The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-12-05
GOLDEN STARS.
Memorial Services Last Saturday Aft.
eruOOn in hOnOr Of Our
Soldier Dead.


who gave their lives during the
World War was held in the Pres
byterian Church of McConnells-
burg, on Saturday afternoon, No
vember 30th, at 2 o'clock. The
service was held under the aus
pices of the Honor Roll and Mem |
orial Committee of Fulton Coun-
ty Branch, Pennsylvania Council
of National Defense and Com
mittee of Public Safety. Rev.
Wilson Y. Grove had charge of
the service and a very fine trib-
ute was rendered the Fulton
County heroes in the, program
rendered. The church was fit
tingly decorated with large
American Flag covering the en-
tire front wall of the building.
1t is the largest flag in the coun-
ty and measures thirty by forty
feet. This flag was draped about
a service flag upon the white
field OF which was large blue
star bearing the number 2l9,
representing the number of sons
and daughters of Fulton County
in the service of our country.
Grouped about the large star
were nine gold stars, represent
ing the nine soldiers who made
the supreme sacrifice.
The following is an extract
from the Memorial Roll as read
by Rev. Grove.
JOHN CALVIN BISHOP native
Ayr Township and the son of
William and Mary Harris Bishop
was killed in battle on the West
ern Front in France Sunday,
July 81, 1918 He was a Cor
poral in Co, C. liz Infantry and
entered the service of the U. s.
thru the National Guard of
Penna. X
NORMAN CLEVELAND RAKER
of Licking Creek Township, son
of John Raker, was killed on the
Western Front in France on July
29th. last, by the bursting of a
shell. He was a private in Co.
C. 167 Infantry.
ALoNzo V. FUNK of the south
ern part of our county was the
son of the late Alfred V. and
Melvina Brewer Funk. He was
a private in Co. c. First Pro-
visional Recruiting Battalion at
Camp Merritt, N. j. He died
of disease in the U. S. General
Hospital in New York, August 3,
1918.
RILEY E. HILES of Bethel
Township son of William and
Sylvia Hiles died in the Hospital
in Charenton, France, Septem-
ber /, 1918. He was a member
of the 32nd. Prov. Co. July In
fantry Rep. Draft. Am. Elk.
Force. His body lies in the
cemetery of Charenton, Depot.
of Chico near the exact center of
France.
JOHN LEROY FLEMING of
Clear Ridge was the son of 7.
Elliott Flemming and Mary E,
Flemming. He died of pneu-
monia in the Base Hospital at
Camp Lee, Va, He was a pri-
vate in Co. X. 18th. Training
Battalion, Inf. Replacement
Camp at Camp Lee.
HOWARD EARL KIRK of Hiram
was the son Elliott H. and Min
ME M. Kirk. He died of Spanish
Influenza at Camp Lee. Va, Oc-
tober 6, 1918. He was acting
Sergeant of Co. F. 18th. Bn, |.
R. and T. C. at Camp Lee.
ANDREW LUDWIG FISHER near
Hustontown. was the son of
Joseph and Catherine Keller
Fisher. He was attached to the
goth. Canadian Battery and was
, wounded in battle in France,
, October II, 1918 and died few
, hours later.
, DAYTON ALBERT LYNCH o {
, Union Township died of pneu-
, monia in the Base Hospital at
, Camp Humphreys, Va, October
IA, 1918.
GEoRGR HOBART TTUAX of Bel
fast Township was the son of
Bennett A. and Frances Morton
; Truax. He died of Pneumonia