* Submitter's note: The issuing newspaper and date for this obituary are not known, but it is presumed to be from the newspaper, Daily Home, a local newspaper serving Talladega County, Alabama. The towns of Sycamore and Oldfield, mentioned in the obituary, are both in Talladega County. Information from the submitter's personal database dates this article 1942.
Pvt. Wilmer H. Presley, 25, was instantly killed Friday, June 26,
at 4 A.M. when hit by a train near Camp Polk, La., where he was stationed.
Born in Bibb County, Ala., the deceased had made his home at Sycamore for a
number of years.
Funeral services were held Monday,
June 29, at 2 P.M. at Sycamore, with the Rev. Charlie Ellison officiating, assisted by the Rev.
L.W. Young. Interment was made at Hickman cemetery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Dave Presley of Sycamore, two sisters, Miss Lola
Presley and Mrs. Odessa Wynn, Oldfield and two brothers, Luther of Fort Benning,
Ga. and Pat Presley of Sycamore.
