Clifford Amy (1918)

AMY

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 10/30/2007 at 09:33:38

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
October 2, 1918
Page 1

Clifford Amy Dies at Camp Dix, N.J.
Was Victim of Influenza and Pneumonia. Funeral Held at West Star.

The sorrows of war are again brought near to the people of this community in the death of Clifford Amy, who died at Camp Dix, New Jersey, on Sept. 23. The body, accompanied by Sgt. Cartwright, reached here on Friday afternoon and funeral services attended by a large number of sympathizing friends and neighbors, were held from West Star church, which is near the old Amy home.

Mrs. Amy and children moved from tis county seven years ago and Clifford entered his country's service in Colorado on June 24th of this year.
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Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
October 3, 1918

CLIFFORD AMY

Clifford Amy was born Dec. 10, 1893, in Penn township, Madison county.

Here he grew to young manhood. Seven years ago, he went to Colorado and entered a homestead, where he lived until he enlisted, June 2, 1918 in the service of the U.S. army and was assigned to Camp Cody N.M. Later he was transferred to Camp Dix, N.J.

He was taken sick with the grip, and was sent to the hospital where he thought he was rapidly recovering, but complications arose and pneumonia developed and he passed away on Sept. 23, his age being 24 years, 9 months and 13 days.

Rev. Jackson Giddens conducted the funeral services on Friday Sept. 27 from West Star church.

Note: Burial was at Stringtown cemetery.

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