Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Birchfield, J. Earl June 25, 1925 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 November 15, 2022, 10:16 pm Ashland Progress J. E. Birchfield, son of J. 0. Birchfield of Pyriton, meet a tragic death in the ore mines of the Woodward Iron Company at Lipscomb, near Birmingham Saturday. According to information received here he. was employed by said company and was engaged in ore drilling when in some way a huge stone fell on his body, crushing his head frightfully and inflicting other injuries. His body was removed from the mine and placed in the care of an under taker and was brought back home for interment, the funeral being held at Concord Sunday afternoon. The young man was eighteen years and eleven months of age and had been employed at the Woodward mines for only a few months. He was a brother of Mrs. C. W. McKay of this city. Quite number from Ashland attended the funeral Sunday afternoon. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/clay/obits/b/birchfie2867gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb