Obituaries: Mrs. William Thorpe, 1933, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 17, 1933 Winnfield News-American

Dodson Woman is Fatally Burned; Buried Here Sat.

Mrs. William Thorpe, 28, Dies in Shreveport Sanitarium

Mrs. William Thorpe, age 28 years, who was fatally burned at her home in
Dodson early Wednesday morning, died in a Shreveport sanitarium Friday 
afternoon and was brought to Winnfield for burial Saturday afternoon.

Mrs. Thorpe was alone in the house when she received the burns which caused
her death, it is said.  She is said to have fallen into the fireplace while
dressing Wednesday morning.  Her husband, who was outside at the time,
supposed that she must have fainted as she was lying partly in the fire when
he discovered her body.

Friends rushed Mrs. Thorpe to a Shreveport sanitarium for treatment, but
doctors were unable to save her, death occurring Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Thorpe is survived by her husband, William Thorpe of Dodson, and her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Couch of Winnfield.