The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-17
IMPRESSIVE SERVI CES.
At FUNERAL Of ULYSSES.
GRANT WATKINS HELD.
SUNDAY AFTE RA % \


The funeral services of Ulysses
Grant Watkins was held at Presby-
terian church sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, Post Chaplain j. c. Thomson
having charge.
Ulysses Grant Watkins belonged to
Company G, nth Machine Battalion,
and was inducted into service Septem-
Der 49, 1917 with the second group
He went to Camp Travis for train
ing and then to Camp Sheridan. He
left for overseas about the middle
of March, 1913. Soon after landing
he was placed in the Second Divi-
sion and Immediately went into the
lines. He was in four major oper-
ations and was wounded on October
9 while engaged in battle in the
Meuse-Argonne. He died october IS
in a base hospital. His surviving
relatives are his mother, Mrs. Nan
ME Watkins, S27 Sixth avenue, north
east, four brothers, A. A. Watkins of
Ringling, Robert and Jim Watkins of
Ardmore, w. l.. Watkins of Cort-
ney, Okla, and a sister, Mrs, Maud
Harrison Of Pconala, Okla, all of
whom were at the funeral with the
exception of Mrs. Harrison. His faith
er served all through the Civil War
in the 11th Texas Cavalry, Company
c, Of the Confederate army.
Or. c. c. Weith of the Presbyterian
church read the opening Scripture
and led in prayer. A male quartet
composed Of Messrs. Cliff Bradley,
Captain Patterson, Henry u. Rinsland
and Earnest Grunert sang: Crossing
the Bar" Somewhere Sometime
and Rock of Ages"
Post Chaplain Thomson was the
first speaker. He said in part eve
do not always understand death or
just how or why it comes. it takes
The old and sometimes the young.
In the Scriptures we have a number
Of comparisons speaking of life as
shuttle, as a passing wind, as
dream, as a flying eagle, as the grass
and as a spring flower. Life is fleet
ing and very uncertain. We know
not when death viii call nor whom
/ il will call The one who lies here
1 before us was home-loving boy.
When the time came to go into ser
vice he was ready and willing but
the leaving Of home and mother was
great task. But when he got into
service he was anxious to go over
seas, and get into the heat OF the
great struggle. lie did not take
thought as to what would be tho
outcome or what he would have TO
suffer. The army developed the un-
selfish spirit. a fellow would do or
risk anything for his buddy" or
comrade. lie would divide his bunk,
his eats or anything that he had,
even a shell hole Stories Of heroism
are ever coming To us, just how
some fellow acted under very trying
conditions, and how time and again
the unexpected and uncalled for hap
pened A comrade was wounded out
between the lines and a fellow would
risk his all to so out snake-like and
bring the wounded brother back 10
safety. This comrade before US gave
his life for you and Tor me and for
his country and for the flag which
he is resting under How much like
the meek and lowly Na2arene who
gave His life ransom for many"
DR. Davidson Of the Baptist church
spoke next. He said that the spirit
Of the men who gave their all in
service was wonderful. He further
said that he would at all times be
in favor with and partial TO the men
who were actually in service. 1t was
not enough TO buy Liberty bonds, to
give to the Red Cross or Y. NJ. c. A.
and to other welfare organizations,
for no matter how much sacrifice that
was made. the man who was actually
in II was the one that he would al
ways delight to honor. lie told of
how when he first reached Paris he
went to his hotel retl ed early and
after about two hours his phone
rang. They asked II he was an
/ American and IL he would so down
and help care for the wounded Amer
leans that We're being brought in.
/ He went down, not knowing but
what he would find his son among
/ the wounded, for he was In the lines
al that time: or IL not his son some
one elso's son. He told how they
/ had ambulances FOR the officers and
for the enlisted men and how one
young captain, when they started TO