This community was saddened by the news which was received on Saturday, telling of the death in France of Private Oscar Lee Sackett of Battery C, 304th Field Artillery. Private Sackett was 23 years of age, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sackett of this place. His death occurred May 31st in a base hospital in France and was due to laryngical diphtheria. He was a popular young man and had many friends among his acquaintances.
Together with two other Jasper boys, Serrel VanSkiver and Ray Walrath, Oscar left Addison with the draft contingent on February 27th. They were in training at Camp Upton. . . .
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sackett, and a brother, Frank Sackett, of this place. The entire community joins in sympathy for the bereaved family. The body was buried in France with military honors.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Funeral services in memory of Private Sackett will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in the Presbyterian church at Jasper.
~ The Canisteo Times, from Canisteo, Steuben county, New York, Wednesday, June 12, 1918.∼From the records of The Painted Hills Genealogy Society, Bennetts Creek Cemetery. Town of Canisteo. South of Canisteo Village on State Route 248.
This community was saddened by the news which was received on Saturday, telling of the death in France of Private Oscar Lee Sackett of Battery C, 304th Field Artillery. Private Sackett was 23 years of age, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sackett of this place. His death occurred May 31st in a base hospital in France and was due to laryngical diphtheria. He was a popular young man and had many friends among his acquaintances.
Together with two other Jasper boys, Serrel VanSkiver and Ray Walrath, Oscar left Addison with the draft contingent on February 27th. They were in training at Camp Upton. . . .
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sackett, and a brother, Frank Sackett, of this place. The entire community joins in sympathy for the bereaved family. The body was buried in France with military honors.
FUNERAL SERVICES
Funeral services in memory of Private Sackett will be held on Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in the Presbyterian church at Jasper.
~ The Canisteo Times, from Canisteo, Steuben county, New York, Wednesday, June 12, 1918.∼From the records of The Painted Hills Genealogy Society, Bennetts Creek Cemetery. Town of Canisteo. South of Canisteo Village on State Route 248.
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