Orin L. Copeland

COPELAND, NELSON

Posted By: Dixie A. Laire (email)
Date: 3/12/2003 at 15:32:17

newspaper clipping from "Batavia News" June 26, 1919 pg 4 col 3

PASSING OF YOUNG SOLDIER
Orin L. Copeland Died at Washington
D.C., Thursday, June 19th.

Of the many young men who entered the military service from this community, the majority have returned to their homes and civil life. The great battles of the world war have been fought and won, but the price was great and the sacrifices have been many, both on the battlefield, and because of sickness. A large number of American men have made the supreme sacrifice, and among them was one of our own boys, Orin L. Copeland, who passed away at a hospital at Washington D.C., June 19th, after an illness of several months. He was in active overseas service and was taken to a hospital overseas and later brought to the States, arriving at New York, May 24, and later removed to Washington. During the last days of his illness, relatives were at his bedside. Orin was a young man with life full of promise for a successful, useful span. The sympathy of the community goes out to the young widow and little daughter, the parents and relatives in the hour of their great sorrow. We can but pay tribute to the soldier who gave his life in the service for his country. the remains arrived at Batavia Sunday morning and were taken to the home of Mrs. Copeland's parents north of town.

Orin Lorenzo Copeland, oldest son of Mr. & Mrs. William A. Copeland, was born near Mersville, Washington county, Kansas. August 12, 1887. he came to Iowa in 1889, where he has since resided until he entered the service, may 28, 1918, at Camp Dodge. He was a member of Co. H, 349 Infantry, 88th Division. he was transferred to Camp Upton, July 31, from where he sailed overseas. He was in active service at the time the armistice was signed. He was taken to the hospital February 22, 1919, where he remained until brought across, landing May 24, at New York, and was in the hospital there 10 days. From there he was removed to Washington D.C., where he departed this life June 19, 1919, at the age of
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besides his wife and daughter, his father, mother, three sisters: Mrs. Ida Pickerel of Farson, Mrs. Nellie Skirvin of Batavia, and Carrie and two brothers, Earl and Lewis at home. He accepted Christ as his personal savior Jan. 17, 1908, and united with the Christian church at Bladensburg. He was a member of the Woodman lodge.

The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J.C. Caughlan, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church of Batavia, and was held at Competine Baptist Church at two o'clock, Monday afternoon, June 23. A large congregation of friends and relatives assembled to give tribute of respect to the memory of the fallen hero of the World war. M.A. Davidson, Marie Nehre, Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Caughlan gave three quartets.

The pallbearers were Carl Tygret, Merl Koons, James Jackson, Clarence Drake, Edwin Howard, Clarence Gorman. A large number of returned overseas soldiers were in attendance.
The pastor spoke from the words of Paul to Timothy: "I have fought a good fight," which were quite true of our boy, our lad, our brother.
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Orin's parents were William A. Copeland and Sarah Matilda Huff. Orin's wife was Anna Ruth Nelson.