This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Delmart, Mahoney, McComas Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/7072 Message Board Post: Wednesday, October 24, 1906, Mrs. Delmarter, 55 year old, living 9 miles northwest of Elk, lit a gasoline stove and threw the match on the floor In some way, her dress caught fire from the match. She first tried to smother it, but failing she ran outdoors and then returned to the house. The poor woman was alone and before Mr. Mahoney, her nearest neighbor, reached ther house, she was burnt to a crisp. Dr. McComas was called but he could only relieve her suffering. She died in 40 minutes after the doctor reached her. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenned, OK 225-Oct-1906