Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Mrs. Lena Walton Stricken Suddenly in Kitchen, M.S. Chandler Found Dead in Bed, Nov. 25, 1925

Two Durham County People Found Dead. . . Mrs. Lena Walton Stricken Suddenly in Her Kitchen—M.S. Chandler Found Dead in Bed

Durham, Nov. 24—Two well known Durham County people wone a woman and the other a man, were found dead in their homes today, according to information which reached the city this afternoon. One is believed to have been a victim of paralysis; the other of heart disease.

Mrs. Lena Walton, who resides several miles from the city on the Raleigh road, went into her kitchen to prepare breakfast. She was never seen alive again. Members of the family found her lying dead on the floor a short while later. She was 56 years of age and is survived by her husband and several children.

M.S. Chandler, prosperous farmer of Carr township, was found dead in his bed when members of the family went to awaken him early in the day.

From page 6 of the Concord Daily Tribune, Nov. 25, 1925

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