On Christmas Eve, December 24, 1945, a fire destroyed the Sodder residence in Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States five children are believed to be missing till this day.

Maurice Sodder (aged 14)

Martha Lee Sodder (aged 12)

Louis Sodder (aged 10)

Jennie Irene Sodder (aged 8)

Betty Dolly Sodder (aged 5)