"Rizzle" Bragg, 33, of Accoville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 19, 2006, from the Aracoma Coal Company's Alma Mine at Melville. Born January 18, 1973, at Man, he was a son of Joyce and Robert Imes of Accoville and Donald Nunley of Kistler. Preceding him in death were his paternal grandparents, James O. Sr., and Barbara Atkinson Bragg; his paternal grandparents, Matthew and Florence Nunley; one niece, Leah Grace Adkins, and two uncles, Joe Bragg and Charles Richmond. A 1991 graduate of Man High School, Don was a coal miner employed with Massey Energy. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his family and friends. Those left to celebrate his life, along with his parents, include his wife and best friend, Delorice Napier Bragg; two sons, Billy and Ricky, both at home; two sisters, Kimberly (Ralph) Miller of Accoville and Jolene (Richard) Tackett of Kistler; one brother, James Nunley of Columbus, Ohio; two half-sisters, Donna Williams of Whitman and Jamie Bumgartner of Whitman; two half-brothers, David Nunley of Texas and Danny Nunley of South Carolina; several nieces and nephews including William, Jennifer, Jacob, Scott and Madison, and many close friends. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 29, at the Man High School Fieldhouse at Man with Rev. David Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
Contributor: Delorice (49191148) • [email protected]
Miner killed in an accident at the Aracoma Coal's Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, WV after being missing for 40 hours after a conveyor belt fire.
Bragg, of Accoville in Logan County, is survived by his wife, Delores, and two children. He had worked in the mines for about 15 years.
The bodies of two Logan County miners have been recovered two days after a conveyor belt caught fire and spewed dense smoke throughout the mine.
Governor Manchin confirmed the deaths of 33-year-old Don Bragg and 47-year-old Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield.
The bodies were found together in an area of Aracoma Coal's Alma number one mine where rescue teams had been battling a fire. Rescuers could not enter that portion of the mine until the flames had been mostly extinguished and the tunnels cooled down.
The bodies are being sent to the medical examiner's office in Charleston. The examination will delay the release of the bodies to the families for funerals.
After being briefed by Manchin and Senator Jay Rockefeller, crying family members left a Baptist church in Melville where they had been waiting for news.
The miners became separated Thursday evening as their 12-member crew tried to escape the fire. The rest of the crew and nine other miners in a different section of the mine escaped unharmed.
The non-union mine is owned by Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy.
Two mining disasters in West Virginia have killed 14 miners this month, including 12 after an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Rockefeller says the tragedies are not only an awakening in West Virginia, but for all of America.
Contributor: Delorice (49191148) • [email protected]
Miner killed in an accident at the Aracoma Coal's Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, WV after being missing for 40 hours after a conveyor belt fire.
Bragg, of Accoville in Logan County, is survived by his wife, Delores, and two children. He had worked in the mines for about 15 years.
The bodies of two Logan County miners have been recovered two days after a conveyor belt caught fire and spewed dense smoke throughout the mine.
Governor Manchin confirmed the deaths of 33-year-old Don Bragg and 47-year-old Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield.
The bodies were found together in an area of Aracoma Coal's Alma number one mine where rescue teams had been battling a fire. Rescuers could not enter that portion of the mine until the flames had been mostly extinguished and the tunnels cooled down.
The bodies are being sent to the medical examiner's office in Charleston. The examination will delay the release of the bodies to the families for funerals.
After being briefed by Manchin and Senator Jay Rockefeller, crying family members left a Baptist church in Melville where they had been waiting for news.
The miners became separated Thursday evening as their 12-member crew tried to escape the fire. The rest of the crew and nine other miners in a different section of the mine escaped unharmed.
The non-union mine is owned by Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy.
Two mining disasters in West Virginia have killed 14 miners this month, including 12 after an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Rockefeller says the tragedies are not only an awakening in West Virginia, but for all of America.
"Rizzle" Bragg, 33, of Accoville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, January 19, 2006, from the Aracoma Coal Company's Alma Mine at Melville. Born January 18, 1973, at Man, he was a son of Joyce and Robert Imes of Accoville and Donald Nunley of Kistler. Preceding him in death were his paternal grandparents, James O. Sr., and Barbara Atkinson Bragg; his paternal grandparents, Matthew and Florence Nunley; one niece, Leah Grace Adkins, and two uncles, Joe Bragg and Charles Richmond. A 1991 graduate of Man High School, Don was a coal miner employed with Massey Energy. He loved to hunt, fish and spend time with his family and friends. Those left to celebrate his life, along with his parents, include his wife and best friend, Delorice Napier Bragg; two sons, Billy and Ricky, both at home; two sisters, Kimberly (Ralph) Miller of Accoville and Jolene (Richard) Tackett of Kistler; one brother, James Nunley of Columbus, Ohio; two half-sisters, Donna Williams of Whitman and Jamie Bumgartner of Whitman; two half-brothers, David Nunley of Texas and Danny Nunley of South Carolina; several nieces and nephews including William, Jennifer, Jacob, Scott and Madison, and many close friends. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 29, at the Man High School Fieldhouse at Man with Rev. David Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby.
Contributor: Delorice (49191148) • [email protected]
Miner killed in an accident at the Aracoma Coal's Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, WV after being missing for 40 hours after a conveyor belt fire.
Bragg, of Accoville in Logan County, is survived by his wife, Delores, and two children. He had worked in the mines for about 15 years.
The bodies of two Logan County miners have been recovered two days after a conveyor belt caught fire and spewed dense smoke throughout the mine.
Governor Manchin confirmed the deaths of 33-year-old Don Bragg and 47-year-old Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield.
The bodies were found together in an area of Aracoma Coal's Alma number one mine where rescue teams had been battling a fire. Rescuers could not enter that portion of the mine until the flames had been mostly extinguished and the tunnels cooled down.
The bodies are being sent to the medical examiner's office in Charleston. The examination will delay the release of the bodies to the families for funerals.
After being briefed by Manchin and Senator Jay Rockefeller, crying family members left a Baptist church in Melville where they had been waiting for news.
The miners became separated Thursday evening as their 12-member crew tried to escape the fire. The rest of the crew and nine other miners in a different section of the mine escaped unharmed.
The non-union mine is owned by Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy.
Two mining disasters in West Virginia have killed 14 miners this month, including 12 after an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Rockefeller says the tragedies are not only an awakening in West Virginia, but for all of America.
Contributor: Delorice (49191148) • [email protected]
Miner killed in an accident at the Aracoma Coal's Alma No. 1 Mine in Melville, WV after being missing for 40 hours after a conveyor belt fire.
Bragg, of Accoville in Logan County, is survived by his wife, Delores, and two children. He had worked in the mines for about 15 years.
The bodies of two Logan County miners have been recovered two days after a conveyor belt caught fire and spewed dense smoke throughout the mine.
Governor Manchin confirmed the deaths of 33-year-old Don Bragg and 47-year-old Ellery "Elvis" Hatfield.
The bodies were found together in an area of Aracoma Coal's Alma number one mine where rescue teams had been battling a fire. Rescuers could not enter that portion of the mine until the flames had been mostly extinguished and the tunnels cooled down.
The bodies are being sent to the medical examiner's office in Charleston. The examination will delay the release of the bodies to the families for funerals.
After being briefed by Manchin and Senator Jay Rockefeller, crying family members left a Baptist church in Melville where they had been waiting for news.
The miners became separated Thursday evening as their 12-member crew tried to escape the fire. The rest of the crew and nine other miners in a different section of the mine escaped unharmed.
The non-union mine is owned by Richmond, Va.-based Massey Energy.
Two mining disasters in West Virginia have killed 14 miners this month, including 12 after an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Rockefeller says the tragedies are not only an awakening in West Virginia, but for all of America.
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