Fred Peake killed during Battle of Guadalcanal
Frederick Obrecht Peake was born July 16, 1921, the son of Boone and Della Greenwell Peake. He was named for Abbot Frederick M. Dunne and Abbot Edmund Obrecht of the…
Joseph Howell killed by guerrillas in Larue Co.
Joseph Howell was a farmer and miller, operating a mill on Otter Creek (the south fork). His farm and home were near Morning Star. He was killed by guerrillas in…
Raymond Peake and Helen Howard elope to California
Raymond and Helen were seeing each other, and her mother, Hattie did not approve, so they sent Helen out to stay with Hattie's sister, Nora Howell Rayle, in Los Angeles,…