(This story has been updated to add new information.)
An elderly woman who was found dead in a burned home near Electra Monday has been identified.
Wichita County Sheriff William Rutledge identified her as Pansy Henry, 92.
Rutledge said her cause of death is still awaiting completion of an autopsy.
According to a Wichita County Sheriff’s Office media release, deputies responded to the 3800 block of State Highway 25 North on a house fire call at 12:21 p.m. Monday.
The release said the two-story residence was engulfed by fire when the Electra Fire Department arrived in the scene.
“The 92-year-old female resident was found deceased inside the residence,” the release said.
The body was sent to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science in Dallas for an autopsy, the WCSO said.
The Electra Volunteer Fire Department and the Punkin Center Volunteer Departments battled the fire for a lengthy time, according to the media release.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said.
This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: UPDATED Woman found dead in Electra house fire identified
Reporting by Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News / Wichita Falls Times Record News
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