Show FALLING ROCK KILLS ILLS WORKER VORI NEAR VERNAL VERN VERNAL VERNAL James Jam AL-Jam James s Edwin Oaks 30 of Maeser was fatally injured Monday g morning when an 80 pound piece of roc rock asphalt fell fel from an overhanging ledge anc and crushed his his' skull at the Vernal Asphalt plant He died 20 minutes arter the accident and before medical aid could be summoned Oakes was working beside Lewis Lew Lew- is Searles operating a battery of ol jackhammers E. E P. P plant superintendent said Searles had just moved from the spot where Oa Oaks s was struck he told Mahers and was unaware of the accident until called by Lewis Osic eyewitness eyewitness eyewitness eye eye- witness to the fall of th the lump of rock Operating Week WOOK The plant has been operating about a week weel on a hour 24 basis with an man 80 crew The state road commission Superintendent Maher said is using the plant output The death was declared accidental accidental accidental acci acci- dental by a coroners coroner's jury called by County Attorney Clyde E. E Johnson and Sheriff J. J Emery Johnson The inquest was conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted before Justice of the Peace W. W S. S Henderson Mr Oak Oaks was vas born borci in Vernal I June 2 1906 a son of Edward L. L and the late Annie Allen Oaks He married Marella Nelson in in May 1929 Family Survives Survive's Surviving are his father widow widow widow wid wid- ow three sons and a daughter Martin Owen Lee Paul and Kenna Kenna Ken Ken- na iia Lou Oaks and seven brothers and sisters Mrs Mildred Caldwell Caldwell Cald- Cald well Ila Kenneth and Dan Oal Oaks s Maeser Mrs Hilda York Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Mrs Jennie and Mrs Sarah Workman Vernal Funeral services were conducted conduct conduct- ed Thursday at 2 p. p m. m by Bishop Lester Bingham of the Maeser L. L D. D S. S ward in the ward chapel Burial took place in the Fairview cemetery tery |