The log cabin Democrat., 1921-06-27
GREAT CROWD PAYS HONOR TO GRESHAM
MOTHER RECEIVES D. s. C.
Holland Soldier Extolled for His Self Sacrifice-Comrade Con-
 duct Funeral.

SecllonS or the county, paid nnal trl.
 bute Sunday afternoon when the re.
 mains of the soldier. completing the
 long journey from the battle fields
 of France, were finally inferred in
 the home soil of Oakland cemetery
 near his home at Holland Grief was
 apparent on all faces as the last rites
 were said. The Theodore Campbell
 post of the American Legion had charge of the funeral, with the assist ance of eX-service men who knew Gris- ham in his lifetime. A touching mo-
 ment came when the Distinguished 1 Service Cross was presented his grief stricken mother, Mrs. Mary Lackey, who was given the place of honor.
 People of Holland, honoring the sol dier at his funeral, completed triple ! tribute to his gallantry and courage. The officitl citation by the army was the recognition of the government, the presence of so many of his form CT comrades in the service was proof of their esteem, and many women and | children from that section gave evi- dence of their devotion to his memory Opening the service at Oakland, the Scriptural reading was by Rev. c. M. Reyes, pastor of the First Methodist l church, who also briefly eulogized ] Corporal Grisham and the principles | which actuated him. "A thousand | times better lie honored as does our comrade,' Rev. Reyes said, "than to walk these hills dishonored for having shirked duty in the time of the na- | tion's crisis" His short address was based on the scripture, "So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom
 Lieut.. Col. H. L. McAllister, con- | mander of the post, presented the D. s. c. to Mrs. Lackey, on behalf of the government and the former com rades of Corporal Grisham. Many of us here did not know him. Colonel McAlister said, "but we knew the cause for which he gave his all and l the flag which he, too, followed" The citation of the army was read, Colon el McAlister adding that the machine gun fire to which Corporal Grisham l exposed himself was as hot as known on the front. As recited in the off cial award of the cross, the soldier met his death near Fey-en- -Hayn, France, when he voluntary left shel- ter and cut wire entanglements block ing the advance of his company. Through the entire service, Mrs. Lackey was overcome with grief as was her son, also a member of the army, who remained with her.
 To conclude the impressive service, the body was moved to the place of interment, having remained up to this moment in the woodland at the edge of the cemetery. Eight ex-service men acted as pail bearers. At the grave, the committal of the body was read by Rev. Reyes and all veterans present filed by the grave, each drop ping a rose on the box and saluting. The benediction was pronounced by Rev Reyes and taps sounded by Dr. C. C. Roberts. The large American flag which draped the box was re- moved before it was lowered into the grave, and was presented to Mrs. Lackey
 ! J w. James and I. N. Fields, un- cles of the soldier, rode on the truck with the body as it was being removed from Conway to Holland,
 Numerous difficulties faced the le-
 zion in removing the body of Corporal
 Grisham from the Pence undertaking
 establishment, where it had remained since arrival from France, to the cem-
 etery at Holland A light rain was
 was falling as the procession formed
 at 1:15 and the road to Holland was
 slippery from continued fall of rair Sunday morning. Two heavy rain! fell at Holland before the hour of the funeral, but by o'clock the skie: cleared and the sunshine was uncom fortably hot.
 At Harve Creek, two miles this sid' of Holland, the procession was halted 7 when it was found the water covered , the road. The truck bearing the body
 of the soldier crossed in safety, bu
 other cars stalled in midstream ant
 caused d delay of about one hour. On
 the return trip, the water had recedet
 and passage was easy.
 fl Corporal Grisham was honored b,
 his home town and county as seldom f a soldier is honored On all side
 expression of praise for his self sac rifice were heard and regret that hi
 gallantry brought so untimely an en' , to his career. Corporal Grisham wa
 member of the regular army am had had considerably experience il the fighting front when death over | took him abOut two months befOr