▁the ▁Crown ▁Fl att s ▁ground , ▁D ew s bury , ▁coll ided ▁suddenly ▁with ▁another ▁player ▁and ▁sust ained ▁a ▁f ract ure , ▁dis location ▁of ▁the ▁back , ▁and ▁la cer ation ▁of ▁the ▁sp inal ▁cord , ▁resulting ▁in ▁death ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁inst . ▁at ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Hospital , ▁Ke igh ley ." ▁ ▁My ers ' ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁process ion ▁march ed ▁from ▁the ▁W orth ▁Valley ▁Hotel ▁at ▁Ing row ▁to ▁Ke igh ley ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁where ▁the ▁service ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁H . ▁J . ▁Pal mer , ▁R ector ▁of ▁Ke igh ley . ▁My ers ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Ut ley ▁c emetery ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁over ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁l ined ▁the ▁route ▁of ▁the ▁process ion . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁My ers ▁married ▁Ada ▁W inst an ley ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁four ▁children . ▁Origin ally ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁text ile ▁trade , ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁My ers ▁was ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Fle e ce ▁Inn ▁in ▁Ke igh ley ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁license e ▁of ▁the ▁nearby ▁Brun sw ick ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁Ke igh ley . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁lic ence ▁of ▁the