Rollie Kendall (1891-1918)

KENDALL, JACOBSEN, POOL, EBERSOLE

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 8/24/2010 at 18:12:03

Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, Maquoketa, Iowa, Friday, November 1, 1918

RICHARD R. KENDALL PAYS SUPREME SACRIFICE
Passes Away Saturday Afternoon At Camp Forest, Georgia

Just when life seemed to give promise of greater blessings, Richard R., son of Hon. and Mrs. A. W. Kendall of Maquoketa, answered the call of the great commander and passed to his reward last Saturday afternoon at three o’clock at Camp Forest, Georgia.

Rollie, as he was familiarly called, was born on September 5, 1891 on the home farm near Delmar, and it was in this vicinity that he grew to young manhood and spent practically his entire life, surrounded by loved ones and true friends.

July 30, he responded to the call to the colors and left DeWitt with the Clinton County contingent of boys, going to Camp Forest, Georgia, where he has since been stationed. He had been issued his overseas uniform and expected to leave within a short time for Camp Meade, Maryland, and later to be sent with his division to the warring countries.

Before entering the service of his country he was associated with his brother, Ernest, in conducting the home farm. He was a young man of real worth and merit and was a general favorite with family and friends. Rollie was the first one out of twelve to be called by death. Besides his grief stricken parents the following brothers and sisters survive: Howard, Ernest, Floyd, Mrs. Austin Pool and Mrs. Ethel Ebersole of Delmar, Mrs. Ben Jacobsen, Hazel, Sylvia, Olive, Alfred and Albert, all of Maquoketa. The body arrived here Monday evening accompanied by the father and sister, Mrs. Jacobsen, who when they learned of the serious illness, left at once for Camp Forest, but arrived a short time after he had entered into his eternal rest.

Prayer was held from the home on Wednesday morning at ten o’clock, Rev. J. J. Kidder officiating. Interment was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Maquoketa.

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