The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-11-15
MAJOR SAUNDERS
MILITARY. FUNERAL
Airplane Escort Will Drop Flow
ers-Funeral to Be Military

Funeral serr.tes of 1.aj. Har,' sc 4
Saunders were held at noon TUESDAY
al the Church Of the Holy Cross State
= burg, and the body was laid to rest in
z the church yard in the family plot,
where rest his ancestors, who IN their
Gay and generation rendered patriotic
and distinguished services to their
country, Eas did this gallant young Of
fcer whose distinguished career was
cut short in the flower of his young
manhood. -zs--
The body arrived yesterday after
noon froia Fort Sill, accompanied by
a, military escort, and was taken at
once to sra atebUrs, a committee OF
Claremont Lodge meeting the body at
the station and -escorting it to State
burg. This morning large number
from this city attended the funeral
services which were conducted by Rev
G. aT. Boyd, rector Of the Holy Cross
Church. Majo" Saunders was buried
with full Masonic honors by Clare
mont Lodge.
The following account of the funeral
services at LawtonS Oklahoma. is Ia
! ken from the Lawtoa News OF the 7tn
instant:
lLayeon, Okla. News, Nov. -
A military funeral will be held this
afternoon by Major w. H. Saunders
who died "Wednesday as a result OF m
jcries received ia an airp1ane accident
here Oct. e.
Brief sa.vices viii be held at st
Clair's Chapel, 42S D avenue, at l:3o
o'clock in charge Of Rev H. L. Hoover
<of The Episcopal church
= Following the services a military es-
cert in charge ef Major Turner OF Ft-
Sill will take the body to the ROCK
Island station where it will be placed
on the o'clock train for shipment TO
Major Saunders home in South Car,
lima.
Taking part in the military escort
will be one full gun section of field
artillery. the Fort Sill military band
and trumpeter and squadron Of air.
planes from Post Field. The casket
will be carried On caisson to the sta
ton and Major Saunders horse draped
in black will be led following the
caisson.
When the station is reached the for
nation Of airptenes from the funeral
procession will drop flowers on the
casket, volley Of three rounds viii
be fired in salute from three-inch guns
and taps Will be sounded by the trum-
peter.
The officers who will serve as hon
erary pan bearers are West Point
Class Mates of Major Saunders or Of
fcers who were associated with him
In this country OF overseas. They are:
Colonel Ce,trtland Parker, field artll-
lery school Of fire at Fort Sill, who
was Major Saunders regimental COM
nnander in France; Lieut.. Col. r. 3.
Barnitz, commandant Of Post Field;
Captain S. White, Jr., field artillery
school of Ere at Fort Sill; @Lieut.J. L.
Kinney of Post Field, and Major Basil
Perry and Major W. r. Woodward,
field artillery school of fire at Fort
Sill, both of whom were classmates
Of Major Saunders at West Point.
Major Turner, Field Artillery school
OF fire. who will be in charge OF the
military escort, was Major Saunders
battery commander in France.
The active pail bearers will be nom
commissioned officers from Fort Sill
ane Post Field.
Major Saunders body is to be
shipped to Hill Crest Plantation at
Sumter, S. G., where funeral serv-
ices will be held and mterment take
place. Besides his sister. Mrs. Walker
c. White. who came to Post Field TO
be at her brothers bedside, Major
Saunders leaves his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Saunders of Sumter,
IS. C. His brcther-in-law, Mr.. Walker
C. White, of the White Autom obile
a{anufacturing Company. is expected
to reach here today to accompany the
body 70 South Carolina.
Capt s. White of Fort Sill has been
designated as the officer who will ac-
company the bo6y to South Carolina.
Previous to his entering the mill
tary service Major Saunders attended
the naval academy at Annapolis for
three years He was also a graduate
cf the military academy at West Point
Z of the class Of 1917, and a 32nd degree
Mason and Sflriner. Following his
graduation fron, West Point. Major
Saunders took ;, short leave Of absence
and was stationed at Fort Sam Ho0s-
ton for time In the fall Of 1917
he went overseas with the Seventh
Field Artillery cs the First Division.
While in France he was transferred
to the air service as an observer and
was commander OF twelve observation