Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: His death was the first reported of any Mecklenburg County man. He died from a heart attack while at sea, after serving in the Navy for many years. His funeral was at Pritchard Memorial Church, and his burial was in the family plot at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Matthews, NC, just a few miles from where he was born. The Legionnaires, veterans of WW I, attended his funeral and draped his coffin with a flag. The local State Guard served as the firing squad, then the bugler sounded taps. His body was accompanied from Norfolk by Chief Machinists Mate C. L. Hasting, who folded the flag and gave it to the widow.

Age at Death: Unavailable

Image Source: CO 3-5-42