| Obit For | John Hadley |
|---|---|
| Headline | Powder Explosion causes one death |
| Text | Deceased: John Hadley Parents Names: Matthew and Martha (Fly) Hadley Place Born: MO Date Born: Aug. 5, 1900 Date Died: Aug. 29, 1931 Place Died: Poplar Bluff, Butler Co., MO Cemetery: Clio Cemetery, Jenkins, MO Newspaper: Times-Picayune, New Orleans, pg 27 Paper Date: Aug. 29, 1931 Times-Picayune, New Orleans Ellington, MO., Aug. 28. Tells that J. W. Bosley of Monett was killed outright from the explosion and that John Hadley of Jenkins, MO and Tucket Taylor of Van Buren were taken to the hospital in Poplar Bluff with not much hope of Taylor surviving. A match being accidentally dropped into a can of powder caused the explosion while working on a highway project. Research Note: John Hadley was probably the same person that registered as Earnest Pearl Hadley for the draft in WWI. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Times-Picayune, New Orleans |
| Date | Aug. 29, 1931 |
| Death Cert | Death Certificate |
| Resource | Newspaper |
| Submitted by | Stan McKay |
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