Show private carl B bayles dies at camp barkeley word rea readied cheli here carlp thursday evening that private carl B bayles son of mr and mrs john P bayles and husband of verna lund bayles of this city had died at camp barkeley texas after a brief illness from meningitis telegrams which came the day before said he was stricken and dangerously ill the first word of his illness came wednesday at 5 p in a telegram stating that private carl B bayles was seriously ill diagnosis meningitis recovery questionable this word came from the attending surgeon about 24 fours later a telegram containing similar news came through the american red cross to be followed in a few hours by one ona from the same source saying that he had passe passed daway away his wife was with him at the time of his death although they let her in when he was first stricken and she will come home with the body escorted by a military escort after staying long enough to be treated because of the contagious nature of the disease the exact time of the departure from the camp known as we go to press and funeral arrangements will wait until this word is sent private bayles was inducted into the army on january 3 1944 and sent to camp barkeley where he was assigned to co A medical training battalion he so well when he left here and been for some time before with the result that his condition stand the ravages of the disease when it struck him his wife joined him about mid january to stay near his camp during his training period he was 22 years old last july be in ing cr bom here and spending his life here he graduated from the paro wan high school on may 24 1940 and started to operate his fathers farm in the pump well district of the valley immediately where he remained until called into the army he married miss verna lund daughter of mr and mrs ain merrill lund of paragonah Para gonah on december 11 1941 at paragonah Para gonah surviving him besides his wife and parents are three brothers marel B and john gaylen bayles of this city and private frank bayles who is on the atlantic coast or his just left for overseas duty with the U S army three sister mrs bruce matheson dorthea and sarah joy bayles also of this city |