Edward “Wayne” Jett, 63, of 225 East Hickory St., Canton, was pronounced dead at 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, 1975, after his car sideswiped a van in the 300 block of North Avenue A.
After an autopsy, Fulton County Coroner George Kauzlarich said Mr. Jett suffered a fatal heart attack just prior to the accident. The northbound car came to rest behind a house at 328 North Avenue A after hitting the van at 319 North Avenue A, Kauzlarich said.
He was born Feb. 22, 1912, in Licking, Mo., a son of Robert and Mabel Shumaker Jett. He married Isabelle Brown of Astoria on Dec. 22, 1934, in Palmyra, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother of Canton; a son, Rex W. Jett of Canton; a daughter, Mrs. De Ett Hummel of rural Lewistown; six grandchildren; two brothers, Austin Jett of Canton and Leo Jett of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and a sister, Mrs. Goldie Travis of Rushville. Two brothers and a sister died earlier.
Mr. Jett was vice president and sales manager of Coleman Pontiac-Buick-GMC Inc.; master salesman for Pontiac Motors and sales master for Buick Motors. He was a member of Loyal Order of Moose Lodge No. 734.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Memorial Chapel with Rev. S. J. Curry officiating. Burial was in White Chapel Memory Gardens.
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