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- FUNERAL RITES HELD HERE FOR VELMER MOORE
Funeral services were held at the Campton Methodist Church, Monday December 31, 1951 for Velmer Moore, age 44, who was accidentally killed in a mine accident in Perry county on December 27. Rev. Everman officiated at the funeral whose arrangements were in charge of the Engle Funeral Home of Hazard, Kentucky. Burial was by the Masonic Lodge of which he was a member and the body was laid to rest in the cemetery on Bear Pen.
The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Moore and seven children, Ralph of Hamilton, O., Lee of Cincinnati, Buster of Hazard and Dorothy, Malta, Lloyd and Douglas at home at Bulan, with the mother. Also his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.S. Moore of Mary, KY, a brother Clayton of Campton, his twin sister, Mrs. Velma Oliver of Royal Oak, Mich and another sister, Miss Lucy Moore of Mary, Ky, a host of other relatives and friends.
Two other men were with Mr. Moore when the mine accident occurred. One of them was killed instantly and the other one died the next day. Mrs. Moore, was foreman of his crew and made his home at Bulan with his family.
People of this community extend a sincere expression of deepest sympathy with the bereaved family in the untimely loss of a loved one.
Wolfe County News - Jan. 1952
Copied by Carole Bays
Note: Myrtle Curtis Moore was the d/o Thomas Curtis and Barbara Allen. Velmer Moore was the s/o Robert Moore and Nancy Jane.
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- Slate Fall Kills 2, Injures Third Miner
Hazard, Ky., Dec. 28 (AP) – Two miners were killed and another was hurt critically Thursday night in a slate fall at the nearby Kenmont Coal Company mine.
Killed were Velmer Moore, 44, and James Farmer, 25, who were pinned under several tons of rock. Herbert McCray, 23, suffered a broken pelvis and internal injuries. His condition was reported as critical at St. Joseph’s hospital in Lexington.
Arlis Feltner, working with the three men, escaped injury. They were setting timbers inside the mine when the slate fell.
Feltner said he had just gone outside for more timbers when the accident occurred.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Saturday, 29 December 1951.
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- Death Toll In Mine Accident Raises To 3
Hazard, Ky., Dec. 29 (AP) – The death toll from a slate fall in the Kenmont Coal Co. mine rose to three today as Herbert McCray, 23, succumbed in a Lexington hospital.
Velmer Moore, 44, and James Farmer 25, were killed in the slate fall Thursday and McCray was critically injured.
The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky. Sunday, 30 December 1951.
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