Alpha Stephens Obituary, Fulton County, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Cara Flinn - None Date: 8/19/2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Alpha Stephens March 4, 1921 The Fulton County Democrat The Fulton County Democrat Friday, March 4, 1921 Vol. XXX, No. 27 Page 1 Alpha, aged 22 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Caleb B. Stephens, who reside on the Smith farm on Spring river near Dam No. 2, died last Friday morning at 3:05 o’clock after a painful illness of 2 weeks duration of bronchial-pneumonia and measles. Burial was Saturday morning in the Burrow graveyard on Old Field creek. Alpha is the third child Death has taken from these parents since March 26, last. On that date, Miss Verdie, their 16 year old daughter died. Then in the very next month, Otto, 14, died. ---------------- After returning from the burial of their baby Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Caleb B. Stephens came near losing their home by fire. Mrs. Stephens had prepared a meal and the family had just seated themselves about the dining table when the roof of the kitchen was discovered ablaze. Quick action extinguished the fire but with little damage to the house.