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Lucy Lee <I>McAlister</I> Comer

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Lucy Lee McAlister Comer

Birth
Page County, Virginia, USA
Death
28 Oct 1903 (aged 38)
Page County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Comertown, Page County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Page Courier, Thursday 29 Oct 1903

ucy Comer (Mrs. John Comer)living about one mile from Shenandoah City, while engaged in making apple butter on Tuesday evening of this week was horribly burned about the body, and rom chich she died about 10 o'clock that night. Her clothes became ignited from the fire under the kettle, and were burned almost entirely from her body. She was a daughter of Mr. "Mac" McAlister of that community, and survived by a husband and several children.

Mrs. Lucy Comer

Died at her home near Shenandoah, Va., in the 39th year of her age, Mrs. Lucy Comer, beloved wife of John H Comer (of John) and daughter of M.A. McAlister, of Shenandoah. On the morning of Oct 28th sister Comer was boiling apple butter when her clothing caught fire and before assistance could reach her, she was fatally burned. She was for many years a consistent member of the Christian church. We commend the bereaved husband,aged parents and seven children, the youngest an infant. Funeal by the writer, assisted by Rev. JW Jollett
Page Courier, Thursday 29 Oct 1903

ucy Comer (Mrs. John Comer)living about one mile from Shenandoah City, while engaged in making apple butter on Tuesday evening of this week was horribly burned about the body, and rom chich she died about 10 o'clock that night. Her clothes became ignited from the fire under the kettle, and were burned almost entirely from her body. She was a daughter of Mr. "Mac" McAlister of that community, and survived by a husband and several children.

Mrs. Lucy Comer

Died at her home near Shenandoah, Va., in the 39th year of her age, Mrs. Lucy Comer, beloved wife of John H Comer (of John) and daughter of M.A. McAlister, of Shenandoah. On the morning of Oct 28th sister Comer was boiling apple butter when her clothing caught fire and before assistance could reach her, she was fatally burned. She was for many years a consistent member of the Christian church. We commend the bereaved husband,aged parents and seven children, the youngest an infant. Funeal by the writer, assisted by Rev. JW Jollett


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  • Added: Jun 21, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38581799/lucy_lee-comer: accessed ), memorial page for Lucy Lee McAlister Comer (16 Jan 1865–28 Oct 1903), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38581799, citing Comer Family Cemetery, Comertown, Page County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Jan robinson (contributor 47037101).