Henry E. "Red" Graham
1872-1949
NILES MAN BURNS TO DEATH IN FIRE
BODY OF HARRY GRAHAM PULLED FROM GRASS FIRE
An elderly Niles man was found burned to death in a grass fire near Plym park Monday afternoon.
The partially burned body of Henry E. Graham, 76, of 1219 Canal street, was found about 3:30 p.m. lying amid burning grass about 100 feet north of his home. Members of the Niles high school cross county track team which was training in the area discovered the body.
Coroner William Pifer retuned a verdict of accidental death. Niles firemen who answered a call to the scene theorized that Graham had suffered a heart attack and fallen into the flames.
Graham was born in Buchanan July 2, 1872. He spent most of his life in Niles and was known familiarly as “Red” Graham. He was a bachelor and had no immediate survivors.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Pifer Funeral home. The Rev. L. George Beacock will officiate and burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery. (Source:
Niles Daily Star, Tues., April 12, 1949, page 1, Microfilm Niles District Library)