Obituary of V E Cornwell, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern From Robinson, IL, Constitution, 6 May 1909   Driller Killed At Flat Rock   V. E. Cornwell, Gets Caught in Machinery and His Life Crushed Out.   V. E. Cornwell, a driller in the employ of Plummer and Saxon, on a farm near Flat Rock, got caught between the post and crank shaft of the drilling rig Saturday morning and his life was crushed out before he could be extricated.   Deceased was a single man, 32 years old and lived at VanBuren, Ind., where his remains were shipped for burial.   It is said by his acquaintances that he was a man of good reputation, honest and reliable.  He has many friends here who are sorry to hear of his untimely end. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern