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John Krueger - Madison Parish, Louisiana 
From Vicksburg Post, July 5, 1974
Capt. John Krueger, 34, of 727 Central Ave. and Lt. Johnny McBroom, 26, of Highway 80, 
two of the four firemen severely burned in Wednesday's butane fire, died late Thursday at 
Mercy Medical Center.
The fire was at Pride Butane Co. on the old Culkin Rd. about 5:30 PM.  Lt. McBroom died 
about 5 PM yesterday and Capt. Krueger a few hours later.
 
Dr. W.B. Hobson, physician for the firemen, said Krueger and McBroom suffered nearly total 
body burns.
Krueger, 34, leaves his widow, Mrs. Doris Krueger; three daughters, Karen, Lisa, and Susan 
Krueger; his mother Mrs. Cleta R. Krueger of Tallulah; a brother, L.E. Krueger of Vicksburg,
and six sisters, Mrs. Mable Monk of Baton Rouge; Mrs. Mary Doss of Huntsville, Ala.; Mrs. 
Frances Lanier of Vicksburg; Mrs. Ruby Zuskind of San Antonio, Tex.; Mrs. Florence Muller 
of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Annie Pettit of Charlotte, N.C.
He was born in Tallulah and had been a resident of Vicksburg for the past 14 years.  He 
was employed by the Vicksburg Fire Department for the past 13 years.  Capt. Krueger was 
the secretary of Local 1686, Vicksburg Firefighters Association.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Paul's Catholic Church with Father Michael 
Glynn officiating and Rev. Thomas Delaney assisting.  Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery
with the Glenwood Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Active pallbearers will be Doris T. Sprouse, Jesse Baker, Pat Ryan, Johnny Puckett, Ernest 
Parker, and E.W. (Dick) Varner.
Honorary pallbearers will be Harvey Luckett, K. B. Brown, and Local 1686, Vicksburg Fire 
Fighters Association.
Rosary will be said at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m. tonight