Elvin Reed 1895 - 1018

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Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 2/7/2016 at 16:10:45

Mapleton Press
2 January 1919

Elvin Reed Dies In France

Telegram Received Monday Afternoon Says That Death Occurred December 9th of Typhoid Fever

Just two weeks ago we published the joyful news that Elvin Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Reed, who had been reported as missing in action November 5, was alive and well and had written his parents from a base hospital in France to the effect that he was feeling fine and suffering from minor wounds only Monday afternoon another message was received at the Reed home from Washington to the effect that Elwin had died of disease December 9th. The message did not say where the young man was when death came but it is presumed that he was still in France. The news was quite a shock to Mr. and Mrs. Reed.

They had grieved deeply when their son was reported as missing in action and when they knew he was in the hospital it was as if he had come back from another world. Their joy was unbounded and they had eagerly looked forward to the time when he would return home from the greatest battlefield of all time.