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Show Last Bodies Of Blast Victims Recovered From Bonanza Mine BLUEBELL (Special) The three remaining bodies of eight gilsonite miners who were- trapped trap-ped in the American Gilsonite mine at Bonanza last Nov. 5th, were recovered Friday and were Ray Richens, 25, and Joe K. Baker, 25, Vernal. The body of Everett Goodrich, 31, Bluebell, Blue-bell, was taken from the tomb deep in the mine on Sunday, at about 6 p.m. m Funeral services for Mr. Goodrich were held yesterday, Wednesday "at the Bluebell LDS chapel at 1 p.m. with Bishop James K. Bird officiating. officiat-ing. Mr. Goodrich was born in Bluebell, Mar. 24, 1932, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goodrich. He attended the Bluebell grade school and was graduated from the Altamont High School in 1940, and the Altamont Seminary Sem-inary in 1939. He attended Car-1 Car-1 bon College in 1941 and the I BYU the following 3'ear. Served In Army He served in the Army from 1942 to 1944 in the Seventh Infantry Division. While there he was wounded in the left arm by Jap mortar fire on Okinawa Ok-inawa and while in an army hospital in the Hawaiian Is- (Continued On Back Page) Lost Bodies . . . (Continued from Page 1) lands, he was presented the Purple Heart. Since his discharge from the army he has herded sheep and worked a year in the coal mines at Carbon County. Since than he has worked at Little Bonanza Bon-anza and Big Bonanza Gilsonite mines. Everett - is survived by his parents, of Bluebell; and the following brothers and sisters: Lloyd, of Little Bonanza; Kenneth Ken-neth and Cara Mathews, Big Bonanza; Lorin Clyde and Carolyn Car-olyn Goodrich, of Bluebell; Mrs. Ardis Johnson, of Montana; his grandfather, Levison Hancock, of Orem. |