Show untimely passing of blanding resident 0 by florence galbraith the shocking death of madge black cummings brought sorrow to the whole community mrs cummings was accidental I 1 ly Y killed by a falling rock froma from a min mining ing blast mrs cummings had moved the car farther away ni the mine so the nose would not awaken the baby she was sitting in the car holding the baby on her lap and reading while waiting 2 for the blast to go off A rock from the blast came cam through the roof of the car hiting biting her in the head knocking her unconscious she died while en route to blanding her husband merl sister alear 1 and younger braher Dar daral 11 wera up on the cliff at the time of the accident funeral services were conducted I 1 in the latter day saint chapel in blanding utah thursday june ath 1941 she was born july 20 1918 in blanding and died june 4 1941 she received the larger p part of her education in or around cortez colo she was the wife of merl cummings and the daughter of ernest black and myrtle christensen |