| Show aUL DIERS BODY TO ELSINORE edin kilbin gra gris ii i i figu fieri 1 l RL ting pinac it til 1 native soil ddn edwin iii if gray was vas laid to lest iest in ill his bis home town elsinore sunday att t ernson hi hib body had been brought here far of from franco france where lie he succumbed in ill july when in the service of his country to defend freedom and democracy he made th the L supreme sacrifice tor for this great cause he paid with his life for his ideals pie he fought the fights lie he depth the faith his tame fame shines bright and clear his hir memory lives in all our hearts V 1 hold it ever dear ed i gray was a native of central i 1 there october 31 1 1892 after his father had died the mother to elsinore EIsin oro became later t the he wife of theo christemsen Christe nhen and with his mother and his stepfather step stel father edwin lived in elsinore when Ani america erica decided to enter the world war to fight for democracy and freedom fre edow ile he enlisted and was sent tor for trai training nAng with the engineers to vancouver washington after three months in the training tia ining camp order came to set out for france with his company edwin left vancouver april 22 sail r vas as set from hoboken may alay 8 and the transport arrived at brest france the esth of may six weeks later july 3 edwin edvin was on oil duty at greaves driving a truck between the base and the points where tracks were laid to the trench lines when an all incoming train frain hit the truck killing edwin gray instantly the young and brave soldier was temporarily interred nt erred in france complying with a request by the parents of the dead hero tho the body was shipped home lately arriving in new york about two weeks ago and from there was sent to elsinore in charge of private joe kellor of fort russel as guard of 0 honor and arrived a at t elsinore november 4 1 I services over the remains with full military honors were held sunday the elsinore post past A L being in charge 0 of f the ceremonies the elsinore band under direction of J D montague headed the procession to the ward chapel and furnished music during the church services following the band marched the legion boys in ili tho the uniforms unit of their respective tive regiments then came the hearse followed py by more than thirty automobiles filled with people who came to pay linal final respects to the dead hero the church services were conducted by dishop bishop J L staples under the direction of J D montague the choir rendered the fol following loiNing numbers america consolation god moves in a mysterious way and sleep thy last sleep A solo mother of mine was beautifully rendered by miss carrie marquardson words of tribute to the departed and consolation to the mourners were spoken by james bishop staples H E deal beal commander of sevier county posts american legion and chaplain leo madsen services completed the cort cortege ege formed for the march to the final resting place just as impressive as in church were the ceremonies at the cemetery rex daniels was officer in charge or of the firing squad composed of frank nunley deloy an iderson walter jensen clyde lott alfred madsen stanley johnson kalon johnson raymond lambertson pallbearers Pall bearers were A D anderson ornery omery hansen oral nielson raymond NIc lson joseph andorson anderson and fred bell buglers buggers were glen allen alien and E ed d lundgreen of the monroe legion color guard were miner hansen and mark alark gregerson flag bearer basil hansen escorts were levi lev peterson herman an hermanson leon madsen lavelle hansen ralph farnsworth arnold boreson Lo reson jack anderton sim arthur lundgreen waldo i parry howard Christ lansen charlie jensen jack dall taps were sounded A J bateman dedicated the grave and now edwin al gray rests in his native soil gone from us but not forgotten |
