. wreck.
Mr. Page also was the father of Charles Page Jr., Limestone County Circuit Court Clerk.
Mr. Page and his daughter were taken to Athens-Limestone Hospital — Mr. Page was pronounced dead in the emergency room; Caroline was transferred to Huntsville Hospital by MedFlight, but has been upgraded to good condition and is in a regular room, according to a Huntsville Hospital spokeswoman.
According to Limestone County Coroner Mike West, the pickup in which the pair was riding was struck from behind on U.S. 31 at RJW Manufacturing.
“It was hit from behind and struck a culvert,” he said.
Capt. Floyd Johnson said the vehicle that hit the Pages’ was also a pickup truck, he said.
Police are investigating the incident.
“We’re investigating the fatality. We’ve called in specially trained people we bring in to look at these accidents,” Johnson said. “It’s a complicated process they go through.”
Lt. Trevor Harris and Lt. Fred Millward are working the case, he said.
Southbound lanes on U.S. 31 were closed following the wreck for more than two hours while they investigated. Both vehicles were inspected at the scene, he said.
Multiple ambulances, Athens Fire and Rescue and Athens Police were called to the scene, which is near Limestone Farmers Co-op.
Mr. Page, who retired from farming in 1984, was married to his wife Martha for almost 60 years before her death in 2008.
He and his wife volunteered for many agencies, including the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, the Department of Human Resources and Keep Athens-Limestone Beautiful.
For a story in The News Courier written about Mr. Page in April 2009, he told reporter Karen Middleton: “I couldn’t imagine living anywhere but the yellow farmhouse with the gingerbread trim on Page Road … I was a farmer because I loved to see things grow. I just got into it and I have no bad memories.”
Edd Davis and Ashley Hargrove contributed to this report.
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