Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-17 | Page 18 | First Boy of Vernal to Die for Liberty

: . ! FIRST BOY OF VERNAL TO DIE FOR LIBERTY . CLDYE M. COUPE. 1! I - - v i r . rrfc f3i ' J 11 7 ERXAL, Utah, Feb. 16. The first " Vernal boy to give bis life (or the causa of liberty is Clyde M. Coupe, son of James M. and Mina Coupe. He was Strieker, v.'ith cerebio-meningitis January 2S, at the naval training station in Norfolk, Nor-folk, Va. Clyde M. Coure v.-as IS years old. W hen war wns dechired, Clyde enlisted and was senc to the training station at Maxe island. If the bodv reaches Vernal on Tuesday, Tues-day, the funeral will be hsld Wednesday. Wednes-day. The Commercial cltih. at a meeting meet-ing of the governing board, made arrangements ar-rangements to give young Coupe a military mili-tary funeral. The following committee was appointed to officiate: T. "W. O'Don-ne!l, O'Don-ne!l, in charge of funeral preparations; L. H. Allen, conductor of tiring squad; Dr. J. w. Stevens, conductor of (log service: ser-vice: Mavor S;erilns Colmn, preparation of grave; William M. Anderson, military music arrangements.