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Submitted: 10/17/10 • Approved: 8/26/23 • Last Updated: 8/29/23 • R393178-G0-S3
Iowa
WAGONER US Army
109 Ammunitions Train 34 Division
1896 - December 24, 1934
Died near Poplar Bluff, MO
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Emblem
*Obituary
The Benton County Democrat and Record and Herald
Thursday, January 3, 1935
MR. AND MRS. EICKELKAMP BURIED IN GENTRY
Funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. Eickelkamp were held at the M.E. Church in Gentry Friday afternoon when a double funeral service was held.
Mrs. Eickelkamp, nee Beulah Carl was born and reared in Gentry. She was the 37 years old and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Carl, members an early family of west Benton County settlers. Six of her cousins and all brothers, Carl, Ortus, Earl Mearl, Frank and Fred McKinney served as pallbearers. The member of the Gentry American Legion and the Masonic order, Art and Ray Steele, O.C. and Ray Mitchell, Tom Whiteside and Vol Wzasson were pallbearers for Mr. Eickelkamp.
Rev. A.H. DuLancy officiated and Mrs. Fay Steele Jackson of Rogers, sang "Face to Face." Both had participated at the wedding held on August 10th, 1934. A double quartet sang, "Abide with Me."
Two of Mr. Eickelkamp's brothers of Sioux City, Iowa, came for the funeral. His parents live in Huron, S. Dak.
Burial was made in the Gentry cemetery under direction of Wasson Funeral Services with Cecil Ferguson in charge.
The couple were killed near Poplar Bluff, Mo. December 24th when their car left highway No. 60. They were on their way to Gentry to spend Christmas with her parents.
Contributed on 10/17/10 by tslundberg
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