Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Merta Rupp d. October 9, 1883 Richmond Democrat 10 OCT 1883 A Sad Affair. Tuesday morning, little Merta Rupe, a four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rupe, who lives a mile and a half from this city, lost her life by her clothes taking fire while her mother was temporarily absent from the house. She was so badly burned that she lived only 24 hours, when death ended her terrible sufferings. We are indebted to Dr. Cooper, who attended the little sufferers, for this item. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives bys: Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------