Evans, George "Bob"

George Bob Evans, of Commerce Oklahoma, in charge of the sludge room of the Vinegar Hill Mill on the state line north of Picher Oklahoma, was found dead in the mill Saturday morning by the man who was to have relieved him.

The cause of Mr. Evans' death was unknown but it was thought that he had climbed to the screen in the sludge room and in some way got tangled in the line shaft and was thrown to the floor. His neck was broken and he was bruised about the body. Mr. Evans leaves a wife and two children, a father and brother, all of whom reside in Commerce.

Bob Evans was killed in the machinery at the Vinegar Hill Mill Friday night and the body was taken to the Mitchelson undertaking parlor of Commerce Oklahoma.

Robert Guy Evans - married, a miner, died Mar 22, 1919, at the Vinegar Hill Mine, of falling machinery, age 34 years and 27 days. Born Feb 25, 1885. Father S. H. Evans and mother Ada Kirkpatrick both were born in Iowa. Burial at Greenlawn cemetery, in Kansas northwest of Picher Oklahoma and Treece Kansas.