Raleigh County Mine Deaths 1891-2000 Jim Wood Page 111 CARPENING/CORPENING, PAUL. Negro, crushed chest and probably fractured skull when struck by mine motor Winding Gulf mines Winding Gulf Collieries Company 7-19-1940. Miner, age 39. Married. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Bcorpw@aol.com> To: <WVRALEIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 1:12 AM Subject: [WVRALEIG] Slab Fork, Winding Gulf, Raleigh County, West Virginia > Thank you for responding, I really appreciate it. > > > My paternal uncle:Paul Corpening (wife was Carrie) > Obit., states b/Morgantown, NC(but it was Morganton, N.C. Aug/7/1900--d/19 > Jul 1940 (magisterial district): Slab Fork_(city/town):Winding Gulf, Raleigh > County, West Virginia - BURIED Jul, 22, 1940-HUNTER'S CEMETRY East Beckley, > W.Va. > > funeral director: C. D. Trent East Beckley, W.Va. > > > > And I am so grateful for this link, _http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/_ > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/) (where I was able to find the information, I've been > searching for years); > thanks/roses to all responsible, > Bobbie/NC > (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/) > ... > 7/10/2006 1:50:53 AM Eastern Standard Time _obrien2@bellsouth.net_ > (mailto:obrien2@bellsouth.net) wrote > If you don't mind sharing the Uncle's name, I'll check Jim Wood's book on > Raleigh County Mine Deaths. > Rita > >