NewsJune 5, 1995
CAPE MAN KILLED BY BACKHOE ACCIDENT
POCAHONTAS -- A 28-year-old Cape Girardeau man building a house near Pocahontas was killed Saturday when he fell beneath the backhoe he was operating. Jay J. Piper was working around noon on Route C, just outside Pocahontas, when the accident occurred. Cape County Coroner John Carpenter said the exact time of death hasn't been determined, but Piper died instantly...
POCAHONTAS -- A 28-year-old Cape Girardeau man building a house near Pocahontas was killed Saturday when he fell beneath the backhoe he was operating.
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Jay J. Piper was working around noon on Route C, just outside Pocahontas, when the accident occurred. Cape County Coroner John Carpenter said the exact time of death hasn't been determined, but Piper died instantly.
The body was taken to Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill.
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