Individual Details

Death

Mary Josephine “Jo” Furr Miller
BIRTH 28 Nov 1871
Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
DEATH 2 Nov 1953 (aged 81)
Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Tahoka Cemetery
Tahoka, Lynn County, Texas, USA
PLOT Block 7
MEMORIAL ID 14021778 · View Source

MEMORIAL
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Mary was the mother of 13 children. Most of the family lived in or near Tahoka, Texas, in Lynn County (S of Lubbock). James and Mary died from burns, after a gas stove explosion caused their house to burn down. Mary had 2nd & 3rd Degree burns on her face, head, back, arms, hands & legs. They are buried in the same grave.

Source: "Lubbock Avalanche", dated 1 Novemer, 1953 (copy of newspaper article furnished to Gary Miller by Miller family member in 1995:

"AGED COUPLE DIE FROM BURNS RECEIVED IN SUNDAY EXPLOSION

An explosion early Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Miller, aged 83 and 81, respectively, resulted in death from burns of Mrs. Miller at 1:30 p.m. Monday and of Mr. Miller at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Tahoka Hospital.