Adella was born in Illinois and married William R Finnell about 1877. In 1900, they were living in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri and had 7 children: William Leroy(1878), Earl(1882), John(1884), Millie(1886), Hazel(1890), Helena(1895) and Edward(1898).
Adella was killed as she began to prepare breakfast at her home at 1310 East 4th Street, Sedalia. Trying to start a fire in the kitchen stove with what she thought was coal oil, she poured gasoline onto the fire instead. The stove exploded immediately, burning Adella to death.
In reporting her death on its front page, the Sedalia Democrat concluded: "Mrs. Finnell was one of Sedalia's best known ladies, holding membership in Queen City grove, No. 1, Woodmen Circle, and the Ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. F. and E [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen]....She was a member of the Methodist church and before her marriage was Miss Della Anderson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of Springfield, Ill. She had resided in Sedalia for over twenty-one years, during all that time holding the respect and esteem of every acquaintance, who will read with sorrow of her sad death."
Adella was killed as she began to prepare breakfast at her home at 1310 East 4th Street, Sedalia. Trying to start a fire in the kitchen stove with what she thought was coal oil, she poured gasoline onto the fire instead. The stove exploded immediately, burning Adella to death.
In reporting her death on its front page, the Sedalia Democrat concluded: "Mrs. Finnell was one of Sedalia's best known ladies, holding membership in Queen City grove, No. 1, Woodmen Circle, and the Ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. F. and E [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen]....She was a member of the Methodist church and before her marriage was Miss Della Anderson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of Springfield, Ill. She had resided in Sedalia for over twenty-one years, during all that time holding the respect and esteem of every acquaintance, who will read with sorrow of her sad death."
Adella was born in Illinois and married William R Finnell about 1877. In 1900, they were living in Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri and had 7 children: William Leroy(1878), Earl(1882), John(1884), Millie(1886), Hazel(1890), Helena(1895) and Edward(1898).
Adella was killed as she began to prepare breakfast at her home at 1310 East 4th Street, Sedalia. Trying to start a fire in the kitchen stove with what she thought was coal oil, she poured gasoline onto the fire instead. The stove exploded immediately, burning Adella to death.
In reporting her death on its front page, the Sedalia Democrat concluded: "Mrs. Finnell was one of Sedalia's best known ladies, holding membership in Queen City grove, No. 1, Woodmen Circle, and the Ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. F. and E [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen]....She was a member of the Methodist church and before her marriage was Miss Della Anderson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of Springfield, Ill. She had resided in Sedalia for over twenty-one years, during all that time holding the respect and esteem of every acquaintance, who will read with sorrow of her sad death."
Adella was killed as she began to prepare breakfast at her home at 1310 East 4th Street, Sedalia. Trying to start a fire in the kitchen stove with what she thought was coal oil, she poured gasoline onto the fire instead. The stove exploded immediately, burning Adella to death.
In reporting her death on its front page, the Sedalia Democrat concluded: "Mrs. Finnell was one of Sedalia's best known ladies, holding membership in Queen City grove, No. 1, Woodmen Circle, and the Ladies' auxiliary to the B. of L. F. and E [Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen]....She was a member of the Methodist church and before her marriage was Miss Della Anderson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson of Springfield, Ill. She had resided in Sedalia for over twenty-one years, during all that time holding the respect and esteem of every acquaintance, who will read with sorrow of her sad death."
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