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Ediger, Cornelius (Mrs.) (d. 1944)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Nov 23 p. 1

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text of obituary:

MOTHER AND SON FATALLY BURNED AT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS

Hillsboro, Kansas. — Relatives have received word last week of the tragic accident at Corpus Christi, Texas, in which Mrs. Corn. Ediger and small son were fatally burned as result of a gasoline explosion in the trailer house in which they were living.

The two were badly burned when gasoline was thrown over their clothing and bodies. mother and son were rushed to a nearby hospital, where both died soon afterward.