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Bertha Ella Marshall McCauley
5 Apr 1895 – 21 Jun 1953
| Birth | 5 Apr 1895 |
| Death | 21 Jun 1953 |
| Cemetery | Sweetwater Cemetery Sweetwater , Nolan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | LDS Abilene TX Stake Youth Service Project on 10 Jan 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15516653 |
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Sweetwater Gasoline Fire Claims Second Fatality Sweetwater, June 21 - This West Texas city counted its second fatality Sunday after thousands of gallons of gasoline exploded in an oil firm warehouse area. Mrs. Bertha E. McCauley, 58, died at 8:45 a.m. Sunday in a Sweetwater hospital of burns suffered in the blast which spat flames within five blocks of Sweetwater's business district. Her daughter, Miss Vergie Lee Westmoreland, 30, died Saturday night. Both were in a house near the scene of the explosion and fire. A big 20,000-gallon tank burst at the Roberts Oil Company-Sheridan Distributing Company warehouse area. The firm distributes Sinclair Oil products. W. H. Sheridan, firm manager, estimated loss in the warehouse area alone at more than $75,000. Five other big tanks of gasoline and one kerosene tank exploded at intervals after the first blast. The fire was brought under control at 10 p.m. Saturday, but another, smaller blaze broke out at 12:30 a.m. Sunday. It was brought under control quickly. Mrs. McCauley and her daughter suffered fatal injuries when the escaping gasoline engulfed their home and burst into flames. These flames also destroyed another home but occupants of the house were away at the time. Mrs. McCauley had lived here since 1939. She was a native of Tyler. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Robert Parrish of Sweetwater and Mrs. Russell Hubbard of Wichita Falls; a son, Eldon Westmoreland; a brother, W. O. Marshall of Colorado; two sisters, Mrs. Hattie Ivy of Conroe and Mrs. Nadine Foster of Lufkin; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Double funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Fundamental Baptist Church of Sweetwater with the Rev. A. L. Patterson officiating. Burial will be in Sweetwater Cemetery. From The Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram , Monday, June 22, 1953 ******************* Nolan County, Texas Death Certificate Name: Bertha Ella McCauley Sex: Female Age: 58 Birth Date: 05 Apr 1895 Birthplace: Tyler, Texas Marital Status: Divorced Father's Name: J M Marshall Father's Birthplace: Miss. Mother's Name: Julia Durham Mother's Birthplace: Miss. Event Type: Death Event Date: 21 Jun 1953 Event Place: Sweetwater Hospital, Sweetwater, Nolan, Texas, United States Cause of Death: 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree burns covering 90% of body; cardiac failure; acute toxic neuphritis (due to accident; explosion of gasoline escaping from neighboring storage tanks on 6/20/1953) Occupation: Housekeeper, own home Residence: 911 Pecan Street, Sweetwater, Texas Burial/Removal: Sweetwater Date: 22 Jun 1953 Informant: Eldon Westmoreland, Sweetwater, Texas Digital Folder Number: 005145294 Microfilm Number: 2113926 Image Number: 02650 Citing this Record "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K37Q-NZT : 6 April 2023), Bertha Ella McCauley, 1953. **************
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- William Oscar Marshall 1881–1957
- Blewitt Marshall 1888–1921
- Hattie Mae Marshall Robinson 1892–1964
- Alice "Nadine" Marshall Foster 1925–2009
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- Anna Mae Westmoreland Parish 1912–1955 FaG
- Eldon Westmoreland 1914–1995 FaG
- Vergie Lee Westmoreland 1915–1953 FaG
- Johnnie Loran McCauley McAdoo 1924–1973 FaG
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