Obit of Gilliland, M. M. - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 21 Jan 2007 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames: Gilliland Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7062 AGED CHEYENNE RESIDENT DIES IN FLAMING HOUSE M.M. Gilliland, aged Cheyenne resident died from flames at his residence early Tuesday morning. He was approximately 94 years of age and had been a resident of Roger Mills County for more than half a century. The fire alarm sounded at 8:15 a.m. Firemen rushed to the scene to find the house where the aged man resided alone, aglow with flames. They found the man laying on a couch, with a pipe nearby. It was only through the use of a fog spray after the house was opened, that firemen were able to remove the couch and the suffocated man. Fire Chief, R.L. Trammell stated that the volunteer firemen used advantageously, some of the techniques learned at the recent fire school. A bundle of orchids, one for each of Cheyenne's volunteer firemen. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK 1966 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html