Hillsdale County MI Archives News.....Title unknown - RE:  Patricia Marshall - Pittsford, Mar. 13  March 13, 1935
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Hillsdale Daily News March 13, 1935


Pittsford, Mar. 13 - Patricia Marshall, four-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 
Howard W. Marshall, died in the Thorne Memorial Hospital in Hudson shortly 
before 12:30 this morning, as the result of burns suffered when she acidently 
sat in a pail of nearly boiling water in her home near here about 3:30 
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Marshall, assisted by Miss Catherine Cole, where 
canning meat when the accident occured. She had just poured the water from the 
boiler on the stove into a large mop pail which she sat near the sink. The 
child, known as "Patsy" went to the sink to wash her hands, and it is believed 
that she stumbled backwards into the pail. When she sat in it, the pail tipped 
over, throwing the scalding water over her. Miss Cole took her from the pail 
and tried to hold her clothes from her body while the mother went to summon a 
physician. They have no phone. The girl was made as comfortable as possible, 
and remained conscious until after six o'clock. The little girl would have 
been five years old August 1. She was a member of the kindergarden class of 
the Congregational Sunday School. She leaves her father and mother; a sister, 
Nancy Jean; three brothers,  Hiram, Richard, and Phillip, a grandmother, Mrs. 
Lillian Marshall, an aunt, Miss Ola Marshall, all of Pittsford, an aunt. Mrs. 
Mrytle Cutler of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and an uncle, JesseRoberts of 
Shreveport, Louisiana. The funeral services will be held in the home at 2 
o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Leonardson Memorial Cemetery.
 



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