Funeral Services

Source: Canton Repository, June 12th, 1941 Pg 26.

Veterans Groups Will Unite In Services For Capt. Little

Military services will be conducted Friday at 2 PM for Capt. William H. Little, 97 year old Civil war veteran. The rites will be in the Welch parlors.

Members of Capt. James Wallace camp, Sons of Union Veterans, will conduct the G.A.R. service and Floyd Hughes post, Veterans of foreign Wars, will form the firing squad. The religious rites will be by Rev. D.E. Scott of Simpson Methodist church. Burial will be in Westlawn cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers will include John Shane, Joseph Kaufman, John Krumlauf, George Williams, Ralph Myers, and Ned L. Perkins. Active pallbearers, taken from the Sons of the Veterans roster include Elmer Parker, Judge J.A. Bowman, William B. Quinn, John Packer, John Burkhart, Emerson James, Leroy Rank and Samuel F. Bowman.

Death Leaves One Veteran.

Meeting tonight in the parlors to hold services will be Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War at 7; Ladies of the G.A.R. at 7:30; and Canton council, Junior O.U.A.M. at 8.

The death of Capt. Little on Tuesday afternoon in the home at 134 Broad ave NW, leaves but one survivor of the war in Canton, Raymond Edleman, who plans to attend the services of his comrade.

John Brown, 95 of 603 Hyke ct SE, who resided in Canton for 12 years, died May 9 of this year and was given a military burial in Oliver Branch cemetery at Harrisonville in Harrison county. His death was unreported here since the body was taken immediately to the former home.

Mr. Brown enlisted in the Northern army at the age of 16, shortly after the Civil war broke out. He moved from Harrisville to Canton 12 years ago to reside with a son, Charles A. Brown.

Besides Charles, he also leaves two other sons, George of North Canton, and Harry W. of St. Louis; a daughter, Mrs. Samuel Conway of Canton; 13 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Capt. Little was one of Canton's most colorful figures during the 50 years that he resided here. During the war he served in both the infantry and the calvary and for four months was held in Libby prison in Virginia.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Harry McCullough with whom he made his home, and Mrs. Mento Langly of Hammond, Ind.; three sons, Harry J. and D.D. Little of Canton and Charles Little of Massillon. There are three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.