Glen E. Trantham Obituary, Death – A 75-year-old man from Koshkonong, Missouri, tragically lost his life in a rear-end collision on Highway 160 west of Thomasville on Friday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident took place around 5:10 PM on September 20, 2024, approximately four miles west of Thomasville in Oregon County. The crash involved a 2022 Ford Escape, driven by 49-year-old Joy A. Parton from Alton, Missouri, and a Kubota utility terrain vehicle operated by Glen E. Trantham, who was also 75.
Authorities stated that both vehicles were traveling westbound when Parton’s Ford Escape collided with the utility vehicle from behind. Trantham, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident, was pronounced dead at 5:44 PM by Dr. Pogue at Ozarks Health Care. In contrast, Parton, who was wearing her seatbelt, did not sustain any injuries.
This fatal accident marks the 17th death in Troop G for the year 2024, a slight decrease compared to 24 fatalities at the same point in 2023.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was supported at the scene by Corporal M.T. Weakley and Sergeant M.B. Lomedico from the Crash Team.