Show I Services Scheduled Thursday For Mine Accident Victim Funeral services will be beheld beheld beheld held nt it 2 pm p.m. m Thursday In lit Inthe the First Baptist church hurch Moab MOat for lor John Edward Thomas ThomasW 40 W who was killed Sunday Sundy evening In a 11 minIng mining min mink ing accident occident I Mr Thomas Thoms was accidentally accidentally accident accident- ally nUy killed nt at the Cand Crock Creek Mine of Texas Gulf Gult Sulphur Co while connecting connect conned ing a 0 tow cable from a toot root bolt drill to a 0 jumbo drill lie He received ell an nn electrical shock as he made contact with the jumbo drill While holding onto the tow cable able Fellow crew members freed the victim from electrical elec contact and immediately lately began artificial respiration ed Until he I Iwas was pronounced dead by Dr Dl Jay P. P Munsey called to I Ithe the mine site An n I being 1 conducted to determine the exact cause of the accident Mr Thomas had been employed em em- plo ed by Texas Gulf Sulphur Sulphur Sul Sul- since July 21 of this year ear He was married and resided at East Second North in Moab He TIe was born torn January 14 i 1918 at Houston Texas to Mr Ur and Mrs John Edward Thomas He lie had lived In Moab for the past three years arid had been In tn the mining business most of hits his life lIe He served with the uS U U. U.S. S. S Army Anny in World War JJ n. and was a member of the Southern Baptist church He was married to Gloria Eberly Oct 7 7 1964 at Ely Nevada She survives Also surviving are tw two children by a previous marriage Marvin Dean 10 and Nancy Lynn 9 both of Farming Farming- to top three step Toni Lynn 9 of Moab Mrs Mike Reardon Salt Lake City Ci Cl ty and Mrs Mike Bynum Boulder Colo Cob Services will be conducted conduct conduct- ed cd at 2 pm p.m. Thursday In the First Baptist church Friends may call at the Grand Va ylo o Y froth from 7 r 7 ta to 9 Wednesday and prior to service time Thursday Interment Wi willbe f be Ij In the B Memorial C Ce r Under lInder direction d df dt the Grand Valley Mortuary t ary |