Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....HAVENS, LAWRENCE CARL February 5, 1918
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Gladwin County Record dated 02-14/1918 Column - 4 Page - 1
Havens---Lawrence Carl Havens was born on a farm at Northwest, Williams 
county, O., July 11, 1899, and died at Camp Merritt, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 
1918, at 6 a.m., aged 18 years, 6 months and 25 days. He was the second son of 
Mr. and Mrs. Newman D. Havens and came with his parents to Beaverton in 
October, 1907, and afterward settled in Buckeye township. At the age of 12 
years he injured a limb and was in the Saginaw General hospital 22 weeks for 
treatment.
   On his eighteenth birthday he enlisted at Pontiac where he was employed, 
and was sent to Ft. Brady for training where he remained two months when he 
was transferred to Waco, Texas. About three weeks ago he and his brother were 
again transferred to Camp Merritt, N.J., 17 miles from New York where they 
were awaiting orders to sail for France. Here he contracted measels and 
pneumonia and lived only nine days.
   He was a member of the Ancient Order of Gleaners and belonged to the 
Highwood arbor. He was not a church member but of the Advent belief, a good 
worker in Sunday school and always ready to do his part wherever duty 
presented itself. His friendly smile and kind greetings will be missed by all 
who knew him.
   He is mourned by his parents, five brothers and two sisters, Mrs. John 
Maxwell of Hope, Ray who enlisted with him and has been with him since, Byrl, 
Marion, Clair, Ruth and Truman at home, an two grandmothers, Mrs. Julia Hand 
of Williams county, Ohio, and Mrs. Weatherwax of Ray, Ind., besides other 
relatives and hosts of friends who came to pay tribute at the last rites held 
at the Arbutus school. Sunday afternoon conducted by Rev. Nolan of Edenville 
followed by interment in Arbutus cemetery.
   Harold Calkins, a former Highwood, boy, was corporal of his company. 
Gladwin County Record dated 02-14/1918 Column - 4 Page - 1



Additional Comments:
Note: Nice Military Photo Of: Lawrence Carl Havens & brother Ray Havens next 
to Lawrence Carl Havens GCR Obituary...


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