Ralph John Eifert

The Messenger Drummond, Garfield Co., OK

October 10, 1918 Page 4, column 1

Submitted by: Emily Jordan

Ralph Eifert Dead.

Ralph John Eifert, son of C.J. Eifert, was born, Sept. 19, 1897 in Clay Co., Nebr. And departed this life Oct. 3rd, 1918, in the South Side Hospital, Kansas City, Mo., age 21 years, 13 days.

He came with his parents to Drummond in 1906, where he lived until Sept. 30, 1918, when he, with his friend Harry H. Henneke went to Kansas City to enter Sweeney Auto and Tractor School for the purpose of becoming a more skilful mechanic for service at home or abroad. Attending school only one day, he was taken sick and died of pneumonia in a few days.

His dying testimony was: "Every thing between me and my Jesus is all right. If I should get well again, I certainly would try to live a more consecrated life for Him."

He joined church when a boy, and was a faithful member of the Salem Evangelical church near Drummond. He was a graduate of the Drummond High school in the class of 1916.

He leaves to mourn his departure, father, mother, three brothers, three sisters and many other relatives and friends.

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