THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY., FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1908
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DEATH OF MRS. BONNEY - After 14 hours of acute suffering from the terrible accident which was noted in Monday afternoon's News, Mrs. W. H. Bonney died this morning at 1 o'clock. At the time of the accident Mrs. Bonney was replenishing the can of a gasoline stove in the usual manner. She was preserving some blackberries and found that the gasoline for the stove was exhausted and attempted to fill the tank without turning off the burner. An explosion followed and the burning liquid was spread almost entirely over the clothing of the unfortunate woman. Her daughter, Mrs. Cosby, was awakened by her screams and rushed in to try to subdue the flames and was herself painfully burned. Mr. Bonney was in the front room but on account of his blindness was unable to help his wife. Neighbors finally came in and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Difficulty in securing a physician accentuated the suffering of Mrs. Bonney and probably hastened her death. When Drs. J. W. Johnson, J. T. Shepherd and Wood Banks finally arrived, they found that Mrs. Bonney's case was hopeless. Death finally came to relieve her sufferings.
Mrs. Bonney was born in Shelby county, Ky., July 26, 1853, and was before her marriage Miss Emily Bailey, daughter of Hartwell and Ann Owsley Bailey, of Shelbyville, Ky. She leaves a devoted husband and the following children: Mrs. W. M. Cosby, Katherine, Harry and James Bonney. Mrs. Bonney had been since childhood an active member of the Christian church. As wife, mother and friend she was a perfect example of noblest womanhood. The funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating, after which the interment took place at Forest Hills. - Chattanooga News of June 23.
Mrs. Bonney was a sister of Mrs. Lou Shanks, of this place, and was well-known here.
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DEATH OF MRS. BONNEY - After 14 hours of acute suffering from the terrible accident which was noted in Monday afternoon's News, Mrs. W. H. Bonney died this morning at 1 o'clock. At the time of the accident Mrs. Bonney was replenishing the can of a gasoline stove in the usual manner. She was preserving some blackberries and found that the gasoline for the stove was exhausted and attempted to fill the tank without turning off the burner. An explosion followed and the burning liquid was spread almost entirely over the clothing of the unfortunate woman. Her daughter, Mrs. Cosby, was awakened by her screams and rushed in to try to subdue the flames and was herself painfully burned. Mr. Bonney was in the front room but on account of his blindness was unable to help his wife. Neighbors finally came in and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Difficulty in securing a physician accentuated the suffering of Mrs. Bonney and probably hastened her death. When Drs. J. W. Johnson, J. T. Shepherd and Wood Banks finally arrived, they found that Mrs. Bonney's case was hopeless. Death finally came to relieve her sufferings.
Mrs. Bonney was born in Shelby county, Ky., July 26, 1853, and was before her marriage Miss Emily Bailey, daughter of Hartwell and Ann Owsley Bailey, of Shelbyville, Ky. She leaves a devoted husband and the following children: Mrs. W. M. Cosby, Katherine, Harry and James Bonney. Mrs. Bonney had been since childhood an active member of the Christian church. As wife, mother and friend she was a perfect example of noblest womanhood. The funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating, after which the interment took place at Forest Hills. - Chattanooga News of June 23.
Mrs. Bonney was a sister of Mrs. Lou Shanks, of this place, and was well-known here.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, KY., FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1908
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DEATH OF MRS. BONNEY - After 14 hours of acute suffering from the terrible accident which was noted in Monday afternoon's News, Mrs. W. H. Bonney died this morning at 1 o'clock. At the time of the accident Mrs. Bonney was replenishing the can of a gasoline stove in the usual manner. She was preserving some blackberries and found that the gasoline for the stove was exhausted and attempted to fill the tank without turning off the burner. An explosion followed and the burning liquid was spread almost entirely over the clothing of the unfortunate woman. Her daughter, Mrs. Cosby, was awakened by her screams and rushed in to try to subdue the flames and was herself painfully burned. Mr. Bonney was in the front room but on account of his blindness was unable to help his wife. Neighbors finally came in and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Difficulty in securing a physician accentuated the suffering of Mrs. Bonney and probably hastened her death. When Drs. J. W. Johnson, J. T. Shepherd and Wood Banks finally arrived, they found that Mrs. Bonney's case was hopeless. Death finally came to relieve her sufferings.
Mrs. Bonney was born in Shelby county, Ky., July 26, 1853, and was before her marriage Miss Emily Bailey, daughter of Hartwell and Ann Owsley Bailey, of Shelbyville, Ky. She leaves a devoted husband and the following children: Mrs. W. M. Cosby, Katherine, Harry and James Bonney. Mrs. Bonney had been since childhood an active member of the Christian church. As wife, mother and friend she was a perfect example of noblest womanhood. The funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating, after which the interment took place at Forest Hills. - Chattanooga News of June 23.
Mrs. Bonney was a sister of Mrs. Lou Shanks, of this place, and was well-known here.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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DEATH OF MRS. BONNEY - After 14 hours of acute suffering from the terrible accident which was noted in Monday afternoon's News, Mrs. W. H. Bonney died this morning at 1 o'clock. At the time of the accident Mrs. Bonney was replenishing the can of a gasoline stove in the usual manner. She was preserving some blackberries and found that the gasoline for the stove was exhausted and attempted to fill the tank without turning off the burner. An explosion followed and the burning liquid was spread almost entirely over the clothing of the unfortunate woman. Her daughter, Mrs. Cosby, was awakened by her screams and rushed in to try to subdue the flames and was herself painfully burned. Mr. Bonney was in the front room but on account of his blindness was unable to help his wife. Neighbors finally came in and succeeded in extinguishing the flames. Difficulty in securing a physician accentuated the suffering of Mrs. Bonney and probably hastened her death. When Drs. J. W. Johnson, J. T. Shepherd and Wood Banks finally arrived, they found that Mrs. Bonney's case was hopeless. Death finally came to relieve her sufferings.
Mrs. Bonney was born in Shelby county, Ky., July 26, 1853, and was before her marriage Miss Emily Bailey, daughter of Hartwell and Ann Owsley Bailey, of Shelbyville, Ky. She leaves a devoted husband and the following children: Mrs. W. M. Cosby, Katherine, Harry and James Bonney. Mrs. Bonney had been since childhood an active member of the Christian church. As wife, mother and friend she was a perfect example of noblest womanhood. The funeral services were held at her late home Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, Rev. T. S. McCallie officiating, after which the interment took place at Forest Hills. - Chattanooga News of June 23.
Mrs. Bonney was a sister of Mrs. Lou Shanks, of this place, and was well-known here.
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