Dec 15 1949 Mexico Independent
Fire Takes Life Of Mexico Couple Children Seriously Burned in the Blaze
The two victims were Lewis Fravor 52, who lost his life immediately when he entered the flaming structure and his wife Edna Moot Fravor 44 who died in Oswego hospital Tuesday morning from severe second and third degree burns covered over seventy-five percent of her body. Their youngest child, Myrtle, 12, lies in the hospital with second and third degree burns about her body, face, head, arms and legs from which she is given a 50 - 50 chance to recover. Stanley Fravor, 20, oldest son in the family, is showing improvement In the hospital, while his younger brother, Robert, aged 14, is uninjured at the home of Howard E. Powell, a neighbor on the Fravor road. Myrtle has not been informed of the death of her parents. Mr. Fravor's charred body was found in the cellar of the completely leveled home four hours later. Funeral services for Mr. Fravor were originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but following the death of his wife the morning of that day services were postponed until Wednesday. Conducted from the Leroy M. Miner home, rites were held at two o'clock with the Rev. Merle O Brown, pastor of the Mexico First Methodist church officiating. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Fravor were placed in one case and taken to the receiving vault of the Mexico Village cemetery for burial in the spring. Bearers were Mrs. Fravor's cousins, Gerald and Archie Moot, and Lewis Racine and William Fravor also relatives.
Fire Takes Life Of Mexico Couple Children Seriously Burned in the Blaze
The two victims were Lewis Fravor 52, who lost his life immediately when he entered the flaming structure and his wife Edna Moot Fravor 44 who died in Oswego hospital Tuesday morning from severe second and third degree burns covered over seventy-five percent of her body. Their youngest child, Myrtle, 12, lies in the hospital with second and third degree burns about her body, face, head, arms and legs from which she is given a 50 - 50 chance to recover. Stanley Fravor, 20, oldest son in the family, is showing improvement In the hospital, while his younger brother, Robert, aged 14, is uninjured at the home of Howard E. Powell, a neighbor on the Fravor road. Myrtle has not been informed of the death of her parents. Mr. Fravor's charred body was found in the cellar of the completely leveled home four hours later. Funeral services for Mr. Fravor were originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but following the death of his wife the morning of that day services were postponed until Wednesday. Conducted from the Leroy M. Miner home, rites were held at two o'clock with the Rev. Merle O Brown, pastor of the Mexico First Methodist church officiating. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Fravor were placed in one case and taken to the receiving vault of the Mexico Village cemetery for burial in the spring. Bearers were Mrs. Fravor's cousins, Gerald and Archie Moot, and Lewis Racine and William Fravor also relatives.
Dec 15 1949 Mexico Independent
Fire Takes Life Of Mexico Couple Children Seriously Burned in the Blaze
The two victims were Lewis Fravor 52, who lost his life immediately when he entered the flaming structure and his wife Edna Moot Fravor 44 who died in Oswego hospital Tuesday morning from severe second and third degree burns covered over seventy-five percent of her body. Their youngest child, Myrtle, 12, lies in the hospital with second and third degree burns about her body, face, head, arms and legs from which she is given a 50 - 50 chance to recover. Stanley Fravor, 20, oldest son in the family, is showing improvement In the hospital, while his younger brother, Robert, aged 14, is uninjured at the home of Howard E. Powell, a neighbor on the Fravor road. Myrtle has not been informed of the death of her parents. Mr. Fravor's charred body was found in the cellar of the completely leveled home four hours later. Funeral services for Mr. Fravor were originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but following the death of his wife the morning of that day services were postponed until Wednesday. Conducted from the Leroy M. Miner home, rites were held at two o'clock with the Rev. Merle O Brown, pastor of the Mexico First Methodist church officiating. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Fravor were placed in one case and taken to the receiving vault of the Mexico Village cemetery for burial in the spring. Bearers were Mrs. Fravor's cousins, Gerald and Archie Moot, and Lewis Racine and William Fravor also relatives.
Fire Takes Life Of Mexico Couple Children Seriously Burned in the Blaze
The two victims were Lewis Fravor 52, who lost his life immediately when he entered the flaming structure and his wife Edna Moot Fravor 44 who died in Oswego hospital Tuesday morning from severe second and third degree burns covered over seventy-five percent of her body. Their youngest child, Myrtle, 12, lies in the hospital with second and third degree burns about her body, face, head, arms and legs from which she is given a 50 - 50 chance to recover. Stanley Fravor, 20, oldest son in the family, is showing improvement In the hospital, while his younger brother, Robert, aged 14, is uninjured at the home of Howard E. Powell, a neighbor on the Fravor road. Myrtle has not been informed of the death of her parents. Mr. Fravor's charred body was found in the cellar of the completely leveled home four hours later. Funeral services for Mr. Fravor were originally scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, but following the death of his wife the morning of that day services were postponed until Wednesday. Conducted from the Leroy M. Miner home, rites were held at two o'clock with the Rev. Merle O Brown, pastor of the Mexico First Methodist church officiating. The remains of Mr. and Mrs. Fravor were placed in one case and taken to the receiving vault of the Mexico Village cemetery for burial in the spring. Bearers were Mrs. Fravor's cousins, Gerald and Archie Moot, and Lewis Racine and William Fravor also relatives.
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