s152
Obit of Child of Mr Spencer - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com 
====================================================================
     USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing
         free information on the Internet, data may be used 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 for presentation by other persons or organizations.
         The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb
         Archives to store the file permanently for free access. 
         Persons or organizations desiring to use this material
         for purposes other than stated above must obtain the 
         written consent of the file contributor.
======================================================================
The Verden News
February 17, 1911


LITTLE CHILD IS BURNED TO DEATH


The little three-year-old child of Mr. Spencer, living north of town, was so 
badly burned last Thursday afternoon that it died about 12 o'clock Friday.

The little child was playing around a fire where Mr. Spencer was burning corn 
stalks and getting too near the blaze its clothing caught fire.  The father 
rushed to the rescue of the child and succeeded in putting out the flames, 
but not until the little one had been burned so badly that it only lived 
until the next day.  Dr. W. R. Mitchell was immediately called, but the child 
was past all human aid.  The remains were laid to rest in the Verden cemetery 
Saturday afternoon.

In putting out the flames Mr. Spencer received several severe and painful 
burns, but none of them were of a serious nature.

Submitted by Sandi Carter