The news of the tragic death yesterday of Mrs James Roe, at St Clement’s Nursing Home, Grantham the result of a motor accident last Sunday, came as a great shock to the numerous friends of Mr and Mrs Roe in Rushden. Mr Roe has the deep sympathy of them all in Rushden district and also in the district of Grantham, near where is Mr Roe’s home. It was not far from Grantham that the accident occurred. Mr Roe was driving his four seater car, with his wife beside him. Mr William Roe, his brother, was alone at the back. Owing to a skid on the “filmy” covered road from a slight fall of snow, a tyre burst, the car became at once uncontrollable, and overturned on its “off” side. The occupants were still in the car, and the two brothers escaped serious hurt, but Mrs Roe had sustained critical internal injuries, though she was still conscious, she was carried into a house near by, and a doctor was sent for. As the accident had taken place six miles past Grantham, towards Newark, and no other traffic was about, it was two hours before the medical attendant could arrive. The doctor was unable to relieve Mrs Roe’s sufferings, ordering her removal to St Clement’s Nursing Home, Grantham, where, in the evening, Dr Shipman performed an operation. The removal had been delayed another two hours, waiting for the ambulance to arrive. Mr J Roe stayed at the Home, and Mr W Roe returned next day to Rushden. By Tuesday the doctor said he felt sure Mrs Roe was out of danger, and he was satisfied with her progress, although her condition was still critical. This news was telegraphed to Rushden. Other later messages to Rushden were of a hopeful nature, and the husband and other relatives were borne up with this cheerful news. Then, yesterday afternoon, a Rushden friend received the dread news of the death of Mrs Roe about 12.30pm. It is clear from an account of the injuries from which the deceased lady suffered as a result of the accident that the chances of her ever being able to get about again unaided were very remote. A sad coincidence is that Mrs Roe died on the day which completed the first twelve months of her marriage to Mr J Roe. She was formerly Mrs S Fox, her first husband (headmaster of the Rushden National Schools) having been killed in the war. There are two sons, one the child of Mr and Mrs Fox and the other the son of Mr Roe (and his former wife). Mrs Roe will be greatly missed in Rushden, where she has been a hard worker for St Mary’s Church and other social activities. At a meeting last week of the Rushden Women’s Unionist Association Mrs Roe was elected to the committee. The brothers, Messrs J and W Roe are well known as drapers at Rushden and Irthlingborough, and they were motoring into Lincolnshire to see their mother, who was ill. Roe Brothers' shop at 120 High Street - Rushden