Obituary

Vidette Messenger
Wednesday, February 15, 1933
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PVT BTRY L. 5 ARTILLERY

COMRADES HOLD LAST RITES FOR FRANK PERCY:

"THE MARCH OF ANOTHER COMRAD IS HALTED."

COMRAD PERCY, who was 90 years old, died Monday morning, Feb. 13, 1933, in Christian hospital where he had been confined since January 14, 1933, after four bandit gang members, invaded Percy's home, tortured, bound and trussed him to a chair, and then applied hot irons to his feet and hands in an effort to make the aged man tell where his money was hidden.
A few members of the aged remnant of a once mighty group of members of the Grand Army of the Republic, supplemented by members of the Sons of Union Veterans, gathered at the C.W. Bartholomew & Sons funeral chapel this afternoon to pay tribute to their brother-in-arms, FRANK PERCY.
There was no impressive ritual of the Civil war veteran organization. Only a few of that gallant band were able to attend the rites. MR. PERCY was one of fourteen Civil war members remaining in Porter county.
Flowers and an American flag about the casket bore silent testimony that his memory would not be forgotten, and recalled his goodness and valor. He served with a New York regiment and saw active service on southern battlefields.
Rev. Chester W. Wharton, of the Presbyterian Church, conducted the services. The pallbearers were members of the Sons of Union Veterans and comprised, Julius Boinholt; S.C.William, Don L. Richards, Fred Hall, W.E. Seymour and John Mooker. Burial was in McCool Cemetery, with provision made for the installation of a government headstone, but like other incidents of the same kind, there was not longer any GAR members able to supervise the installation and the stone was lost and forgotten.

(Constable Swanson said after the funeral:)
"When the headstone is put in place, I'd like to add a line to the inscription. I'd like to say:
"BY LOCAL TALENT."
Submitted by: Laura J. Heckman