Martin, Edward F.

Age62

Toltee Mine

Commerce Oklahoma, Apr 23 Edward B. Malone, 67 years old, died at 11:20 o'clock last night, Apr 22, 1934, at his home, 204 South Vine street, Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Mollie Malone, Note: Correct name is Nellie Malone; two step-daughters, Mrs. Goldie Davis, Miami Route 3, and Hazel Lair of Miami; one step-son, John Dunham of Sebetha Kansas; his mother, Mrs. Sally Malone of Wableau Missouri; two sisters, Mrs. Della Hyde of Appleton City Missouri, and Mrs. Eva Starbuck of Brownington Missouri; and two brothers, Ray Malone of Union Missouri, and Ernest Malone of Wableau Missouri. Funeral services are incomplete pending word from relatives. The Mitchelson undertaking company of Commerce is in charge of the body. Note: The spelling differences and name of Mrs. Malone is Mollie Malone in one article and Nellie Malone in another.

Funeral services for Edward B. Malone, who died at his home in Commerce Oklahoma on Sunday night, will be held at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, Apr 26, 1934, in the First Baptist church. The Rev. Harry Rogers will officiate. Pallbearers are: Felix Gins, Earl Walker, John McGinty, Jess Faercil, John Alexander and Blackie Fox. Burial will be in G.A.R. cemetery at Miami under direction of the Mitchelson undertaking company of Commerce.

The O. M. Bilharz Mining Company is the defendant in a $25,250 damage suit filed Tuesday afternoon in district court by Mrs. Nellie Malone, widow of Edward Malone, who died May 22, 1934. Note: Mr. Malone died Apr 22, 1934, not May 22, 1934. Mrs. Malone alleges that her husband's death was brought about by carelessness of a hoisterman at the company's No. 9 mine near Picher Oklahoma. Malone was a machine man working in the mine. In February, 1931, Mrs. Malone alleges in the petition, Malone set off a number of shots in the ground. He then signaled to be brought to the top. The signal was ignored through carelessness the petition states and he was forced to remain in the ground for some time, inhaling powder fumes which a short time later caused illness that allegedly resulted in his death.

Hockerville Oklahoma, Oct. 23--Edward F. Martin, 62 years old World War I veteran, was killed when he fell 18 feet from a derrick to the ground at the old Tall Tack Mine near Hockerville Sunday evening. A resident of Baxter Springs Kansas Route 2, Martin was pronounced dead when a Morton-Lundy funeral home ambulance arrived on the scene. County attorney Jim Reed, who with Deputy sheriff O. P. Marshall, Jr., investigated the accident, said he found Martin dead, his neck broken, a the mine site about 8 pm. Martin, who recently had leased the mine, apparently had fallen from the derrick about 6:15 pm while putting his tools away before quitting for the day. There was no guard rails round the derrick, the county attorney said. A co-worker reported the accident.

The miner is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Don Holloway, Freda Jean Martin and Shirley May Martin, all of Columbus Kansas, Mary Louise Martin of Florida, and Mrs. Mary Qualls of Phoenix Arizona; two sons, Kenneth Martin of Missouri and Alfred Lee Martin of Columbus Kansas; two brothers, James Martin of Superior Wyoming, and Robert Martin of Chetopa Kansas, and two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Hamilton of Kelso Washington, and Mrs. Lloyd George of Galena Illinois. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Edward F. Martin, 62 year old Sunnyside district resident, was instantly killed at about 6 Sunday evening, when he fell 18 feet from a derrick at the Toltee Mine. The mine is located about a half mile south of Hockerville Oklahoma. He struck a concrete base and a rock pile, suffering a broken neck. Martin had leased the mine which he was making ready for operation when the accident occurred. The alarm was given by a fellow worker, who was waiting on Martin, who was preparing to leave for the day. County attorney Jim Reed and deputy O. O. Marshall were summoned to the scene and pronounced the death accidental.

Martin was a veteran of World War I. He was born in Missouri, in 1888. Mr. Martin resided with a sister-in-law, Mrs. Laura Rock for several years. Other survivors included two sons, Kenneth Martin of Missouri; and Alfred Martin of Columbus Kansas; five daughters, Mrs. Mae Quall of Phoenix Arizona, Miss Mary Louise Martin of Florida, Mrs. Don Halloway, Miss Freda Jean Martin and Miss Shirley Mae Martin of Columbus; two brothers, James Martin of Superior Wyoming, and Robert Martin of Chetopa Kansas and two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Hamilton of Kelso Washington, and Mrs. Lloyd George of Galena Illinois.