DELNO LOVVORN KILLED IN MINE ACCIDENT
Delno Lovvorn of Doe Run, was fatally injured in an accident at the Pim mine of St. Joseph Lead Company, south of Elvins, at eight o'clock, Wednesday morning, August 20, 1947 and died enroute to the Bonne Terre Hospital in the Sparks ambulance. He was 49 years of age.
Mr. Lovvorn, who had been employed by the Lead Company for four and a half years, was riding in the cab of a locomotive, with Arlie Hassell as the engineer. The locomotive was derailed as it passed over a switch and several empty ore cars were wrecked. The first empty car back of the engine was jammed into the cab, and Lovvorn received a fractured pelvis and internal injuries. Hassell was uninjured and was able to finish the shift.
The body was removed to the Cozean Funeral Home in Farmington, where an inquest was conducted by Coroner Berl Miller, Thursday morning. The verdict was that the deceased came to his death as a result of pneumatic shock and crushed pelvis.
Mr. Lovvorn is survived by his wife, a 20-year-old son, Robert Lee and an adopted son, Virgil. The funeral service will be held at two o'clock, Saturday afternoon, August 23, at the Doe Run Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. J. W. Thomas. Interment will be in the Doe Run Cemetery, with Cozean Service.
