Roosevelt Standard | 1938-12-15 | Page 1 | Roosevelt World War Veteran Dies of Pneumonia

roosevelt world war veteran dies of pneumonia funeral services to be held sunday in ward chapel vern of roosevelt 47 lied at cju a in Weaned ay in the veterans hospital in salt lake city of pneumonia he was taken to the hospital from his home here monday day afternoon A son of henry and alice cockrell lie he was born at monoe utah on july 15 1891 he olisted in the world war and served from 1917 until 1919 in the first division company 18 of the machine iachine gun corps he participated in the second battle of the marne and the second battle of bellue woods in france and was badly gassed and shell shocked luring juring the war his father who vas ras a civil war veteran was also adly wounded on the field of attle at the time of his death he was in farming at monarch ie was unmarried survivors i include lude three sisters mrs airs harry filberts fi roberts of neola mrs gus robertson of salt lake city and mrs ralph henningson if richfield and one brother william also of richfield the body of the soldier was wai ought ji to roosevelt today anc placed in the legion hall cunera services will be held in the roosevelt ward chapel at p in sunday and burial will take place in the aveia city cemetery