Services for Mrs. Faye C Gootee. 65, of 2306 S Lee, are pending at Guardian Funeral Home. Mrs. Gootee died Wednesday of burns suffered when her nightgown was ignited by a heater in her home. A native of Oklahoma. Mrs. Gootee had lived in Oklahoma City from time to time for 30 years.
Survivors include three sons, Russell Gootee. Seattle. Wash; Orville Gootee. 3203 SW 39. and Glenn Gootee. Terre Haute, Ind., and six grandchildren.
Oklahoman Archives
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
December 31, 1959, pg 1
Burns Are Fatal To City Woman
Fay Gootee, 65, of 2306 S Lee died in Mercy hospital Wednesday of burns received when her nightgown was ignited by a heater in her home. Hospital attendants said she suffered second degree burns over 90 percent of her body. District Fire Chief Harold L. Barton said the victim apparently backed into the open heater and her gown caught fire. She managed to put the flames out in her bathtub before summoning help by telephone.
