A Severy family lost their home and all their household belongings during an early morning fire at 106 N. Severy Ave., on Saturday, March 9. Thankfully, Greenwood County Undersheriff Jason Myers was in Severy for an unrelated call and smelled smoke and located the blaze. Undersheriff Myers quickly made contact with an adopted grandson, Tom Pugh, who was not in the house but staying elsewhere on the property. When Myers arrived to the scene, the fire was burning up the exteri-or wall. Within three minutes, Tony Bahr and Joy Brown, along with their four dogs, were out of the structure. At that time, flames were coming into the east bedroom, where the couple was.
Fire crews, along with Greenwood County EMS, were dispatched to the scene at approximately 5:30 a.m. last Saturday. Fire crews were able to knock down the blaze; however, the structure and it’s contents were destroyed.
According to a social media post, a GoFund-Me fund (https://gofund. me/42acde28) has been established to assist the family. Urgent needs included clothing (size medium shirts and pants for both Brown and Bahr. Bahr would prefer to have t-shirts with pockets. Heartstrings Animal Advocates is assisting the family through pet food and supplies. Those wishing to donate to the family can send donations via Venmo to @HeartstringsAA; or through PayPal at PayPal.me/hsaa with “Bahr Family” in the memo. Monetary donations can also be sent to: Tony Bahr, PO Box 134, Severy, KS 67137.
No injuries were reported during the fire. As of press time, a cause had not yet been determined.
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