Olney Man, 29, Dies In Apartment Blaze

A 29-year-old Olney man was killed in a late night fire at his apartment at 334 W. North Ave. Teddy R. Shultz died from smoke inhalation as a result of a fire reported to the Olney Fire Department at 11:34 p.m. Sunday, said Richland County Coroner, Randy Kistler.

Shultz’s body was found in the living room. The coroner pronounced him dead at the scene at 12:15 a.m. Monday.

The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze. It apparently began in the living room and may have involved a floor-type furnace in the living room, Kistler said.

Shultz was home alone at the time. No one was home in a second apartment in the converted house. There was smoke damage to the other apartment.

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) – Tuesday, May 15, 1990

Teddy Ray Shultz, 29, 334 W. North, Olney, died at 12:15 a.m. Monday, May 14, 1990, at his residence.  Burial in Maple Dale Cemetery.

Mr. Shultz was born July 8, 1960 in Olney, the son of Norman Edward and Betty Luemma (Thomas) Shultz. He was a carpenter for the Embarras River Basin Agency.

Surviving in addition to his father, are a son, Brandon Ray Shultz, Olney; three brothers, James Shultz, Olney; Ricky and his wife Denise Shultz, Olney; and Norman Gene Shultz, Noble; two sisters, Debra Thomas, Olney; and Pamela Faye Shultz, Olney; a niece Angela Dawn Shultz, Olney; and several cousins, aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by his mother and his grandparents.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)