Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-01-15
KELLY IS
LAID AT REST
In ANACONDA

The following clipping from The
! Press at Anaconda Montana on jan
uary 10, concerning the funeral
services for Myles Kelly, husband
of Mrs Myles Kelly of S27, f aye
nue., has been sent to the Dispatch
for publication as it is of interest
to friends of that family in this
vicinity.
The deceased was foreman for the
Verde Extension smelter at Clemen-
ceau, Arizona when he was taken ill
with pneumonia and confined to the
Jerome hospital Mrs. Kelly and
daughter Evelyn went to that city
Friday to be with Mr.. Kelly who
died Sunday afternoon. They then
accompanied the body to his home
in Anaconda, Montana, where the flu
neral was held presumably on Mon
day. Mrs. Kelly and Evelyn are eX-
pected to return to Douglas within
few days.
The newspaper article states:
A host of friends. of Myles Kelly,
former sheriff of Deer Lodge County,
attended the funeral services held for
him at $3.50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing from the home of his brother,
Capt. William Kelly, at 313 West
Third street. From the family resi-
dence the cortege proceeded to st.
Paul's church, where solemn requiem
high mass was sung by the Rev.
Fathers Coopman, Shuttle and De-
laney at 10 o'clock. The choir of St.
Paul's church sang the responses and
abide With Me-" Walter Tuch-
L
Proost sang mo Night There" A
wealth of floral offerings were heap
ed about the bier and the church
was crowded with many friends of
the family both from Anaconda and
out of town Among those who at
tended the services were the COM
rades of Mr.. Kelly of the Spanish
American War Veterans, the Ameri-
can Legion and the G. A. r.
Mr.. Kelly was the chief organizer
of company K of the First Montana
regiment. He was mustered into SER
vice as a first sergeant and was sue
cessively promoted to the rank of
second lieutenant of that company
and later to first lieutenant of COM
pany NJ. He served throughout the
Spanish American war in the Philip
pines and was wounded in the en-
Sagement at Laloma church.
The services at Mount Carmel GEM
etery, where intefment was made
were in charge of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War Veterans, the G. A. r. and
the American Legion, and full mill
tary honors were rendered. The
draped colors were carried by James
O'Neill, with Walter Tuchscherer and
B. Marion as guards. Charles Flood
was chaplain; John Sigler, guard of
honor; Hayes Lavisy adjutant, and
Frank Provost, fbuglar. The squad
which fired the volley over the grave
was commanded by w. T. Masten and
was composed of Casper Weiss Frank
CLOSER, A. Kleinhans, E. o. Keefe
o. Faribault, H. Williams, C. Nc
Donald and H. Gustafson
The active palbearers were Barry
Falk, Thomas Mulligan, Joseph Nc
Coy, John Russell, Jones, Hauser and
p. T. O'Brien. The honorary pail
bearers were Harry Ware, C. I. En-
erson, William Flynn, Lewis Myers,
Frank Burns, Phil Greenan, Martin
Martin, Robert B. Kelly, Joseph L.
Kelly, Pat Noonan, Peter Byrne and
Thomas x. Marion. An extra auto
mobile was required to carry the
many floral tributes to the cemetery
The out-of town people who at
tended the funeral were: Charles
Meagher, Phil Sullivan, John Sulli-
van, Walter Sewell, Dennis Shea,
Hugh DAILY, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nc
Caffery, Mrs James Brennan, Miss
Catherine Brennan, Miss Geneva
Brennan, James Connell, Maurice
Kane, Dan Kelly, William Rae, Will
lam Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Felix NAL
Ion, Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Griffin, Miss
Alice McGinn, Walter Dolan, all of
Butte, and Capt. Phil Greenan of
Missoula, former adjutant general of
Montana.
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