Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Fleming, Franklin L. March 1904
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The Marion County Patriot, March 11, 1904
The Marion County Patriot, No. 11
March 11, 1904
Page One

A Sad Death

The death of Mr. Frank Fleming, which occurred last Sunday, was one of the 
saddest in the history of our county.  Ten days ago his brother was killed, and 
the family had not recovered from the shock of that death before they were 
called to bear the sorrow of another.

Frank was a son of Mr. S.L. Fleming, he was 22 years of age.

He enlisted in the army five years ago and was sent to the Philippine Islands 
where he served up to a short time ago, when his regiment was ordered to 
Arkansas.  From there he came home, to visit his relatives.  He was taken with 
a severe cold before he reached home, which developed into pneumonia and 
resulted in his death.

The death was doubly sad, because of the age of the deceased and that his 
brother had only been buried ten days.

Mr. Fleming and his family have the profoundest sympathy of all.

The Marion County Patriot, No. 11
March 11, 1904
Page Eight

Tazewell News
By Reporter

The grim reaper has again visited our community and taken from us our beloved 
friend Franklin Fleming, whose death occurred at the home of his father Mr. 
S.L. Fleming near Midway Sunday night about ten o’clock.

It will be remembered that his brother Will Ran, preceded him only nine days.  
It is sad indeed to lose two sons out of one family so suddenly.  We can’t see 
for what reason the good master plucked both his jewels from out of this world, 
but he has need from them in the upper and better kingdom.

We must bow in humble submission to the good Lord’s will and say thy will be 
done.

The funeral was preached at the Baptist church at this place Monday afternoon 
at 3:30 o’clock.  The interment was at the Tazewell cemetery.

The bereaved family and relatives have the profound sympathy of the people of 
this entire community in the hour of their sore affliction.

The Marion County Patriot, No. 12
March 18, 1904
Page One

Complimentary

The following letter received by Mr. S.L. Fleming is self explanatory and a 
merited tribute to a good boy.

Fort Leavenworth, Kan., March 9, ‘04

Mr. S.L. Fleming
Buena Vista, Ga.

My dear Sir:

It was a great shock to receive from Dr. Weaver tonight the news of the death 
of your son.  I had hoped to hear of his early recovery; but the message tells 
us that our comrade has left us.

I have been with the company but a year, but I knew more perhaps of your son 
than of almost any man in the company; and his loss is a personal one to me.  
His service in this company for nearly five years was such as to compel the 
respect of his superiors, and the officers and men of his company join me in 
sympathy with you in your great loss.

Honest and reliable and faithful in the performance of his duty, Frank L. 
Fleming was such a soldier as all Americans delight to honor.  For a father to 
have given such a man to the service of his country, is to say that he holds 
his country above all things; the reward must now come in the consciousness 
that father and son have deserved the respect of all men.  There is little that 
one can say at such a time as this; but it cannot fail to bring satisfaction to 
know how your son was esteemed by us all.  It will be my duty to take a careful 
inventory of his effects, and to communicate to you the result as well as any 
other information that may of service to you.  Though it is a duty, I shall 
esteem it an honor to be of service at any time to you.

Believe me my dear Sir.

Your obedient servant,
B.A. Poore
Captain, 6th Infantry







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