Rollie Kendall (1891-1918)

KENDALL, JACOBSEN, POOL

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 1/11/2009 at 22:08:39

Jackson Sentinel
November 1, 1918.

Flags Float at Half Mast as Soldier Boy is Laid to Rest

Again have we as a community been called upon to pay our final respects to one of our boys, who has done his all in the service of his country. Rollie Kendall has been promoted from the ranks to the highest pinnacle of honor on the muster roll of a nation’s heroes. Human liberty and national honor is the more securely perpetuated because he has lived. The flag is more sacred because he has died. His place in the home circle will be ever draped with the memories of one who has done his duty, who has made the supreme sacrifice that the remaining loved ones might be safe and immune from the clutches of tyranny and indecency. Rollie has helped pave the way to a better world for all of us to live in. He has devoted his utmost efforts to sustain that honor which has been bought by patriots of other years. May his passing be inspirational; may his life be a lesson in love of home and country, and as a city and community we will scatter laurels upon that mound and impress upon our posterity the beauty of privilege we hold in doing honor to our nation’s dead.

Rollie Kendall, third son of Hon. and Mrs. A. W. Kendall, was born at the old homestead near Delmar, Ia., Sept 5, 1891 and died at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Oct. 26, 1918, aged 27 years, 1 month and 21 days.

He leaves besides his sorrowing father and mother, six sisters and five brothers, namely: Mrs. Ben Jacobson, Mrs. Austin Pool, and Mrs. Frank Ebersole, Hazel, Sylvia and Olive at home; Howard, Ernest and Floyd, married, and Bert and Alfred at home.

He was called to the colors July 30, 1918. Rollie will be greatly missed at home and among his friends. He was always of a jovial disposition, and his laughter rang with that mirthful accent that made his companionship and presence a pleasure.

The funeral was held at the home on West Platt street Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. conducted by Rev. Yates of Delmar and Rev. Kidder of the M. E. church of Maquoketa. Sweet hymns were sung by Mesdames Ellis and Staack and Messrs. Bauman and Wright. The beautiful casket containing the precious body of Rollie was carried to its last resting place, in Mt. Hope cemetery, by his four brothers, Howard, Ernest, Floyd and Bert, and two brothers-in-law, Ben Jacobsen and Austin Pool. The floral offerings were beautiful and showed the countless friends that he had.