Kern County Obituaries

John Prymake

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Mojave Desert News; 3 Nov 1949

Miners Death Caused By Falling Slab
A fatal accident occurred last week, Oct. 27 at about 10 a.m. in the West Baker 
Mine which resulted in the death of John Prymake. The story as I heard it was to the 
effect that the deceased was trying to loosen a large slab of earth and borax that 
released itself unexpectedly and partially fell on him. He managed to crawl out from 
beneath it unassisted. When he arose some miners asked him if he wanted attention of 
any kind and he answered in the negative. A few minutes later he took some 20 steps 
forward and collapsed. Dr Horsely was immediately summoned but when he 
examinee the man he pronounced him dead.
John Prymake was born in Ukrania in 1894, emigrated to the U. S. in 1913. He started 
employment with PCB in 1929 and had a record of 20 years with them. His only 
relative was second cousin, Bill Gordon of Los Angeles who arranged for the last 
rites. The funeral was held a 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29 at the O'Donnell Funeral 
Home and he was buried in the Mojave cemetery and many people paid their last 
respects. Quite a few people were there from Boron. The autopsy revealed internal 
hemorrhage and liver disorder.