Shawnee County KS Archives Obituaries.....JAY, George Kellogg  January 26, 1920
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The Topeka Daily Capital
Monday
January 26, 1920

Dies From Oil Burns.
Gas Stove Explodes When Well Fills With Crude Oil.
George Kellogg JAY, 62, an architect and contractor of Coleman, Tex., died
Friday from burns he received in an oil explosion Tuesday at Ranger, Tex.,
according to word received by his wife and family in Topeka. His wife and
fourteen children have lived in Topeka since last March and Mr. Jay was closing
his business affairs in Texas with the intention of joining them here next spring. 
The explosion was caused by oil in a gas stove that had a direct connection with
the well which became filled with oil. Mr. Jay's body will arrive in Topeka
today and the funeral will be held from Mrs. Jay's home, 172 Arter avenue, at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. Burial in Topeka cemetery. He is survived by his widow
and fourteen children, Ira E. Jay and Miss Annie Jay, of Bruceville, Tex.; L.R.
Jay of Ranger, Tex.; Mrs. J. MCNEELY, Miss Minnie Jay, Miss Odessa Jay, Miss
Dorothy Jay, Miss Devota Jay, Guy Jay, Raymond Jay, Louis L. Jay, Lawrence Jay
and Bernard Jay, all of Topeka and Mrs. Maude E. BOOTHE of Cleburne, Tex. 


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