Sapulpa Home
        Fire Kills Wife

SAPULPA, Jan. Fire destroyed the 17-room ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Meyer early Sunday and the body of the wife was found in the ashes Sunday night.

Authorities said the victim was Mrs. Jeannette Meyer, about 70—daughter of a wealthy Kansas City family.

Meyer suffered second-degree burns and shock trying to rescue his wife from the $100,000 home near this eastern Oklahoma town, investigators said.
Mrs. Meyer is survived by a brother, F. L. Wolfberg, and two sisters. Ida and Alice Wolfberg, all of Kansas City.

Cause of the blaze was not known.

Meyer, 73, said his wife smelled smoke and that he led her down the stairs through fumes and smoke. However, he said she pulled away from him and went back upstairs.

Meyer said he attempted to get back through heavy smoke up the stairs but was overcome. He was found by two persons who live on his 2,000-acre ranch.

Complied and transcribed by Marti Graham, 2010.