McCoy, James

Hockerville Oklahoma, Apr 10--James McCoy, 58 years old, was killed almost instantly shortly before 2 pm Tuesday when struck on the head by a falling boulder while he was at his work in the Blue Ribbon Mine near Hockerville. He died within a few minutes. McCoy lived in Hockerville. His wife died about a year ago. Three children survive him, Ernest McCoy, Fred McCoy and Nellie McCoy all of Hockerville. The body was taken to the Todd undertaking company, of Picher Oklahoma. It will be sent to Plainview Nebraska, McCoy's former home, for burial.

The estate of James McCoy, who was killed in an accident at a mine of the Duluth Lead and Zinc Company, was awarded $4,250 damages in a suit filed in the district court yesterday by R. M. Chambers of Quapaw Oklahoma, administrator of the estate. The money is to be divided among the children of McCoy. Damages were asked on two causes: $1,500 being allowed for suffering to McCoy in his lifetime and $2,750 for the loss his death meant to the family.