Mrs. Vivian Behr, 51, a former nurse at the Clinton County Hospital, lost her life in a fire at 2:30 o'clock, Saturday morning, January 16, 1971, at her home at 1505 Jacques Drive, Lebanon.
Lebanon firemen extinguished the blaze after an alarm was turned in by Mrs. Behr's neighbor.
It is believed the fire was caused by a cigarette dropped on a couch in the living room of the home. Mrs. Behr's body was found in the bathroom adjoining the living room. The flames were mostly confined to the living room.
She was alone at her home when the fire occurred. her son, Robert, was staying overnight with a neighbor.
Frederick Rhea, Boone County coroner, said that Mrs. Behr's death was caused by smoke inhalation and suffocation.
Mrs. Behr had served as a nurse at the Clinton County Hospital before she moved to Lebanon seven years ago.
She was a member of the Lebanon Central Christian Church. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army Nurses Corps during World War I, holding the rank of first lieutenant. She served in France and Germany. She was a member of the Indiana Nurses Association.
Mrs. Behr was born in Norton, Virginia on July 18, 1919, the daughter of Forrest and Wanna Hunsinger Lunsford. She married William Behr in 1944, and he survives.
She is survived by her parents, now living in Cumberland, Kentucky; her husband, William Behr; two sons, Edward Behr, North Dakota, and Robert Behr at home; two daughters, Mrs. Vicki Robley of Lafayette and Mrs. Pamela Day of Lebanon; three sisters, Beulah Russell and Laura Letnosky, both of Morristown, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Russell on Knoxville, Tennessee; two brothers, Buford Lunsford of Frankfort and Robert Lunsford of Lynch, Kentucky; and three grandchildren.
Lebanon firemen extinguished the blaze after an alarm was turned in by Mrs. Behr's neighbor.
It is believed the fire was caused by a cigarette dropped on a couch in the living room of the home. Mrs. Behr's body was found in the bathroom adjoining the living room. The flames were mostly confined to the living room.
She was alone at her home when the fire occurred. her son, Robert, was staying overnight with a neighbor.
Frederick Rhea, Boone County coroner, said that Mrs. Behr's death was caused by smoke inhalation and suffocation.
Mrs. Behr had served as a nurse at the Clinton County Hospital before she moved to Lebanon seven years ago.
She was a member of the Lebanon Central Christian Church. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army Nurses Corps during World War I, holding the rank of first lieutenant. She served in France and Germany. She was a member of the Indiana Nurses Association.
Mrs. Behr was born in Norton, Virginia on July 18, 1919, the daughter of Forrest and Wanna Hunsinger Lunsford. She married William Behr in 1944, and he survives.
She is survived by her parents, now living in Cumberland, Kentucky; her husband, William Behr; two sons, Edward Behr, North Dakota, and Robert Behr at home; two daughters, Mrs. Vicki Robley of Lafayette and Mrs. Pamela Day of Lebanon; three sisters, Beulah Russell and Laura Letnosky, both of Morristown, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Russell on Knoxville, Tennessee; two brothers, Buford Lunsford of Frankfort and Robert Lunsford of Lynch, Kentucky; and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Vivian Behr, 51, a former nurse at the Clinton County Hospital, lost her life in a fire at 2:30 o'clock, Saturday morning, January 16, 1971, at her home at 1505 Jacques Drive, Lebanon.
Lebanon firemen extinguished the blaze after an alarm was turned in by Mrs. Behr's neighbor.
It is believed the fire was caused by a cigarette dropped on a couch in the living room of the home. Mrs. Behr's body was found in the bathroom adjoining the living room. The flames were mostly confined to the living room.
She was alone at her home when the fire occurred. her son, Robert, was staying overnight with a neighbor.
Frederick Rhea, Boone County coroner, said that Mrs. Behr's death was caused by smoke inhalation and suffocation.
Mrs. Behr had served as a nurse at the Clinton County Hospital before she moved to Lebanon seven years ago.
She was a member of the Lebanon Central Christian Church. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army Nurses Corps during World War I, holding the rank of first lieutenant. She served in France and Germany. She was a member of the Indiana Nurses Association.
Mrs. Behr was born in Norton, Virginia on July 18, 1919, the daughter of Forrest and Wanna Hunsinger Lunsford. She married William Behr in 1944, and he survives.
She is survived by her parents, now living in Cumberland, Kentucky; her husband, William Behr; two sons, Edward Behr, North Dakota, and Robert Behr at home; two daughters, Mrs. Vicki Robley of Lafayette and Mrs. Pamela Day of Lebanon; three sisters, Beulah Russell and Laura Letnosky, both of Morristown, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Russell on Knoxville, Tennessee; two brothers, Buford Lunsford of Frankfort and Robert Lunsford of Lynch, Kentucky; and three grandchildren.
Lebanon firemen extinguished the blaze after an alarm was turned in by Mrs. Behr's neighbor.
It is believed the fire was caused by a cigarette dropped on a couch in the living room of the home. Mrs. Behr's body was found in the bathroom adjoining the living room. The flames were mostly confined to the living room.
She was alone at her home when the fire occurred. her son, Robert, was staying overnight with a neighbor.
Frederick Rhea, Boone County coroner, said that Mrs. Behr's death was caused by smoke inhalation and suffocation.
Mrs. Behr had served as a nurse at the Clinton County Hospital before she moved to Lebanon seven years ago.
She was a member of the Lebanon Central Christian Church. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army Nurses Corps during World War I, holding the rank of first lieutenant. She served in France and Germany. She was a member of the Indiana Nurses Association.
Mrs. Behr was born in Norton, Virginia on July 18, 1919, the daughter of Forrest and Wanna Hunsinger Lunsford. She married William Behr in 1944, and he survives.
She is survived by her parents, now living in Cumberland, Kentucky; her husband, William Behr; two sons, Edward Behr, North Dakota, and Robert Behr at home; two daughters, Mrs. Vicki Robley of Lafayette and Mrs. Pamela Day of Lebanon; three sisters, Beulah Russell and Laura Letnosky, both of Morristown, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Russell on Knoxville, Tennessee; two brothers, Buford Lunsford of Frankfort and Robert Lunsford of Lynch, Kentucky; and three grandchildren.
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