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Fitzjerrell, James E.

Age 50

Mining Shack

Miami News Record · Jan 30 1925

James E. Fitzgerald, 50 years old, 412 G street southeast, Miami, died unexpectedly early Friday morning in a mining shack three miles northwest of Baxter Springs Kansas, where, with E. B. Wyatt, a brother-in-law, also of Miami, he was engaged in drill work. Mr. Wyatt said he was awakened by Mr. Fitzgerald at 1 this morning and that the latter was breathing hard at the time. He died 15 minutes later, Wyatt said. Mr. Fitzgerald leaves a widow and six children, Mrs. Mabel Williams of Treece Kansas, and Alvin Fitzgerald, Eva Fitzgerald, Edward Fitzgerald, Glen Fitzgerald and Mary Fitzgerald, all of the home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Saturday afternoon at the Calvary Baptist church, the Rev. C. Stubblefield officiating. Burial will be in G.A.R. cemetery at Miami under direction of the Cooper undertaking company of Miami. Note: Newspaper and funeral home both spelled the name as: Fitzgerald and the grave marker is spelled Fitzjerrell.

Cooper Funeral Home — Miami, OK

James E. Fitzgerald, age 52, record date Jan 30, 1925, died Baxter Springs Kansas, buried G.A.R. cemetery at Miami.

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.