Standefer, Alvin Price

Died. Born Jun 12, 1864. Died Jul 18, 1930, age 65, Miami Oklahoma. Father Erie Standifer. Mother Harriet Brewer Standefer, born Illinois. Spouse Leety E. Standefer. Cooper funeral home, Miami Oklahoma. Burial G.A.R. cemetery, Miami. Burial Section Millner Fribley, Block 45, Lot 15, Row 0, Grave 5
The last of four brothers who were hard rock lead and zinc mine operators in the Tri-State District in its pioneering days, Alvin Price Standefer died in Miami Friday afternoon at the age of 66. There were seven Standefer brothers, and four of them were miners. Of the three remaining only Erie Standefer of Miami survives. The quartet of Standefer who made zinc and lead mining history in southwest Missouri and northeast Oklahoma were Wiley, Ben, Ed L. and Alvin Standefer. The other three of the seven brothers were Charles, Tom and Erie, all of who were known here. The Standefer men were associated in the early days with the old New State Mine, one of the landmarks in Oklahoma District , and then took over the management of the Emma Gordon Mine. Alvin Standefer later was superintendent of the old Gordon-McBee Mine for the Commerce Mining and Royalty Company. Before coming to Oklahoma, the Standefer brothers were prominent in mining circles at the Aurora, Wentworth and Joplin Missouri Mining Camps. Beside his brother, Erie Standefer, the pioneer miner is survived by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna Standefer, 5 F street northeast, Miami, at whose home he has lived for the last two years. He is also survived by several more distant relatives in the area. Masonic services will be held at the grave Monday morning in G.A.R. Cemetery, Miami. Pallbearers will be John Robinson, Byron White, C. J. Fribley, W. A. Wagoner, T. L. Robinson and S. J. Sullivan.