Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Lowry, Martha Maxine December 22, 1945
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Norfolk Journal and Guide,Dec 29,1945
Norfolk - Flames spreading through the upper half of the home of Mr. and Mrs. 
William Lowry, 1502 Delevan street Saturday afternoon, fatally burned their one-
year old daughter, Martha Maxine Lowry.

According to Deputy Fire Chief Robert Ripley, the burned infant and three other 
Lowry children were playing in a center room of the upstairs of the two-story 
dwelling. They apparently were playing with matches, the chief said, and ignited 
a gallon can half-filled with gasoline.

The gas fed flames spread rapidly throughout the center room, front room and 
hallway. The oldest child, aged three, told the mother about the fire. All 
except the infant had escaped the burning room by the time the mother arrived on 
the second floor. By that time flames blocked her entrance into the room.

Entering the room, firemen found the baby dead on the floor near a window. The 
blaze was quickly extinguished, after causing only moderate damage to the house.

Additional Comments:
Mt. Olive Cemetery
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Lowery, Martha Maxine


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