A valuable, if indirect, contributor to our family history research has passed from this life. Cousin Gail Myers informed me that his elder brother, Lawrence, died suddenly of a stroke the evening of July 29.
Larry was born November 27, 1920, in Clark, SD. Like Gail, he was the son of Lawrence Myers and Pauline Engen. The elder Lawrence was a brother of my grandfather Dan Myers; both were sons of Stephen Bennett Myers, whose Civil War service we are currently exploring on this site.
While Larry and I never met, nor had direct contact, I am deeply grateful for the information and documents he has contributed, through his brother Gail. My prayers for comfort and consolation for Larry’s entire family.
Here is Larry’s obituary in the Sheboygan (WI) Press.
Thanx so much for this post which I just got to — Birthdate for Lawrence Myers was November 27, not 17 in 1920 I’m so aware of that because it seemed his birthday so often fell on Thanksgiving. Great new items.
Thank you for the comment and correction. I just noticed that the Sheboygan Press is charging $ for the obit, now that it is in the archives. (Rip-off!) If you will send me a copy, I will post it here for free.