Show MOAB MAB LADY ED 10 DEATH moab times independent mrs hattle hattie E holyoak 57 wife of H J holyoak sustained bums when her clothing caught on tire fire at the family home monday morning as a result of which she died at the grand county hospital 14 hours later the shocking news of mrs holy oa oaks ks death was received with a keen sense ct cf sorrow throughout the community where she had been an honored and respected resident tor for nearly 50 years just how the tragedy occurred will never be known as mrs holyoak for the past four years had not been able to talk having lost the power of speech when stricken with paralysis she was alone in the house when the accident happened her husband had built a I 1 ire fire in the kitchen range and had gone to the corral to do the mom inq tn chores the children had spent the night at the family ranch in the upper part of the valley mrs holy oaks clothes evidently were ignited by a spark from the stove she ran out to the corral where her husband was working her clothes being aflame he immediately smothered the fire and rushed her to the hospital but from the first little hope was held out for her recovery as the burns were especially severe death came at 1127 monday night |