Son of Benjamin Decker (died Jan 28, 1970) and Thelma Jarrett Decker. Husband of Juanita Bagwell Decker, and father of at least three children and two stepchildren. Member of UMWA Local Union 4042. Miner with 24 years experience. Continuous Mining Machine Operator. A victim of Farmington Number 9 Consolidated Coal Mine disaster on November 20, 1968 which also took the lives of 77 other miners. Body was recovered on March 13, 1974 and he was buried March 16, 1974 according to the cemetery record.
Son of Benjamin Decker (died Jan 28, 1970) and Thelma Jarrett Decker. Husband of Juanita Bagwell Decker, and father of at least three children and two stepchildren. Member of UMWA Local Union 4042. Miner with 24 years experience. Continuous Mining Machine Operator. A victim of Farmington Number 9 Consolidated Coal Mine disaster on November 20, 1968 which also took the lives of 77 other miners. Body was recovered on March 13, 1974 and he was buried March 16, 1974 according to the cemetery record.
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