Monroe Evening News, December 22, 1930
SCOFIELD WOMAN DIES IN HOSPITAL AS RESULT OF FIRE Her Dress Ignites While She is Standing Near Stove in Her Home
Severely burned when her dress caught fire from a heating stove in her home a mile northwest of Scofield about 5 pm Sunday, Mrs. Charles Leinbach, aged 32 years, died at 6 a.m. today. Mrs. Leinbach was burning some old papers and whether the fire got out of control or whether she was just starting it when the accident happened, has not been determined. Her dress caught fire and enveloped her in flames. The victim was unable to talk much and even when she could speak it was in a more or less disjointed fashion. With her in the room at the time of the accident were the two young children, Pearl aged 11 years and Charles Jr. aged 10. Husband Heard Screams - Mr. Leinbach had gone down into the wood lot, about 40 rods away when he heard the screams of his wife and the children. He came running back to the house and by the time he arrived his wife had wrapped herself in a blanket. The blanket, however, had also caught fire and this added greatly to the seriousness of her burns. The house did not catch fire. Mr. Leinbach distinguished the fire and then ran to the home of his brother Tony about a half mile distant, where he telephoned to Dr. Denias Dawe of Monroe. Dr. Dawe, after affording temporary relief, had the victim taken to Mercy Hospital in Monroe in the Rupp ambulance. She was found to be suffering from burns on the back, arms, legs and hips. Her face was not burned. Death was due to the serious nervous shock. The body was taken to the Baker undertaking rooms in Carleton and was to be removed to the Tony Leimbach home today. The funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Carleton Methodist Episcopal Church with the Rev C. W. Scott, pastor, officiating. Ada Wright Leimbach was born in Sumpter Township 28 August 1898, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright. Her father, a sister and a brother survive her. She was married 15 Sept. 1917. The Leinbach family has been living on the Zabik farm on the Carleton-Scofield road. Mr. Leinbach, a metal polisher at the Ford plant in Flat Rock, has been out of work for more than two months. He was expecting to go back to work soon and the family was overjoyed at the prospect of having an income for the first time in several weeks.
Carleton Messenger Newspaper - Obit File
Mrs. Charles Leimbach, who lives on the Zabik farm on the CArleton Scofield road near Scofield, was fatally burned Sunday afternoon about 4:30 when her clothing caught fire while she was standing with her back to the stove in which she had just put some old papers. The two children, Charles Jr., aged 10, and Pearl, aged ll, were in the room. Mr. Leinback had gone to the wood lot a short distance away. He heard the screams and when he reached the house Mrs. Leinbach had wrapped a blanket around her but it had caught fire and this added to the seriousness of the burns. As soon as the flames were out he hastened to the house of his brother, Tony, a half mile away, and telephoned Dr. Dawe at Monroe, who had her removed to Mercy Hospital where she died at 6 o'clock Monday morning. Baker & Son brought the body to their parlors whee it was kept until Monday night when it was removed to the home of Tony Leimbach near Scofield. The funeral was held in the M.E. (Methodist Episcopalian) Church in Carleton Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by Rev Scott and burial was made in the Carleton cemetery. Deceased was born in Sumpter township, Wayne County Aug 28, 1898 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Wright. She was married to Chas Leimbach, Sept 15, 1917, and has lived for the past ten years in Exeter township. Besides the husband and children she leaves her father, Louis Wright of Port Creek, one brother, Andrew Wright, and a sister, Mrs. Floyd McFall of Whittaker.
Submitted by Liana Trombley
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