This page is continued from the homepage in HONOR of miners that have been killed in a Boone Co. Mine
The names below are not in no certain order just in the order that I found them or received them
Teddy Gibson 36,
of Lynco
Died in a accident at the Harris no1 Mine
BaldKnob
Oct 10, 1985
Junior "Jake" Dent
of Hewett W.Va.
Died in a mining accident
at Spruce River Coal Co.
Oct 7, 1960
Larry A. Neff 51
Whitesville,
died Sunday April 11 1999
from injuries received in a
mining accident
Larry Kyle Brown, 40
of Barrett, Boone co.
died Saturday Aug. 8, 1998,
from injuries received in a mining accident at
the Unique Mining Co., Logan Co.
Harry l. Pierce, 33
killed in a mining accident at the
Birchfield Mining Co no1 mine
Johnny E. Taylor
Died Nov. 11, 1960
Eastern Coal
Stanley G. Nelson, 35
of Mount Hope
Died Feb. 23 1990,
in a accident at the Mae West Inc..
in Boone Co.
Harry Miller, 43
of Daniels
was in killed in a Elk Run Coal accident
Nov. 15, 1993
James "Jim" E. Cooper, 39
208 Riley Ave. St. Albans
Died in a mining accident
at the Hobet Mining Co's no21
near Julian
Donald T. Long, 30
of Itmann, Wyoming Co.
died in a Boone mining accident Oct 8, 1985
James "Jimmy" Persinger 32,
of Barrett, W.Va.
died in a Boone Co. Mining accident
David E. Allen 55,
of Ashford, W.Va.
died in a Laurel Creek Mining Co.
accident on
June 11, 1991
Dick Halstead, 33
of Peytona
died in a mining accident
Sept. 12 1991
Clinton Thompson, 41
of Prenter
died August 19, 1994
in a Boone co. Mine
Dorman L. Brown, 44
of Bandytown, Boone Co.
died Jan. 20, 1998,
from injuries received from
a mining accident.
Lightfoot No.2
James Douglas Kerns, 47
of Van Boone Co.
died Thursdy, Feb. 26, 1998
from injuries received in a mine accident
A.T. Massey Coal
Dell McCallister,
Armco
Jul 29, 1963
Roy Roger Faulk, 47
of Fosterville, Boone Co.
died Thursday, Sept. 5, 1991
at Laurel Creek Mine Co.
Kenneth L. Coleman 50,
of Twilight, Boone Co.
died Saturday March 27, 1988
at the Sundial No. 10,
Peabody Coal Co
from an apparent heart attack
Roger Gabbert 44
of Barrett, Boone Co.
died Thursday Oct 18, 1986.
He worked at Eastern Associated Coal Co.
Chester Asbury, 30
of Uneeda, Boone Co. Died May 13, 1987
in a mining accident at the
Quinland Coal Co.
Johnny Steven Bell, 33
of Danville
died June 16 1987
in a mining accident at
Peabody Coal Co. Harris no2 mine
Burley G. Lambert, 41
Died Feb. 16, 1993
in a accident at
Battle Ridge Coal Co. in Orgas
David E. Allen, 55
of Ashford Boone Co.
died Tuesday, June 11, 1991,
at Laurel Creek Mining Co.
Hansford Hudnail,34
of Hugheston,
died March 26 1994
in a Boone Co. Mines
Donald T. Long, 30,
of Itmann Wyoming Co.
died Oct. 8 1985
.in a Boone Co. mining accident
Leonard Brown
was killed Jan. 21 1990
in a mining accident
Toney's Branch Coal Co.
b. 4/25/1892
d. 10/3/1951
at the age of 59.
Killed by a slate fall.
Chilton Harshaw Mining Company
Covie Branch at Lake
in Logan County, W.Va.
Roger Duncan
Sept. 30, 1996
Cedar Point Mining
James Cook
May 25, 1995
Dale Mining
Carl Honaker
July 25, 1994
Consolidated Coal Co
Roger Crum,
Sept. 25, 1991
Elkay Mining Co.
James "Jimmy" Loftus
May 20, 1986
New River Fuel.
Billy Joe Gill,
Borned March 16, 1952.
Died March 2, 2000
two weeks before his 48th birthday
an electrical contractor
employed by Shade Tree Specialty,
ID No. 1FR.
The contractors were hired by Ashland Chemical, Inc.,
to install a chemical system in the Hobet Mining, Inc.,
Beth Station No. 79
Preparation Plant.
Report on his death.
George B. Niday,
a thirty-six year old
Died Monday Oct. 14, 2000
equipment operator working on the midnight-shift move crew,
while he and another miner were in
the process of moving the shuttle
car and cable anchor to a new location.
Dakota Mining, Inc., No. 2 Mine,
Mine report
Roy E. Whitt
Died: Monday, June 28, 1999
Cannelton Industries Inc.,
Lady Dunn Preparation Plant
Worked for Wiggles Trucking
Accident report
Dorman Brown
Died: Jan. 20, 1998
Lightfoot No. 2 mine,
Eastern Associated Coal Corp.,
is located at Wharton,
Boone County, West Virginia
Mining report
Danny Johnson
died: Jan. 23, 1998
employee for Oasis Contracting, Inc.
Died at Performance Coal Company
Accident report
Doug Kerns
Died: Feb. 28. 1998
Eagle Energy, Inc.
Van, Boone County, West Virginia
accident report
Clarence Cameron
Died: Tuesday, May 13, 1997
Elk Run Coal Company, Inc.
Blue Pennant Coal Transfer Facility
Powell Construction Company
GLW Construction Company, Inc.
Whitesville, Boone County, West Virginia
Accident report
Roger Callison
Died: Monday, September 9, 1996
White Knight Mine
Elk Run Coal Company, Inc.
Sylvester, Boone County, West Virginia
Accident report
Danny Adkins, 44
The accident occurred at
Independence Coal's Justice mine at Robinson
Adkins' death was the first mining related
fatality this year in West Virginia.
Kenneth Scarbro
was killed in a roof collapse
at Elk Run Coal Company
in Boone County on May 5, 1983.
He was 36 years old.
Info provided by:
His daughter Kathy
