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Sgt Elmer D Stanley

Birth	:	1897
Death	:	1918 France
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9444008, -85.6164017
Plot	:	Section A (east)
Description	:	This item came across the Jackson Co KS list. I wanted to honor this man because of his sacrifice for our country. The Holton Recorder Jackson County Thursday July 21, 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. STANLEY of St. Joseph, Mo., received word Saturday that their son, Sergent Elmer Stanley, Co. B., 137th Inf., 35th Division, had been landed at Hoboken, N.J. Burial will be made in Holton, Kan. The Holton Recorder Jackson County Thursday July 28, 1921 Soldier's Body to Arrive. The body of Elmer STANELY, overseas soldier, has arrived in this country from France. It was shipped from Hoboken Wednesday and will arrive in Holton the last of the week.... Read More	This item came across the Jackson Co KS list. I wanted to honor this man because of his sacrifice for our country. The Holton Recorder Jackson County Thursday July 21, 1921 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. STANLEY of St. Joseph, Mo., received word Saturday that their son, Sergent Elmer Stanley, Co. B., 137th Inf., 35th Division, had been landed at Hoboken, N.J. Burial will be made in Holton, Kan. The Holton Recorder Jackson County Thursday July 28, 1921 Soldier's Body to Arrive. The body of Elmer STANELY, overseas soldier, has arrived in this country from France. It was shipped from Hoboken Wednesday and will arrive in Holton the last of the week. Funeral services will be held at the Christian church Sunday afternoon, burial with military honors. Elmer is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles STANLEY, former Holton residents. Rev. Duncan MacFarlane will conduct the services at 3 o'clock. The Holton Recorder Jackson County August 4, 1921 Funeral of Sergeant Stanley. The body of Elmer STANLEY was brought to Holton and buried with military honors Sunday afternon. The funeral services were held at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. J.T. Bloom, pastor of a Christian church in St. Joseph, Mo., himself an ex-service man. He spoke in eloquent terms of the supreme sacrifice of this former Jackson county boy. At the cemetery the American Legion boys gave their funeral service over the grave, with firing squad and honors. There was a large attendace of Legion members in uniform, as well as friends of the Stanley family. Sgt. Elmer Stanley was born March 14, 1897 and died Sept, 28, 1918. He enlisted April 9, 1917, in Co. B., 137th Infantry. He left Holton Sept. 28, 1917, for Ft. Sill, Okla., and a year from that date he was reported missing in action. Then on the 16th of March he was reported killed in action. He was a member of the A.O.U.W. lodge, No. 14. He lost his life in the Argonne-Meuse offensive. He leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stanley, now residents of St. Joseph, and brothers and sisters, Earl, Ralph, Lulu, and Mary. The greatest sympathy is felt for this sorrowing family over the loss of a brave and heroic son.

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Sgt Elmer D Stanley's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA.
When did Sgt Elmer D Stanley death?
Sgt Elmer D Stanley death on 1918 in France
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Latitude: 41.9444008
Longitude: -85.6164017

Family Members:

Parent

Charles Adolphus Stanley

(1864 - 1930)

Lucinda Dorothy “Lucy” Hancuff Stanley

(1872 - 1954)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Riverside Cemetery
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9444008, -85.6164017

2. Lockport Pioneer Cemetery
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9331930, -85.6246250

3. Bowman Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9540176, -85.6339645

4. Lower Flatbush Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9906006, -85.6600037

5. Beadle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9555550, -85.6916650

6. Peek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8802986, -85.6382980

7. Broad Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.8859863, -85.6644363

8. Morrison Cemetery
Fabius, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8993988, -85.6875000

9. South Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9980550, -85.5569460

10. Moore Park Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0138893, -85.6266632

11. Prairie River Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9305992, -85.5235977

12. Center Park Cemetery
Parkville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0127790, -85.5936130

13. Culbertson Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9764370, -85.5283200

14. Upper Flatbush Cemetery
Flowerfield Township, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0057983, -85.6735992

15. Old Order Amish Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9255560, -85.5152780

16. Saint Gregorys Abbey Cemetery
Three Rivers, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9749990, -85.7133330

17. Calhoun Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8675003, -85.5849991

18. Parkville Cemetery
Parkville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0127983, -85.5569000

19. Old Centreville Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9263880, -85.5091630

20. Brick Chapel Cemetery
Constantine, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8741989, -85.7022018

21. Fellowship Bible Church Cemetery
Centreville, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8677530, -85.5367850

22. Scott Cemetery
Mendon, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0208015, -85.5205994

23. Knob Cemetery
Flowerfield Township, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9994011, -85.7416992

24. Pioneer Cemetery
Nottawa, St. Joseph County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9550018, -85.4710999