Galen Sturman Freel (1918)

FREEL, STURMAN

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Date: 1/4/2012 at 07:31:51

Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Page 1, Column 5

Galen Freel Dies at Ames

Former Madison County Boy Dies at Student Training Camp at Ames

Galen, the second son of Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Freel of Murray, died at Ames last Saturday, after a brief illness from pneumonia. Dr. and Mrs. Freel are both well known in Madison county, and their sorrow will be shared by many. Mrs. Freel will be better remembered by many of the former teachers of the county as Miss Mae Sturman.

The Freels lived for a number of years at East Peru, where Dr. Freel practiced medicine before moving to Murray. Galen was born in East Peru, graduated from Murray high school in 1917, then entered Simpson college, only leaving there to enter the Ames student training corps this fall. An elder brother, Leo, who went to France a year ago, has been twice wounded, once severely.

Mrs. Freel, at the time of the son's death, was seriously ill at Murray with pneumonia, but is reported better at this time.
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Winterset Madisonian
Wednesday, October 16, 1918
Page 2, Column 4

Mortuary

Galen Sturman Freel, second son of Dr. and Mrs. C. O. Freel of Murray, Iowa, was born in East Peru, Madison county, Iowa, Oct.31, 1898 and died at the college hospital at Ames Saturday morning, Oct. 12, 1918 as a result of Spanish influenza, which developed into pneumonia.

Galen has resided with his parents at Murray for a number of years, graduating from the Murray high school in 1917. He entered Simpson college at Indianola the same year, but enlisted in the student training corps at Ames a short time ago.

Possessor of a wonderfully sunny, happy disposition, he was always loved by everyone who knew him, Especially has he been the comfort and joy of his mother and father since departure of his elder brother, Leo, who sailed for France over a year ago. The fires of patriotism have burned deeply within his soul ever since the beginning of the war, and his one desire has been to go to France and help conquer the unspeakable Hun. His ever constant thoughts were of his father and mother, and his great ambition was to serve his country, which he has truly done in countless ways. never did a soldier die with a greater passion to serve his flag more wholeheartedly than did he.

There is left to mourn the loss of this splendid, noble lad, his parents, the elder brother, Corporal Leo Freel, a younger brother, Cecil Jr. and a host of relatives and a wide circle of friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday at two o'clock at the Church of Christ of which the deceased was a member. Interment will be made at Pleasantville.

May God in His all wide judgment, love and tender mercy, comfort the sorrowing ones and abundantly endow them with strength to bear the burden of sorrow which falls to their lot in this sad hour.