Four Victims of Fire are in Single Grave
Daily Oklahoman newspaper, Dec. 11, 1930
Funeral service for the victims of the north Seminole fire that claimed four lives was held in Maple Grove cemetery chapel Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. B. L. Williams of the Methodist church was in charge of the services. The four bodies were interred in one large grave. The body of Mrs. Alpha Kirby, 28, was buried with her two-year-old daughter, Virginia Grace, held in her arms, the attitude in which death claimed them when the heroic mother had the flames again after carrying a young son, George, to safety. The other victims of the tragedy were Gwinn Kirby, 4, and Arthur Hicks, 5. Fellow workmen of A. J. Kirby at the Brauer Machine works acted as pallbearers. A great floral tribute was paid by city residents and a huge throng attended the services. Collier Brothers were in charge of funeral arrangements.
Daily Oklahoman newspaper, Dec. 11, 1930
Funeral service for the victims of the north Seminole fire that claimed four lives was held in Maple Grove cemetery chapel Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. B. L. Williams of the Methodist church was in charge of the services. The four bodies were interred in one large grave. The body of Mrs. Alpha Kirby, 28, was buried with her two-year-old daughter, Virginia Grace, held in her arms, the attitude in which death claimed them when the heroic mother had the flames again after carrying a young son, George, to safety. The other victims of the tragedy were Gwinn Kirby, 4, and Arthur Hicks, 5. Fellow workmen of A. J. Kirby at the Brauer Machine works acted as pallbearers. A great floral tribute was paid by city residents and a huge throng attended the services. Collier Brothers were in charge of funeral arrangements.
Four Victims of Fire are in Single Grave
Daily Oklahoman newspaper, Dec. 11, 1930
Funeral service for the victims of the north Seminole fire that claimed four lives was held in Maple Grove cemetery chapel Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. B. L. Williams of the Methodist church was in charge of the services. The four bodies were interred in one large grave. The body of Mrs. Alpha Kirby, 28, was buried with her two-year-old daughter, Virginia Grace, held in her arms, the attitude in which death claimed them when the heroic mother had the flames again after carrying a young son, George, to safety. The other victims of the tragedy were Gwinn Kirby, 4, and Arthur Hicks, 5. Fellow workmen of A. J. Kirby at the Brauer Machine works acted as pallbearers. A great floral tribute was paid by city residents and a huge throng attended the services. Collier Brothers were in charge of funeral arrangements.
Daily Oklahoman newspaper, Dec. 11, 1930
Funeral service for the victims of the north Seminole fire that claimed four lives was held in Maple Grove cemetery chapel Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Rev. B. L. Williams of the Methodist church was in charge of the services. The four bodies were interred in one large grave. The body of Mrs. Alpha Kirby, 28, was buried with her two-year-old daughter, Virginia Grace, held in her arms, the attitude in which death claimed them when the heroic mother had the flames again after carrying a young son, George, to safety. The other victims of the tragedy were Gwinn Kirby, 4, and Arthur Hicks, 5. Fellow workmen of A. J. Kirby at the Brauer Machine works acted as pallbearers. A great floral tribute was paid by city residents and a huge throng attended the services. Collier Brothers were in charge of funeral arrangements.
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