End Came While on Battleship
Pennsylvania Sunday. . . Body Arrived in Louisburg Last Night. . . Funeral This
Afternoon
The news of the death of Ensign John W. Neal arrived(?) here
on Monday cast a gloom over the entire community. He was one of Louisburg’s
most popular young men, whose gentlemanly conduct and genial nature made him a
favorite among all his acquaintances. The telegram stated that he died at sea
from pneumonia on Sunday. His remains were landed at Norfolk and shipped to
Louisburg yesterday, arriving here last night, and were taken to the home of
his mother on Main street.
The deceased was a son of the late W.P. Neal, and Mrs. Annie
W. Neal, and is survived by his mother, one brother, Mr. William Neal, a member
of the Naval Aviation section, and two sisters, Misses Fannie Neal and Annie
Perry Neal. He was 22 years old and was graduated from the Naval Academy at
Annapolis in June, and immediately was assigned to the Battleship Pennsylvania.
The funeral services will be held at the cemetery leaving
the home on Main street at 3 o’clock, and will be conducted by Bishop J.B.
(C???) of Raleigh. The remains will be interred in the family plot at Oaklawn
cemetery. The pallbearers will be Messrs. J.M. Allen, ?. B. McKinne, W.M.
Person, E.H. Malone, E.L. Best, W.H. Ruffin.
Among those from out of town were Governor T.W. Bickett of
Raleigh.
All business houses in Louisburg closed during the funeral
in respect to the deceased and his services to his country.
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