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Obituary of Roy O. Garver

Wednesday, 6 February 1918, Clark County (IL) Democrat


Word has been received of the death of Roy O. Garver, son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Garver, which occured in a hospital in
England, where he was taken after a fall from an airoplane.
He was in training with the Royal Flying Corps in the south
part of England and was making a practice flight, when his
plane crashed to the ground from a hight of 150 feet.

Roy's parents, formerly lived in Dolson township, but moved to
Decatur, the father now being dead.  He enlisted in the
Aviation Corps at Washington a few months ago, and was sent
for training to Columbus, Ohio.  From there he was transferred
to England to complete his training, and had been in England
but a few weeks.

He was a nephew of A. J. Garver and E. S. Jones of this city.

The Chicago Examiner, in speaking of his death says:

An effort will be made to bring here for burial the body of
Roy O. Garver, 25, killed in an airplane accident in England.
Confirmation of the news of his death on Jan. 28, has just
been received by his mother.

A few hours before the wires brought the tragic news, his
mother had received a letter from Roy bidding her not to worry
about him and another relative who had joined the flying
service.

Young Garver had been in England since September for special
training in aviation.  He had recently been made first
lieutenant and had been making trips without an instructor for
the last six weeks in the school at Shoreham.

He was a stenographer in the office of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels when war was declared, and at once enlisted, getting
his preliminary training at Columbus, Ohio.

Two months ago he took out a war insurance policy for $10,00
in favor of his mother. 

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