Obituaries:  Keith Flemons, Sabine Parish       F-455
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 13, 1962
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Keith Flemons

  Four Negro children were burned to death here, Friday afternoon,
around dusk, when they were trapped in their flaming home. They
were the children of Lucky, and Gladys Flemons.

  The children, whose age ranged from 2 months to 4 years, were
alone in the house when it happened. The mother had gone to the
beauty shop, and the father had gone for a shoe shine when the
tragedy happened. The victims were identified as Rhonda, age 4,
Keith, age 2, Lucky Joseph, age 1, and Sara, age 2 months.

  Another child, Frank Martin, age 6 was saved by a 15 year old
boy, Joseph Williams. His sister, Clara Mae Williams happened to
look out their back door, and saw the fire and called out to the
neighbors. Then her brother ran, and was able to save the one
child, but the flames were too bad for him to go back into the
building. The six year old child said that he was playing with a
gas heater and matches, and the heater exploded, setting the
curtains on fire, and burning the house.