Winfield Daily Courier
Friday, May 27, 1955
Page 5
Mother, Son Will Be Buried Saturday
Mulvane (Special) Double funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mulvane Methodist Church for Mrs. Clara Marie Costlow, 19, and her 19 month old son, Robert Leroy Costlow, victims of the tornado which struck Udall Wednesday night. Mrs. Costlow was killed during the tornado and her son died Thursday in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The Rev. D.N. McAllister, pastor of the Mulvane Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Costlow was born May 31, 1935, at Columbus, Kan. She was a member of Nazarene Church of Baxter Springs, Kan.
In addition to her husband, Jimmie C., she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Richey: one sister, Ruth Richey, and three brothers, Glenn Dale, Melvin and Lawrence all of Baxter Springs.
Robert Leroy was born Sept 30, 1953, at Joplin, Mo.
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Robert Leroy Costlow and his mother, Clara Marie Costlow, were two of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology.
The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Friday, May 27, 1955
Page 5
Mother, Son Will Be Buried Saturday
Mulvane (Special) Double funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mulvane Methodist Church for Mrs. Clara Marie Costlow, 19, and her 19 month old son, Robert Leroy Costlow, victims of the tornado which struck Udall Wednesday night. Mrs. Costlow was killed during the tornado and her son died Thursday in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The Rev. D.N. McAllister, pastor of the Mulvane Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Costlow was born May 31, 1935, at Columbus, Kan. She was a member of Nazarene Church of Baxter Springs, Kan.
In addition to her husband, Jimmie C., she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Richey: one sister, Ruth Richey, and three brothers, Glenn Dale, Melvin and Lawrence all of Baxter Springs.
Robert Leroy was born Sept 30, 1953, at Joplin, Mo.
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Robert Leroy Costlow and his mother, Clara Marie Costlow, were two of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology.
The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Winfield Daily Courier
Friday, May 27, 1955
Page 5
Mother, Son Will Be Buried Saturday
Mulvane (Special) Double funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mulvane Methodist Church for Mrs. Clara Marie Costlow, 19, and her 19 month old son, Robert Leroy Costlow, victims of the tornado which struck Udall Wednesday night. Mrs. Costlow was killed during the tornado and her son died Thursday in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The Rev. D.N. McAllister, pastor of the Mulvane Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Costlow was born May 31, 1935, at Columbus, Kan. She was a member of Nazarene Church of Baxter Springs, Kan.
In addition to her husband, Jimmie C., she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Richey: one sister, Ruth Richey, and three brothers, Glenn Dale, Melvin and Lawrence all of Baxter Springs.
Robert Leroy was born Sept 30, 1953, at Joplin, Mo.
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Robert Leroy Costlow and his mother, Clara Marie Costlow, were two of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology.
The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
Friday, May 27, 1955
Page 5
Mother, Son Will Be Buried Saturday
Mulvane (Special) Double funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mulvane Methodist Church for Mrs. Clara Marie Costlow, 19, and her 19 month old son, Robert Leroy Costlow, victims of the tornado which struck Udall Wednesday night. Mrs. Costlow was killed during the tornado and her son died Thursday in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. The Rev. D.N. McAllister, pastor of the Mulvane Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Mulvane Cemetery.
Mrs. Costlow was born May 31, 1935, at Columbus, Kan. She was a member of Nazarene Church of Baxter Springs, Kan.
In addition to her husband, Jimmie C., she is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Richey: one sister, Ruth Richey, and three brothers, Glenn Dale, Melvin and Lawrence all of Baxter Springs.
Robert Leroy was born Sept 30, 1953, at Joplin, Mo.
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Robert Leroy Costlow and his mother, Clara Marie Costlow, were two of the victims of the worst tornado to hit a town the size of Udall, Kansas (population 610) in U.S. history. The tornado hit the town at 10:29 pm on May 25, 1955, killing 77 people and injuring 270. Almost all property, houses and automobiles in the town were damaged or destroyed. From the time the storm crossed U.S. Highway 166, the tornado path was nearly continuous and stretched for over 50 miles. This same storm produced an earlier tornado that struck Blackwell, Oklahoma, killing 20 and injuring 250.
The Wichita, Kansas, Forecast Office of the National Weather Service has a memorial web page that describes the events of May 25, 1955 and a storm report page that describes the tornadic storm chronology.
The 50th anniversary of the event was on May 25, 2005.
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