CHARLESTON, W.Va. – For Timmy Davis Sr. and his family — like so many in the mountainous coalfields of West Virginia — descending into the mines was a way of life.
So when Davis Sr. went into the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal on Monday with his two nephews, Josh Napper and Cory Davis, it was just another day in the family business.
This time, they never came out.
An explosion shook the underground mine operated by an affiliate of Massey Energy Co. while Davis Sr. and his nephews were inside, killing 25 miners and leaving four others unaccounted for inside the mine.
Timmy Davis Jr. said Massey officials notified the family that his father and cousins were among the dead.
Davis Jr.'s brother, Cody Davis, also works as a miner and was on his way into the mine when the blast happened. Now, he is without his dad — his best friend. Cory Davis won't be at any more family campouts in the mountains. Napper won't see his infant daughter grow up.
Here is a look at others among those killed in the explosion.
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Carl Acord
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