The Obituary
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.030 Author/Creator: Place Written: Roanoke, Virginia Type: Typed document Date: 19 October 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 27.9 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy
This document is an obituary for LeRoi Williams. Walt Whitman's poem "Pioneers! O Pioneers!" is quoted. The writing on the bottom of the document implies that this eulogy was given at the First Baptist Church of Roanoke, Virginia. It says that LeRoi was a good man who was loved and respected by all in the community.
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