A mother of five small children was killed instantly by lightning on a mushroom hunt at her father's home near Burlington Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Matthew Jackson, 35, of Monticello, R 2, was standing under a tree when lightning struck. Carroll county coroner Richard Eikenberrv said. Mrs. Jackson and her family were visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dalta Myer west of Burlington. After Sunday dinner. Mrs. Jackson, her father and her brother-in-law. Charles Kingery, went into a nearby woods to hunt mushrooms. About 2:45 p.m. a brief thundershower sent the trio scurrying for home. When it stopped raining they decided to continue their hunt and. stopped briefly under a tree. The bolt struck the tree under which Mrs. Jackson was standing, killing her instantly her father, who had moved a few feet away from the tree also was shocked and stunned but recovered after a few minutes. Mrs. Jackson, the former Lorena Myer, is survived by her husband and five children ranging from 12 to 2. They are Sandra Lee, 12; Allan, 9; Steve, 7; Scott, 3; and Marilyn Jean, 2. Other survivors are her parents and a sister, Mrs. Willadean Kingery, who lives near Burlington. Mrs. Jackson was a member of Grace Brethren church at Flora. The Jackson family resides just southeast of Monticello, east of the Tioga bridge. Mr. Jackson drives the Jefferson township Carroll County school bus. The victim was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Carroll county, near Burlington, the daughter of Dalta and Exie (Allen) Myer. She was married Nov. 14, 1940, to Matthew E. “Pete” Jackson who survives. The body was taken to the Miller funeral home in Monticello. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Flora Grace Brethren church. Rev. Charles Turner, former pastor, and Rev. John Evans officiated. Burial was made in Riverview cemetery at Monticello.

Delphi Journal May 10, 1956