Floyd Cross writes: This was the home of Joseph Ellie Cross & family; He was the Masonic leader in 1913 when the 1st lodge was built which later became the Bank of Midville & now the city hall. In Sept. 1939 he & most of his family were killed in a horrific auto & log truck collision at the Hopeyoulikeit intersection near Statesboro. His wife was paralyzed in the accident & received specialized care in the house until her demise in about 1960.
This was the home of Joseph Ellie Cross & family; He was the Masonic leader in 1913 when the 1st lodge was built which later became the Bank of Midville & now the city hall. In Sept. 1939 he & most of his family were killed in a horrific auto & log truck collision at the HopeYouLikeIT intersection near Statesboro. His wife was paralyzed in the accident & received specialized care in the house until her demise in about 1960.