Daniel was named for his grandfather, Abia Chipps.
Several newspaper articles ran with the story of Danny's injury andsub sequent death:
BOY FATALLY INJURED
"Daniel Abia, 8 year old son of Mrs. Carrie VanGundy Chipps, isat t he point of death at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.D.W. Va nGundy, as the result of injuries received in a fall a fewdays ago whi le playing at the New Castle school house.
The boy was playing upon a fence when his foot slipped, and inthe f all he received internal injuries which physicians pronounced asfatal T hursday morning. He is under the care of a trained nurse."
DANIEL ABIA CHIPPS
"After an illness lasting a little over two weeks, Daniel AbiaChi pps, passed away on Sunday at the home of his grandfather, Dan VanGund y, four miles northwest of this city. Death resulted frompneumonia, w hich set in following an accident at the Newcastle schoolin which he s ustained injuries when he fell from the fence.....Mr.and Mrs. Ray Chip ps and the family have the sympathy of the entirecommunity in the hour o f their sad bereavment."
DANIEL ABIA CHIPPS
".....He was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chipp. Severalda ys ago he fell from the fence at school and received internalinjuries f rom which the case was prounounced hopeless by the doctorsfrom the fir st...."
"The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the
Christian church and was conducted by the pastor, Rev W.B. Hopper."
