Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Murphy, Sarah Lee July 30, 1911
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Virginian Pilot July 31, 1911

                      RAT POISON KILLS 2-YEAR OLD CHILD

           Little Sarah Murphy Found Poison In Yard And Ate It

One of the saddest cases that has come to light in many months on this side of 
the river was the circumstances surrounding the death of Sarah Lee Murphy the 
two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.E Murphy, Holly Avenue, South Norfolk  
She died yesterday morning at 5:30 o'clock after eating rough-on-rats.
A few days ago Mr. Murphy had men to begin improving an out building on the 
premises.  In some unaccountable way a box of rough-on-rats which had been 
stored in the building several months before was knocked down from its lodging 
place and carried in the yard by the dog owned by Mr. Murphy.  No attention was 
paid to this as the box and its contents had been forgotten.  Late in the 
afternoon their baby got hold of the box and ate a portion of the contents.  As 
soon as this was discovered physicians were summoned and they did all in their 
power to relieve her, but without avail.
The little one had been in the best of health, cheerful, the joy of the home and 
the pride of her parents.
Gloom cast its shadow over the community all yesterday and there were many 
callers at the home during the day for the purpose of extending words of 
sympathy.
The father holds the position of sawyer with the mills of the Roanoke Railroad 
and Lumber Company, Money Point, and is well known and highly esteemed.
The funeral will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at 4 o'clock and 
the interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery.
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The funeral of Sarah Murphy, the two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.E. 
Murphy, who died as the result of eating rat poison, was conducted from the 
family residence in Holly Avenue, South Norfolk, yesterday afternoon and was 
largely attended.
Rev. E.S. Pierce, pastor of the South Norfolk Baptist Church, conducted the 
services and the interment was in Magnolia Cemetery.  The floral designs were 
numerous and beautiful.

Virginian Pilot August 1, 1911 

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