1917 Death in Oklahoma
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Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
Daily December 12, 1917
LYONS Family Plight
MRS. J. JEFF LYONS and two small children, who live near Springer, were here yesterday en route to Marietta where they went to attend the funeral of the husband and father, who was found dead near that place Monday. According to Mrs. Lyons, her husband had been in the hospital for three years…(more personal information in the article)
A pathetic side of the situation is that Mrs. Lyons is practically blind and so are both of the little tots with her, one five years of age and the other three. Her other two children, ages 9 and 10, are living with her husband’s sister at Duncan. When her husband was taken to the hospital, Mr. Lyons and the two small children found a home with Mr. and Mrs. W. C. BURCH at Springer who have taken care of them since that time.