This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Karen_Jorgensen Surnames: Crenshaw, Siddons Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.green/17580/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Betty Crenshaw, the little three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Crenshaw (col.) of Metcalfe County, died Saturday afternoon at the Community Hospital from burns sustained Friday [1951]. An older sister was left in charge of the other children in the family while the mother was sowing seed in a plant bed and the father at work at the rock quarry. The girl raked coals of fire to the front of the stove and left the door open while she went to the yard for more wood. When she returned she found Betty with her clothes burned to a crisp. The child was taken immediately to the hospital for treatment. Funeral services were held at Blue Spring church, Sunday afternoon, and interment was in the Crenshaw cemetery. Besides her. parents there are several brothers and sisters surviving. Obituaries of Green Co. Ky. Vol. 9, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 51 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953; Ancestry.com Name: Betty Louise Crenshaw Death Date: 7 Apr 1951 Death Location: Barren Residence Location: Barren Gender: Female Ethnicity: Colored (Black) Birth Date: 17 Feb Birth Location: Metcalfe Father's Name: Clarence Crenshaw Mother's Name: Viola Siddons Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.