The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-04
HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
Sergeant Elliott P. Walker Succumbs
to Pneumonia on Eve of De-
parture for France.


to Pneumonia on Eve of De-
parture for France.
While his comrades and the men
of his command sped away from
the training camp Saturday evening
under orders OF movement from
Allentown, Pa, for Somewhere,
First Sergeant Elliott p. Walker,
grieving his heart out because hi, ill
ness prevented his accompanying the
men with whom he had spent the long
weary months OF training, whose joys
and whose sorrows he had shared and
made his own. passed away. For
Sergeant Walker wanted to go to
France. In his heart was the love
and the pride of the service and the
hard won chevrons which adorned
the sleeve of his olive drab coat bore
mute testimony to his ability to lead
and to the weeks and months of un-
ceasng devotion to the service to
which ne had pieuscd his young
manhood.
When the barbarian hordes OF Huns
swept across Belgium and into
| France. many young men OF America
heard the call of humanity and Of
icrcd themselves under the trl-color
OF France. Elliott Walker was one
of these, and in company with sew
| eral of his friends at the University
of illinois. enlisted at Urbana, ILL.,. in
| an ambulance section for service with
| the French armies. This section
went into immediate training, and
then came the declaration OF war by
the United States and the French
| government released these young men
from their obligations i'll order that
they might 60 out under the United
States flag with the American forces.
Mr.. Walker and his comrades were
then enlisted in Sec. oIo. C.S.A.A.C.,
and later transferred to Section ooS at
.\llentown Pennsylvania, where they
have been anNously waiting the word
to embark for over there. But tot
Sergeant Walker, the call came too
late. Physically exhausted by the
arduous duties Of his position. a Sc
we're cold contracted i'll the line "l
duty developed rapidly into pneu-
monia. lis last thoughts were OF
his boys" who were enroute t"
"Sumewhere" without him.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs. d. X.
Walker, were notified of his illness
Thursday and left Thursday night tor
his bedside. but arrived at the hos
pital lust a short time after he had
passed away.
The remains were brought to this
city Tuesday noon and funeral ser
vices, conducted by the Rev. Geo. *.
Scroggs will be held at the Presby-
tcrian church Thursday afternoon at
,:sn o'clock. He will be laid to rest
in Oak Hill cemetary with mlltar!
honors in the uniform lor which he
gave his life.
Elliott Pyle Walker, tie eldest SON
oi Ar. and Mrs. d. X. Walker, was
born in Butler, Mo-. January II. 1906,
He received his early education IN
the public schools OF this city and
graduated from the Butler -. n
School i'll 1913. In 1915 he entered
the University oi Illinois, spcc'"l'|'rg
in a course oi commerce.
On I1ne q, Igl7, he enlisted at Or-
bana, ILL.,, in Sec. tIo |. 5. A.. y, ,.
and was later transferred t" Sec, nos
l.. s. \. \. 5. At the time OF his
death he had been promoted to FIRST
Sergeant.
Besides his parents he is survived
by brother, k;rhhy, and sister,
, \gncs,
Reared in home ii 4uic, rcli!'t-
,ncnt, Elliott Wa'>er gre" into tlcal
sturdy young manhood with the h'gh
ideals and ambitions oi untarn1ohed
, youth. Although deep and comprr-
hcnsiv student. hc was a lover "t
he great r',tdour@ and the hralth.'
sports of young manhood in which
he was a proficient as i'll his studies.
He united with the Presbyterian
church on Easter Sunday 1908 and
had since that time been dcvout,
consistent member
An exemplary young man, honor
able in all things, he was, and
multitude If friends mourn with his
parents in their bereavement,