Brown, Albert M. "Dick"

Hallowell Kansas Apr 24 Funeral services for Albert Marvin "Dick" Brown, who was killed in a mine cave-in northwest Picher Oklahoma, at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, will be held at 2 Sunday afternoon, in the Methodist church, with the Rev. Gale Tush of Oswego Kansas officiating. Burial will be in McGee cemetery at Hallowell under the direction of the Thomas funeral home of Picher Oklahoma.

The body will be taken to the family home in Hallowell at 6 o'clock Saturday night, and will lie in state until the funeral hour.

Mr. Brown was crushed when several tons of dirt and rock fell on him as he and Charley Howell of Picher were drilling in a wall of the Piokee Mine, operated by the Eagle Picher Company in northwest Picher. The accident occurred about 3 o'clock and employees at the mine worked for nearly an hour and a half with a bulldozer and shovels to extricate the body.

Howell said that he and Brown had just placed two drills in operation about 30 feet up one wall of the tunnel when they heard the roof crack. They both ran, but Brown was pinned under the falling rock.

Brown, who had lived in Hallowell for the last 11 years, is survived by his widow, Mrs. Norma Brown; two sons, Marvin Brown and Milton Brown, both of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Brown of Hallowell; seven brothers, Walter Brown of Columbus, Emmett Brown of Portland Oregon, Clyde Brown and Hobart Brown, both of Hallowell, Kenneth Brown of Oswego, Earl Brown with the Air Force in Germany, and Joe Brown, with the Air Force in England, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Skaggs of Mirando City Texas.

Picher Oklahoma, April 24 Funeral rites for Albert Marvin "Dick" Brown, 32 year old former professional baseball pitcher who was killed at the Eagle-Picher Company's Piokee Mine at Picher Thursday, will be conducted at the Methodist church in Hallowell Kansas, at 2 pm Sunday. The Rev. Gale Tush of Oswego Kansas will officiate.

Pallbearers will be Paul Moore, Phillip Zwohn, Angelo Sacchutts, Harvey Daniels, Durwood Cammor and Carl Johnson. Burial will be in McKee cemetery at Hallowell under direction of the Thomas funeral home of Picher.

The body will be at the family home in Hallowell from 6 pm Saturday until the funeral hour.

The drill operator was crushed to death by several tons of dirt and rock which fell on him as he and another man were drilling in a wall of the lead and zinc mine at 3 pm.

Bryon Hutchens, safety engineer for the Eagle-Picher Company, said some 25 fellow miners worked for nearly an hour and a half before they succeeded in extricating Brown from the six-foot high mound of dirt and rock which covered him. They used a bulldozer and shovels to remove the debris.

Charley Powell of Picher Oklahoma, who was working with Brown, said, they had placed two drills in operation about 30 feet up on one wall of the tunnel shortly before the fatal accident.

According to Powell, Brown had walked over to pick up a long rod which is used in regulating the speed of the drill when the men heard a cracking noise in the roof of the tunnel. He said they both ran and Brown almost escaped being crushed, but was pinned before he could get away from the fall rock and dirt.

A resident of Hallowell for the last 11 years, Brown was a left-handed pitcher for the Joplin Missouri Miners of the American association in 1940 and 1941. He won 18 and lost 3 games in one season on the mound.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Norma Brown; two sons, Marvin Brown and Milton Brown, all of the home; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Brown of Hallowell; seven brothers, Walter Brown of Columbus Kansas, Emmett Brown of Portland Oregon, Clyde Brown and Hobart Brown of Oswego Kansas, Earl Brown with the Airforce in Germany, and Joe Brown, with the Airforce in England, and a sister, Mrs. Alice Skaggs of Mirando City Texas.