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Ora <I>Long</I> Bigley

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Ora Long Bigley

Birth
Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
17 Nov 1924 (aged 49–50)
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Rimersburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Robert Long and Isabella Steele. Married Harry E. Bigley of Pittsburgh around 1907.

Pittsburgh Press, November 18, 1924:

HANGS HERSELF TO GAS JET WITH TOWEL

Despondent over the absence of her husband, who disappeared 10 days ago, police report, Mrs. Cora Bigley, aged 45, of 5103 Butler st., ended her life in her home last night by hanging herself to a gas jet with a towel.
Mrs. Emily Frazer of the same address discovered the body and notified police at the Forty-third st. station, who had it taken to the West Penn Hospital. The body has been turned over to the coroner.
Daughter of Robert Long and Isabella Steele. Married Harry E. Bigley of Pittsburgh around 1907.

Pittsburgh Press, November 18, 1924:

HANGS HERSELF TO GAS JET WITH TOWEL

Despondent over the absence of her husband, who disappeared 10 days ago, police report, Mrs. Cora Bigley, aged 45, of 5103 Butler st., ended her life in her home last night by hanging herself to a gas jet with a towel.
Mrs. Emily Frazer of the same address discovered the body and notified police at the Forty-third st. station, who had it taken to the West Penn Hospital. The body has been turned over to the coroner.


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  • Added: May 4, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51995014/ora-bigley: accessed ), memorial page for Ora Long Bigley (1874–17 Nov 1924), Find a Grave Memorial ID 51995014, citing Rimersburg Cemetery, Rimersburg, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Just a Friend (contributor 47102377).