Edward Carroll 1895-1945

CARROLL, RIXE, GLADHIL, HINES, HAMILTON

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Date: 10/2/2016 at 09:11:32

22 November 1945 - The Tipton Advertiser

Edward Carroll, of Atalissa, well-known former Tipton man died Sunday at the Hines hospital, Chicago, where he had been the past two and a half months. Mr. Carroll was 50 years of age. He was born at Barstow, Illinois, and entered military service when he was 20 years of age.

He married Miss Claire Rixe at Des Moines July 29, 1917, and had served in World War I. He had been in the Veterans hospital in Albuquerque, N. M. and Des Moines, Iowa, before going to the Chicago hospital in September.

Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock at Wilson Funeral Home in Tipton, the Rev. Orville Shroer in charge. Interment will be made in the Van Horn cemetery near Lowden.

November 29, 1945 - The Tipton Advertiser

Mr. Carroll was the youngest son of William and Rosella Carroll, born on August 22, 1895 in Barstow, Ill. He passed away on Saturday, November 17, 1945. Three sisters and his parents preceded him in death. He has one brother, Harvey, of Tucson, Arizona. When yet a baby his parents moved to Fenton, Ill. When he was old enough he worked with his father on the railroad. After his parents death, he went to live with his sister, Mr. A. O. Gladhil in Clinton, Iowa, where he continued with this kind of work.

On February 25, 1918, he was inducted in the U. S. Army. In August of the same year he was sent to France with the 88th division. He served with the Machine Gun Battalion as a Wagoner. Seven months were spent in France. He came back in March 1919 and was discharged from the Casual Company. While in the service he suffered from flu and pneumonia which injured his health for the rest of his life. He spent much time in trying to regain his health but to no avail.

Before his death, he spent eight weeks in Albuquerque Veterans Hospital in New Mexico; from July 14th to September 5th in the Veterans Hospital in Des Moines; from which place he went to the Hines Hospital in Chicago where he stayed until his passing on November 17th.

While in service of our nation at Camp Dodge he was married to Miss Clara Rix in Des Moines, July 29, 1918. To this union one son, Ernest Rixe was born. Mrs. Haven Hines, nee Hamilton, made her home with them when she was three years old until she became of age. Upon his return home from army service, the Carrolls made their home in Clinton, Iowa, where he resumed his work on the railroad for about one year. After that he was under medical care.

He was Past Commander of the American Legion. He was highly respected by his "buddies" and a host of friends. His family will always remember him as a loving husband and a faithful father.

He chose as his text John 15:13, "Greater Love Hath No Man". His favorite poem was Abou Ben Adam. Funeral services were held in the Wilson Funeral home, with Rev. O. H. Schroer officiating. The hymns used were "In the Garden" and "Old Rugged Cross", sung by Mr. Wm. Naber and Mrs. Everette Chamberlain. It was a Military Funeral in charge of our local American Legion. Interment was in the Van Horne cemetery, Lowden.