Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-12-04
HUSBAND AND WIFE DIE AS
RESULT OF AN EXPLOSION

Double funeral services TOT MT.
and Mrs. Edwin c. Parsons whose
deaths were caused by a gasoline
explosion, were held Monday after
noon at / o'clock, at the Wolf Creek
Church of Christ. Elder G. G.. Par
sons of Rosseau officiated. The SER
vices were very largely attended.
Nephews of the deceased were pail
bearers. Mrs Fred G.. Barkhurst
and Mrs Riley Price sang three Sc
lections- Beautiful Land of Sun
shine," Sometime Well Under
stand" and Good Night and Good
Morning. Interment was made in
double grave in the Wolf Creek
cemetery.
The passing of Mr.. and Mrs. Par
sons was a very sad affair. Thurs
day evening, Nov. 20, about
o'clock, they were frightfully burn
ed in a gasoline explosion which
occurred at their home Their son
John Parsons, aged "a, who had
been employed with telephone
company at Mt. Vernon, was laid off
temporarily, and he and his wife
and little daughter Dorothy Jean
came to the Parsons home. He was
filling the tank of his automobile.
The gasoline was in a five gallon can
in the pantry which opens onto a
back porch, and diagonally opposite,
few feet distant, the kitchen door
also opens onto the porch. Just out
side of the pantry door which was
open; was q lighted oil lantern. AS
Parsons was pouring gasoline from
the can into small receptacle, the
explosion took place, and the room
was in an instant aflame Mr.. and
Mrs Edwin Parsons rushed to the
| there a second explosion occurred
which threw burning gasoline over
| them and they were instantly in a
mass o. flames. Mr.. Parsons rushed
into the yard, and just at that time
Delford Hambel Of Rosseau who was
returning from McConnelsville, was
passing, and succeeded in putting
out the fire. but not until Mr. Par
sons clothing had been practically
burned off. Mrs Parsons ran
through the house, and fell from a
porch, dislocating her wrist. The
son John Parsons went to her assist
ance as quickly as he could, and
tore from her body the remaining
clothing. The son suffered bad
burns. but not believed to be SER
ious Both Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Par
sons were horribly burned, and their
suffering was intense, until relieved
by death, Mrs Parsons died Satur-
day morning at $50 O'Clock, and
her husband died Sunday morning
at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons were highly
regarded citizens, and their tragic
deaths brought sorrow to many
/ hearts. The Parsons home is about
two miles east of Ringgold They
were married Sept. 8. 1888, and with
the exception of about three years
in Deerfield their lives were spent in
Union township. They were the
parents of three children, all OF
whom survive-Lee Parsons Of Rose.
vile; Mrs. Bernice Balding of Cleve.
land, and John Parsons of Mt. Yer.
non. They also leave one grand
child. Dorothy Jean Parsons Mr.
and Mrs. Parsons were members OF
the Church of Christ at Rosseau, and
were also members of Westland
Mrs. Parsons maiden name was
Florence Carr, and she was a daugh-
ter of the late John and Jane Carr of
Union township. Her age was 62
years and Is days. She leaves three
sisters-Mrs. Frank Campbell and
Mrs. James Parsons of Ringgold,
and Mrs. Alta StOckdale of Glouster,
and one brother, Thomas Carr of
Ringgold A brother Charles Carr
died a few weeks ago.
Edwin c. Parsons, aged ST
years and two days, was a son of the
late Israel and Margaret Parsons
Three brothers are surviving--Frank
p. and Vernon Parsons OF Union
township, and Augustus Parsons of
Detroit; and two sisters--Mrs Eva
Roberts of Akron and Mrs. Laura
Love of Malta. Three sisters are
deceased--Mrs. Annie Roberts, who
passed away 81 years ago, and Ida
and Nettie who died in young WON
anhood, and brother died in in
fancy