Woolford, Dennis
Funeral Home Data
Deceased:Woolford, Dennis
Died:Jun 12 1917
Age:31
Remarks:single, died Jun 12, 1917, age 31, shot to pieces [dynamite]. Charge to Jay Bird Mine. Listed in newspaper as Woolford. Body to Purcell Missouri.
Record Source:Mitchelson Funeral Home
(Funeral Record)Commerce, Ottawa County, OK
Abstract Data
Obituary -- Dennis Woolford was killed in the Jay Bird Mine about 12 o'clock Monday night. Woolford was tamping a shot, when it was exploded prematurely, blowing him to atoms. Woolford was from Purcell Missouri, and had been working in the mines for some time. He was an expert in handling explosives and no one can tell just how the accident occurred.
Miami Record Herald — Miami, OK
Jun 15 1917 · p.5 · col.4
Book: Mitchelson Funeral Home, Commerce, Oklahoma July 1916 - August 1957 — S J Mahurin
ISBN: 1-892744-93-7