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Foster, Roy

Age 39

F. H. Nesbitt Mine

Miami News Record · Feb 06 1936

Picher Oklahoma, Feb 6. Special. A severe head injury received early today while working underground resulted in the death of Roy Foster, 39 years old, machinist employed at the F. H. Nesbitt Mine, at 11:60 am. Foster, who was struck by a falling boulder, died at Picher hospital at Picher. The victim had been a resident of Carl Junction Missouri. Shortly after the mishap he was removed to the hospital in a Todd ambulance of Picher. Foster is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. Burial at the Mount Hope Cemetery, Afton Oklahoma.

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.