By Sara Price
Huntington residents are no strangers to mine deaths. Last Friday, a new memorial was dedicated to those who have perished in local mines.
Huntington City resident Boyd Wilson, suggested to mayor Hilary Gordon that a memorial be created to pay tribute to not only miners killed in a Huntington Canyon mine, but to Huntington citizens who were killed in a mine anywhere.
The task took time, as Wilson gathered over 1,300 names. The Emery County Historical Society provided the list of names to Wilson who moved ahead with the memorial plans. Together with the help of many businesses and individuals, the memorial became a reality. Despite bitter cold conditions, the memorial was dedicated on Friday, Nov 22.
Huntington Glee Club members sang a musical number and pastor Carl Sitterud dedicated the site.
The memorial has room for additional names. Some names may have been accidentally overlooked and Wilson suggests contacting Huntington City with additional information.
Individuals whose names already appear on a different memorial are not included on this tribute. Names included on the memorial are as follows:
| Edward Hardee | May 1, 1900 | Joe Piccolo | April 25, 1957 |
| Thomas Hardee | May 1, 1900 | Swen Daniels | July 7, 1957 |
| Robert Wilstead | May 1, 1900 | Nels Christensen | August 8, 1957 |
| William Wilstead | May 1, 1900 | Kevin Rowley | May 5, 1964 |
| William Forrester | August 8, 1914 | Perry Wakefield | April 24, 1965 |
| Francis Newland | August 26, 1921 | Burton Dye | January 21, 1970 |
| Alma Hardee | March 8, 1924 | Douglas Sitterud | January 29, 1973 |
| Thomas Reese | March 8, 1924 | Paul Manchester | November 23, 1973 |
| Guy McArthur | March 21, 1924 | Russell Larsen | May 12, 1975 |
| John Marshall | March 18, 1925 | Roger Luke | May 12, 1975 |
| Emery Bigelow | February 4, 1926 | Alfred Willis | May 12, 1975 |
| Andrew Christensen | September 9, 1930 | Phillip Adamson | October 9, 1976 |
| Walter Black | March 6, 1931 | Ben Noyes | August 30, 1977 |
| N.L. Murray | October 23, 1933 | Leon Humberto | July 8, 1978 |
| Lyman Jansen | January 3, 1941 | Kanny Motte | January 15, 1979 |
| Dell Anderson | March 7, 1941 | Kerry Grange | August 24, 1979 |
| John Birch | March 10, 1941 | Jimmy Leroy | August 12, 1982 |
| Jack Gordon | August 12, 1941 | Robert Wright | January 13, 1984 |
| Ernest Cullum | February 17, 1944 | Jamie Salido | January 29, 1985 |
| Delbert Leamaster | October 12, 1946 | Jed Oliver | August 5, 1986 |
| Burke Frandsen | March 7, 1947 | Harvey Randall | December 23, 1996 |
| Jack Nielson | October 31, 1952 | Samuel Jenkins | August 24, 1997 |
| Peter Muring | January 17, 1953 | Alejandro Medina | July 15, 1999 |
| Archie Blackham | April 25, 1957 | Cory Nielson | August 1, 2000 |
| Rosel Jensen | April 25, 1957 | Elam Jones | March 22, 2013 |
