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Morris, Richard

Age 58

New York Mine

Miami News Record · Sep 22 1925 · Pg 3 · Col 2

Richard Morris, 456 South Francis street, Picher Oklahoma, is critically ill. He was removed from his home last night to the American hospital in an ambulance of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher.

Miami News Record · Sep 22 1925 · Pg 3 · Col 3

Picher Oklahoma, Sep 22--Richard Morris, residing at 459 South Francis street, Picher, died at a local hospital at 12:30 o'clock today. He is survived by a wife and children. The body is at the Todd undertaking company, of Picher awaiting funeral arrangements.

Miami News Record · Sep 23 1925

Picher Oklahoma, Sep 23--Funeral services for Richard Morris, 459 South Francis street, who died at a local hospital yesterday, will be held at the chapel of the Todd undertaking company, of Picher at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be in the Miami cemetery. He is survived by his wife and several children. He was employed at the New York Mine. He suffered an internal injury at the mine Saturday. His condition rapidly became worse until death resulted.

Insurance Company, Accident Report — Sep 22, 1925

Dick Morris, crusher feeder, Cortez-King Brand Mine Company, New York Mine, hurt September 19, died September 22, 1925. Struck in side by screen jacket, afterwards he dies of appendicitis.

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.