|
John S. Dutton
Submitted by Terry Jackson
The Southern Democrat
Oneonta, AL 35121
7-22-1920
Body of Corp. John S. Dutton
Laid to Rest in Oak Grove Cemetery
The first body of a Blount County soldier who died on foreign soil
has been returned and interred in the soil of his boyhood days beside
the remains of relatives and firends who have also passed over the
river.
It was the body of Corporal John S. Dutton who died at Brest,
France, on Oct. 20, 1918, five days after he landed.
The body arrived in Oneonta Saturday morning and was carried by the
"Legion of Honor" consisting of D.F. Prickett, Coy Shelton, C.H.
Davidson and Grady Whitten, and three representatives of the Red
Cross--Misses Sarah Chambers, Carrie Stone and Mildred Stephens--to the
home of the young man's father, John Dutton, on route 1, Bangor, where
the remains were laid to rest in Oak Grove cemetery Tuesday.
A very impressive funeral service was conducted by Rev. T.N. Martin
in the presence of a large circle of friends who had gathered to pay
their respects to one who had died in defense of his country.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|