The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-01-21

sol East Villas Avenue in the city O.
Guthrie. oklahoms. on October 20,
1900. and his entire life was spent
| in this city EXCEPT while he was in ths
service OF his country during the late
war.
lie lost his earthly life as the re
suit Of an airplane acciden, short
distance south OF this city on Monday
January 90. 1922. at the age OF =
years. months and Is days
He was a member OF the First
Methodist Episcopal church Of this
city and at the time OF his enlist
ment in the service had been llbrar an
of the sunday School o. that church
for an extended feriod Of time
lie enlisted during the late war as
a volunteer at Oklahoma City on
August 2i 1917. and was mustered
cut at Garden City. Long Island. New
York on January IT. 1919. as a pri-
vate casual attached 10 "a, Sc,nd Aero
Service squadron. aud was overseas
during about two-th.rds OF the timo
liv was in the service.
lie became a member OF the lnde-
pendent order OF odd Fellows on oc
tober 81. 1921. the earlies, possible
date.
lie also became a member of Le
Bron Post OF the American Legion "
this city shortly after lis organization.
Ever since being mustered out %
the service Of the government he has
been the bookkeeper and shipping
clerk at the state headquarters OF the
Grand Lodge o. the Independent or
der OF Odd Fellows in this city.
lie was a graduate OF the Guthrie
city high school. class Of 1915. being
at the time OF graduation in govern
ment service stationed near London.
England.
He was member Of both the foot
ball and basketball teams while at
tending the Guthrie high school. and
took a leading part in all athletic and
other activities Of ike nature Of ta-
LEGAL Post OF the American Leg on
since he returned home after the ar
inistice was signed.
lie was married to Miss Lem.na
Quier. OF Crescent City. Oklahoma.
onJune IS. 1879 who survives him.
also one son. Edward. Jr who was
born September 5. 1899. He is ais,
survived By his father ami mother
Mr. and Mrs. c. W Bruce.
brother Leonard and sister Esther.
all Of this city. AID a brother. Harry.
who FOR the past eleven years has
heen a resident OF Chicago. Illinois
4 sister Helen died April le. 1905
as the reslit c. an accident She
and Edward had built bonfire in =
shed in the rear Of the house in
which the family were Aen living a,
BIS south First street and in playing
around It, Helen's dress caught fire
and she was so badly burned thct
she died the next morning. At the
ome she was three and Edward was
five years old
The following out OF town mem- /
bers Of the order and others were n 4
attendance at the funeral. r. Z. !
Livesay. G.. n. Anadarko: Thos. G. |
Andrews. T. C. NJ Chandler. u. y.
Cope. 7. CIR EIReno. A. y. Leecraftp
C. r. Oklahoma City: Oily'r c.
Black. 7. c. r.. Oklahoma City.
.ogan HawAirs. p c. r, Tonkawa
L. II. Holloway. p. C. r.. Ponca City.
a. 5. ]. shaw. q. G. r.. Oklahoma
City: A. T. Whitworth. p C. r. Car
men. c. L. Lyon. p G. R. Oklahoma
c.ty: ". r Fry. p. G. r. Perry.
f. Ware. p. d. c. Oklahoma City,
Il II. Kerr. P. {. r. Enid: J ~
Creamer. p. c. sec. Ok ahor1a City.
H. l.. Strough. p. 6. r.. Oklahoma
CITY: judge Edward D. Oldiield
Oklahoma City;Jldge J. / Phelps.
El Reno. y. a Oakley Enid. b
Lewis. Enid: J. NJ Sucker. Enid:
Chas- I.akay. Carmen: J. X Wright.
Oklahoma City: St Elmo Petii'.
Oklahoma City. c. P. Carlson. Okla
homa City: Philip Schmitt. Okis-
bona City: Mis- Belle Black. Okla
homa City; Mrs. NJ a Stoddard. Ok
iahoma City: Mrs {. l. Lyon. Okla
homa City. Mss Emma Derricksor.
Oklahoma City: " ". Cooper and
family. Oklahoma City. Harry NJ.
Bruce. Chicago. Illinois: Miss Esther