Lydia Ann Helms
1871 - 1945 (73 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
1. Lydia Ann Helms was born on 5 Dec 1871 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 25 Jun 1945 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; was buried on 28 Jun 1945 in Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Notes:
Fatally Burned Monday Morning
Mrs. Lydia Seals Died From Burns of an Oil Stove Explosion.
Mrs. Lydia Seals, sister-in-law of Mrs. Eva Helms of this city, was fatally burned at her home in Purdin, Monday morning. Mrs. Seals was in the kitchen when an oil stove exploded, the flames of which ignited her clothing and hair. She was taken in an unconscious condition to the McLarney hospital in Brookfield where death occurred at 12 o’clock.
Arrangements for the funeral to be held Thursday afternoon are under the direction of the Chaney Funeral Home of Milan. Burial will be made in the family lot in the Milan cemetery.
Mrs. Seals is survived by a brother, Dr. Pomps Helms of Eugene, Ore., a former resident of this city. Her brothers, Wallace Helms and Ed Helms, preceded her in death. Her husband died eight years ago.
Mrs. Seals, who was 70 years old, made her home with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lula Helms in Purdin. At the time of the accident Monday, Mrs. Helms was in the garden.
The kitchen in which the explosion occurred was badly damaged.
The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune, Chillicothe, Missouri. Tuesday, 26 June 1945, page 1.
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1945/1945_00024403.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84907296/lydia-ann-sealsLydia married Oliver M. P. Seals in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Oliver (son of Isaac Marion Seals and Mary Jane Barnes) was born on 5 Jan 1870 in West Virginia; died on 10 Mar 1935 in Jackson, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried on 12 Mar 1935 in Oakwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Bertha Bernice Seals
was born on 30 May 1897 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 29 Apr 1939 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri; was buried on 30 Apr 1939 in Elmwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. - 3. Alta P. Seals was born on 13 Sep 1892 in Missouri; died on 14 May 1909 in Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri.
- 2. Bertha Bernice Seals
Generation: 2
2. Bertha Bernice Seals (1.Lydia1) was born on 30 May 1897 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 29 Apr 1939 in Kirksville, Adair County, Missouri; was buried on 30 Apr 1939 in Elmwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Notes:
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1939/1939_00014084.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97404575/bertha-bernice-highFamily/Spouse: Alfred Benjamin High. Alfred was born on 16 Oct 1893 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; died on 7 Jan 1977 in Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Alta P. Seals (1.Lydia1) was born on 13 Sep 1892 in Missouri; died on 14 May 1909 in Missouri; was buried in Shatto Cemetery, Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61257421/alta-p.-seals