Dr. E. E. Bond

Edwin Everett Bond, son of the late William H. and Sarah (Barnett) Bond, was born near Roberts, Illinois, February 10, 1886. He grew to manhood in this vicinity and here he was united in marriage with Miss Cleo Pettit, August 16, 1910. The deceased was educated in the Roberts public school, then took a course at Grand Prairie Seminary, after which he took a Medical course in the Northwestern Medical College in Chicago, graduating from that school in the class of 1909. He was selected as an intern in the Englewood Hospital, which place he held until May of the next year (1910). He then located at Stronghurst, Illinois, where he soon gained a lucrative practice.
After the United States entered the World War he enlisted his services in the medical department and was given a commission as lieutenant. He remained in his practice until he was notified to report for service October 7th. He then sold his office, home and belongings at Stronghurst and was about ready to report to an Eastern Camp where he had been notified to go for immediate service overseas, when he was attacked with pneumonia, which proved fatal within a few days. The first report received here was Wednesday morning that he was ill. His mother and brother Arthur drove to Forrest that night, where they took the train to Galesburg, where he had been removed to a hospital. His wife was also ill in the same hospital but had so far recovered that she was able to sit up and she was allowed to see him about four hours before his death.When he realized that he was dying he said that he was ready except that he had hoped that he might be able to do his part in winning the war.
The deceased leaves to mourn his death, the wife; one daughter; his mother; two brothers, Arthur of Roberts and Raymond of Davenport, Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. H.J. Steinman and Mrs. Frank Steinman of Roberts, Mrs. Charles Smith of Watertown, South Dakota; and Mrs. H.M. Wakelin of Melvin, Illinois. He also leaves a large number of other relatives and numerous friends who join the bereaved family in sorrow. He was a man whom everbody (sic) respected and admired. He was one of the most efficient, careful, painstaking and industrious young men that the writer had ever had the privilege of knowing. He was a member of the M.E. church and was of a true Christian character in its every phase.
The funeral services were held in the M.E. church in Roberts, Tuesday afternoon, October 8, 1918, at 2:30 o'clock, Rev. D.G. DuBois officiating. The funeral was attended by a large number of relatives and friends many of whom came from a distance.
The remains were then laid to rest in Lyman Cemetery.

-- Roberts Herald. 9 October 1918.