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Coffee, Percy

Age 45

Incas Mine

Miami News Record · May 12 1925 · Pg 2 · Col 7

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 Oklahoma 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 · May 15 1925 · Pg 1 · Col 6)

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 Oklahoma, 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 Oklahoma and J. T. Coffee of Conowa, and two sisters, Mrs. Fanny Hoosier of Oklahoma City and Mrs. Ida Steelman of Sasakwa.

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.