The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-07
PAUL W|LLoUGHBYS
Death BROUGHT
SORROW TO
MANY HEARTS

nave returned from Gainesville. where
they were called on a sad mission
10 attend the funeral of their grand
son. Paul Willoughby. The young man
mad just returned home from Officers
Training School, when he was strick-
en- with the flu, which developed into
pneumonia. He was beloved BY al?
VINO knew him, and it was stated that
MS funeral was the largest ever
known in Gainesville, it requiring oy-
CT $50 cars to take the friends to the
grave. OF his death, the Gainesville
sun among other things in a very
extended notice says
With his casket wrapped in the flag
OF his country for which he literally
sacrificed his young life, with martial
music before the funeral cortege, and
with the martial tread of his com
panions in service following. the body
of Paul Willoughby was borne along
the length of University avenue to
the Methodist church Wednesday af,
ternoon at 2::3O o'clock.
Arrived at the church, the spacious
auditorium and the side wings were
filled till there was not even standing
room, with soldiers, students, rela
tives, friends and acquaintance
scarcely ever before has there been
seen such numbers at a funeral in
that church. On the casket there was
an abundance Of flowers, the choicest
of all the florists crop, and the altar
rail and the pulpit were draped in
w0ndrOus floral wreaths of beauty
and grace. Truly they all loved the
boy who had done his duty we'll tc
the last and then without a sigh Of
regret turned his face to the friends
and babe them farewell
Paul Lanius Willoughby, son Of
Claude L. and Gertrude f. Wi,lough-
by, was born in Columbia, Mo, July
l6, 1898 He moved with his parents
in 1901 to Georgia, living and attend
ing school at Griffin, Sandersville AM
College Park, near Atlanta. He came
to Florida in the fall of 1872, ard
finished the work of the grammar and
high schools in Gainesville sufficient
ly to enter the freshman class Of the
College of Arts and Sciences, I'm,
versity of Florida, in September, 1916
He pursued the work of freshman ard
sophomore years, giving special az.
tention to chemistry and engineering,
and was a junior in the University
this year. He enlisted in the Stu
dents Army Training Corps to serve
the nation in its need, and on October
10th was selected by the commanding
officer for intensive instruction at the
Central Officers Training School
Camp Gordon, Ga Upon signing "
tie recent armistice, he requested a
transfer back to the University OF
Florida, and returned to Gainesville
November 23d. Three days later he
was stricken with influenza, followed
by pneumonia of the most severe and
rapid type, and at 4 o'clock on the
afternoon of December I'd passed from
this life,
paul was a leader in his classes in
school and college and a member o..
the Farr Literary Society and tho
Flint Chemical Society at the Uni
versity,
! He joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity in the spring of 1917, and
was much devoted to college frater
nifty Work He Joined the Method
| ist church at Sandersville, Ga, in
| 1910 under the ministry Of Evangelist
J. NJ. Bass, and has been consistent
member of the church and of the Ba
raca class during his life in Gaines
vile, He was still an enlisted colder
in government service, and was wait.
ing to be mustered out to continue his
education when the great Father
called him to an early reward in IA"