WACO DAILY TIMES-HERALD
Jan 11, 1910
WILL BE BURIED NEAR LOTT
Victims of Tragedy in runnels County Shipped to Old Home
Lott, Tex., Jan 9- Mr J S Derr, one of our prominent citizens recieved a telegraph from Ballinger today stating that Frank Kimbler of that place had killed his wife, both children, a boy age 8 years and a girl age 3, then killed himself. None of the particulars is obtainable at this writing. Mr Kimbler resided near lott for a number of years and married Mary Jordon, a popular young lady of the Busby community. Both have a host of friends who were shocked and grieved to hear of the awful tragedy. his mother, Mry Mary Kimbrell, and a sister, Mrs, J. S. Deer, reside here. Mr and Mrs H R Kimbrell, a cashier of the First National Bank of Boerne, who arrived in Lott yesterday on a visit to his mother and sister, left immediately for Ballinger to have the bodies prepared for shipment. They will be brought back to Lott and laid to rest in the family burying ground four miles north of Lott.
Waco Daily Times-Herald
Thursday, January 13, 1910
THE BURIAL OF FOUR VICTIMS
Large number of friends of the Kimbler Family pay tribute at Lott
Lott, Tex. Jan 12, 1910- The remains of Frank Kimbler, Mrs Mary Kimbler, his wife, and two children, all of whom were victims of the awful tragedy in Runnels County Sunday, arrived in Lott on the Northbound train this morning. The Lott camp W.O.W. met the train in a body. Mr Kimbler having at one time been a member of this lodge. Besides the lodge a large concourcse of sorrowing friends were at the depot when the train arrived.
Three hearses were in waiting. The two caskets containing the remains of the children were placed in the one hearse. The hearse bearing the remains of the husband and father led the procession, the one bearing the wife and mother second, the bodies ot the sweet innocent children being the third.
As the procession, over a mile long, wended its way to the family burying ground, it passed the old home of ????? arrival at the cemetery the Lott W.O.W. assisted by camps from Chilton and Durango, took charge of the bodies. After the beautiful and impressive ceremony, Rev. Calvin Adams of the M.E. Church and the Rev B.T. Goodwyn of the Baptist Church, both spoke tender words of sympathy and consolation to the bereaved ones. At the conclusion of the beautiful prayer by Rev. Adams, the four beautiful white xaskets were lowered into one large grave.
This terrible tragedy has cast a gloom over the entire community. Mrs Kimbler having been born, reared and married, in a mile of where they both laid to rest. Mr Kimbler having lived near here a number of years before they were married. After their marriage they resided in the Busby community, until his health failed and they went west hoping he would be benefited, but his mind gave way and the awful deed was the result.
Jan 11, 1910
WILL BE BURIED NEAR LOTT
Victims of Tragedy in runnels County Shipped to Old Home
Lott, Tex., Jan 9- Mr J S Derr, one of our prominent citizens recieved a telegraph from Ballinger today stating that Frank Kimbler of that place had killed his wife, both children, a boy age 8 years and a girl age 3, then killed himself. None of the particulars is obtainable at this writing. Mr Kimbler resided near lott for a number of years and married Mary Jordon, a popular young lady of the Busby community. Both have a host of friends who were shocked and grieved to hear of the awful tragedy. his mother, Mry Mary Kimbrell, and a sister, Mrs, J. S. Deer, reside here. Mr and Mrs H R Kimbrell, a cashier of the First National Bank of Boerne, who arrived in Lott yesterday on a visit to his mother and sister, left immediately for Ballinger to have the bodies prepared for shipment. They will be brought back to Lott and laid to rest in the family burying ground four miles north of Lott.
Waco Daily Times-Herald
Thursday, January 13, 1910
THE BURIAL OF FOUR VICTIMS
Large number of friends of the Kimbler Family pay tribute at Lott
Lott, Tex. Jan 12, 1910- The remains of Frank Kimbler, Mrs Mary Kimbler, his wife, and two children, all of whom were victims of the awful tragedy in Runnels County Sunday, arrived in Lott on the Northbound train this morning. The Lott camp W.O.W. met the train in a body. Mr Kimbler having at one time been a member of this lodge. Besides the lodge a large concourcse of sorrowing friends were at the depot when the train arrived.
Three hearses were in waiting. The two caskets containing the remains of the children were placed in the one hearse. The hearse bearing the remains of the husband and father led the procession, the one bearing the wife and mother second, the bodies ot the sweet innocent children being the third.
As the procession, over a mile long, wended its way to the family burying ground, it passed the old home of ????? arrival at the cemetery the Lott W.O.W. assisted by camps from Chilton and Durango, took charge of the bodies. After the beautiful and impressive ceremony, Rev. Calvin Adams of the M.E. Church and the Rev B.T. Goodwyn of the Baptist Church, both spoke tender words of sympathy and consolation to the bereaved ones. At the conclusion of the beautiful prayer by Rev. Adams, the four beautiful white xaskets were lowered into one large grave.
This terrible tragedy has cast a gloom over the entire community. Mrs Kimbler having been born, reared and married, in a mile of where they both laid to rest. Mr Kimbler having lived near here a number of years before they were married. After their marriage they resided in the Busby community, until his health failed and they went west hoping he would be benefited, but his mind gave way and the awful deed was the result.
WACO DAILY TIMES-HERALD
Jan 11, 1910
WILL BE BURIED NEAR LOTT
Victims of Tragedy in runnels County Shipped to Old Home
Lott, Tex., Jan 9- Mr J S Derr, one of our prominent citizens recieved a telegraph from Ballinger today stating that Frank Kimbler of that place had killed his wife, both children, a boy age 8 years and a girl age 3, then killed himself. None of the particulars is obtainable at this writing. Mr Kimbler resided near lott for a number of years and married Mary Jordon, a popular young lady of the Busby community. Both have a host of friends who were shocked and grieved to hear of the awful tragedy. his mother, Mry Mary Kimbrell, and a sister, Mrs, J. S. Deer, reside here. Mr and Mrs H R Kimbrell, a cashier of the First National Bank of Boerne, who arrived in Lott yesterday on a visit to his mother and sister, left immediately for Ballinger to have the bodies prepared for shipment. They will be brought back to Lott and laid to rest in the family burying ground four miles north of Lott.
Waco Daily Times-Herald
Thursday, January 13, 1910
THE BURIAL OF FOUR VICTIMS
Large number of friends of the Kimbler Family pay tribute at Lott
Lott, Tex. Jan 12, 1910- The remains of Frank Kimbler, Mrs Mary Kimbler, his wife, and two children, all of whom were victims of the awful tragedy in Runnels County Sunday, arrived in Lott on the Northbound train this morning. The Lott camp W.O.W. met the train in a body. Mr Kimbler having at one time been a member of this lodge. Besides the lodge a large concourcse of sorrowing friends were at the depot when the train arrived.
Three hearses were in waiting. The two caskets containing the remains of the children were placed in the one hearse. The hearse bearing the remains of the husband and father led the procession, the one bearing the wife and mother second, the bodies ot the sweet innocent children being the third.
As the procession, over a mile long, wended its way to the family burying ground, it passed the old home of ????? arrival at the cemetery the Lott W.O.W. assisted by camps from Chilton and Durango, took charge of the bodies. After the beautiful and impressive ceremony, Rev. Calvin Adams of the M.E. Church and the Rev B.T. Goodwyn of the Baptist Church, both spoke tender words of sympathy and consolation to the bereaved ones. At the conclusion of the beautiful prayer by Rev. Adams, the four beautiful white xaskets were lowered into one large grave.
This terrible tragedy has cast a gloom over the entire community. Mrs Kimbler having been born, reared and married, in a mile of where they both laid to rest. Mr Kimbler having lived near here a number of years before they were married. After their marriage they resided in the Busby community, until his health failed and they went west hoping he would be benefited, but his mind gave way and the awful deed was the result.
Jan 11, 1910
WILL BE BURIED NEAR LOTT
Victims of Tragedy in runnels County Shipped to Old Home
Lott, Tex., Jan 9- Mr J S Derr, one of our prominent citizens recieved a telegraph from Ballinger today stating that Frank Kimbler of that place had killed his wife, both children, a boy age 8 years and a girl age 3, then killed himself. None of the particulars is obtainable at this writing. Mr Kimbler resided near lott for a number of years and married Mary Jordon, a popular young lady of the Busby community. Both have a host of friends who were shocked and grieved to hear of the awful tragedy. his mother, Mry Mary Kimbrell, and a sister, Mrs, J. S. Deer, reside here. Mr and Mrs H R Kimbrell, a cashier of the First National Bank of Boerne, who arrived in Lott yesterday on a visit to his mother and sister, left immediately for Ballinger to have the bodies prepared for shipment. They will be brought back to Lott and laid to rest in the family burying ground four miles north of Lott.
Waco Daily Times-Herald
Thursday, January 13, 1910
THE BURIAL OF FOUR VICTIMS
Large number of friends of the Kimbler Family pay tribute at Lott
Lott, Tex. Jan 12, 1910- The remains of Frank Kimbler, Mrs Mary Kimbler, his wife, and two children, all of whom were victims of the awful tragedy in Runnels County Sunday, arrived in Lott on the Northbound train this morning. The Lott camp W.O.W. met the train in a body. Mr Kimbler having at one time been a member of this lodge. Besides the lodge a large concourcse of sorrowing friends were at the depot when the train arrived.
Three hearses were in waiting. The two caskets containing the remains of the children were placed in the one hearse. The hearse bearing the remains of the husband and father led the procession, the one bearing the wife and mother second, the bodies ot the sweet innocent children being the third.
As the procession, over a mile long, wended its way to the family burying ground, it passed the old home of ????? arrival at the cemetery the Lott W.O.W. assisted by camps from Chilton and Durango, took charge of the bodies. After the beautiful and impressive ceremony, Rev. Calvin Adams of the M.E. Church and the Rev B.T. Goodwyn of the Baptist Church, both spoke tender words of sympathy and consolation to the bereaved ones. At the conclusion of the beautiful prayer by Rev. Adams, the four beautiful white xaskets were lowered into one large grave.
This terrible tragedy has cast a gloom over the entire community. Mrs Kimbler having been born, reared and married, in a mile of where they both laid to rest. Mr Kimbler having lived near here a number of years before they were married. After their marriage they resided in the Busby community, until his health failed and they went west hoping he would be benefited, but his mind gave way and the awful deed was the result.
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