OBIT: Viola May YON, 1917, Altoona, Blair County, PA

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CHILD IS FATALLY BURNED AT PLAY
Viola May Yon, Aged 3 Years, Succumbs at Altoona Hospital Saturday

  Viola May Yon, 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Yon, of 
1308 Fourth avenue, died at the Altoona hospital Saturday afternoon at 
1:25 o'clock as the result of burns sustained shortly before 11 o'clock 
that morning, when her clothing ignited while she was at play near the 
kitchen range.
  The parents had been away from the home, leaving Viola and a younger 
sister in the house by themselves.  When they returned shortly before 
noon, they found the older child lying in an unconscious condition on 
the kitchen floor.
  Her clothing had been partly burned from her body, the flesh had been 
seared and burned practically over her entire body and she was near to 
death.  The wisps of partially burned paper strewn about the floor told 
the story of how the accident happened.  The child had been lighting 
paper at the range and her clothing had become lighted.  That the child 
had tried to extinguish the flames was evident by the condition in 
which the parents found the kitchen.  She had practically smothered out 
the fire when she fell to the floor.  Neighbors did not hear any 
screams but believe they heard a faint cry from one of the children 
just about the time of the accident.
  The child was hurried to the hospital and there an examination showed 
that she had been burned practically over the entire body.  She 
lingered until the hour mentioned above when death ended her 
sufferings.  The remains were given over to Undertakers Lafferty & 
Tobias to be prepared for burial.  The funeral will take place this 
afternoon with services at 2:30 o'clock at the Lafferty & Tobias 
chapel.  Interment will follow in Oak Ridge cemetery.

Altoona Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Monday morning, March 5, 1917