Beckham County, OK - Deaths:  Mary Ard, 1910 
30 July 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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ARD, MARY
(19 May 1910, Erick Altruist, Erick, Beckham Co, OK):
Mangum Star.
As a result of burns received in a fire which destroyed the residence and
contents belonging to Mrs. J. C. Lewis yesterday afternoon about 2:30
o'clock, Mrs. Mary Ard mother of Mrs. Lewis, lies dead at the undertaking
rooms of J. M. Walker.  Mrs. Pet Wade, Mrs. Lewis 20 year old daughter
lies at the point of death and little hope is entertained for her
recovery.
The family have been living on this farm belonging to Joe McReynolds for
the past year, and Mrs. Ard, mother of Mrs. Lewis, has been making her
home with them, the family consisted of Mrs. Lewis, three sons and three
daughters, Mrs. Ard and a little daughter of Mrs. Wade.
It is not known just how the fire originated.  No one was in the house at
the time it was discovered except Mrs. Ard, Mrs. Wade and her little
daughter.  Mrs. Wade heard the flames in the kitchen and opened the door
to see what the matter immediately the flames broke into the room in which
Mrs. Ard and the little girl were lying on the bed.  Mrs. Wade grabbed up
her grandmother and carried her out and returning carried the little girl
out.  While she was rescuing the little girl, Mrs. Ard returned to the
room for pictures and other relics, and when she went into the room was
soon overcome.  As soon as Mrs. Wade came out again and saw that her
grandmother had gone back in the room, she started to rescue but as soon
as she entered the room she saw her grandmother was dead so she started to
go out herself.  As she entered the room door shut behind her and she
could not open it.  By this time the room was a veritable furnace but
finally she succeeded in breaking the panel of the door and crawled out
through the hole.  Mrs. Wade was horribly burned about the face and arms,
and the physicians have little hope for her recovery.
The building and all its contents were destroyed.