Troup Banner, Troup TX: October 14, 1920 REMAINS OF WOODIE SALMON ARRIVE HERE Died Oct. 11, 1918: Interred with Military Honors; largest funeral Ever Witnessed in Troup On Tuesday evening the remains of Private Woodie E. Salmon, co. E 23rd Infantry, arrived from St. Nazaire, France where he died Oct. 11, 1918, while serving as a soldier of his country in the Great War. Corporal Edwards whose home is at Little Rock accompanied the remains to the home of Woodie Salmon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Salmon of West Troup. The casket was draped in a large flag of our county, and the ex-serviceman of the community received the remains and had details to serve on the watch thru the night. They also had charge of the funeral which occurred at Bradford Cemetery, Wednesday morning at 8:45 directed by Lieutenants Joseph E. Edwards and Will D. Pace. Every place of business in Troup closed in honor of this soldier boy from our own community who gave his life in his country's cause; the school closed for the hour and the solemn ceremonies of interment, partaking of the nature of a military funeral were witnessed by the largest concourse probably ever to witness any interment in Troup. Evangelist T.W. Phillips of Fort Worth came down from Marshall where he is conducting a meeting, accompanied by his singer, Prof. Roe Morgan. The minister received Woodie Salmon into the Church of Christ and has been an intimate friend of the family for many years. The prayer he offered and his discourse were touching and full of comfort to the sorrowing relatives and friends. It thrilled with patriotic sentiments and stressed that happier period which all the follow Christians of deceased and all the righteous of the earth shall come into the era of peace on earth and good will toward men under the supreme Fatherhood of God and brotherhood of men. Woodie E. Salmon was born Aug. 23, 1887; he united with the Church of Christ some six or eight years ago. He left Troup July 15, 1918, going to Camp Travis where he stood examination for entrance into the Army. He was then transferred to Camp McArthur from whence, after a brief training, he departed for France on Sept. 18, 1918. He contracted influenza on board the transport, which carried him across and died almost immediately upon landing. Those of us who were permitted to know this young man intimately, recall that thru all his quiet, unassuming life, he exhibited all the traits of a strong character, and that his life as a Christian was at time commendable. It was a touching scene to witness his comrades in arms tenderly, lovingly, sorrowfully lower his remains into his second sepulcher, a grave in his native land in the cemetery sacred to him by virtue of the resting place there of his loved ones gone before. The mound that marks his last resting place was banked with many rare floral offerings. To his sorrowing parents, brothers and other relatives whose grief are again made acute, the entire community extends sympathies that can be measured only by the strength of friendship and of brotherly love and by those sentiments of patriotism which prompted millions of the best young manhood of this nation to go forth to sustain the honor and the flag of our native land.