Robert Finney
First is an article about his death with no title:
Mrs. Robert Finney received word of her husband's death, while he was crossing the water for France. The body reached home last Sunday and the funeral was held at her father's residence Monday at two o'clock. Rev. A. J. McCash preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Kruzon. His body was laid to rest in Hazel Dell cemetery, with military honors. He leaves a loving wife to mourn her loss. She has the sympathy of the entire community in her sad bereavement. Robert was a member of the young men's Friendly Bible class, in the Sunday school where he will be greatly missed by his friends.
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Second article:
MRS. ROBT. FINNEY RECEIVES LETTER FROM
HER LATE HUSBAND'S CAPTAIN.
Mrs. Audrey Finney,
Hazel Dell, Illinois,
Dear Mrs. Finney:-Before we reach our port I want to write a few lines expressing my deepest sympathy to you in the death of Robt. Finney, one of the men under my command.
The news of his death was a great shock to me. He had complained of feeling ill shortly after leaving port, but had kept up with the activities of the other men on board, and it was not until the day before his death that he showed any cause for alarm. He was then taken immediately to the ship's hospital, where in spite of every effort-I know-by the army and naval medical officers, pneumonia gained the upper hand, resulting so unfortunately and sadly.
I have had command of this company only a short time-not quite a month-but I had come to know your husband well, for he was on of those always willing to take on additional work if it was to benefit the other men in the company. Among other things his volunteering for cooking duty at a time when we were short handed in our kitchen pleased me immensely. The men, too, who were in the company with him, invariably spoke most highly of him, and his loss has made itself strongly felt among them.
This I know is but scant consolation to you, whose is the great loss, but I do want you to know that his personality had made strong friends for him among his company, and that he was respected by his officers. His body, I am told by the ship's authorities will be returned to the states, and I presume to you. The few personal effects that he had with him-for most of our things were sent home before embarking-will in time is forwarded to you. But whether they can be sent direct or must go through the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D.C., I cannot yet learn. A list of these, however, I am enclosing. He carried, I know, insurance of $10,000 which will be paid you in monthly installments by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
In closing, I wish once again to express deeply and sincerely the sympathy of myself and the men for you in your loss, and yet with that is the realization that he gave his life for his country-the noblest death of all.
With respect and sympathy, I am,
Robt. A. Gibney, Capt, M. T. C.
Co.D, 302 Water Tank Train.
Obituary.
Robert Finney was born in Clark County, Illinois, on February 15, 1888. Was married to Audrey Sartor, of Hazel Dell, Ill on Oct 29, 1910. To this union were born two sons, both preceding the father in the eternal sleep. He enlisted in the U. S. army on June 13,1918. After a brief training at Kansas City, he was sent to Baltimore, Md., to continue his training. He was not well when he embarked upon the transportation ship. Death came on Oct. 4, 1918, on board the U.S.S. Leviathan at sea, while attached to Co. D, 302nd Water Tank Train, U.S.A. aged 30 years, 7 month and 19 days.
In life "Bob" was a kind husband, son and brother. In death he is remembered as a man of truth and valor.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Audrey Finney; mother, Mrs. Alice Finney; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. Edna Weaver; six brothers, Vess, William, Bert, Harley, Guy and Oral. The father, Benj. Finney, died May 8, 1910. Many other relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure and to cherish a fond memory of the man that did all that he could for home and country.
From the scrapbook of George W. Orndorff (1854-1934) of Casey & Johnson Twp, Clark County
First is an article about his death with no title:
Mrs. Robert Finney received word of her husband's death, while he was crossing the water for France. The body reached home last Sunday and the funeral was held at her father's residence Monday at two o'clock. Rev. A. J. McCash preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Kruzon. His body was laid to rest in Hazel Dell cemetery, with military honors. He leaves a loving wife to mourn her loss. She has the sympathy of the entire community in her sad bereavement. Robert was a member of the young men's Friendly Bible class, in the Sunday school where he will be greatly missed by his friends.
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Second article:
MRS. ROBT. FINNEY RECEIVES LETTER FROM
HER LATE HUSBAND'S CAPTAIN.
Mrs. Audrey Finney,
Hazel Dell, Illinois,
Dear Mrs. Finney:-Before we reach our port I want to write a few lines expressing my deepest sympathy to you in the death of Robt. Finney, one of the men under my command.
The news of his death was a great shock to me. He had complained of feeling ill shortly after leaving port, but had kept up with the activities of the other men on board, and it was not until the day before his death that he showed any cause for alarm. He was then taken immediately to the ship's hospital, where in spite of every effort-I know-by the army and naval medical officers, pneumonia gained the upper hand, resulting so unfortunately and sadly.
I have had command of this company only a short time-not quite a month-but I had come to know your husband well, for he was on of those always willing to take on additional work if it was to benefit the other men in the company. Among other things his volunteering for cooking duty at a time when we were short handed in our kitchen pleased me immensely. The men, too, who were in the company with him, invariably spoke most highly of him, and his loss has made itself strongly felt among them.
This I know is but scant consolation to you, whose is the great loss, but I do want you to know that his personality had made strong friends for him among his company, and that he was respected by his officers. His body, I am told by the ship's authorities will be returned to the states, and I presume to you. The few personal effects that he had with him-for most of our things were sent home before embarking-will in time is forwarded to you. But whether they can be sent direct or must go through the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D.C., I cannot yet learn. A list of these, however, I am enclosing. He carried, I know, insurance of $10,000 which will be paid you in monthly installments by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
In closing, I wish once again to express deeply and sincerely the sympathy of myself and the men for you in your loss, and yet with that is the realization that he gave his life for his country-the noblest death of all.
With respect and sympathy, I am,
Robt. A. Gibney, Capt, M. T. C.
Co.D, 302 Water Tank Train.
Obituary.
Robert Finney was born in Clark County, Illinois, on February 15, 1888. Was married to Audrey Sartor, of Hazel Dell, Ill on Oct 29, 1910. To this union were born two sons, both preceding the father in the eternal sleep. He enlisted in the U. S. army on June 13,1918. After a brief training at Kansas City, he was sent to Baltimore, Md., to continue his training. He was not well when he embarked upon the transportation ship. Death came on Oct. 4, 1918, on board the U.S.S. Leviathan at sea, while attached to Co. D, 302nd Water Tank Train, U.S.A. aged 30 years, 7 month and 19 days.
In life "Bob" was a kind husband, son and brother. In death he is remembered as a man of truth and valor.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Audrey Finney; mother, Mrs. Alice Finney; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. Edna Weaver; six brothers, Vess, William, Bert, Harley, Guy and Oral. The father, Benj. Finney, died May 8, 1910. Many other relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure and to cherish a fond memory of the man that did all that he could for home and country.
From the scrapbook of George W. Orndorff (1854-1934) of Casey & Johnson Twp, Clark County
Robert Finney
First is an article about his death with no title:
Mrs. Robert Finney received word of her husband's death, while he was crossing the water for France. The body reached home last Sunday and the funeral was held at her father's residence Monday at two o'clock. Rev. A. J. McCash preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Kruzon. His body was laid to rest in Hazel Dell cemetery, with military honors. He leaves a loving wife to mourn her loss. She has the sympathy of the entire community in her sad bereavement. Robert was a member of the young men's Friendly Bible class, in the Sunday school where he will be greatly missed by his friends.
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Second article:
MRS. ROBT. FINNEY RECEIVES LETTER FROM
HER LATE HUSBAND'S CAPTAIN.
Mrs. Audrey Finney,
Hazel Dell, Illinois,
Dear Mrs. Finney:-Before we reach our port I want to write a few lines expressing my deepest sympathy to you in the death of Robt. Finney, one of the men under my command.
The news of his death was a great shock to me. He had complained of feeling ill shortly after leaving port, but had kept up with the activities of the other men on board, and it was not until the day before his death that he showed any cause for alarm. He was then taken immediately to the ship's hospital, where in spite of every effort-I know-by the army and naval medical officers, pneumonia gained the upper hand, resulting so unfortunately and sadly.
I have had command of this company only a short time-not quite a month-but I had come to know your husband well, for he was on of those always willing to take on additional work if it was to benefit the other men in the company. Among other things his volunteering for cooking duty at a time when we were short handed in our kitchen pleased me immensely. The men, too, who were in the company with him, invariably spoke most highly of him, and his loss has made itself strongly felt among them.
This I know is but scant consolation to you, whose is the great loss, but I do want you to know that his personality had made strong friends for him among his company, and that he was respected by his officers. His body, I am told by the ship's authorities will be returned to the states, and I presume to you. The few personal effects that he had with him-for most of our things were sent home before embarking-will in time is forwarded to you. But whether they can be sent direct or must go through the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D.C., I cannot yet learn. A list of these, however, I am enclosing. He carried, I know, insurance of $10,000 which will be paid you in monthly installments by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
In closing, I wish once again to express deeply and sincerely the sympathy of myself and the men for you in your loss, and yet with that is the realization that he gave his life for his country-the noblest death of all.
With respect and sympathy, I am,
Robt. A. Gibney, Capt, M. T. C.
Co.D, 302 Water Tank Train.
Obituary.
Robert Finney was born in Clark County, Illinois, on February 15, 1888. Was married to Audrey Sartor, of Hazel Dell, Ill on Oct 29, 1910. To this union were born two sons, both preceding the father in the eternal sleep. He enlisted in the U. S. army on June 13,1918. After a brief training at Kansas City, he was sent to Baltimore, Md., to continue his training. He was not well when he embarked upon the transportation ship. Death came on Oct. 4, 1918, on board the U.S.S. Leviathan at sea, while attached to Co. D, 302nd Water Tank Train, U.S.A. aged 30 years, 7 month and 19 days.
In life "Bob" was a kind husband, son and brother. In death he is remembered as a man of truth and valor.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Audrey Finney; mother, Mrs. Alice Finney; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. Edna Weaver; six brothers, Vess, William, Bert, Harley, Guy and Oral. The father, Benj. Finney, died May 8, 1910. Many other relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure and to cherish a fond memory of the man that did all that he could for home and country.
From the scrapbook of George W. Orndorff (1854-1934) of Casey & Johnson Twp, Clark County
First is an article about his death with no title:
Mrs. Robert Finney received word of her husband's death, while he was crossing the water for France. The body reached home last Sunday and the funeral was held at her father's residence Monday at two o'clock. Rev. A. J. McCash preached the funeral assisted by Rev. Kruzon. His body was laid to rest in Hazel Dell cemetery, with military honors. He leaves a loving wife to mourn her loss. She has the sympathy of the entire community in her sad bereavement. Robert was a member of the young men's Friendly Bible class, in the Sunday school where he will be greatly missed by his friends.
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Second article:
MRS. ROBT. FINNEY RECEIVES LETTER FROM
HER LATE HUSBAND'S CAPTAIN.
Mrs. Audrey Finney,
Hazel Dell, Illinois,
Dear Mrs. Finney:-Before we reach our port I want to write a few lines expressing my deepest sympathy to you in the death of Robt. Finney, one of the men under my command.
The news of his death was a great shock to me. He had complained of feeling ill shortly after leaving port, but had kept up with the activities of the other men on board, and it was not until the day before his death that he showed any cause for alarm. He was then taken immediately to the ship's hospital, where in spite of every effort-I know-by the army and naval medical officers, pneumonia gained the upper hand, resulting so unfortunately and sadly.
I have had command of this company only a short time-not quite a month-but I had come to know your husband well, for he was on of those always willing to take on additional work if it was to benefit the other men in the company. Among other things his volunteering for cooking duty at a time when we were short handed in our kitchen pleased me immensely. The men, too, who were in the company with him, invariably spoke most highly of him, and his loss has made itself strongly felt among them.
This I know is but scant consolation to you, whose is the great loss, but I do want you to know that his personality had made strong friends for him among his company, and that he was respected by his officers. His body, I am told by the ship's authorities will be returned to the states, and I presume to you. The few personal effects that he had with him-for most of our things were sent home before embarking-will in time is forwarded to you. But whether they can be sent direct or must go through the Adjutant General of the Army, Washington, D.C., I cannot yet learn. A list of these, however, I am enclosing. He carried, I know, insurance of $10,000 which will be paid you in monthly installments by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, Washington, D. C.
In closing, I wish once again to express deeply and sincerely the sympathy of myself and the men for you in your loss, and yet with that is the realization that he gave his life for his country-the noblest death of all.
With respect and sympathy, I am,
Robt. A. Gibney, Capt, M. T. C.
Co.D, 302 Water Tank Train.
Obituary.
Robert Finney was born in Clark County, Illinois, on February 15, 1888. Was married to Audrey Sartor, of Hazel Dell, Ill on Oct 29, 1910. To this union were born two sons, both preceding the father in the eternal sleep. He enlisted in the U. S. army on June 13,1918. After a brief training at Kansas City, he was sent to Baltimore, Md., to continue his training. He was not well when he embarked upon the transportation ship. Death came on Oct. 4, 1918, on board the U.S.S. Leviathan at sea, while attached to Co. D, 302nd Water Tank Train, U.S.A. aged 30 years, 7 month and 19 days.
In life "Bob" was a kind husband, son and brother. In death he is remembered as a man of truth and valor.
He leaves to mourn, his wife, Mrs. Audrey Finney; mother, Mrs. Alice Finney; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Mills and Mrs. Edna Weaver; six brothers, Vess, William, Bert, Harley, Guy and Oral. The father, Benj. Finney, died May 8, 1910. Many other relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure and to cherish a fond memory of the man that did all that he could for home and country.
From the scrapbook of George W. Orndorff (1854-1934) of Casey & Johnson Twp, Clark County
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