father of the New York Yankee Mickey Mantle, was en route to the Mayo clinic at Rochester Minnesota, today for examination of a back injury. The elder Mantle left by car Sunday with his son and the latter's bride, Merlyn Mantle. Mutt' Mantle, ground boss for Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting's Blue Goose Mine, received a wrenched back in an unusual mishap during the 1951 World Series. In New York to watch son Mickey Mantle perform against the Giants, Mutt accompanied the athlete to a hospital after the latter wrenched his knee in the second series game. Assisting Mickey up the hospital steps, Mr. Mantle lost his balance and suffered a back injury which also sent him to the hospital. In recent weeks, the elder Mantle has complained more of pain in the region of the injury. He is expected to return this week-end, his wife, said. Meanwhile, Mickey Mantle had received his 1952 contract from the Yankees. His mother and the out-fielder intended to "study it over" on his trip to Minnesota. She disclosed no details.

E. C. "Mutt" Mantle, 317 South River Street, an Eagle-Picher Mining Company employee and father of Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee outfielder, left this afternoon to enter the Speer's Sanatorium at Denver Colorado for treatment. He was accompanied by his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas.

Elven C. Mantle, 40 year old father of Mickey Mantle, New York Yankee outfielder, died of cancer at the Speer's Chiropractic hospital in Denver, at 10:30 am today. His wife, Lovell Mantle, was with him when the end came. Mantle, an Eagle-Picher Mining Company ground boss, was taken to the hospital in a Thomas funeral home ambulance last March 11. The Commerce resident had been employed by Eagle-Picher since 1935. Other survivors include three sons, Ray Mantle, Roy Mantle and Larry Mantle of the home, 317 South River Street, Commerce; a daughter, Barbara Mantle, also of the home; a stepson, Theodore Davis, now on furlough from the Army base at Camp Chaffee Arkansas; a brother, Emmett Mantle of Tulsa Oklahoma and a sister, Mrs. Thelma Holt of Spavinaw Oklahoma. A Thomas funeral home ambulance left for Denver this afternoon to bring the body to Commerce. Arrangements for services and burial will be announced later.

Elvin C. "Mutt" Mantle, of Commerce, died at 11:30 o'clock Tuesday morning in the Speer's sanatorium, in Denver, where he had been a patient for several weeks. The forty year old man had been seriously ill since last August after he suffered a fall while visiting his son, Mickey Mantle, the New York Yankee outfielder, in New York. Mrs. Mantle was with her husband in Denver at the time of his death, which was caused by cancer. Mr. Mantle was born in Adair Oklahoma, and has worked for Eagle-Picher Mining and Smelting Company as ground boss since 1935. An ambulance from the Thomas funeral home was sent after the body Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be announced by the Thomas funeral home.

Funeral services for Elven C. Mutt' Mantle, will be conducted at the First Christian church at Commerce at 2 pm Friday. Harry T. Porter will officiate. Active pallbearers will be E. V. Miller, John Lingo, Jay Hemphill, Lloyd Wetherell, Les Jones and Byron Hutchens. Employees of the Blue Goose Mine No. 1 will be honorary pallbearers. Burial will be in G.A.R. cemetery, Miami, under direction of the Thomas funeral home of Picher. The body will lie in state at the family home, 317 South River Street, from 6 pm today until the funeral hour. Mantle, 40 years old, died in a Denver, clinic Tuesday morning.

Lovell Mantle, of Jay Oklahoma, died Sunday, Mar 19, 1995, at the Guinn Nursing home. She was 91. She was born Feb 17, 1904, in Cleora Indian Territory, to Charlie Richardson and Annie Mahaffi Richardson. She was a homemaker and lived in the Commerce area for most of her life. She moved to Jay three years ago from Del City Oklahoma. She married Elvin Clark "Mutt" Mantle in Dec 1929, at Vinita Oklahoma. He preceded her in death May 2, 1952. Survivors include: five sons, Theodore Davis, Jay, Mickey Mantle, Dallas Texas, Roy Mantle and Ray Mantle, Las Vegas Nevada, and Larry Mantle, Oklahoma City; a daughter, Barbara DeLisa, Del City; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held Thursday, Mar 23, 1995, at 2 pm at G.A.R. cemetery, Miami. The Rev. Raymond Sikes officiated. Services were under Jim Thomas funeral home, Commerce.