Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-11-28
ERR1E LANKFoRD.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Landlord of
Defeated. on October %, received
letter from Miss Anna Bell Mitchell
of Cleburne, Texas, relative to the
death of their son, Edible Landlord,
who died in a military training camp
in Texas In the letter, which con-
.ains much feeling and good cheer to
he bereaved parents, 1t IS brought
out that Miss Mitchell and Edible were
20 be married within a short time. Fol-
owing are some extracts from the
young lady's letter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Landlord:
"Ebbie's dear father and mother
Have you received word yet of Ebbie's
death? He died Friday, October 10,
at 1920 a. m. at Camp Travis OF
pneumonia, which followed influenza.
/ didn't even know that he was sick.
The last letter ! received from him
was on Friday week before his death.
The day he died, sent him a tele-
gram, asking if he was sick. A ser
geant answered, announcing that he
had died that morning of pneumonia
and that he was going with the body
to Carthage, Tennessee. sent a
wreath of flowers to you Sunday. Sup
pose you received them"
At this point in the letter, the young
lady explains q lot of trouble in get
ting word to Mr.. and Mrs. Landlord to
know what disposition to make of the
remains and, upon not being able to
get reply, the young lady wanted to
bury him in private lot at Cleburne,
saying,
1.-THE last time Edible saw me he
told me he wanted to be buried here,
so / could go to his grave and put
flowers on it. We were going to be
married some time in November, but
God has taken him to better home.
| know he is at rest, for there never
was a better man in this world than
he was and he was loved by all who
knew him. He had a smile and kind
word for everybody and that is one
reason / loved him so well. 1t has
nearly killed me and feel like can
never get over it. / know how it hurt
you, for you loved him, too. You have
my deepest sympathy. He was so
good to me, and was always telling
me how well he loved his people. ]
hope you wont think hard of me for
attempting to have his body buried
here. | knew that you didn't want
him buried at the camp; neither did /.
but am glad that his remains can be
carried home to his parents. 1t SURF
does hurt me to know that shall new
er see his dear face in this world
again, but am praying to meet him in
heaven, where we will never be parted.
When his things come, will you please
see if he has left me any word among
them, and, if he didn't get my two last
| letters, they will be with them. He
always seemed like he loved me sc
much and / feel like he left me some
word. / wanted to go to San Antonis
to see him, but didn't know what day
| he would be shipped to Tennessee
/ wish now that / had gone anyway
wanted to see him so bad. wanted
to write and tell you how | tried to
get you and am glad l did, so vii
send the letter on anyway, since
have written it. Would be glad tt
hear from you soon as you feel hk'
writing. Will close, with love to all
ANNA BELL MITCHELL
Mr.. and Mrs. Landlord also receiva
ed a letter from Mrs. Mary r. Mitch
ell, mother of Miss Anna Bell Mitch
ell, in which she conveys sympathy t
the bereaved parents in the great los
of their son, Edible Landlord. Sh
says that, after Edible began visitin'
her daughter, she took the occasio
to investigate the character of tn
young man and that in every instance
she found him to be a perfect gentle
man.
Many other things were written i
the letters of the young lady and he
mother that are very eomplimentar
to Edible, but these are mentioned
show the high esteem in which he wa
held by his associates.
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