The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-10-20
PRIVATE TITLES FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
And His Remains We're Buried With
Full Military HOnOrs in Oakland

And His Remains We're Buried With
Full Military Honors in Oakland
The funeral of Private John David
Little, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Little, of Oakland, took place yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from St.
Marks Lutheran church, of which he
was member from early childhood.
The services at the church were con-
Quoted by his former pastor, the Rev.
Edmund Manages, Of York, Pa, who
received him as a youth into the
church, assisted by the Rev. Bernard
Gibbs, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church.
The remains of Private Little ar
rived at Hoboken from overseas two
weeks ago and came to Oakland on
last Sunday morning. The casket was
Immediately taken to the home of
his parents on Oak street and on
yesterday afternoon with a military
escort, composed of members of the
local post American Legion and sew
eral from the Keyser Post, with the
Oakland band leading followed by
more than hundred members of the
local lodge Knights of Pythias, the
remains were taken to the church
where impressive military services
as well as the church service were
conducted. In the funeral cortege
there was also large number of au-
tomobiles bearing the members of
the family and host of friends who
had come to pay tribute to one who
had seen his duty and did it unfalter-
ingly.
Private Little enlisted at Cumber-
land on May 2Sth, 1917, and was
sent from that point to Columbus,
Ohio, where he was assigned to the
Sixth Regiment, United States En-
gineers, Company C. From Columbus
with his company he was sent to
Washington, d. c., where he remained
until December End, 1917, when he
sailed with his regiment for France.
His death occurred as the result of
an attack of pneumonia on October
2nd, 1918, at Evacuation Hospital 81,
Soulle, France. His body was inferred
in the Mont Foucon cemetery where it
rested until disinterred for shipment
to the States. Private Little was
born March l, 1895, and was aged
little over twenty-three years and
six months. Being the only son of
his parents his death was an awful
blow to them as we'll as to the other
members of the immediate family, for
all who knew Johnny" Little
loved and respected him for his man.
Illness, Christian character and as a
youth of the noblest traits.
The posthumous Victory Medal
which was awarded Private Little by
the War Department shows that he
wa sengaged in six major actions
while in France, these being the
Somme, defensive; Champagne Marine,
Aisne- Marine, st. Mihiel, Meuse-Ar-
come and Defensive Sector.
Following the services at the church
the remains were taken to the GEM
terry in Oakland where interment was
made, the Knights of Pythias conduct
ing the service, after which volley
was fired over the grave, taps were
sounded and the service concluded.
The members of the American Lee
gion were commanded by Lieutenant
Rex Offutt, of Keyser, West Va, who
came here with squad of men at the
solicitation of Alex. C. Hesen, of the
local post, who had charge.
The color bearers were John Collins
and Lawrence X. Dixon, of Oakland !;
color guards, Hugh Mohler, of Key
ser, and Walter Wolfe, of Oakland !;
bugler, Ernest C. Liller, Oakland;
chaplain, Lewis Long, Keyser. The
firing squad was composed of John