- Died in Country's Service.
The body of Chester Q. Dunn arrived in this city from Oakville, Iowa, the home of the parents of the deceased, last Friday morning. The remains were accompanied here by the parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Dunn, of Oakville, two brothers, Frank of Osceola, Nebraska, and Dr. H. E. and wife of Kansas City and sister, Mrs. Neva McFarland, of Gilbert Station, Iowa, and by A. L. Duncan, James Duncan, David Brown and John Thompson of Oakville. Funeral services had been held at Oakville Thursday afternoon. The G.A.R. and W.R.C. met the funeral party at the depot here and formed an escort to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Butler, six returned soldiers from the late war, J. E. Mardock, Will Braught, Gus Mohl, John Hall, J. A. Wells and Dave Murphy, acting as palllbearers. At ten o'clock a short service was held, conducted by Dr. W. S. Davis at the Butler home, and the remains were then taken to Millersburg, where they were interred in the family lot.
The deceased was born at Millerburg, January 1862, and for many years resided in this county with his parents. He enlisted as a private in Co. E of the 34th U.S. Volunteer infantry on July 11, 1899, at Denver. He was quartered at Fort Logan, Colorado, until August 28th, and from there went to Presdio, sailing from San Francisco with his regiment September 8, reaching Manilla October 13th. His death occurred at Manila March 21, 1900, of malaria, after a short illness.
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1862 - 1900 (38 years)
