SIMPSON, Joe

Obituary

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From the April 11, 1918, issue of the South Missouri-Democrat:
Last Roll Call

Joe Simpson of Wilderness, son of Mrs. Peter Simpson, a widow, died last week from chronic rheumatism. He was among the first called into service from his county and was stationed at Camp Funston. He was only in the service about three weeks, until he was attacked by rheumatism and had to be sent to the hospital, where he remained until about three weeks ago, when he was able to come home and received a disability discharge. After arriving home he was as well as he commonly was, until a few days before his death, when he was taken suddenly and grew worse until death relieved him of his intense suffering. He was buried at Wilderness where a great throng gathered to do him the last earthly honor. 
 

See also SIMPSONs in World War I

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