Clearfield County PA Archives - Obituaries: Lawhead, Oscar, Nov 1921 Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Eileen Jenkins, , Sep 2010 Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/clearfield/ ________________________________________________ CLEARFIELD PROGRESS, Clearfield, PA, November 10, 1921 INJURY RECEIVED IN FALL FATAL TO PLASTERER Oscar Lawhead Falls To Death From Scaffold On New Theatre Building At Madera SCAFFOLD CHAIN LINK GIVES WAY Dies Despite Attempt Of Physicians To Save His Life - Brother Workman Also Hurt Oscar Lawhead, aged 34 years, and son of Milton Lawhead of Hyde City, formerly of Clearfield, died in the Cottage State Hospital at Philipsburg at 1:55 o'clock Wednesday afternoon as the result of injuries received in a fall from a scaffold at the new Liberty Theatre building in Madera. Chain Gives Way The deceased, who was a plasterer by trade, in company with his nephew, John Lawhead, was working from a swinging scaffold plastering the ceiling of the theatre building. A link in the chain supporting one end of the scaffold gave way and when the end dropped down the men were dropped to the concrete floor below, a distance of about forty feet. Oscar Lawhead struck on the side of his face on a plank on the floor crushing his skull and jaw. Sent to Hospital He was given medical attention immediately and at 12:30 o'clock was admitted to the Philipsburg hospital when an unveiling attempt was made to save his life. His injuries were of so serious a nature that he never regained consciousness and passed away shortly after reaching the institution. John Lawhead in Hospital John Lawhead is also a patient at the hospital suffering from severe bruises and shock. He was fortunate to escape without any broken bones and his injuries are not regarded as serious. Oscar Lawhead is survived by his father and five brothers, Roy, Allen, Ira, Fred and Linn. His remains were brought to Clearfield by Undertaker R. Wm. Thompson and prepared for burial and later were removed to the home of his father at Hyde. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment at Centre.