This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hesse Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AQB.2ACI/247.1 Message Board Post: Plattsmouth Journal, Thursday, August 8, 1918 HE WAS GIVEN MILITARY HONORS AUGUST HESSE THE FIRST SOLDIER FROM PLATTSMOUTH TO LOSE HIS LIFE. Escort Remains to church. Then After Service They Give Honors at the Cemetery. >From Monday’s Daily. With the city sweltering under the fierce heat of the August sun, and augmented by a sharp hot wind from the southwest, the Home guards marched to the home of Mrs. Dora HESSE, mother of Private August HESSE, whose remains arrived here from Atlanta, Ga., where he died a week ago yesterday, escorting the remains to the St. Paul’s church, where the casket was born by six of his companions between a cordon of guards drawn up at attention. After the funeral, the Home Guards and friends with many others went to Oak Hill cemetery, where the order of burial with military honors was given. The Home Guards did particularly well in the exercises in the marching, and also in the delivering the honors at the grave. Under the direction of the ones who have charge in their drilling, they have become proficient, and are making a fine showing on all occasions where they are called upon. August Hesse was born February 1st, 1895, was over twenty-three years of age. At the time he enli! sted, he was not quite 23. Mr. Hesse and Edgar WALTERS enlisted at the same time going away together. Mr. Walters is now in England where he is working on flying machine houses. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to our neighbors and friends, the Eagles Lodge, Brass Foundry, and M.E. Smith’s employees for their beautiful floral offerings and especially do we wish to thank the Home guards for the honor showed our son and brother. MRS. DORA HESSE AND FAMILY.