Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameFlora Bell DINWIDDIE 
470, Ricky Dean Dinwiddie,470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown
470, Ricky Dean Dinwiddie,470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie BrownBirthAug 19, 1932, Webster County, Missouri470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown
DeathJan 12, 1961, Marshfield, Webster County, Missouri470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown,470, Ricky Dean Dinwiddie
BurialEureka Cemetery, Oak Hill Road, Rader, Webster County, Missouri470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown
FatherMarion Abson DINWIDDIE (1903-1986)
MotherJessie Mae KINKADE (1912-1989)
Spouses
Obituary Online notes for Flora Bell DINWIDDIE
Mrs. Flora Bell Brown, 28, an expectant mother, died about 5:30 p.m. last Thursday afternoon form a gun shot wound to the neck, She was brought to the office of a Marshfield Dr. by her husband. Francis Brown, but was dead on arrival. Death was caused by loss of blood mostly internal.
Coroner Oral Edwards said the wound was inflected accidentally. Investigation is continuing, Sheriff Floyd Owen said.
Apparent the incident occurred at the Brown home east of the Niangua. The only witness to the incident were the 30-year old husband and the couple's children, the oldest of whom is 7. Authorities said one of the children indicated the parents had been arguing, but Brown said they had not.
He told the officers he had removed his .22 caliber rifle from its resting place over a door to check and see that it was unloaded, and said it discharged as he was replacing it. Sheriff Owen said an expended hull was found in the gun.
The officers were told Mrs. Brown, whose baby was due to be born within a few days, was standing by a couch when struck by the bullet. Her husband said he helped her to the office of a Marshfield physician who called for a resuscitator from Barber-Edwards Funeral Home in a futile effort to revive the woman.
A corner's jury viewed the body Friday morning but delayed next week any ruling as to how she met death. Coroner Oral Edwards said the inquest could not be held until the circuit court stenographer was available to take down the testimony, the time has been set for Saturday morning, at 9 a.m. in the circuit court room.
Mrs. Brown is survived by, in addition to her husband, three daughters, Leota Florence, Frances and Mary Elizabeth, and a son Junior Ralph, of the home, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dinwiddie of Niangua; four sisters Misses Betty Lou, Loretta Fay, Rosemary, and Thelma Dinwiddie, all od Route 1. Niangua; six brothers, Charles Dinwiddie, Cowgill, Mo., Jess Joe Dinwiddie, Great Lakes Navy Station, Gene Marion Lavern, and Ricky Dean, all of route 1 Niangua, her paternal grandmother Mrs. Reany Bradford, Niangua, and her maternal grandfather, Joe Kinkade, Niangua.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eureka Church with Rev. Wid McClanahan officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Barber-Edwards of Marshfield.
Pallbearers were; Vernon Maroney, Albert and Hubert Keesling, Dwight Rader, Floyd Lee, and Iren Mace.
Music was by the church choir with Edith Wixson at the piano. 470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown
Coroner Oral Edwards said the wound was inflected accidentally. Investigation is continuing, Sheriff Floyd Owen said.
Apparent the incident occurred at the Brown home east of the Niangua. The only witness to the incident were the 30-year old husband and the couple's children, the oldest of whom is 7. Authorities said one of the children indicated the parents had been arguing, but Brown said they had not.
He told the officers he had removed his .22 caliber rifle from its resting place over a door to check and see that it was unloaded, and said it discharged as he was replacing it. Sheriff Owen said an expended hull was found in the gun.
The officers were told Mrs. Brown, whose baby was due to be born within a few days, was standing by a couch when struck by the bullet. Her husband said he helped her to the office of a Marshfield physician who called for a resuscitator from Barber-Edwards Funeral Home in a futile effort to revive the woman.
A corner's jury viewed the body Friday morning but delayed next week any ruling as to how she met death. Coroner Oral Edwards said the inquest could not be held until the circuit court stenographer was available to take down the testimony, the time has been set for Saturday morning, at 9 a.m. in the circuit court room.
Mrs. Brown is survived by, in addition to her husband, three daughters, Leota Florence, Frances and Mary Elizabeth, and a son Junior Ralph, of the home, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Marion Dinwiddie of Niangua; four sisters Misses Betty Lou, Loretta Fay, Rosemary, and Thelma Dinwiddie, all od Route 1. Niangua; six brothers, Charles Dinwiddie, Cowgill, Mo., Jess Joe Dinwiddie, Great Lakes Navy Station, Gene Marion Lavern, and Ricky Dean, all of route 1 Niangua, her paternal grandmother Mrs. Reany Bradford, Niangua, and her maternal grandfather, Joe Kinkade, Niangua.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eureka Church with Rev. Wid McClanahan officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery under the direction of Barber-Edwards of Marshfield.
Pallbearers were; Vernon Maroney, Albert and Hubert Keesling, Dwight Rader, Floyd Lee, and Iren Mace.
Music was by the church choir with Edith Wixson at the piano. 470, Flora Bell Dinwiddie Brown