James Edward Laughlin (1918)

LAUGHLIN

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 11/1/2007 at 16:03:26

Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, October 09, 1918
Page 1, Column 2

JAMES LAUGHLIN DIES

Scott Township Sailor Dies at Seattle - Victim of Pneumonia

Another Madison county boy has died in the service of his country - James Laughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Laughlin of Scott township, died yesterday at a Seattle hospital with pneumonia, after a short illness. He enlisted in the Navy last summer. Two other brothers are in the service. The body will be brought here for burial, but no funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.
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Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Page 5, Column 2

The City and County

The body of James Laughlin, who died last week in Seattle, Wash., was brought to Hanley on Monday morning. Funeral services were held at the Winterset Catholic church at 9:30 Tuesday morning, and burial at St. Patrick's cemetery in Lee township.
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Winterset Madisonian-Winterset, Iowa
October 23, 1918

James Edward Laughlin

James Edward Laughlin, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. F. Laughlin was born Jan. 26, 1889 and departed this life Oct. 8, 1918 as a result of pneumonia at the age of 29 years.

On June 1, 1918, he enlisted in the navy and was engineer on the training ship at Seattle, Wash., at the time of his death. The news of his sudden death cast a shadow of gloom over a wide circle of relatives and friends in Madison county, where he was born and raised to manhood, and he will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

Besides his parents he leaves to mourn his early death, two brothers, Peter and Joseph, both in France; and a sister, Mary, at home. The body was brought here for burial, the funeral being held at St. Joseph's church, Winterset, on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Rev. Father White celebrated the requiem high mass and delivered an eloquent patriotic sermon. The pall bearers were: John Laughlin, Robert Laughlin, Frank McNamara, Joseph Dorgan, Robert Neal, George Barber, Frank Libby and Hugh Rogers. Interment was at St. Patrick's cemetery in Lee township. May his soul rest in peace.

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