Overheating Fatal Results in Heart Attack to W. G. Welborne, 33
"William Glenn Wellborne, 33-year-old machinist's helper at the Katy roundhouse, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the Katy Employes hospital from a heart attack that followed heat exhaustion.
His death was wholly unexpected. Although he suffered an attack of heat exhausion yesterday afternoon while at work at the roundhouse, his condition was not considered serious.
He went home from work about 4 p.m. and then went to the Katy hospital. There he was instructed to return home and take a cold bath. He felt better and at 9 p.m. walked to the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McManus, 2920 Crawford, where he stayed a short while before returning to his home, 2905 Stevens.
He was not feeling well at 11 o'clock, so returned to the hospital. Doctors there did not consider his condition alarming, but later in the night he suffered a heart attack that proved fatal.
Mr. Welborne was born Nov. 23, 1903, at Kirksville, Mo, and had lived in Parsons 23 years. He worked for the Katy 13 years. Besides his widow he is surived by three children, Robert Glenn, 11, Mary Joan, 9, and Kenneth Raymond, 3: his mother, Mrs. I. G. Wellborne, 1510 Thornton; two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Mathis, 809 S. 14th and Mrs. Fred Bayless, 1510 Thornton and one brother, Harold Wellborne, Tuscon, Ariz.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but it was announced burial would be in Mt. Olivet cemetery, with the Carson funeral home in charge."
Overheating Fatal Results in Heart Attack to W. G. Welborne, 33
"William Glenn Wellborne, 33-year-old machinist's helper at the Katy roundhouse, died at 1:30 o'clock this morning at the Katy Employes hospital from a heart attack that followed heat exhaustion.
His death was wholly unexpected. Although he suffered an attack of heat exhausion yesterday afternoon while at work at the roundhouse, his condition was not considered serious.
He went home from work about 4 p.m. and then went to the Katy hospital. There he was instructed to return home and take a cold bath. He felt better and at 9 p.m. walked to the home of his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McManus, 2920 Crawford, where he stayed a short while before returning to his home, 2905 Stevens.
He was not feeling well at 11 o'clock, so returned to the hospital. Doctors there did not consider his condition alarming, but later in the night he suffered a heart attack that proved fatal.
Mr. Welborne was born Nov. 23, 1903, at Kirksville, Mo, and had lived in Parsons 23 years. He worked for the Katy 13 years. Besides his widow he is surived by three children, Robert Glenn, 11, Mary Joan, 9, and Kenneth Raymond, 3: his mother, Mrs. I. G. Wellborne, 1510 Thornton; two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Mathis, 809 S. 14th and Mrs. Fred Bayless, 1510 Thornton and one brother, Harold Wellborne, Tuscon, Ariz.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, but it was announced burial would be in Mt. Olivet cemetery, with the Carson funeral home in charge."
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