Ray AtwaterRay AtwaterIPAVA — Ray Lawrence Atwater passed away at the Naval hospital at Lyons, Colo., May 13th, from tuberculosis. Ray Atwater was born in Pleasant township on Sept. 10, 1897, and was the son of Burleigh and Della (Gilson) Atwater. His life was mostly spent in this vicinity. He attended the Ipava high school. He enlisted in the late war on July 22, 1918; and went overseas in October, 1918 but was gassed and did not see much service as he was in the hospital most of the time, having contracted tubercular trouble. He returned to the United States in May, 1919, and was sent to the Naval hospital. Altho under the age of enlistment, he gladly offered himself for the defense of his country and made the supreme sacrifice. His father went to him last week but arrived too late to see him alive. The body was brot to Ipava on Sunday, where the boys of the Harold C. Hoopes Post met the funeral party and escorted the body to the Wood undertaking parlors and later he was taken to his home four miles northeast of Ipava. The funeral was held in the Christian church on Monday afternoon and the church was filled to its capacity by people anxious to pay their last respects to the young sailor. Elder M. T. Cooper officiated. The Legion acted as an escort of honor. Six young men, members of the Harold C. Hoopes Post, who lived in his neighborhood, acted as pallbearers. They were: William Burns, Charles Hamm, Stewart Marshall, Vane Littleton, Harry and Gail Roddis. The Legion had charge of the ceremonies over the grave. James Rose sounded Taps, and Ray was left to sleep the long sleep.