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Bolin, Ralph

Age 39

American Zinc Mine

Miami News Record · Jan 15 1946

Commerce Oklahoma, Jan. 15. Ralph Bolin, 39 years old, died at 2:30 o'clock this morning at the Picher hospital, at Picher Oklahoma, as a result of injuries received a week ago in an accident at the American Zinc Mine.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ethel May Bolin; four brothers, Vernon Bolin, Pless Bolin and Willot Bolin, all of Highlandville Missouri, and Ray Bolin of Nevada, and two sisters, Mrs. Lois Smith and Mrs. Quennie Bailey of Fort Scott Kansas. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Durnil funeral home of Picher.

Miami News Record · Jan 15 1946 · Pg 1 · Col 7

Commerce Oklahoma, Jan 15 Injuries received in an accident at the Evans-Wallower Mine No. 4 near Picher Oklahoma on Jan 8, proved fatal to Ralph Bolin, 40 year old Commerce miner, today. He died at the Picher hospital, Picher, at 2:30 this morning. Bolin, whose home was at 501 North Maple street, had been hospitalized since he received serious head and chest injuries when he was struck by a falling slab in the mine a week ago.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ethel M. Bolin; four brothers, Veron Bolin, Pleas Bolin and Willmot Bolin, all of Hollandville Missouri, and Ray Bolin of Nevada Missouri, and two sisters, Mrs. Nora Smith and Mrs. Qumie Bailey, both of Fort Scott Kansas. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Durnil funeral home in Picher.

Disclaimer: If you search for these articles somewhere else, searches should be done by date in the city of Miami Oklahoma. The clippings have "Miami Newspapers, Miami Oklahoma." The paper changed names several times making it difficult to search by title. Most of the Hard Rock Lead and Zinc Fatalities newspaper clippings are from the personal files of I. D. Hulvey, former powderman in the Picher mine and then owner of the Hulvey Insurance Agency.