Barton W. Carey (1968)

CAREY, GORDON

Posted By: Treva Patterson
Date: 5/2/2006 at 15:01:55

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, April 10, 1968

SERVICES HELD WITH FULL HONORS

The body of Pfc. Barton W. Carey of Russell, Kan., was placed at rest in the Winterset cemetery with military honors this Monday. The young soldier had died in battle in Vietnam March 26. He was the husband of the former Dixie Gordon of Winterset.

Private Carey was 21 years of age at his death.

The body was returned to Winterset for the funeral services, which were held from the Collins Funeral home in charge of the Revs. Paul Olson and Milton Olson of Manhattan, Kan. Winterset's Post 8142 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted the military honors at the grave-site. The body was accompanied to Winterset for the funeral by a U.S. military escort.

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