Second West Virginia miner killed in underground fire buried
Monday, January 30, 2006
MAN, W.Va. -- Two coal trucks covered in black ribbons and wreaths led the funeral procession on Sunday for Don I. "Rizzle" Bragg, one of two West Virginia coal miners killed following a fire deep underground earlier this month.
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