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Ocie Conley

BOY Injured in elevator Dies

15 year old crushed

                Ocie Conley, age 15, son of Clifford Conley, was injured at the main sore of the Consolidation Coal Company last week by the elevator and died from injuries at the Paintsville Hospital. Monday night.

                The boy was operating the elevator it is said and was caught between the elevator and the first floor while his feet were hanging over. His leg was broken and his arm broken in two different places. Physicians say he was internally injured and that these injuries caused his death.

                Funeral and burial took place at Van Lear Wednesday. He was a bright boy and his death has caused a lot of sorrow in the family.

The Paintsville Herald

Nov 25, 1925