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| Mary E. Nemsgern |
© Elk City Daily News |
| 08 Apr 1931 |
| Submitted by: Wanda Purcell |
The charred remains of Mrs. Mary E. Nemsgern, 80, who was burned to death while lying on her bed in her residence on East First street at 6 o'clock last evening, will be laid to rest in Berlin cemetery Thursday afternoon.
The old lady was found enveloped in flames by her granddaughter, Miss Edith Nemsgern, shortly after 6:00 p.m. yesterday April 7, 1931. The girl screamed for assistance and Mrs. L. A. Stanford and E. J. Barr rushed to the scene.
When Mr. Barr succeeded in putting out the flames the bed clothing had burned off the bed and Mrs. Nemsgern was lifeless. A physician called to administer aid said when he arrived that she had been dead several minutes.
Mrs. Lena Musfelt, her daughter with whom Mrs. Nemsgern lived had left the house only a few minutes before the granddaughter saw the flaming bed and ran screaming from the house. Mrs. Musfelt seldom left her mother alone but had gone to vote thinking that the granddaughter would be there any minute.
Making sure that all fires were out and that there was no other apparent danger which might befall the elderly woman, Mrs. Musfelt left. She believes that probably her mother got a match off the top of a gas range and unknowingly struck it, setting her clothing afire.
Mrs. Nemsgern suffered a paralytic stroke about a year ago and had not been in her right mind since, neighbors said. She did not recognize anyone except her daughter, Mrs. Musfelt.
Mrs. Nemsgern came to this county 35 years ago settling with her husband on land northwest of Berlin. They moved to Elk City seven years ago. Mr. Newsgern died two years ago.
Born in 1851 in Springfield, Ohio, Mrs. Nemsgern first moved with her family to Kentucky. Later they moved to Kansas and from there to Berlin, in the west part of the county.
Surviving Mrs. Nemsgern are her daughter here, Mrs. Musfelt; two sons, John Nemsgern of Wichita, Kansas; and Nick Nemsgern of West Plains, Missouri. The other daughter, Mrs. Emma Wilson, also lives at West Plains.
Services will be held at the Killough-Hullum funeral home here with Rev. J. L. Henson, pastor of the Broadway Methodist Episcopal church, officiating.
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