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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.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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