The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-10-22
Milton Talley.

The body of Milton Talley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cnas. s. Talley, arrived
here under military escort last Fri
day, the 18th inst, and was turned
over to the family.
1t is remembered that Milton Tai
ley and one hundred and sixty-five
other Americans lost their lives on
February 5, 1918, on the Inflated
British transport Tuscania, which
was torpedoed on the Irish Sea near
the coast of Scotland by German
submarine. The bodies were buried
on the Scottish coast at Port Islay.
Milton C. Talley was the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mr.. c. S. Talley. He
was born July %, 1891, IN District
Number Two near Union City. He
embraced the religion of Christ and
became a member of the Baptist
Church at the age of fifteen. When
quite boy he developed unusual ex-
ecutive ability and was entrusted by
his father with many important bust
ness transactions, which were sue
cessfully executed. He attended the
Union City Training School gradu-
ating from that institution in 1911,
being second and all but winning the
honors in an oratorical contest at
that time.
The family moved to Union City in
the year 1910 and Milton Talley be-
gan work with the Union City Lum-
Der Co., where he remained until the
year 1917. He then went to New
Orleans, engaging with the Krauss
Bros. Lumber Co. of that city. The
lumber business seemed to have a
special appeal to him and he so con-
Quoted himself and succeeded with
his work that promotion would have
been rendered him by the company
the following year but for the war.
Patriotism stirred his heart and
during the latter part of the year
1917 Milton Talley enlisted as
volunteer with Company F, goth En-
gineers of Forestry, and after few
days visit home started for encamp
ment at Washington, D. c. He sailed
on the oath of January 1918.
The Milton Talley Post, No. 20,
American Legion, an organiza-
tiop. of ex-service men, escorted
the body to Beulah with large flu
neral train. The casket, draped with
the American flag was taken to the
church and services were held with
a tribute by Rev. H. e. Waters, of
Jackson, the pastor of this chuic
many years ago
Rev. Waters recited the tragic
death of Milton Talley and many of
the incidents of war, especially that
of the victorious arms of American
marines at Chateau Thierry. He le-
called the propheticaI declaration
that the world is to be saved for dem
ocracy and the signing of the peace
covenant pledging the allied powers
to preserve peace. 1t remains for
these pledges to be redeemed in No
vember or the ten millions who were
slain on the battlefields will have
lost their lives in vain.
After a beautiful song service the
Lodge of Elks paid tribute to the
remains, carrying out the ritual of
the order to one of its departed mem
bers
The service was dismissed and the
body was moved to the cemetery with
the Legion escort. The pail bearers
were Cecil Moss, w. T. Harris, e. P.
WadeH, J. G.. Harris, Curtis Verhine,
Louis McAdoo. When the grave had
been filled the firing squad responded
to the regulation signal. Taps were
sounded and the minister consigned
the body to the silent city of the de-
parted
The firing squad was as follows:
Dixon Williams, Norman Stone, Ollie
Dahnke, Melvin w atson, Meeks
Meadow, Fred Mailing, Fern Bud
worth, Edwin Shuck.