The Teague Chronicle - Oct. 25, 1918 edition

Lewis Piercy dies

He came here to see his mother, Mrs. S. E. Piercy, died at her home Sun. at
12:10 o'clock while her remains were being laid to rest in the city cemetery.
Lewis being dead while many relatives returned home. He is said to have taken
Spanish influenza after arriving here to be with his mother and brother and
sisters who had it. And he was doing very well until about 36 hours before he
died. His wife and children arrived from their home at Ged, Louisiana a few
days before he died. Interment was in city cemetery Mon. Mr. Piercy was
planning to move back to Teague from Louisiana where his family had been in ill
heath all year. He had pneumonia in Feb. and his wife and one of the children
had typhoid fever. The little girl being ill for more than four months and had
to be carried about when they arrived in Teague last week It was on account of
the continued ill health of his family that he had decided to move back here
where the family lived before moving to Louisiana. He is survived by his wife
and five children besides some brothers and sisters.