The following obituary was provided by contributor, MVLambert:
Thursday, January 31, 1918
Noell Nelson, twenty-five year old son of John Nelson, died at the home of his parents near Fruithurst, of pneumonia and was buried at Cane Creek on Tuesday.
Young Nelson was said to have been one of the community's most popular young men and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. For three or four days the young man lay unconscious but a short time before the end came, he rallied and sang "Roll on, Roll on", one of his favorite songs in life.
Millard McWhorter who conducted the song service at the funeral sang this the young man's favorite. Rev. J.W. Patty and other conducted the burial services.
The Cleburne Newspaper issue of Thursday, November 29, 1918.
Source: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape424gnw.txt
Thursday, January 31, 1918
Noell Nelson, twenty-five year old son of John Nelson, died at the home of his parents near Fruithurst, of pneumonia and was buried at Cane Creek on Tuesday.
Young Nelson was said to have been one of the community's most popular young men and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. For three or four days the young man lay unconscious but a short time before the end came, he rallied and sang "Roll on, Roll on", one of his favorite songs in life.
Millard McWhorter who conducted the song service at the funeral sang this the young man's favorite. Rev. J.W. Patty and other conducted the burial services.
The Cleburne Newspaper issue of Thursday, November 29, 1918.
Source: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape424gnw.txt
The following obituary was provided by contributor, MVLambert:
Thursday, January 31, 1918
Noell Nelson, twenty-five year old son of John Nelson, died at the home of his parents near Fruithurst, of pneumonia and was buried at Cane Creek on Tuesday.
Young Nelson was said to have been one of the community's most popular young men and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. For three or four days the young man lay unconscious but a short time before the end came, he rallied and sang "Roll on, Roll on", one of his favorite songs in life.
Millard McWhorter who conducted the song service at the funeral sang this the young man's favorite. Rev. J.W. Patty and other conducted the burial services.
The Cleburne Newspaper issue of Thursday, November 29, 1918.
Source: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape424gnw.txt
Thursday, January 31, 1918
Noell Nelson, twenty-five year old son of John Nelson, died at the home of his parents near Fruithurst, of pneumonia and was buried at Cane Creek on Tuesday.
Young Nelson was said to have been one of the community's most popular young men and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. For three or four days the young man lay unconscious but a short time before the end came, he rallied and sang "Roll on, Roll on", one of his favorite songs in life.
Millard McWhorter who conducted the song service at the funeral sang this the young man's favorite. Rev. J.W. Patty and other conducted the burial services.
The Cleburne Newspaper issue of Thursday, November 29, 1918.
Source: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape424gnw.txt
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