Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....McIntyre, Kenneth 1918
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The Portland Observer, Tuesday, September 17, 1918


Another Portland boy has paid the supreme sacrifice.  Kenneth McIntyre, son of 
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. McIntyre, of Portland, died at Winchester, Eng., August 23, 
and was buried with military honors on Saturday morning, Aug. 24 at Magdalen 
Hill cemetery, adjoining the American camp.  The grave will be marked by the 
government.

The young man left Camp Custer with the 85th division but a short time ago and 
on the way across became ill with measles.  This developed into pneumonia, and 
he was taken to a camp hospital as soon as the troop ship reached England.

The Y.M.C.A. secretary, who conducted the funeral service, writes Kenneth’s 
mother as follows:

Saturday was a perfect summer day here and our thoughts and prayers went out 
to you as we held the service at the grave.  You have given your son in a most 
holy and righteous cause and, although he has fallen out of the ranks, he has 
not died in vain.  You can well be proud that you had so noble a son to give 
in this mighty dash for the saving of the race.

In accordance with our custom the camp secretary will send you a few of the 
cartridges used in firing the salute over his grave.

The McIntyres lived in Orange township prior to coming to Portland and have 
spent considerable time in the vicinity of Marion, where Loyal McIntyre, 
another son, resides.  Kenneth had been working in the vicinity of Harrison 
when he registered last year and left that city for Camp Custer after he was 
drafted.  He was 23 years old.  

The “Y” secretary enclosed with his own letter one that had been written by 
Kenneth on the way over, but not mailed, probably because he was to ill to 
attend to this.  It was descriptive of his trip across.

The dead soldier’s father is employed by the Ramsey-Alton Co., with the gang 
of men who are getting out timber.


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