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John Curtis Grissom
6 Feb 1907 – 18 Jan 1938
| Birth | 6 Feb 1907 |
| Death | 18 Jan 1938 |
| Cemetery | Fairlawn Cemetery Snyder , Kiowa County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | Arthur Allen Moore III on 21 Feb 2006 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13411279 |
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John Curtis GRISSOM Age: 30 Years, 11 Months, and 12 Days at death. Father: Andrew Owen GRISSOM b. 3 AUG 1867 in Waterloo, Lauderdale County, Alabama Mother: Malinda Evaline "Eva" MOORE b. 22 APR 1870 in Woodland, Randolph County, Alabama John Curtis GRISSOM married Rose Anna HALE (b. 9 MAY 1909 in Oklahoma) No Children _____________________________________________ Enad, Oklahoma - Newspaper Funeral Today For Gas Fume Victims Rites for Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grissom, 615 East Oak, who were victims of accidental monoxide poisoning in their automobile Tuesday on a country road near Enad, will be conducted this morning at 10 o'clock in the Dunlavy Funeral home chapel. Rev. Robert J. Smith, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate, and the bodies will be taken to Snyder for burial. The couple was found Tuesday afternoon, several hours after they had parked on the road a mile south of U.S. highway 64 and University boulevard. Survivors include Grissom's mother (Malinda Evaline "Eva" MOORE GRISSOM), of the home, and Miss Clyda Hale, Mrs. Grissom's sister, of Aurora, Mo; Mrs. M. M. Wilson of Oklahoma City and Mrs. J. A. Kelley of Altus, sisters of Grissom, and W.E. Grissom of Quanah, Texas, a brother; Mr. and Mrs. J. (typo error here) Mr. Hale, Branson, Mo., parents of Mrs. Grissom; James Hale of Branson and Dale Hale of Branson and Dale Hale of Harrison, Ark., brothers, and Phillis Hugh, Branson, a niece. _____________________________________ Man, Wife Perish Accidently As Fumes Enter Car Fumes of deadly monoxide gas from an old-type manifold heater snuffed out the lives of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Grissom, 615 East Oak , whose bodies were found yesterday afternoon in an automobile on a country road southeast of Enid, investigating officers said. Funeral arrangements were pending at Dunlavy funeral home last night. Mrs. Grissom's parents from Missouri are expected to arrive in Enid this afternoon. The couple was found shortly after noon by two farmers who investigated after they noticed the car had been there since early morning. Dead Several Hours Dr. R. C. Baker, city physician, said the couple had been dead for several hours. The car was parked a mile south and a quarter of a mile east of the end of University boulevard where it turns into U. S. highway 64. The gas tank was empty and motor switch still was turned on. Roy Holbird and Easterly said the deaths were accidental. Grissom, a night train dispatcher for the Frisco railroad, and his wife left their home last night for an automobile ride. Both Mrs. Eva Grissom, the mother, and Miss Clyde Hale, a sister to Mrs. Grissom, visiting here from Aurora, Mo., were asked to accompany the couple but declined. Mrs. Grissom (Malinda Evaline "Eva" MOORE GRISSOM) said her son and his wife left about 9:45 o'clock Monday night. When they failed to return by noon yesterday, she and Miss Hale decided to contact authorities just as neighbors brought word of the finding of the car. All Windows Closed Miss Hale went to the Dunlavy Funeral home were she identified the bodies. A billfold found on Grissom contained his drivers license by which identification was first made. Both bodies were slumped in the front seat of the car. Mrs. Grissom was behind the wheel and her husband's body was in the right corner of the seat. All windows of the car were closed. The car was discovered by I. P. Skouby and C. H. Heffner, farmers living a quarter of a mile east. They saw the car there at daylight but did not investigate until after noon. Grissom was 30 years old. His wife was 28 years old. They came to Enad two years ago from Southard. There are no children.
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