RIMEL, Harvey T. (1893-1918)

RIMEL, JOHNSON, CRISWELL, HAMILTON, RHOADS, MINTLE, HUMPHREY, LOGAN, LEWIS, EVANS

Posted By: Elaine Harrington (email)
Date: 10/21/2006 at 19:26:56

MILLS COUNTY TRIBUNE
DATED JUNE 17, 1918

The memorial services for Corporal Harvey T. Rimel on Sunday afternoon in Glenwood had been advertised to take place in the court house park but were changed to the M. E. church. The auditorium room and the annex of the building were filled to completion.

The services began about 3 p.m. The music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Messrs. G. K. and E. G. Johnson, S. M. Criswell and Harry Hamilton, with Mrs. Clyde Rhoads at the piano. The invocation was by Rev. Howard Mintle.

A short address was given by Capt. R. E. Humphrey, who told of the military service of the deceased as a member of Company I. Lieut. F. D. Logan told of the service in France by the deceased, showing convincingly that Corporal Rimel was apt in acquiring the new duties that devolve upon soldiers in France. W. S. Lewis spoke briefly of the connection of the deceased with the I.O.O.F. order.

Rev. Edwyn Evans read the obituary of the deceased and followed this by a sermon of great power from the text “No man showeth greater love than this that he died for this friends.”

The exercise closed with the singing of “The Star Spangled Banner.”

An enlarged picture of the deceased, draped with an American flag rested on an easel upon the rostrum.

Announcement was made of exercises at West Oak church to be held Sunday evening.

Obituary

Harvey Tilman Rimel was born on February 8, 1893, near Tabor, Ia. and met his untimely death while in action on the battlefield of France on May 15, 1918, aged 25 yeas, 3 months and 7 days. When a mere baby he with his parents moved to a farm near Glenwood.

On May 20, 1913, he enlisted in Company I at Glenwood, begin one of its charter members. On May 19, 1916, he was honorably discharge, showing an official record of excellent character and faithful service.

March 14, 1916 he joined the I.O.O.F. lodge and remained a member the rest of his short life.

After a declaration of war with Germany he early heard the call of his country and on June 2, 1917, he re-entered his former company, which sailed from the United States to a foreign land October 14, 1917. While in Glenwood he was made a first-class private and shortly after arrival in France was given the rank of Corporal. Thus on the French front the spirit of a brave young American soldier takes its flight. The remains were laid to rest in an American cemetery beside other fallen American soldiers.

Harvey was a home loving boy with a large circle of friends not only in his home town and community but made friends wherever he went.

Besides his parents he is survived by three sisters and two brothers --- Ethel, Nelle, Blanche, Franklin and Frederick.

Somewhere in France he is lying,
Or may be on Italy’s sod.
What a glory was his in dying
For Liberty, Country and God.

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted us during our great sorrow. We wish especially to thank the I.O.O.F., West Oak Sunday school and Jolly Neighbors Club for sympathy and beautiful flowers---Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Rimel and family.