"An elderly crippled woman lost her life today in a fire that broke out in her home two blocks west of the business district in Hale. She was Miss Blanche Toppas [sic], 74 years old, who lived alone.
William Kelly discovered the fire about 7 a.m. He and another man found the woman's body outside the house, wrapped in a blanket. The men formed a bucket brigade and succeeded in extinguishing the fire in the home.
Miss Toppas, who moved about with the aid of crutches, had crawled outdoors after her clothing caught fire. She had poured a cup of coffee and apparently had returned to the stove where the clothing was ignited. Coroner Ray Dickerson of Bogard said death was due to burns.
She was born in Livingston County, daughter of James and Matilda Toppas, and spent her life in and around Hale.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grant Stewart of Sumner. Two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death." The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 21, 1952
William Kelly discovered the fire about 7 a.m. He and another man found the woman's body outside the house, wrapped in a blanket. The men formed a bucket brigade and succeeded in extinguishing the fire in the home.
Miss Toppas, who moved about with the aid of crutches, had crawled outdoors after her clothing caught fire. She had poured a cup of coffee and apparently had returned to the stove where the clothing was ignited. Coroner Ray Dickerson of Bogard said death was due to burns.
She was born in Livingston County, daughter of James and Matilda Toppas, and spent her life in and around Hale.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grant Stewart of Sumner. Two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death." The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 21, 1952
"An elderly crippled woman lost her life today in a fire that broke out in her home two blocks west of the business district in Hale. She was Miss Blanche Toppas [sic], 74 years old, who lived alone.
William Kelly discovered the fire about 7 a.m. He and another man found the woman's body outside the house, wrapped in a blanket. The men formed a bucket brigade and succeeded in extinguishing the fire in the home.
Miss Toppas, who moved about with the aid of crutches, had crawled outdoors after her clothing caught fire. She had poured a cup of coffee and apparently had returned to the stove where the clothing was ignited. Coroner Ray Dickerson of Bogard said death was due to burns.
She was born in Livingston County, daughter of James and Matilda Toppas, and spent her life in and around Hale.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grant Stewart of Sumner. Two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death." The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 21, 1952
William Kelly discovered the fire about 7 a.m. He and another man found the woman's body outside the house, wrapped in a blanket. The men formed a bucket brigade and succeeded in extinguishing the fire in the home.
Miss Toppas, who moved about with the aid of crutches, had crawled outdoors after her clothing caught fire. She had poured a cup of coffee and apparently had returned to the stove where the clothing was ignited. Coroner Ray Dickerson of Bogard said death was due to burns.
She was born in Livingston County, daughter of James and Matilda Toppas, and spent her life in and around Hale.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Grant Stewart of Sumner. Two brothers and three sisters preceded her in death." The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, March 21, 1952
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