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     His Social Security Number was 235-60-8254.⁵ Douglas Eugene Polk was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5250 Robert Centre Byrd Drive, Prosperity, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^3,4 He married Sharon L. Dombrowski.⁴ Douglas Eugene Polk was born on November 14, 1937 at Sophia, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^5,3,4 He died on July 28, 1974 at Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 36.^5,3,4 He Funeral services for Douglas Eugene Polk, 36, Daniels, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Williams Funeral Home, Sophia, with the Rev. H. G. Shrewsbury Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Polk was dead on arrival at a local hospital Sunday at 1:30 p.m. after apparently being electrocuted while at work. The Raleigh County coroner's report was not available at presstime. He had been employed by Slab Fork Coal Co. for 18 years and for the past seven years was a foreman. Polk was a member of the Slab Fork Mine Rescue Squad. Born Nov, 14, 1937 in Sophia, he was a son of Mrs. Margarette Lilly Polk, Sophia, and the late Daniel Polk. Additional survivors include his wife, Sharon Dombrowski Polk; two sons, Douglas Jr. and David, both at home; a daughter, Kathy, at home, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lula Lilly, Sophia. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Tuesday. Pallbearers will be Jerry Wood, Tom Gillespie, Larry Smith, Fred Brown, Adrain McKenney and Howard Akers. on July 29, 1974.⁴