Monroe Journal June 16 1914 One stroke of lightning on Friday afternoon struck dead two sisters in Goose Creek Township and they fell shoulder to shoulder on the piazza on which they had been standing. They were Mrs Tempie Simpson, wife of Mr Nathniel R. Simpson and Mrs Frances Drake, wife of Mr James Failey Drake. The two-year-old child of Mrs Simpson, which she held by the hand, was also shocked and knocked down. Both the families lived on the same farm, one belonging to Mr Verne Brooks. The men were out plowing and drove to the house to escape the storm. The women ran out as they came up and shouted to them not to take the gear off the mules but to put them in the stalls and run to the house. Just then the lightning struck a nearby tree and they both fell dead, their shoulders touched each other as they lay upon the floor. The deceased were daughters of Mr Hampton Mullis of the New Salem Township. Mrs Simpson was 30 years old and had three children. Mrs Drake was 26 years old and leaves four children. Both were buried in the same grave at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, service being conducted by Rev A. Marsh
Monroe Journal June 16 1914 One stroke of lightning on Friday afternoon struck dead two sisters in Goose Creek Township and they fell shoulder to shoulder on the piazza on which they had been standing. They were Mrs Tempie Simpson, wife of Mr Nathniel R. Simpson and Mrs Frances Drake, wife of Mr James Failey Drake. The two-year-old child of Mrs Simpson, which she held by the hand, was also shocked and knocked down. Both the families lived on the same farm, one belonging to Mr Verne Brooks. The men were out plowing and drove to the house to escape the storm. The women ran out as they came up and shouted to them not to take the gear off the mules but to put them in the stalls and run to the house. Just then the lightning struck a nearby tree and they both fell dead, their shoulders touched each other as they lay upon the floor. The deceased were daughters of Mr Hampton Mullis of the New Salem Township. Mrs Simpson was 30 years old and had three children. Mrs Drake was 26 years old and leaves four children. Both were buried in the same grave at New Hope Baptist Church on Saturday, service being conducted by Rev A. Marsh
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
