Baggett, Otis Dan Deceased Vol-Sht: 08-04386
D-Date: 11/26/1947 D-Place: Warrington, Florida
I-Date: 11/28/1947 I-Place: Euchee Valley Cemetery, near DeFuniak Springs, Florida
NOTE: Both husband, wife & son died on the same date. (November 26, 1947) in Warrington a community of Pensacola, Florida. Cause of death was a gas leak in the house while they slept.
FORMER DEFUNIAK WOMAN, HUSBAND, AND CHILD, DIE FROM GAS FUMES
A former DeFuniak woman, the former Ethel Clark of this county, her husband and three month old child, died at their home in Pensacola, Wednesday morning of last week, as a result of gas fumes emanating from the basement.
Thursday's Pensacola Journal had this to say of the unfortunate accident:
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett and their three-months-old child, Harris Otis, who were found dead in their home on Wednesday morning, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, were being made by relatives under the direction of the Fisher-Pou funeral home.
Mr. Baggett is survived by a brother, Claude C. Baggett, of Pensacola, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearly White, Mrs. Nell Ree White, and Mrs. Nanny Clark of Bay Minette, Alabama.
Mrs. Baggett, the former Miss Ethel Clark, 21, is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, DeFuniak Springs; six sisters, Ms. Virginia Howell, Mrs. Stella Bishop, Mrs. Julia Hussey, and Misses Bobbie, Joan, and Alice Clark, of DeFuniak Springs, and three brothers, Heber Clark of Tavares, Florida, and William Clark of the U. S. Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Baggett were found in a sitting position on the couch. Mr. Baggett was holding the baby. Beside the couch was a half-filled bowl of baby food and a spoon.
"I knew they were dead," said Mr. Baggett's cousin, "as soon as I saw them. I walked up to them. My cousin felt as if he were still warm, but I knew he was dead."
It was learned from neighbors that the victim, Mr. Baggett, had been working on the furnace. High waters, they said, had caused his and other furnaces in the section to not function properly.
Officers said the victim apparently go the furnace to work properly. He lit it, and then, wishing to make sure that it continued to function properly, removed the cap and the grill so that he could watch.
Not realizing the danger, apparently, his wife had prepared some food for the baby. They had sat down on the couch, talking, while the husband held the baby and fed it.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett said that the couple had been married approximately one year and a half. They were considered an ideal couple by neighbors and friends. Their happiness was increased in July with the birth of their child.
Funeral services were held at the Euchee Valley church conducted by Rev. Hermar Lindsey of Panama City, and Albert Lindsey of that place. Interment of the three bodies followed in the Euchee Valley cemetery.
Courtesy of the DeFuniak Herald; December 4, 1947; page one; used with permission.
D-Date: 11/26/1947 D-Place: Warrington, Florida
I-Date: 11/28/1947 I-Place: Euchee Valley Cemetery, near DeFuniak Springs, Florida
NOTE: Both husband, wife & son died on the same date. (November 26, 1947) in Warrington a community of Pensacola, Florida. Cause of death was a gas leak in the house while they slept.
FORMER DEFUNIAK WOMAN, HUSBAND, AND CHILD, DIE FROM GAS FUMES
A former DeFuniak woman, the former Ethel Clark of this county, her husband and three month old child, died at their home in Pensacola, Wednesday morning of last week, as a result of gas fumes emanating from the basement.
Thursday's Pensacola Journal had this to say of the unfortunate accident:
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett and their three-months-old child, Harris Otis, who were found dead in their home on Wednesday morning, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, were being made by relatives under the direction of the Fisher-Pou funeral home.
Mr. Baggett is survived by a brother, Claude C. Baggett, of Pensacola, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearly White, Mrs. Nell Ree White, and Mrs. Nanny Clark of Bay Minette, Alabama.
Mrs. Baggett, the former Miss Ethel Clark, 21, is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, DeFuniak Springs; six sisters, Ms. Virginia Howell, Mrs. Stella Bishop, Mrs. Julia Hussey, and Misses Bobbie, Joan, and Alice Clark, of DeFuniak Springs, and three brothers, Heber Clark of Tavares, Florida, and William Clark of the U. S. Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Baggett were found in a sitting position on the couch. Mr. Baggett was holding the baby. Beside the couch was a half-filled bowl of baby food and a spoon.
"I knew they were dead," said Mr. Baggett's cousin, "as soon as I saw them. I walked up to them. My cousin felt as if he were still warm, but I knew he was dead."
It was learned from neighbors that the victim, Mr. Baggett, had been working on the furnace. High waters, they said, had caused his and other furnaces in the section to not function properly.
Officers said the victim apparently go the furnace to work properly. He lit it, and then, wishing to make sure that it continued to function properly, removed the cap and the grill so that he could watch.
Not realizing the danger, apparently, his wife had prepared some food for the baby. They had sat down on the couch, talking, while the husband held the baby and fed it.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett said that the couple had been married approximately one year and a half. They were considered an ideal couple by neighbors and friends. Their happiness was increased in July with the birth of their child.
Funeral services were held at the Euchee Valley church conducted by Rev. Hermar Lindsey of Panama City, and Albert Lindsey of that place. Interment of the three bodies followed in the Euchee Valley cemetery.
Courtesy of the DeFuniak Herald; December 4, 1947; page one; used with permission.
Baggett, Otis Dan Deceased Vol-Sht: 08-04386
D-Date: 11/26/1947 D-Place: Warrington, Florida
I-Date: 11/28/1947 I-Place: Euchee Valley Cemetery, near DeFuniak Springs, Florida
NOTE: Both husband, wife & son died on the same date. (November 26, 1947) in Warrington a community of Pensacola, Florida. Cause of death was a gas leak in the house while they slept.
FORMER DEFUNIAK WOMAN, HUSBAND, AND CHILD, DIE FROM GAS FUMES
A former DeFuniak woman, the former Ethel Clark of this county, her husband and three month old child, died at their home in Pensacola, Wednesday morning of last week, as a result of gas fumes emanating from the basement.
Thursday's Pensacola Journal had this to say of the unfortunate accident:
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett and their three-months-old child, Harris Otis, who were found dead in their home on Wednesday morning, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, were being made by relatives under the direction of the Fisher-Pou funeral home.
Mr. Baggett is survived by a brother, Claude C. Baggett, of Pensacola, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearly White, Mrs. Nell Ree White, and Mrs. Nanny Clark of Bay Minette, Alabama.
Mrs. Baggett, the former Miss Ethel Clark, 21, is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, DeFuniak Springs; six sisters, Ms. Virginia Howell, Mrs. Stella Bishop, Mrs. Julia Hussey, and Misses Bobbie, Joan, and Alice Clark, of DeFuniak Springs, and three brothers, Heber Clark of Tavares, Florida, and William Clark of the U. S. Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Baggett were found in a sitting position on the couch. Mr. Baggett was holding the baby. Beside the couch was a half-filled bowl of baby food and a spoon.
"I knew they were dead," said Mr. Baggett's cousin, "as soon as I saw them. I walked up to them. My cousin felt as if he were still warm, but I knew he was dead."
It was learned from neighbors that the victim, Mr. Baggett, had been working on the furnace. High waters, they said, had caused his and other furnaces in the section to not function properly.
Officers said the victim apparently go the furnace to work properly. He lit it, and then, wishing to make sure that it continued to function properly, removed the cap and the grill so that he could watch.
Not realizing the danger, apparently, his wife had prepared some food for the baby. They had sat down on the couch, talking, while the husband held the baby and fed it.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett said that the couple had been married approximately one year and a half. They were considered an ideal couple by neighbors and friends. Their happiness was increased in July with the birth of their child.
Funeral services were held at the Euchee Valley church conducted by Rev. Hermar Lindsey of Panama City, and Albert Lindsey of that place. Interment of the three bodies followed in the Euchee Valley cemetery.
Courtesy of the DeFuniak Herald; December 4, 1947; page one; used with permission.
D-Date: 11/26/1947 D-Place: Warrington, Florida
I-Date: 11/28/1947 I-Place: Euchee Valley Cemetery, near DeFuniak Springs, Florida
NOTE: Both husband, wife & son died on the same date. (November 26, 1947) in Warrington a community of Pensacola, Florida. Cause of death was a gas leak in the house while they slept.
FORMER DEFUNIAK WOMAN, HUSBAND, AND CHILD, DIE FROM GAS FUMES
A former DeFuniak woman, the former Ethel Clark of this county, her husband and three month old child, died at their home in Pensacola, Wednesday morning of last week, as a result of gas fumes emanating from the basement.
Thursday's Pensacola Journal had this to say of the unfortunate accident:
Funeral arrangements for Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett and their three-months-old child, Harris Otis, who were found dead in their home on Wednesday morning, victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, were being made by relatives under the direction of the Fisher-Pou funeral home.
Mr. Baggett is survived by a brother, Claude C. Baggett, of Pensacola, and three sisters, Mrs. Pearly White, Mrs. Nell Ree White, and Mrs. Nanny Clark of Bay Minette, Alabama.
Mrs. Baggett, the former Miss Ethel Clark, 21, is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Clark, DeFuniak Springs; six sisters, Ms. Virginia Howell, Mrs. Stella Bishop, Mrs. Julia Hussey, and Misses Bobbie, Joan, and Alice Clark, of DeFuniak Springs, and three brothers, Heber Clark of Tavares, Florida, and William Clark of the U. S. Army.
Mr. and Mrs. Baggett were found in a sitting position on the couch. Mr. Baggett was holding the baby. Beside the couch was a half-filled bowl of baby food and a spoon.
"I knew they were dead," said Mr. Baggett's cousin, "as soon as I saw them. I walked up to them. My cousin felt as if he were still warm, but I knew he was dead."
It was learned from neighbors that the victim, Mr. Baggett, had been working on the furnace. High waters, they said, had caused his and other furnaces in the section to not function properly.
Officers said the victim apparently go the furnace to work properly. He lit it, and then, wishing to make sure that it continued to function properly, removed the cap and the grill so that he could watch.
Not realizing the danger, apparently, his wife had prepared some food for the baby. They had sat down on the couch, talking, while the husband held the baby and fed it.
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Dan Baggett said that the couple had been married approximately one year and a half. They were considered an ideal couple by neighbors and friends. Their happiness was increased in July with the birth of their child.
Funeral services were held at the Euchee Valley church conducted by Rev. Hermar Lindsey of Panama City, and Albert Lindsey of that place. Interment of the three bodies followed in the Euchee Valley cemetery.
Courtesy of the DeFuniak Herald; December 4, 1947; page one; used with permission.
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