May (Mattox) Warner (1910)

MATTOX, WARNER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 6/18/2010 at 08:26:46

The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 18, 1910
Page 3

Burned to Death

Mrs. W. A. Warner, formerly Miss May Mattox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mattox of this city, was burned to death at her home in Commerce last Sunday, and her husband was badly burned while trying to save his wife. Mrs. Warner died about midnight. She was building the fire with gasoline when the can exploded throwing the flames all over her. She rushed into the yard and threw herself into a tub of water, but in spite of all the efforts made to save her she was literally cooked to death. She is survived by her husband and three children.

Mrs. Warner was well known here having spent the most of her life in this city, and the news of her horrible death came as a great shock to her many friends. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to the bereaved husband and relatives.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, August 18, 1910
Page 5, Column 2

Mrs. May Warner, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mattox of this place, died near Commerce Sunday as the result of an accident in stalling a fire with kerosene. She was starting a fire In a cook stove, Sunday morning, and dashed some kerosene In the stove to kindle the fire. The fire had been previously kindled and exploded the. kerosene. The burning kerosene set fire to her clothing and before it could be extinguished, inflicted terrible injuries, from which she died that evening, after severe suffering.

She leaves a husband and three children aged five, seven and eight. Funeral services were held at Commerce on Tuesday.