LAST RITES ARE CONDUCTED FOR 28 BLAST VICTIMS; 
STORES CLOSE AS TOWN PAYS TRIBUTE TO DECEASED MEN

Last rites were held Tuesday and Wednesday for the 28 miners killed in an
explosion at the Duvin Coal Company mine, near here, last Friday night.  Over
fifty business firms remained closed during most of Tuesday and townspeople
crowded into the graveyards as hearses "borrowed" from Madisonville, Henderson
and Nortonville to supplement local equipment moved up and down the streets
leading to the cemeteries.
The state highway department furnished five men to help dig graves.
Most of the pallbearers were Duvin Coal Company miners who served with little
rest from their 80-hour search for the victims.
Both local funeral homes were crowded and cars were parked for blocks on Monday
night.
A brief summary of the various funerals follows:

DANIEL BERNARD BARNES, SR.
Last rites were held for Daniel Bernard Barnes, Sr., 48, Tuesday afternoon at 4
o'clock at Lakeview cemetery, the Rev. W.T. Winstead officiating in a double
ceremony for him and his son, Daniel Bernard, Jr.
Survivors are the wife, Reva; two daughters, Mrs. Sarah Walden of Evansville and
Peggy Ann, of Providence; two sons, Allen Ray and Phil Norman; the father, Eli
Barnes, this city; one sister, Mrs. Sylvan Osborn, Granite City, Ill.; and four
brothers, Rudy, Carbondale, Ill., Earl, Lansing, Mich., Thomas, San Diego, Cal.,
and Claud, Nebo.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

DANIEL BERNARD BARNES, JR.
Funeral services were held for Daniel Bernard Barnes, Jr., 23, at Lakeview
cemetery, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock with the Rev. W.T. Winstead officiating
in a double ceremony for him and his father, Daniel Bernard, Sr.
Survivors are the stepmother, Mrs. Reva Barnes; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Walden of
Evansville; one half-sister, Peggy Ann Barnes; and two half-brothers, Allen Ray
and Phil Norman; and grandfather, Eli Barnes, Providence.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

DANIEL W. BYRUM
Funeral services were conducted for Daniel W. Byrum, 66, at 1 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at the Victory Baptist church with the Rev. Maurice Davis of
Evansville and the Rev. W.T. Anderson officiating in a double ceremony for him
and his son, Richard B. Byrum.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Raymond Ogilby, Henderson, Mrs. Baxter Dodds
and Mrs. Vester Parker, this city; six grandchildren, J.D. Dodds, Sharon Lee
Byrum, Phillis Dean Parker, Freda Jean Parker, Frances Vester Parker,
Providence, and Lois Ogilby, Henderson; and one great grandchild, Janice Faye
Dodds, this city.
Burial was in the cemetery at Nebo.

RICHARD B. BYRUM
Last rites for Richard B. Byrum, 35, were held at 1 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at
the Victory Baptist church with the Rev. Maurice Davis of Evansville and the
Rev. W.T. Anderson officiating in a double ceremony for him and his father,
Daniel W. Byrum.
Survivors are the wife, Omba; daughter, Sharon Lee; and three sisters, Mrs.
Raymond Ogilby, Henderson; Mrs. Baxter Dodds and Mrs. Vester Parker, Providence.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

IRA TAYLOR CAMPBELL
Funeral services for Ira Taylor Campbell, 40, were conducted at 1 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon at the Tapp Funeral Home, with the Rev. E.G. Sisk of
Madisonville in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Pearl; four children, Geneva, Winona Dair, Etta Jane and
Douglas; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Campbell, Fredonia; four sisters, Mrs.
Lucian Leech, Paducah, Mrs. Gid Rustin, Princeton, Mrs. Homer Crider, Marion,
and Mrs. Arnie Dulin, this city; and five brothers, Eldon, Farmersville; James,
near Marion, Denver and Bell, Fredonia, and Henry, this city.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

JAMES CLYDE COLE
Funeral services for James Clyde Cole, 27, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 5
o'clock at the Victory Baptist church, with the Rev. E.G. Sisk of White Plains
and the Rev. Rupert Utley of Madisonville officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Lenora; son, Bobby Stanley; parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Kearney Cole; four sisters, Mrs. Bourland Bentley, Mrs. Clarence Coffman, Mrs.
Edward Booth, and Mrs. Rice Greene; and two brothers, Kearney, Jr., and Labe,
all of this city.

FORREST BENJAMIN DUNBAR
Last rites were held for Forrest Benjamin Dunbar, 30, Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the residence, the Rev. W.M. Frisby of Henderson officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Irene; four children, James, Larry, Kenneth, and Jerry;
father, Chester Dunbar, this city; one sister, Mrs. Clarence Phelps, near the
city; and two brothers, Ivan and Cleo, Providence.
Burial was in the Pleasant Valley church cemetery.

OSMOND WAYNE (NED) FUGATE
Funeral services were conducted for Osmond Wayne (Ned) Fugate, 19, at the
residence Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 with the Rev. Benjamin Connaway and the Rev.
D.R. Thomas of Mt. Vernon in charge.
Survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Burley Fugate, Sr.; sister, Mrs.
Carl Bruce, Evansville; and three brothers, Robert, Wesley and John Burley, Jr.,
this city.
Burial was in the Big Hill Cemetery.

ARCHIE GOLD
Last rites for Archie Gold, 43, were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the Victory Baptist church, the Rev. W.T. Anderson and the Rev. Rupert Utley of
Madisonville in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Lottie; two children, Helen and Delbert; two sisters,
Mrs. Denver Kelley and Miss Pearl Gold, this city; and five brothers, Joe,
Owensboro, Jim, Crittenden county, Charlie, Ed and Elmer of Providence.
Burial was in the Hopewell cemetery.

RANDALL GREENE
Funeral services were conducted for Randall Greene, 40, at the residence Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. I.P. Crenshaw and the Rev. W.T. Winstead
officiating.  Members of the local Masonic Lodge of which Mr. Greene was a
member, were in charge of the services.
Survivors are the wife, Vivian; daughter, Jeannie; mother, Mrs. Ada Greene; two
sisters, Mrs. Rudell Little and Miss Lucille Greene, this city; and three
brothers, Edward and Rice Ellery, Dayton, Ohio, and Cecil, Providence.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

GORDON DIXON HODGE
Funeral services for Gordon Dixon Hodge, 41, were conducted at the residence
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with the Rev. Grady Spiegel of Princeton
officiating and the Rev. Benjamin Connaway and the Rev. C.E. Saunders assisting.
Survivors are the wife, Oma Lee; daughter, Daisy Dean; two sons, Nathaniel and
Leroy, this city; father C.E. Hodges, Los Angeles, Cal.; two sisters, Mrs. Lee
Pemberton, Clay, and Mrs. Kelly Jennings, this city; three brothers, Henry,
Sturgis, Linn, Los Angeles, Cal., and John, Mt. Vernon, Ill.
Burial was in the Big Hill cemetery.

CARL HOLLOMAN, JR.
Last rites for Carl Holloman, Jr., 22, were held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock
at the Victory Baptist church with the Rev. Charlie Howard officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Pauline; three children, Carl William, Edward Nathaniel,
and Donald Theodore; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Holloman, Sr.; sister, Betty Ann
Holloman; brothers, Harold, Raymond, Robert and Roy; and grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Green, this city.
Burial was in the Big Hill cemetery.

ARTHUR LITTLE
Last rites were held for Arthur Little, 36, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 at the
General Baptist church with the Rev. Maurice Davis of Evansville in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Ruby; two children, Betty Sue and Billy Joe; mother,
Mrs. G.R. Little, this city; four sisters, Mrs. Richard Hammack, Clay, Mrs.
Vernon Polley, Nebo; Mrs. Raymond Walker, Evansville, Ind., and Mrs. Ben Holt,
near Providence.
Burial was in the White Oak cemetery.

RUDELL N. LITTLE
Last rites for Rudell n. Little, 30, were held at the General Baptist church,
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock with the Rev. W.M. Frisby of Henderson in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Thelma; son, Nathaniel; father, J.N. Little, Eldorado,
Ill.; five sisters, Mrs. Ed Bays, Eldorado, Ill., Mrs. Marvin Wilson, Bowling
Green, Mrs. J.R. Head, Florida, Mrs. Archie Gold and Mrs. Elmer Gold, this city;
brothers, John, Missouri, V.A. and Herbert, Eldorado, Ill., and Dallas, Repton.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

ROBERT A. MAYES
Funeral services for Robert A. Mayes, 40, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the home with the Rev. Charley Howard officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Mamie; two adopted children, Gladys and James; sisters,
Mrs. Paul Helmick and Mrs. Pearl Lovan, near the city; two brothers, Monnie,
Chicago, Ill., and Edgar, Providence.
Burial was in the Big Hill cemetery.

ELMER HERMAN SALE
Last rites were held for Elmer Herman Sale, 48, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at the Baptist church in Sturgis with the Rev. Whitsell in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Dealie; father, Curb Sale, Sturgis; three daughters,
Mrs. John Blair, Mrs. Richard Parisian, and Margaret Sale, Lansing, Mich.; one
son, Jesse, Lansing, Mich.; a sister, Stella of Illinois; and four brothers,
Charley, Audrey, and John of Sturgis, and William of Illinois.
Burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Sturgis.

CHARLES WALLACE
Funeral services were conducted for Charles Wallace, 34, at the Victory Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 with the Rev. W.T. Anderson and the Rev. E.G.
Sisk of White Plains officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Susie; son, Bobby Ray; father, Henry Wallace,
Providence; and brother, Ernest B. Wallace, Providence.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

EARL WHITE WOODRING
Last rites for Earl White Woodring, 32, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
at the residence with the Rev. W.T. Winstead in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Goldie; parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.O. Woodring, Providence;
one sister, Mrs. Paul Coffman, Henderson; and two brothers, Roy and Harold, this
city.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.

COLORED
Funeral services for the ten Negroes to die in the explosion were conducted as
follows:

SIKE BOYD
Last rites were held for Sike Boyd, 49, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock at the
Baptist church with the Rev. M.W. Grandison in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Daisy; children, Ledford, Harrison and Lula May; and
mother, Mrs. Mariah Boyd, Cerulean Springs.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

ALLEN CHAMBERS
Last rites for Allen Chambers, 31, were held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at
the Baptist church with the Rev. M.W. Grandison in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Fannie Bell; son, Allen, Jr., mother, Anna Worthington,
Providence; and father, George Chambers, Elkton.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

ELLIS CHANDLER
Funeral services were conducted for Ellis Chandler, 35, at 11 o'clock Wednesday
morning at the home with the Rev. M.W. Grandison officiating.  The wife, Myrtle,
survives.
Burial was in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Madisonville.

GEORGE CLARK
Last rites for George Clark, 49, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Presbyterian church with the Rev. R.L. Carter in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Myrtle and sister, Kittie Couch, this city.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

JAMES R. GAITHER
Funeral services for James R. Gaither, 31, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at
1:30 at the Baptist church with the Rev. M.W. Grandison officiating.
Survivors are the wife, Opal; three children, Richard Arless, Cynthia May, and
Marlene; and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Gaither.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

DAVE IVY
Last rites for Dave Ivy, 27, were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
Cumberland Hill cemetery with the Rev. Dora of Madisonville in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Bessie; children, Fred Douglas, Kenneth, Mary Helen, and
Louise.  His mother also survives.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

LEE MITCHELL
Last rites were held for Lee Mitchell, 45, at 3 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon at
the Cumberland Hill cemetery with the Rev. R.L. Carter in charge.
Survivors are two children, Delmar and John Louis, Chicago, Ill.
Burial was in the Big Hill cemetery.

GEORGE SPRINGFIELD
Funeral services for George Springfield, 27, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at
1:30 at the Cumberland Hill cemetery with the Rev. R.L. Carter in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Virginia and parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Springfield,
this city.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

HOBART WILLIAMS
Last rites for Hobart Williams, 43, were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Cumberland Hill cemetery with the Rev. R.L. Carter in charge.
Survivors are the wife, Virginia and children, Dolores and Margaret.
Burial was in Cumberland Hill cemetery.

WANDA LEE WILLIAMS, JR.
Funeral services for Wanda Lee Williams, Jr., 26, were conducted at the home
Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock with the Rev. M.W. Grandison officiating.
Survivors are one son, Hubert, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wanda Lee Williams, Sr.
Burial was in the cemetery at Pembroke.

The Providence Enterprise
Providence, Kentucky
Thursday, July 20, 1939
used with permission