The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-09
TOLL OF
SOLDIER BOYS
Pneumonia Cutting Deeply Into Wheel
ing Lads at Ca1nps@Several
Funerals Today.

Spanish infiucnza followed by pneu-
nonia. is taking it's toll OF Wheeling
district boys at tho various camps.
There are several funerals TO he held in
this community today for the boys who
hay" hccn cut off by che dreaded disease.
There are a number Of othcr bodies en-
1 route to Wheeling and vicinity.
Raphael Fawcott.
| Word was received yesterday an
nouncinS the death of Raphael faw-
Cctt. former resident of this city and
brother Of DR.. Ivan Fawcett. local
specialist, ut Camp Dix, y. J. Death
was due TO Spanish influenza.
! Mr.. Fawcctt WAS 81 years Of age and
had resided in Wheeling for many years.
but for some time previous 10 his en-
tcring tn" army had lived in Beverly.
y. ]. He was the son of DR.. John and
Nancy Is. Fawcrtt. 1Ic leaves his par
cnts and one brother. DR.. Fawcctt OF
this city. DIR. Fawcctt was with his
brother when the end came. He is now
ut Camp Dix. 1t was announced from
his home last night that word was be-
ine awaited from him rs to whether
tho body will be brought here for in
termcnt.
, William L, MIkels.
, Official notification was received IN
Of William l.. .Mkcls. aged 20 years,
of Cherry Hill. near Warwuod. at Camp
Meade, Nd, last Saturday. Death wtLs
due to pneumonia. Young MikclS was
the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J.. Mi
kcls. He was horned and reared on
Cherry Hill ana left for camp several
weeks ago. lie leaves besides his par
Cnts two brothers.
The body will nrriv" over tho Penn
o'clock. Funeral services Will DO h"!d
in the famiiy home probably Thursday
afternoon. Inirrmcnt will be in Snort
Creek cemetery.
/ Funeral for Robert F. Davis.
! Funeral services for Robert F. Davis.
aged % years who died in Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Ga. Saturday. will likely b"
held Thursday morning in the family
home Thirteenth street. followed ny
requiem high mass in st. I"Serh's ca
thcdral In'crmcnt will hr in Mount
Calvary. The body will probably ar
rive carly this morning. Private I,avis
was tho son Of Mr.. and Mrs. William I.
Davis. IL died If pneumonia following
n brief Illness.
Funeral for Percy Hannah.
: This afternoon Mt $50 o'clock funeral
| services will no held in the homo or
! his mother Mrs. Rachael Hannah. stop
J L. Mozart Park road. for Percy nan
nan. who passed away in Camp Meade
Md. following m attack Of Spanish IN
! iucnza and pneumonia. tntrr7nent VIII
be in Peninsula cemetery.
! Funeral for Earl Chambers Today.
| Funeral services for Earl Il. Cham
! bers, aged 81 years. who died in Camp
Loo Wednesday. vii! no held in the
home Of his uncle. W. IT. Chamhtrs.
Highland avenue. West Alexander. IA.
this afternoon at . o'clock. lnt"rmcnt
will he I'm West Alexander cemetery.
Funeral for j. William Baunan.
Tho body Of ]. William Baunian ar
rived yesterday from Camp Leo. Va
where hca died last Thursday of pneu-
: monia Tie entered the environment just
four weeks ago and WAS i'll only few
DAYS. He WAS Il member az the ChurcA
! of tho immaculate Conception. fratcr-
! nally no WAS member Of IN" Modern
! Wuodmcn Of America. the Loyal proer
| Of Moose and ;hr MoCuiianS. He was
tho son Of Joseph and Margaret Bau-
man.. The body immediately upon lis
arrival here was removed to the family
home. ia Twcnty-ninth street. where
funeral services will be held tomorFn"
afternoon ut o'clock. with lntcrncnt
In Mount Calvary.