Obituary - Floyd Realph

The Hooper Sentinel
December 7, 1944

News Notes of Swaburg Region
Rites Held for Pvt. Floyd Realph

Funeral services for Pvt. Floyd E. Realph, whose death occurred
in a plane crash at Bryan, Texas, Nov. 24, were held at The
Elim Lutheran church in Swaburg Friday afternoon, with Wollmer
& Warne in charge.

Dr. George D. McClelland of Fremont, a former army chaplain,
was the officiating pastor. Mrs. Le Roy Buck of Uehling and
Miss Luella Sampson, former teachers of the deceased, sang the
requested hymn, "In the Garden" and "The Christian's Good
Night." Mrs. Frank Vondrasek of Uehling was at the organ.

Military honors by the Cornelius Tillman post of the American
Legion of Hooper were carried out at the grave, with a firing
squad firing a final salute to the dead soldier and Taps
sounded by W. E. Sanders. Legion members served as pallbearers.
Burial was in the family lot in Elim cemetery.

Coming from a distance for the final rites were; Cpl.
Marvin Stauffer of Bryan Field; Pvt. Norman Realph of Santa
Barbara, Calif.; Wm. Realph, Bryan Realph, Messrs. and Mesdames
Lynn and Zella Bullock of Denver; Messrs. and Mesdames John
Realph and son, Dale, Rogan Bullock and Sherman Woodruff of
Julesburg, Co.; Mrs. Julia Slack of Grand Island; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Newman and Mr. and Mrs. Otis Wilson of Mason City;
Harvey, Herbert and Miss Mabel Realph, Mr. and Mrs. Vern
Realph, Mrs. Carmen Realph, Mrs. Edna Smith and Mrs. Carl
Kammerer of Fremont; the Carl Meyer and Elmer Larson families
and Mrs. Herman Popken of Scribner; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Leifert
of Oakland, and Mr. and Mrs. Claus Freberg of Lyons.
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Obituary - Pvt. Floyd Realph

Details Learned of Crash in Which Pvt. Realph Died

Details were learned here Wednesday of the crash in which Pvt.
Floyd Realph, formerly of Uehling and Swaburg, died Friday.

Pvt. Realph, an instrument trainer instructor, was on an
instrument training mission from Bryan army air field in Texas
with six other instructors. Their two-engined plane crashed
during a rainstorm near Trinity, Tex., and six of the soldiers
were killed while one parachuted to safety.

Funeral services for Pvt. Realph will be held from Elim
Lutheran church at Swaburg, Friday at 2 p.m., and interment
will be in the Elim cemetery. Dr. George D. McClelland,
Fremont, will officiate and military services will be conducted
by Cornelius Tillman post, American Legion. Wollmer and Warne
funeral home is in charge.

Floyd Earl Realph was born in Swaburg Nov. 14, 1906, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Realph. He attended the Swaburg
school and was graduated from Uehling high school in 1930.

Since 1931, he had made his home in Denver, Colo., and in
Oakland, Calif. He was a civilian flier.

In 1942 Pvt. Realph was inducted into the army air corps. He
had been stationed at the Lincoln air base, Hammer Field,
Fresno, Calif., Mosts Lake Wash., and then at Bryan field.