This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gdhobgen1 Surnames: Elms, Larsen, Thomason, Lewis Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.bergen/3335/mb.ashx Message Board Post: From The Record Hackensack, New Jersey (Bergen County) Monday, April 25, 1988 COL. GEORGE G. ELMS, 90, of Allendale, formerly of El Paso, Texas, died Friday. Before retiring in 1954, he was an Army Colonel for 36 years and most recently had been commander of Fort Riley (Kan.) Training School. He was a 1919 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was a veteran of World War II and a recipient of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Croix de Guerre. Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth J. Larsen of Allendale; two sisters, Anna Thomason of Yarmouth, Mass., and Alice Elms of Pittsburgh; four grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. His wife, Bessie Lewis Elms, died in 1966. A full military funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fort Myer (Va.) Chapel, with burial in Arlington (Va.) National Cemetery. Arrangements are by Louis Suburban Chapel, Fair Lawn. Donations to the Christian Health Care Center, 301 Sicomac Ave., Wycliff, N.J. 07481, would be appreciated. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.