Isle of Wight-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Howell, Paul J., 1920 

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PAUL J. HOWELL

PAUL J. HOWELL, DIES FROM OIL EXPLOSION

   Paul J. Howell, a young lumberman of this section, who was operating a mill 
near Capron, was burned to death at his mill last night in a shocking accident 
when he attempted to rekindle a fire in a stove with a can of oil, which was 
supposed to be kerosene, but from the accounts reaching Franklin must have 
contained gasoline instead.  The can exploded and covered the unfortunate 
young man with the burning liquid.  Rushing from the camp shanty toward the 
mill, crying for help, he was met by his brother, Claude Howell, who tried in 
vain to extinguish the flames and was badly burned on both hands in 
endeavoring to help his brother.  The shanty was consumed by the flames 
following the explosion.

   The body was brought to Franklin late Thursday night by W.J.M. Holland 
and prepared for burial which will take place at Beaver Dam Baptist Church 
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock with services by G.R. Pankey, pastor of the 
church.

   The deceased was a progressive young business man of exemplary habits and 
many friends wherever he was known.  He was a consistent member of Beaver Dam 
community.  He was thirty-three years old, unmarried, and besides his parents 
is survived by three brothers and one sister and a wide circle of relatives 
and friends.


Paul J. HOWELL, of Beaver Dam, businessman, 
d. 11 Nov 1920, near Capron, age 33, 
interred in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, 13 Nov 1920, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Nov. 12, 1920, p. 1 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
    Beaver Dam list (BD-45): 
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 


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