Joseph LaBrott

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JOE LABROT FATALLY INJURED
BY FALLING ICE AT NO. 1 SHAFT

Joseph LaBrott was fatally injured last Friday morning while at work in the St. Joseph Lead Company's mine near the M.R.B.T. depot. He was standing at the cage landing at the bottom of the shaft, when a large quantity of ice, which the warmer weather had caused to start melting, fell on him. This ice had frozen to the side of the shaft during the recent cold weather.

He was knocked to the ground and almost covered up with the ice. His skull was fractured. He was rushed to the Bonne Terre Hospital but never regained consciousness. He died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.

Mr. LaBrott had been a member of the Flat River Christian Church for several years, and was a man who was highly respected in the community. In the absence of a pastor for the local Christian Church, Rev. Del Longgrear, pastor of the Methodist Church, conducted the funeral service at the home, Monday afternoon at 2:45 p.m., after which the remains were taken to Parkview for interment.

Mr. LaBrott leaves a wife and nine children, the two elder being married. He also leaves a host of other relatives and friends who will sadly miss him.

Published by the LEAD BELT NEWS, Flat River, St. Francois Co. MO, Jan. 23, 1920.

Additional Information:  According to Mr. LaBrot's tombstone, he was born June 11, 1877, and his date of death was January 17, 1920.  The Parkview Cemetery listing indicates that he was married to Lena (Spray) LaBrot, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Pillows) Spray who was born Nov. 19, 1879, and died February 11, 1964.    

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