The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-10-18
Influenza Claims Two
More Vicfirnc

it has often been said that death
loves a shining mark" and this has
certainly been proven during the past
few weeks as the terrible malady
that has been sweeping over the en-
tire country has claimed many spIen-
did men and, women.
On Sunday at Fort Ogiethorpe, Ca,
this dread disease claimed the life of
DR.. P. P. Pillans of Orlando, Mar
ion county boy and bother of Mr.
L. H. Pillans Of this city, after an i'll,
ness of only a few days. DR. Pillans
lie Itenant in the medical reserve
corps Just a few weeks ago and had
only been at Fort Oglethorpe three
weeks when death relieved him Of
his military duties and cut short a
career of brilliant promise. At the
time of DR.. Pillans' death his wife
was also very i'll in a hospital in
Chattanooga but a message received
here on Monday conveyed the graft
flying intelligence to her relatives
that she is much better.
DR.. Pillans was thirty eight years
Of age and was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Pillans, Well known residents Of
Electra. in this county. lie was born
and reared in Marion county and left
here after finishing his medical stud
les and went to Orlando to practice
his profession and had been. very sue
cessful in that city He was very
splendid young man ana his death
brings the greatest sorrow to his
large circle of relatives and frienls.
Besides his parents Dr. Pillans is sur
vived by his young widow to whoiu
he was married in Orlando just three
years ago, by two brothers. Nh L. H.
Pillans of this city and another BROTH
er at Rodman, and three sisters, Mrs
Martin of Moss Bluff, Mrs Durranco
of Tarpon Springs and Miss Dixie
Pillans OF Electra.
The body Of DR. Pillars will be laid
to rest at Orlando. On account of an
attack of influenza from which ne
has been suffering for ten days past
Mr.. L. II. Pillans will not be able
to go to Orlando for his brothers fa-
neral
Another victim Of the influenza,
whose death also brings great sorrow
to Ocala relatives was that Of Ser
geant Ewrie Douglass, of Miami, a
nephew Of Mrs, A. A. Winer and 0f
Mr.. S. NJ. Lummus of this city. his
mother having been Miss Anna Lum-
mus, who lived in Ocala until her
marriage and who was here just d
few weeks ago visiting her Ocala
relatives. At that time she had with
her here ner three other children,
two young daughters and one little
boy and was telling her friends
proudly OF her other son, just nine
teen years OF age, who was in the
army, having enlisted last May. He
had received several promotions and
at the time of his death was a SER
geant and stationed at Camp Fun
stol, Kansas, having been recently
transferred there from 4 camp in
Virginia. The body of this young
solIier passed through Jacksonville
Monday afternoon en- route to Miami,
where the funeral services will be
held He was very popular youth
and made friends with everyone and
thlt he should have been a victim to
this dread disease is indeed a matter
of very great sorrow to al who knew
him
70 both these sorrowing families
the fact that this splendid young
physician and this young boy have
both died heroes deaths, having OF
fered their all to their country to do
what was in their power to do, should
in some degree assuage their grief
AMI help them to know that the grave
is not the end OF the influence of
such citizens as they have proven
themselves.