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William Wells Moffitt Jr

6 Apr 1902 – 28 Apr 1930

Birth6 Apr 1902
Death28 Apr 1930
CemeteryPrice City Cemetery
Price , Carbon County , Utah , USA
Added byGail Allred on 27 May 2011
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64628728

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William Wells Moffitt, Jr. was the son of William Wells Sr. and Luella Snow Moffitt. He married Elizabeth Alice Jackson on March 9, 1923 in Price, Utah. They were the parents of two daughter, Jacqueline and Renee Moffitt. ___________________________ -News Advocate, May 1, 1930 CARBON RESIDENT FATALLY CRUSHED BY MINING CARS W.W. Moffitt Meets Death On Tipple At Kenilworth W.W. Moffitt Jr., 28, material clerk for the Independent Coal and Coke company at Kenilworth was accidentally killed Monday morning while dropping cars below the company's tipple. Moffitt was in the act of dropping two cars of caol each containing fifty tons, when he was suddenly caught between them and another car coming from the opposite direction. He suffered internal injuries from which he died an hour later at the Kenilworth hospital. He was born in Emery county and received his early education there. He has been employed by the Independent Coal and Coke company for nine years, six of which he has been engaged as material clerk. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Moffitt of Orangeville, Emery county, his widow, Elizabeth Moffitt; two children, Jacqueline 6, and Renee 4; and three sisters, Ms. Lester Worley, Standardville; Etta Moffitt, Kenilworth and Mrs. Dewey Lucas of Grand Junction. Moffitt was a leader in civic affairs of Kenilworth. After graduation from the Central high school of Castle Dale, he attended the Utah Agricultural college and was a member of the glee club which participated in the national contest at Atlantic City. Funeral services will be held in the Price tabernacle Thursday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. under the direction of James McPhie of Kenilworth. Interment will be made in the Price cemetery under the direction of the Deseret Mortuary. The body may be viewed at the Deseret Mortuary until 1:00 p.m. Thursday and one half hour at the Tabernacle prior to the services.

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