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Selma Ann <I>Thornton</I> Mitchell

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Selma Ann Thornton Mitchell

Birth
Washington, USA
Death
25 Aug 1966 (aged 54)
Multnomah County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Underwood, Skamania County, Washington, USA Add to Map
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SELMA S. MITCHELL
Selma S. Mitchell, 54, died in a Portland hospital Saturday, as a result of burns she suffered August 25, when she accidentally ignited her clothing with a lighter while under sedation in a hospital. Survivors include her husband, Jay of Portland; her mother, Mrs. Dora Thornton, White Salmon; three sisters, Mrs. S.R. Aplin and Mrs. W. C. Koch, both of White Salmon, and Ruby Durkee, Portland, three brothers, Charles and Fred Thornton of White Salmon and Hugh of California. Mrs. Mitchell was born Jan. 10, 1912, in White Salmon. She had been a resident of Portland for five years. Services were held Wednesday morning in the Little Chapel of the Chimes. Interment was in the Underwood Cemetery with graveside services there at 2:30 p.m.
The Mt. Adams Sun, September 1, 1966
SELMA S. MITCHELL
Selma S. Mitchell, 54, died in a Portland hospital Saturday, as a result of burns she suffered August 25, when she accidentally ignited her clothing with a lighter while under sedation in a hospital. Survivors include her husband, Jay of Portland; her mother, Mrs. Dora Thornton, White Salmon; three sisters, Mrs. S.R. Aplin and Mrs. W. C. Koch, both of White Salmon, and Ruby Durkee, Portland, three brothers, Charles and Fred Thornton of White Salmon and Hugh of California. Mrs. Mitchell was born Jan. 10, 1912, in White Salmon. She had been a resident of Portland for five years. Services were held Wednesday morning in the Little Chapel of the Chimes. Interment was in the Underwood Cemetery with graveside services there at 2:30 p.m.
The Mt. Adams Sun, September 1, 1966

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