Jackson-Story County IA Archives Military Records.....Wilmes, John B. October 15, 1918
WWI Engineering Corps
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John B. Wilmes Dies In Service
Maquoketa Excelsior-Record, October 15, 1918

John B. Wilmes Dies In Service

Again, this community is called upon to surrender one of her fine young men, 
John B. Wilmes, who passed away Sunday evening at six o’clock at the hospital 
in Ames where he had been suffering for the past ten days with that dread 
malady, Spanish influenza.

This young man who volunteered his services to his country and enlisted in the 
Engineering Corps, left here on August 15th, for Ames where he has since been 
stationed. He is the only son of Mrs. Catherine Wilmes of Cottonville, and had 
only recently graduated from the Kansas City Automobile School. The mother and 
sister, Miss Clara, left Friday for Ames, in response to a message saying he 
was critically ill, and were able to be with him several hours before the 
final summons came. Besides the grief stricken mother and sister, Clara, one 
sister, Mrs. Henry Manderscheid of Andrew survives.

The body arrived here this forenoon and the funeral services will be held 
tomorrow at LaMotte, Father Friedman will have charge of services and the 
Knights of Columbus will have charge of the services at the grave. Interment 
will be made at the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery at LaMotte.


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