Charles Bonds (70368768)
Died Abt. Feb 1918
"Elk City News-Democrat," Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 28 Nov 1918: DEATH OF ARNOLD AND CLAUD BONDS. The bodies of Arnold and Claud Bonds, sons of Mr. and Mrs. [] Bonds, arrived in Elk City Sunday. Both died at Elkhart, Kansas last Thursday, 21 Nov 1918, Claud dying at 8:30 a.m., and Arnold at 11:00 p.m., of influenza*. When word was received of their serious illness the mother and Mrs. Arnold Bonds left immediately but both men had passed away before their arrival. Mrs. Arnold Bonds had been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Lauderdale, who had been quite sick. She and the mother returned with the bodies. Several other members of the Bonds family are seriously ill at Elkhart. The bodies were held at the Grubitz Undertaking Parlors until Tuesday. Funeral services of the two brothers were held at Berlin, Oklahoma, on Tuesday afternoon and interment made at the cemetery where last February another son was buried**. A few years ago another grown son was interred in this cemetery***. Mr. and Mrs. Bonds have lost six children and have six living. Arnold and Claud were working for the Government at the depot at Elkhart. Both were born in Montague County, Texas, Arnold on August 11th, 1896 and was twenty-two years of age, Claud on August 9th, 1898, being twenty years of age. Arnold married Reta Lauderdale on December 23rd, 1916, and they have one child, Imogene, who was born on September 25th, 1917. During the trouble on the border****, Arnold enlisted June 30th, 1916 at Horton, Kansas, being 1st Class Private of Co. B, First Regiment of Kansas Infantry. He was given an Honorable Discharge October 13th, 1916, and his discharge reads, "Excellent character, service, honest, and faithful."
*1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
**Charles D. Bonds (1903-1918), age 15.
***Loyd B. "Loy" Bonds (1890-1911), age 21.
****U.S. Army Punitive Expedition of 1916, the "Pancho Villa Expedition," Mexican Border War (1910-1919).
Contributor: Richard Bradley "Brad" Bonds (51357157)
Died Abt. Feb 1918
"Elk City News-Democrat," Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 28 Nov 1918: DEATH OF ARNOLD AND CLAUD BONDS. The bodies of Arnold and Claud Bonds, sons of Mr. and Mrs. [] Bonds, arrived in Elk City Sunday. Both died at Elkhart, Kansas last Thursday, 21 Nov 1918, Claud dying at 8:30 a.m., and Arnold at 11:00 p.m., of influenza*. When word was received of their serious illness the mother and Mrs. Arnold Bonds left immediately but both men had passed away before their arrival. Mrs. Arnold Bonds had been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Lauderdale, who had been quite sick. She and the mother returned with the bodies. Several other members of the Bonds family are seriously ill at Elkhart. The bodies were held at the Grubitz Undertaking Parlors until Tuesday. Funeral services of the two brothers were held at Berlin, Oklahoma, on Tuesday afternoon and interment made at the cemetery where last February another son was buried**. A few years ago another grown son was interred in this cemetery***. Mr. and Mrs. Bonds have lost six children and have six living. Arnold and Claud were working for the Government at the depot at Elkhart. Both were born in Montague County, Texas, Arnold on August 11th, 1896 and was twenty-two years of age, Claud on August 9th, 1898, being twenty years of age. Arnold married Reta Lauderdale on December 23rd, 1916, and they have one child, Imogene, who was born on September 25th, 1917. During the trouble on the border****, Arnold enlisted June 30th, 1916 at Horton, Kansas, being 1st Class Private of Co. B, First Regiment of Kansas Infantry. He was given an Honorable Discharge October 13th, 1916, and his discharge reads, "Excellent character, service, honest, and faithful."
*1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
**Charles D. Bonds (1903-1918), age 15.
***Loyd B. "Loy" Bonds (1890-1911), age 21.
****U.S. Army Punitive Expedition of 1916, the "Pancho Villa Expedition," Mexican Border War (1910-1919).
Contributor: Richard Bradley "Brad" Bonds (51357157)
Charles Bonds (70368768)
Died Abt. Feb 1918
"Elk City News-Democrat," Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 28 Nov 1918: DEATH OF ARNOLD AND CLAUD BONDS. The bodies of Arnold and Claud Bonds, sons of Mr. and Mrs. [] Bonds, arrived in Elk City Sunday. Both died at Elkhart, Kansas last Thursday, 21 Nov 1918, Claud dying at 8:30 a.m., and Arnold at 11:00 p.m., of influenza*. When word was received of their serious illness the mother and Mrs. Arnold Bonds left immediately but both men had passed away before their arrival. Mrs. Arnold Bonds had been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Lauderdale, who had been quite sick. She and the mother returned with the bodies. Several other members of the Bonds family are seriously ill at Elkhart. The bodies were held at the Grubitz Undertaking Parlors until Tuesday. Funeral services of the two brothers were held at Berlin, Oklahoma, on Tuesday afternoon and interment made at the cemetery where last February another son was buried**. A few years ago another grown son was interred in this cemetery***. Mr. and Mrs. Bonds have lost six children and have six living. Arnold and Claud were working for the Government at the depot at Elkhart. Both were born in Montague County, Texas, Arnold on August 11th, 1896 and was twenty-two years of age, Claud on August 9th, 1898, being twenty years of age. Arnold married Reta Lauderdale on December 23rd, 1916, and they have one child, Imogene, who was born on September 25th, 1917. During the trouble on the border****, Arnold enlisted June 30th, 1916 at Horton, Kansas, being 1st Class Private of Co. B, First Regiment of Kansas Infantry. He was given an Honorable Discharge October 13th, 1916, and his discharge reads, "Excellent character, service, honest, and faithful."
*1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
**Charles D. Bonds (1903-1918), age 15.
***Loyd B. "Loy" Bonds (1890-1911), age 21.
****U.S. Army Punitive Expedition of 1916, the "Pancho Villa Expedition," Mexican Border War (1910-1919).
Contributor: Richard Bradley "Brad" Bonds (51357157)
Died Abt. Feb 1918
"Elk City News-Democrat," Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 28 Nov 1918: DEATH OF ARNOLD AND CLAUD BONDS. The bodies of Arnold and Claud Bonds, sons of Mr. and Mrs. [] Bonds, arrived in Elk City Sunday. Both died at Elkhart, Kansas last Thursday, 21 Nov 1918, Claud dying at 8:30 a.m., and Arnold at 11:00 p.m., of influenza*. When word was received of their serious illness the mother and Mrs. Arnold Bonds left immediately but both men had passed away before their arrival. Mrs. Arnold Bonds had been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Lauderdale, who had been quite sick. She and the mother returned with the bodies. Several other members of the Bonds family are seriously ill at Elkhart. The bodies were held at the Grubitz Undertaking Parlors until Tuesday. Funeral services of the two brothers were held at Berlin, Oklahoma, on Tuesday afternoon and interment made at the cemetery where last February another son was buried**. A few years ago another grown son was interred in this cemetery***. Mr. and Mrs. Bonds have lost six children and have six living. Arnold and Claud were working for the Government at the depot at Elkhart. Both were born in Montague County, Texas, Arnold on August 11th, 1896 and was twenty-two years of age, Claud on August 9th, 1898, being twenty years of age. Arnold married Reta Lauderdale on December 23rd, 1916, and they have one child, Imogene, who was born on September 25th, 1917. During the trouble on the border****, Arnold enlisted June 30th, 1916 at Horton, Kansas, being 1st Class Private of Co. B, First Regiment of Kansas Infantry. He was given an Honorable Discharge October 13th, 1916, and his discharge reads, "Excellent character, service, honest, and faithful."
*1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
**Charles D. Bonds (1903-1918), age 15.
***Loyd B. "Loy" Bonds (1890-1911), age 21.
****U.S. Army Punitive Expedition of 1916, the "Pancho Villa Expedition," Mexican Border War (1910-1919).
Contributor: Richard Bradley "Brad" Bonds (51357157)
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