World War 1 Those who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War Able, Warren Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Burnett, Clyde Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Burt, James E. Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Couch, Arthur Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Cruse, Roger Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 Cruse Funeral Yesterday The body of Roger Cruse, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Cruse, of Hardin, who died in Denver, Colo., Tuesday, arrived at Hardin Wednesday night, and was taken to the home of his parents, where funeral services were held Thursday morning at eleven o'clock, conducted by Rev. J.J. Reed, pastor of the Hardin Methodist church, of which deceased was a member. Interment was made in the Lavelock cemetery north of Hardin. Mr. Cruse was graduated from Annapolis in 1917 and was a first lieutenant in the United States Navy at the time of his death. He had been in poor health for almost a year and was sent to Colorado several months ago with the hope that the change of climate would be beneficial to him. He is survived by the widow, parents, two sisters and one brother, the latter being a wireless operator in the navy at this time. Deceased was twenty-two years of age at the time of his death. The Richmond News, November 8, 1918 ~ ~ ~ ~ Graham, Leonard Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Griffith, Fred Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Hackett, Thomas E. Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Hoover, James Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Jenkins, Carl Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Kelmel, Logan Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Kincaid, Clinton Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 Kincaid, Clint Kincaid Funeral To-Day The body of Clint Kincaid, son of A.C. Kincaid, of Rayville, who died aboard the U.S.S. Solace, off the Atlantic coast Friday, October 11th, from an attack of pneumonia, arrived at Rayville last night. Funeral and burial occurred at the Kincaid burying ground near Knoxville to-day at eleven o'clock. The Richmond News, October 21, 1918 ~ ~ ~ ~ Kirtley, Willard Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 Orrick Times: Mr. and Mrs. Kirtley, northwest of Orrick, received a telegram Wednesday, stating that their son, Willard Kirtley, had died in France, October 1st, of pneumonia. The young man went to France last summer. The Daily News, November 4, 1918 Private Willard Kirtley, of Orrick, mention of whose death was made in Wednesday's News as having been killed with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, was a son of John C. Kirtley, residing west of Elkhorn and he died October 1st of pneumonia. He was a member of the headquarters company of the 140th infantry, having volunteered for service in the old Third Regiment of Kansas City soon after war was declared, and accompanied it to France last May. He was twenty years of age and prior to his enlistment was employed in the pressroom of the Kansas City Star. The Daily News, November 8, 1918 ~ ~ ~ ~ Mason, Keith Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Merrifield, Estill Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Miller, Leonard Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Moree, Pearl Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Moyer, Allen Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 O O O O To Bring Body Home. Allen B. Moyer, Soldier, Died in England, July 25, 1918. John W. Moyer, of the Millville country, received a telegram the last of the week from the was department in Washington, stating that the body of his son, Allen B. Moyer, who died in England while a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in 1918, would be returned to this county and is scheduled to arrive at Hoboken, New Jersey Thursday, April 29th. Mr. Moyer instructed the war department over a year ago to return the body of his deceased son to its native land. The remains will be brought to Lexington Junction and taken to the Kincaid cemetery near Knoxville for interment, probably under the auspices of the local post of the American Legion. It is not known what date the body will arrive here. Mr. Moyer was a member of Company G. having enlisted at Richmond on July 16, 1917. He went overseas with the Ray county company and became ill while the thirty-fifth division was in England. He was confined to a Red Cross hospital at Netley Hauts, England, and his death occurred, on July 25, 1918, the family having been notified of his death August 16th, following. He was the second Ray countian who died overseas, Harold A. Sampson, also a member of Company G., having succumbed to spinal meningitis May 27, 1918. Hardin News, Hardin, Missouri, 1920, Submitted by Jenna Zunker O O O O To Bring Body Here. According to Mr. A.W. Mansur of the Mansur Undertaking Company, Mr. John W. Moyer of the Millville section has been notified by the War Department at Washington, D.C., that the body of his son, Allen, whose death occurred in England during the war, would arrive in the United States on April 29th and would be sent to Richmond for burial. The death of Allen Moyer occurred in July 1918, at a hospital in England. He was formerly a member of Company G. Richmond Missourian, Richmond, Missouri,1920, Submitted by Jenna Zunker ~ ~ ~ ~ Phelps, George Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Phillips, Earl Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Richardson, Thomas Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Sampson, Harold Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Schaffer, Charles Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Sisk, Charles Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930. ~ ~ ~ ~ Stigall, John Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 John W. Stigall Killed Ray County Soldier Met Death in Action September 29. Frank Stigall, of the Sunshine country, received a telegram yesterday morning from the war department in Washington announcing that his brother, Private John W. Stigall, was killed in action with the American Expeditionary Forces September 29th. He was a member of Company G., the Ray county military organization, and it was during the big battle of the Argonne forest, in which several other Ray countians and great numbers of Missouri and Kansas men were reported in the casualty lists, that he met death at the hands of the enemy. The telegram was the first information Mr. Stigall had received of his brother's death. Private Stigall was a son of the late Reuben A. Stigall, of the Sunshine country, and was twenty-four years of age at the time of his death. He was a volunteer, having enlisted in the ray county company June 2, 1917, and received his training at Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Okla. He was one of the most popular members of the home company and was held in high esteem by his comrades. Many Ray county friends will be grieved to learn of the death of this splendid young man. The Daily News, November 8, 1918 ~ ~ ~ ~ White, Te__mesh Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Woods, Albert Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930 ~ ~ ~ ~ Worrell, Walt F. Ray Countians Who Gave Their Lives For Their County in the World War (I) Source: Ray County World War Memorial Unveiling, Program sheet. May 30, 1930