Kentucky A2C 807 AIR POLICE SQ AIR FORCE
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/27/1965
FIRE SWEEPS TRAILER, MAN DIES OF BURNS
A Daviess County man died Friday morning [November 26, 1965] of burns suffered early Thursday morning when his clothes were ignited by a fire in the house trailer in which he was sleeping. J.L. Mattingly, Rt. 2, Philpot, died at 7:10 a.m. at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital following the accident. He had sustained first, second and third degree burns over most of his body, according to hospital authorities. A quick-thinking passerby burned his own hands in helping the 34-year-old fire victim. Francis Hamilton, Rt. 2, Philpot, apparently saw the house trailer burning and Mattingly lying in front of the trailer with his clothes on fire. The fire was discovered at 3:30 a.m. Hamilton, according to Thomas E. Bickett, a neighbor, tore the burning clothing from Mattingly's body, injuring his own hands in the process. Hamilton then raced to Bickett's house for help. Bickett said he brought a blanket and wrapped Mattingly in it and took the injured men to the hospital. Also sleeping in the trailer, located approximately a mile east of Knottsville on KY 144, was the owner, Joe Bob Head, who escaped through a back door when the fire was discovered. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Mattingly also apparently awoke at about the same time and attempted to get out the front door, only to have his clothing catch fire. Head, according to Bickett, went back into the fiery trailer a few minutes later, apparently thinking a third person was inside. Bickett said Mattingly and Head were spending their first night in the trailer when the fire occurred, Surviving are his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marion Mattingly, of Knottsville; four brothers, Richard Eugene and Charles Vincent, both of Knottsville, James Robert of Owensboro, and John William, with the U.S. Air Force in South Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. Stanley Fulkerson, Knottsville, Sister Margaret Mary, with Passionist nuns of Owensboro, Mrs. Francis Aull of Owensboro; grandmother, Mrs. Clara Mae Aud, of Knottsville; three nephews; and eight nieces. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, after 9 a.m. Saturday.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/28/1965
Services for J.L. Mattingly of Rt. 2, Philpot, who died Friday of burns suffered early Thursday, will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. William Catholic Church, Knottsville, conducted by the Rev. Maurice Tiell, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joseph Eugene Lanham, James Louis Aull, Charles C. Higdon, Larry Dennis Payne, James A. Mattingly and Francis Gerald Haynes. The body is at Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, where prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. today.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/27/1965
FIRE SWEEPS TRAILER, MAN DIES OF BURNS
A Daviess County man died Friday morning [November 26, 1965] of burns suffered early Thursday morning when his clothes were ignited by a fire in the house trailer in which he was sleeping. J.L. Mattingly, Rt. 2, Philpot, died at 7:10 a.m. at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital following the accident. He had sustained first, second and third degree burns over most of his body, according to hospital authorities. A quick-thinking passerby burned his own hands in helping the 34-year-old fire victim. Francis Hamilton, Rt. 2, Philpot, apparently saw the house trailer burning and Mattingly lying in front of the trailer with his clothes on fire. The fire was discovered at 3:30 a.m. Hamilton, according to Thomas E. Bickett, a neighbor, tore the burning clothing from Mattingly's body, injuring his own hands in the process. Hamilton then raced to Bickett's house for help. Bickett said he brought a blanket and wrapped Mattingly in it and took the injured men to the hospital. Also sleeping in the trailer, located approximately a mile east of Knottsville on KY 144, was the owner, Joe Bob Head, who escaped through a back door when the fire was discovered. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Mattingly also apparently awoke at about the same time and attempted to get out the front door, only to have his clothing catch fire. Head, according to Bickett, went back into the fiery trailer a few minutes later, apparently thinking a third person was inside. Bickett said Mattingly and Head were spending their first night in the trailer when the fire occurred, Surviving are his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marion Mattingly, of Knottsville; four brothers, Richard Eugene and Charles Vincent, both of Knottsville, James Robert of Owensboro, and John William, with the U.S. Air Force in South Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. Stanley Fulkerson, Knottsville, Sister Margaret Mary, with Passionist nuns of Owensboro, Mrs. Francis Aull of Owensboro; grandmother, Mrs. Clara Mae Aud, of Knottsville; three nephews; and eight nieces. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, after 9 a.m. Saturday.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/28/1965
Services for J.L. Mattingly of Rt. 2, Philpot, who died Friday of burns suffered early Thursday, will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. William Catholic Church, Knottsville, conducted by the Rev. Maurice Tiell, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joseph Eugene Lanham, James Louis Aull, Charles C. Higdon, Larry Dennis Payne, James A. Mattingly and Francis Gerald Haynes. The body is at Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, where prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. today.
Kentucky A2C 807 AIR POLICE SQ AIR FORCE
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/27/1965
FIRE SWEEPS TRAILER, MAN DIES OF BURNS
A Daviess County man died Friday morning [November 26, 1965] of burns suffered early Thursday morning when his clothes were ignited by a fire in the house trailer in which he was sleeping. J.L. Mattingly, Rt. 2, Philpot, died at 7:10 a.m. at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital following the accident. He had sustained first, second and third degree burns over most of his body, according to hospital authorities. A quick-thinking passerby burned his own hands in helping the 34-year-old fire victim. Francis Hamilton, Rt. 2, Philpot, apparently saw the house trailer burning and Mattingly lying in front of the trailer with his clothes on fire. The fire was discovered at 3:30 a.m. Hamilton, according to Thomas E. Bickett, a neighbor, tore the burning clothing from Mattingly's body, injuring his own hands in the process. Hamilton then raced to Bickett's house for help. Bickett said he brought a blanket and wrapped Mattingly in it and took the injured men to the hospital. Also sleeping in the trailer, located approximately a mile east of Knottsville on KY 144, was the owner, Joe Bob Head, who escaped through a back door when the fire was discovered. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Mattingly also apparently awoke at about the same time and attempted to get out the front door, only to have his clothing catch fire. Head, according to Bickett, went back into the fiery trailer a few minutes later, apparently thinking a third person was inside. Bickett said Mattingly and Head were spending their first night in the trailer when the fire occurred, Surviving are his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marion Mattingly, of Knottsville; four brothers, Richard Eugene and Charles Vincent, both of Knottsville, James Robert of Owensboro, and John William, with the U.S. Air Force in South Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. Stanley Fulkerson, Knottsville, Sister Margaret Mary, with Passionist nuns of Owensboro, Mrs. Francis Aull of Owensboro; grandmother, Mrs. Clara Mae Aud, of Knottsville; three nephews; and eight nieces. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, after 9 a.m. Saturday.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/28/1965
Services for J.L. Mattingly of Rt. 2, Philpot, who died Friday of burns suffered early Thursday, will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. William Catholic Church, Knottsville, conducted by the Rev. Maurice Tiell, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joseph Eugene Lanham, James Louis Aull, Charles C. Higdon, Larry Dennis Payne, James A. Mattingly and Francis Gerald Haynes. The body is at Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, where prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. today.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/27/1965
FIRE SWEEPS TRAILER, MAN DIES OF BURNS
A Daviess County man died Friday morning [November 26, 1965] of burns suffered early Thursday morning when his clothes were ignited by a fire in the house trailer in which he was sleeping. J.L. Mattingly, Rt. 2, Philpot, died at 7:10 a.m. at the Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital following the accident. He had sustained first, second and third degree burns over most of his body, according to hospital authorities. A quick-thinking passerby burned his own hands in helping the 34-year-old fire victim. Francis Hamilton, Rt. 2, Philpot, apparently saw the house trailer burning and Mattingly lying in front of the trailer with his clothes on fire. The fire was discovered at 3:30 a.m. Hamilton, according to Thomas E. Bickett, a neighbor, tore the burning clothing from Mattingly's body, injuring his own hands in the process. Hamilton then raced to Bickett's house for help. Bickett said he brought a blanket and wrapped Mattingly in it and took the injured men to the hospital. Also sleeping in the trailer, located approximately a mile east of Knottsville on KY 144, was the owner, Joe Bob Head, who escaped through a back door when the fire was discovered. The cause of the blaze is unknown. Mattingly also apparently awoke at about the same time and attempted to get out the front door, only to have his clothing catch fire. Head, according to Bickett, went back into the fiery trailer a few minutes later, apparently thinking a third person was inside. Bickett said Mattingly and Head were spending their first night in the trailer when the fire occurred, Surviving are his parents, Mr. & Mrs. Marion Mattingly, of Knottsville; four brothers, Richard Eugene and Charles Vincent, both of Knottsville, James Robert of Owensboro, and John William, with the U.S. Air Force in South Carolina; three sisters, Mrs. Stanley Fulkerson, Knottsville, Sister Margaret Mary, with Passionist nuns of Owensboro, Mrs. Francis Aull of Owensboro; grandmother, Mrs. Clara Mae Aud, of Knottsville; three nephews; and eight nieces. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, after 9 a.m. Saturday.
OWENSBORO MESSENGER INQUIRER OBITUARY – 11/28/1965
Services for J.L. Mattingly of Rt. 2, Philpot, who died Friday of burns suffered early Thursday, will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. William Catholic Church, Knottsville, conducted by the Rev. Maurice Tiell, pastor, with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joseph Eugene Lanham, James Louis Aull, Charles C. Higdon, Larry Dennis Payne, James A. Mattingly and Francis Gerald Haynes. The body is at Martin Funeral Home, Whitesville, where prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m. today.
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