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Obit For Ella Phillips
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Text Died, Monday, June 11th, Ella, daughter of Harvey and Celia Ann Phillips, age 12 years, 1 month and ? days. The remains were interred in the Cassville Cemetery Monday evening. Ella's death resulted from the burns received a few weeks ago when her clothes caught fire from the stove while ironing, which burn from her.
Research Note: Cassville Republican, Thursday, May 24, 1894 - Saturday while Ella Phillips, aged about 14 years, was ironing at John Scott's north of town, where she was staying, her clothes caught fire from the cook stove. Being temporarily alone she rushed out to the pump, screaming for help. Mrs. Scott, who was in the garden, rushed to assist, but before the flames were extinguished the unfortunate girl was very severely burned. Heavy underwear protected her body from the waist up but one shoulder and a place on her back is badly burned. Her abdomen, hips, and thighs are charred and the lower limbs so badly blistered that little hopes are entertained of her recovery. While trying to save the girl, Mrs. Scott was considerably burned. Ella is a daughter of Celia Ann Phillips, now serving a sentence in the penitentiary for the murder of Henderson Phillips.
Parents Names Harvey and Celia Ann Phillips
Date Born Abt 1882
Date Died June 11, 1894
Place Died Barry Co., MO
Cemetery Oak Hill, Cassville, MO
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO
Date June 14, 1894
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Submitted by Darla Ball Marbut