January 16, 2017
By Paragon News Director Paul Joseph –
An Elk City employee was found dead while working at the land fill.
The worker, Robert Earl Jones, was found dead Friday and it appears his death was due to natural causes.
The 66-year-old Jones was employed by the city to operate a trash compactor tractor among other responsibilities at the land fill.
He was found dead in the cab of the tractor that’s used to spread and compact the refuse at the land fill.
Services for Jones are pending at the Martin-Dugger Funeral Home in Elk City.
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