- Excerpt from The Wetaskiwin Times, January 27, 1927, page 1:
Halkirk, Alta., Jan. 21--Three dead, two so badly burned that they are not expected to live, and the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Muncy completely destroyed by fire, was the result of a catastrophe, news of which shook this district last night. The Muncy's operate a coal mine and farm on Battle River, 15 miles north of Halkirk.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Muncy left home to bury their two-year-old baby and returning in the early evening from that sad rite were dismayed to see their home in flames, while still a distance away.
Hurrying to the little settlement in terror of worse news to come, they found that their son Lowell, aged 21, Fay Bean, a young man employee, 23 and Mrs. Raddis, a relative, were burned to death, and that Mr. Raddis and Joseph Airey, brother of Mrs. Raddis, were terribly burned.
Dr. Connolly, of Stettler, was reached and attended the victims. The two injured persons have been removed to the Forestburg hospital. This disastrous fire was caused, it is believed, through the explosion of a gasoline lamp which was being attended by one of the victims.
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Although newspaper article states that Lowell was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Muncy, Minnesota census records indicate that Lowell was a brother to Howard.
Alberta Death Index
Name: Lowell Russell Muncey
Gender: Male
Death Date: 20 Jan 1927
Death Place: Foreman, Alberta, Canada (this locality was near Red Willow, Alberta)
Registration Number: 401-401
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