Hall County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lewis, W. Curtis July 15, 1903
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Jacqueline King deceased November 19, 2006, 2:18 pm

Atlanta Constitution, 16 July 1903
GUARD DUTY PROVED FATAL.
W. Curtis Lewis, of Gainesville, Ga., Dies of Typhoid Fever.

W. Curtis Lewis died yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock.  His death was the 
result of an attack of typhoid fever contracted several weeks ago in 
Gainesville, Ga.  An operation was performed at the Grady hospital, but it 
proved to be unsuccessful.
He was a young man 19 years old, with a bright future before him, and possessed 
of many friends.  He was a member of the Candler Horse Guards, troop F, of the 
First Cavalry, of Gainesville.  During the recent tornado at that place he was 
stationed for a period of ten days doing guard duty at that place, and in this 
time contracted a fever which ended in his death.
The body was taken to Gainesville yesterday afternoon, and will be buried with 
military honors.  It was accompanied by an honorary escort composed of Claude 
Moner, Frederick Cook, Grover Smith, George Harrison, Harry DeNise, Lewis 
Moore, Cleveland Cook and Mr. Herring.

File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/hall/obits/l/lewis8720ob.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/

File size: 1.6 Kb