South Missourian Democrat, 1/9/1919 OBITUARY: Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, wife of J.B. Wilson, was born Dec. 8, 1876, died at her home near Rover Jan. 2, 1919 at 3 a.m. age 43 years and 25 days. The funeral services were held by Rev. Joe Willard at the M.E. church and the remains were laid to rest in the Redburn cemetery. She was a member of the Congregational Methodist Church and lived a devoted Christian life. She is survived by a husband and two sons and a host of friends. TWO DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY FROM FLU: The home of Wm. Forrester of Nebo has already suffered two deaths from influenza. Mrs. Forrester, the wife and mother, was taken Friday and a 10 year old son, Paris, succumbed Monday night. In both cases pneumonia was a complication. Several other members of the family are afflicted with the disease and three of them have pneumonia. The Forresters are a well-known family in their section of the county and their many friends deeply sympathize with them under the terrible distress they are in. Mrs. Forrester was 40 years of age and had been a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church since she was 18 years old. Was born near Madisonville, Ky., and moved to this county with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.R .Teague, when only 7 years old. She was buried at Cave Spring cemetery at 11 o’clock Sunday with funeral services conducted by Rev. Will Pierce. Paris was buried beside his mother Wednesday. DEATH OF MRS. HARRY G. JOHNSON: Death visited the home of Harry G. Johnson here on the first day of the new year and claimed as its victim the wife and mother. She was stricken with influenza about a week before her death and other complications followed that her physical nature could not withstand and the sable winged messenger claimed her as his own at noon Jany. 1st., 1919. She was born and reared near Mammoth Spring, Ark. Was married to Harry G. Johnson, April 21, 1901 and was 37 years of age at her death. She was a loyal member of the M.E. Church South at Welcome Hill in Fulton County, Ark. The husband and five children survive her, who have the genuine sympathy of a host of friends here and in the vicinity of Clifton. A short funeral service was held at the home at noon Thursday conducted by Rev. J.A. Wood, pastor of the Methodist Church. Interment was had at Clifton cemetery near Thayer at 4 o’clock Thursday. Letter written from France in WWI, Dec. 19, 1918; Editor S.M.D., Alton, Mo. Dear Friend, Perhaps you are flooded with letters from those ”Over there” but there is always room for one more, if you can find space for this O.K., if not I guess it will have lots of company in the waste basket. I was not among the lucky ones who saw active service at the front but that can hardly be held against me as I went where ordered. But I did help train others who went, instructing on the Brownie gun seventy miles from Spain. Haven’t been allowed to go to Paris yet, but have been in Bordeaux, Tours, and several other fairly large cities so feel repaid for my trip. Have just finished a course on the Vickers machine gun and am near Lemans waiting events. Yesterday I visited Napoleon Castle, seventy miles west of Paris and it was for the purpose of describing it, that I am writing this letter. It is a massive stone structure, three stories high and surrounded by a ten foot stone wall moss covered and vine guarded. At intervals along the wall are massive gates. The wall encloses about 10 acres and the house is in the center on a hill from which one can see for miles around. At each corner of the building are round towers something like huge silos. On the roof is five large cupolas and 15 chimneys send tiny smoke spirals Heavenward. The castle fronts east and on that side are 14 large double gothic windows, something like cathedral windows. The house has about 60 rooms and the French think each room has a tale to tell. Whether you believe it or not, you can hardly look at the huge pile of stone without thinking of old Feudal times and the escapades of Ivanhoe. Luck to everyone and I hope to soon greet you in person. Your friend, Paul Clinton Barber NEW LIBERTY: We are having some cold weather at this writing. G?? Custer and Iva Leslie were callers of Laura Ursey Sunday. Mary Vanwinkle was the guest of S?? Vanwinkle Sunday. Paris Weaver was guest of Ella Reed Sunday. The flu is still in this vicinity. Mrs. Marion L??? and Mrs. J.T. Ross called on Mrs. R.N. Allmon Sunday. Tom Leslie and son Herbert made a trip to Fremont Thursday. Dan Reed made a trip to Fremont Friday. ROVER: Sydney Moore and Marion Baty returned from training camp Saturday morning. Miss Ova Watson was married Saturday to Mr. Goldman Brown of Birch Tree, Mo. Mrs. Hattie Bales of Emporia, Kan., is visiting her parents. Bertha Brazeal is on the sick list. Eugene Shrewes and father returned to their home at Mammoth Springs Saturday from J.B. Wilson’s where they witnessed the death of Mrs. Wilson. Ida Brewer has been sick the past week. Inez French who has had an attack of appendicitis is better. Waite Fuller visited T.N. Brazeal’s Sunday. The work on the state road is progressing nicely. Gertie Judd is a new clerk in G.W. Davidson’s store. COUCH: Lucy Bates visited Guila Warren Saturday night. Several of our young people enjoyed themselves Sunday evening skating on the pond. Emma Norman who for some time past has been employed at Tulsa, Okla., came in Tuesday on a visit to her mother, Mrs. T.M. Norman. Uncle John Roberts of Koshkonong is visiting in Couch this week. Mrs. Susie Cox, daughter and son, of Mammoth Spring, are visiting a few days here with relatives. John Corbin visited his parents Saturday and Sunday. Our Sunday School is progressing in spite of the cold weather, let’s all attend and bring the children. Mr. Carver and family returned to their home at West Plains Saturday. Marvin Biffle and wife report the arrival of a new baby girl. Charley Fowler and family spent the day Monday with John Norman and family. OBITUARY: Eliza Herrington, wife of D.F. Herrington, was born July 10, 1851, died January 2, 1919, age 68 years. She professed hope in Christ and joined the Missionary Baptist Church with which she lived a devoted Christian life 51 years. Her membership was with the ??? Baptist church and at the time of her death. She leaves a husband and two children and a host of friends to mourn her death. The remains were laid to rest in Hickory Grove cemetery. Funeral service conducted by Rev. W.O. Uzzel. South Missourian Democrat, January 16, 1919 THE FATE OF CHARLES L. BURKETT OF THAYER: In this week’s report of the War casualties, again appears the name of Charles L. Burkett of Thayer, killed in action November 4th, whose fate seems to have been fixed from the time of his enlistment last February at Tulsa, Okla., where he was working at the time. He was first reported lost in the wreck of the troop ship Tuscania by German mines off the coast of Ireland, but later it was learned he was among the rescued; next he was reported missing in action and turned up in a German prison camp, from which he escaped and returned to his command and the last news came to his parents a few days ago that he was killed in action on Nov. 4th, only a week before the close of the War. So the parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Burkett and the family have had weeks and weeks of anxiety and hope only at last to receive the sad news that he had made the supreme sacrifice. Charlie was 21 years old and a fine specimen of young manhood, whom the fates seemed to be after and would not down. The family is widely known over the county and have the genuine sympathy of a host of friends. LETTER FROM FRANCE: Autun, France, Nov. 24, 1918 My Dear Mother, For the first time since I have been over seas I have been allowed to write you all I could about where I have been and what I have seen. This has been given as dad’s day so I am writing you. Well I left Camp Merritt, n.J. on Friday, Aug. 22, about 4:30 a.m. and sailed up to New York on a small boat where we got off and got on the big ocean steamer Adric, a British boat. We stayed in the harbor that night and Sat. about 9:30 a.m., we set sail for over seas. We had no excitement much to speak of on our way over. We were 12 days at sea, the first three days were very pleasant and warm but after we got out of the Gulf Stream and where it began to get cooler and it rained most every day and night. We traveled quite lot north and some days almost due north. We had 5 or 6 hundred civilian on the boat I was on. There were 12 or 14 boats inour convoy. About two days from landing the English convoy came out and met us. We were sure glad to see them. There were a lot of small chasers came out in the convoy. Well we sighted land the next day and I don’t think I ever saw a happier bunch of boys in my life. Sure was glad to see land once more. We sailed around the Irish Coast one of the most dangerous places for submarines so they said. We landed in Liverpool, England about 2 or 3 o’clock in the evening, Sept. 5th and marched up through the streets of Liverpool and out to a rest camp which was just out at the edge of town. I don’t think I ever saw half so many kids in all my life as I saw there, and they would run along and say “Joe got a cent, got a cent, Joe?” and want to carry our rifles. We stayed in the camp there for almost a week but was under quarantine all the time there. But what I saw of the town was a queer site to me. The buildings were stone and brick, and not built like the towns in the states. When we left there, we loaded on train one morning and left for South Hampton, Eng., got off there in the evening and marched out to another rest camp and stayed there until the next evening when we marched down to the harbor and got on another boat. We started sailing out of there about 6:30 that evening and landed some time that night at Le Havre, France. We got off and marched up to another rest camp and stayed there until the next afternoon when we were loaded on another train and started through France. This time we were on a train two nights and one day, getting off one morning about daybreak at a small town which I have forgotten the name. We got breakfast there and then started for another place on the hike, which we reached some time that evening. There we were taken to our billets and then to supper which we were glad to go for chow a, after chow we got our packs and beat it for our billets for a good night’s rest which we did get. We stayed there for about 4 weeks. That town was a very old place which all the towns over here seem to be. There were great tunnels running through the hills I don’t know how far back they went, never tried to explore any of them but some of the boys went quite aways back into them and they didn’t find any end to them. There was an old castle at a town close to where we were that was bombarded by Napoleon and great tunnels run under the ground from it for quire aways out, the castle was built in the year 900 someone told me. We were at a town there name Bourre. I had forgotten to mention the name of the town. The principle products were raising grapes and making wine. I saw some of the civilians making wine and they would give us grapes to eat. I was picked out of my company with 11 others to come here and take a military training so I made good enough grade to stay for instructor so I am still here. I have never been to the front and as the war is over, I don’t guess I will ever get to see where the great battles took place. I have seen several of the boys that has been up there and some have been wounded. This is a very nice place. We go out on the town every night for a while and on Sundays we can go out for all day. I was down town this morning and if I could speak French would have a very nice time. There are several old buildings and remains of buildings here. There is a remain still stands out from camp here a short way was built 15 B.C. I have sent you the picture of it on a postal card and a lot of other places here that are quite a sight for me to see. I have been sending you a lot of postal cards pictures of places here I have seen. We have good barracks here to live in and a good fire. The weather is cool here now and we have some pretty good frosts and lots of ice. I have never seen Paris yet and don’t know if I will or not, would like to very much. There are several places I would like to see while here. Well, Mother, must quit now. I have written enough for this time. I am well and feeling fine and hope to get to come home soon. Love to all, Corp. Coy Brewer
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