The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-12
PRIVATE LEON
STARR DEAD;
SUCCUMBS TO
MENINGITIS
POPULAR MEMBER OF CO. c DIED
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN
DENVER, SHORTLY AFTER HE
= WAS STRICKEN.


of this community been so greatly
shocked as they We're this morning
by the announcement of the death 1f
Leon p. Starr III Denver hospital
from spinal meningitis after an Illness
of twenty-four hours duration. Death
following an unconsciousness on the
part OF the deceased of seven or eight
hours. His wife, Mrs. Anna Burgess
Starr. and her mother, Mrs. Anna H.
Burgess, left Canon City for his bed
side on Rio Grande train No. 10 at
1890 o'clock Wednesday morning. but
he had passed into state of coma
before their arrival in Denver and
was unable to recognize them when
they reached the hospital
Leon Farley Starr was born in Chi
caSo and was about thirty-three years
of age. He was a second cousin of
George ii. Whipple of this city and
came here for the benefit of his health
four years ago. The change of eli
mate and surroundings proved to be
helpful to him and in the course of
few months he had regained the
strength and vitality of which he was
in search.
For several months in the early
part of 1916 he was employed in the
offices at the plant of the Empire
Zinc company and was popular among
his huSiuaSS aGsnciatas Ha inipa1
Co. F, Colorado national guard. on its
organization a year or so ago and was
mustered into the federal military
service few months later and went
to the Mexican border for patrol duty
with the members of Co. C, First COT.
orado separate battalion, about the
first OF July of last year He remain
ed with his company at Douglas, Ariz..
until il was ordered to Fort Russell.
WyO.. a few weeks ago to be mustered
out. and was an excellent soldier. be-
ing at all times faithful in the dis
charge of duty. loyal TO the flag and
devoted TO his comrades in arms.
When the company was ordered the
first of the present week to proceed
from Fort Russell to Rifle Range at
Golden. Colo, to await instructions
from the war department as TO its
further disposition Mr.. Starr went
with II, but was soon after stricken
down by the fatal illness.
In May of last year Mr.. Starr was
married to Miss Anna Burgess OF this
city, one of the most attractive and
popular young women of the com
munity. They left Immediately after
their marriage for the east on a wed
ding trip and were in Chicago when
President Wilson ordered the national
guard of Colorado to rendezvous ut
Denver preliminary TO being equip
ped for service on. the Mexican bor-
der. Mr. and Mrs. Starr returned to
order of the military authorities for
the mobilization of the national guard
and the former reported to Captain
Livingston at Golden a few days later
Since that time his history has be
come part of the records OF Co. G.
The parents of the deceased. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur p. Starr. were sum
moned by telegraph from their home
in Chicago to the hospital in Denver
where there son was Ill, but they did
not get there in time to see him alive.
About two years ago sister of the
deceased was drowned by the capsiz-
ing of small boat on Lake Michigan
which she and some companions were
rowing.
Arrangements for the funeral OF
Private Star are. not known here. but
will te announced later.