Jackson County IL Archives Obituaries.....Varnum, Earl March 18, 1925
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Murphysboro Daily Independent, March 28, 1925

    Earl VARNUM, son of Mr. & Mrs. Logan VARNUM passed away March 18th with
others who perished in the Longfellow school in the storm.  Funeral services
were conducted by their pastor Rev. A. F. HAYNES at the home of the SCHNIDERs
near Tower Grove cemetery and the body laid to rest in Tower Grove.  Earl was
the only son of the parents.  He was a member of the Centenary church.  His
going will be greatly missed by his parents who have been stricken by this great
loss and by his friends and associates.  Our sympathy is with them and the many
others who have suffered the loss of loved ones in this general disaster.


Additional Comments:
Widely considered the most devastating and powerful tornado in American history,
the Great Tri-State Tornado ripped through Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana on
March 18, 1925. In its 219-mile-long wake it left four completely destroyed
towns, six severely damaged ones, 15,000 destroyed homes, and 2,000 injured.
Most significantly, 695 people were killed, a record for a single tornado.

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