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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1949

Page

2

Mrs J W Ott Dies In Wheeling

Mrs J W Ott dies in Wheeling West Virginia after living in Grafton for years She was the wife of the late J W Ott a former Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer Funeral services are set for 8 p m Saturday at the Catholic Cathedral in Wheeling Interment will be at Mount Calvary Cemetery about noon Saturday She is survived by two daughters Mrs M B Russell of Wheeling and Mrs Dorsey Wolfe of Houston Texas

Wheeling Grafton Mount Calvary Cemetery J. W. Ott W. Va Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

Riley J Utt Dies At Home In Grafton

Riley J Utt aged 73 died at his home 1148 West Main street Grafton at 115 a.m. He was born in Taylor county on October 4 1886, son of the late James Utt, and his death leaves a family and community in mourning.

Riley J. Utt West Main Street Grafton Taylor County James Utt

Utt Family Retains Spouse and Daughter Surviving Him

Mary Catherine McAtee Utt is survived by wife Edith Tucker Utt and daughter Roma Utt of Grafton. Another daughter Edith Thelma Utt is deceased. Two granddaughters Helen Jean and Betty Ann Utt also survive. Mr Utt was a carpenter by trade and a member of Pruntytown Methodist Church.

Mary Catherine McAtee Edith Tucker Utt Roma Utt Grafton Edith Thelma Utt Helen’ Jean Betty Ann Ut Utt Pruntytown Methodist Church

Thomas Jeffries Dies at City Hospital at 19

Thomas Dale Jeffries of Pruntytown route 2 died yesterday at City hospital at 1 45 pm aged 19. He was born September 17 1930 in Taylor county and is survived by parents Virgil L Jeffries of Fairmont and Vada Utt of Pruntytown, plus two brothers and four sisters and half siblings. He was a member of Beulah Baptist church.

Thomas Dale Jeffries Pruntytown Grafton Taylor County Virgil L. Jeffries Fairmont Vada_ Utt Homer Jeffries John Jeffries Arlington Virginia June Jeffries Doris de Barr Ruth Barney Frances Sheets Wilbur David Clifford Richard Utt Wilburta Jeanie Utt Beulah Baptist Church

Major mine disasters and fatality rate 1949 briefing

The U S Bureau of Mines defines a major disaster as five or more deaths. The last such event was a fatal fire on November 4, 1948, and the last major explosion occurred in July 1948. Through ten months of 1949 the fatality rate was 1.14 per million tons of soft coal, totaling 397 lives lost.

United States Bureau of Mines British New Guinea

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