Coffee, Perry or Percy D.
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Obituary -- Percy D. Coffee, a miner, was electrocuted at noon Tuesday while attempting to repair a broken power line at the Incas Mine, west of Commerce Oklahoma. He died a few minutes following the shock, before the arrival of a physician. A broken wire caused the fatality. Coffee was 45 years old and was employed at the Incas Mine as a hopper man. He came to Commerce two months ago from Dewar Oklahoma, where a brother lives. Another brother lives at Francis Oklahoma, his bothers have been notified. Coffee leaves no other relatives so far as is known. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The Mitchelson undertaking company, Commerce, has the body.
Miami News Record — Miami, OK
May 12 1925 · p.2 · col.7
Obituary -- The funeral of Percy D. Coffee, 45 years old, who was electrocuted Thursday while repairing a power line at the Incas Mine, west of Commerce, where he was employed, will be held at Francis Oklahoma, where he formerly made his home. The body was sent to Francis. Friday morning by the Mitchelson undertaking company. Mr. Coffee leaves his parents who live at Francis; two brothers, W. C. Coffee of Beggs and J. T. Coffee of Conowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Hoosier of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Ida Steelman of Sasakwa.
Miami News Record — Miami, OK
May 15 1925 · p.1 · col.6
Book: Mitchelson Funeral Home, Commerce, Oklahoma July 1916 - August 1957 — S J Mahurin
ISBN: 1-892744-93-7