CHESTER, Ill. – The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has announced that an elderly woman perished in a house fire in rural Coulterville last Friday.
In a news release late Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said the fire was reported about 10:57 a.m. Friday.
The Coulterville, Tilden and Sparta Fire Departments along with the Coulterville Police Department were dispatched to the residence.
The elderly female, identified as 75-year-old Dolly M. Conder was found by fireman inside the residence and transported to Sparta Community Hospital by MedStar Ambulance. She was later pronounced deceased.
Investigators with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Randolph County Coroner’s Office, State Fire Marshalls Office and Illinois State Police Division of Crime Scene Services were called to the scene.
The results of an autopsy and toxicology report are pending.