Garvin County Obituaries -     R.C. Florence                                

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R.C. Florence Dies in Action in Pacific

First reported death of  a Garvin County boy in the current war was announced
today.

Mr. and Mrs. Zack Florence of the Florence Chapel community near Paoli were
informed in a message from the navy department that their son, R.C. Florence,
had died in action last Monday.  There were no other details.

The youth, who had been in the navy for two years, was 25 years old.  He grew
up in the Florence Chapel community and was graduated from the Florence Chapel
school.  He was the nephew of Mrs. S.B. Harkreader and Mrs. D. Lee Thompson of
Pauls Valley.  

His parents heard from him last on January 2.

His brother, Eugene, is in the marine corps.  He told his parents in the last
letter they received from him that he would be at sea.  They do not know
where he is located at this time.

Obituary from the local 1940's paper