Colonel George H. Sands (retired) passed away at Walter Reed Hospital at 10 o'clock Wednesday evening following an operation. He was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery. He was survived by his widow, who before her marriage was Miss Ella Pearson, of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, daughter of General Pearson; daughter Mrs. J. Summer Jones; and one son Major Pearson Sands of the United States Army.
Col. Sands was a well known Wheeling man who had made his home with his Daughter, Mrs. J. Sumner Jones at Kenwood Place, Echo Point, Out-the-Pike.
The news of his untimely demise was learned with keen regret by all, as he was well known and popular with all. Col. Sands was born in Washington, D.C. and was in the 64th year of his age. He graduated from West Point in the same class with General John J. Pershing and General Crowder.
Col. Sands served with honor in the wars against the Indians in the West and saw much service along the Mexican border, in Texas, Arizona and the Indian Territory. When the war with Spain broke out he was sent to Cuba and took part in a number of the engagements there. He also served with General Pershing in the invasion of Mexico and during the campaign there was taken ill. Following detention in one of the hospitals in Texas he was retired from the service. He returned to Wheeling and when the World War broke out, he offered his services to the government and was assigned to the War College at Washington, where he rendered splendid services up until the signing of the armistice.
Col. Sands again returned to Wheeling following the war and took an active part in the entertaining of the visiting of army officials in their visits to the city. He was on the reception committee that entertained General Summerall and his staff and also entertained General John J. Pershing upon his visit here. He took an active interest in all affairs pertaining to the government and was very active.
A number of Wheelingites attended the funeral services on 13 Nov 1920 in Washington D.C. Captain J. Byron Nickerson, commander of the American Legion of West Virginia and members of Wheeling Post No. 1 were selected to represent the local post at the services and selected and placed a suitable floral arrangement on the grave as a token of esteem from the members of the local post.
Col. Sands was a well known Wheeling man who had made his home with his Daughter, Mrs. J. Sumner Jones at Kenwood Place, Echo Point, Out-the-Pike.
The news of his untimely demise was learned with keen regret by all, as he was well known and popular with all. Col. Sands was born in Washington, D.C. and was in the 64th year of his age. He graduated from West Point in the same class with General John J. Pershing and General Crowder.
Col. Sands served with honor in the wars against the Indians in the West and saw much service along the Mexican border, in Texas, Arizona and the Indian Territory. When the war with Spain broke out he was sent to Cuba and took part in a number of the engagements there. He also served with General Pershing in the invasion of Mexico and during the campaign there was taken ill. Following detention in one of the hospitals in Texas he was retired from the service. He returned to Wheeling and when the World War broke out, he offered his services to the government and was assigned to the War College at Washington, where he rendered splendid services up until the signing of the armistice.
Col. Sands again returned to Wheeling following the war and took an active part in the entertaining of the visiting of army officials in their visits to the city. He was on the reception committee that entertained General Summerall and his staff and also entertained General John J. Pershing upon his visit here. He took an active interest in all affairs pertaining to the government and was very active.
A number of Wheelingites attended the funeral services on 13 Nov 1920 in Washington D.C. Captain J. Byron Nickerson, commander of the American Legion of West Virginia and members of Wheeling Post No. 1 were selected to represent the local post at the services and selected and placed a suitable floral arrangement on the grave as a token of esteem from the members of the local post.
Colonel George H. Sands (retired) passed away at Walter Reed Hospital at 10 o'clock Wednesday evening following an operation. He was laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery. He was survived by his widow, who before her marriage was Miss Ella Pearson, of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, daughter of General Pearson; daughter Mrs. J. Summer Jones; and one son Major Pearson Sands of the United States Army.
Col. Sands was a well known Wheeling man who had made his home with his Daughter, Mrs. J. Sumner Jones at Kenwood Place, Echo Point, Out-the-Pike.
The news of his untimely demise was learned with keen regret by all, as he was well known and popular with all. Col. Sands was born in Washington, D.C. and was in the 64th year of his age. He graduated from West Point in the same class with General John J. Pershing and General Crowder.
Col. Sands served with honor in the wars against the Indians in the West and saw much service along the Mexican border, in Texas, Arizona and the Indian Territory. When the war with Spain broke out he was sent to Cuba and took part in a number of the engagements there. He also served with General Pershing in the invasion of Mexico and during the campaign there was taken ill. Following detention in one of the hospitals in Texas he was retired from the service. He returned to Wheeling and when the World War broke out, he offered his services to the government and was assigned to the War College at Washington, where he rendered splendid services up until the signing of the armistice.
Col. Sands again returned to Wheeling following the war and took an active part in the entertaining of the visiting of army officials in their visits to the city. He was on the reception committee that entertained General Summerall and his staff and also entertained General John J. Pershing upon his visit here. He took an active interest in all affairs pertaining to the government and was very active.
A number of Wheelingites attended the funeral services on 13 Nov 1920 in Washington D.C. Captain J. Byron Nickerson, commander of the American Legion of West Virginia and members of Wheeling Post No. 1 were selected to represent the local post at the services and selected and placed a suitable floral arrangement on the grave as a token of esteem from the members of the local post.
Col. Sands was a well known Wheeling man who had made his home with his Daughter, Mrs. J. Sumner Jones at Kenwood Place, Echo Point, Out-the-Pike.
The news of his untimely demise was learned with keen regret by all, as he was well known and popular with all. Col. Sands was born in Washington, D.C. and was in the 64th year of his age. He graduated from West Point in the same class with General John J. Pershing and General Crowder.
Col. Sands served with honor in the wars against the Indians in the West and saw much service along the Mexican border, in Texas, Arizona and the Indian Territory. When the war with Spain broke out he was sent to Cuba and took part in a number of the engagements there. He also served with General Pershing in the invasion of Mexico and during the campaign there was taken ill. Following detention in one of the hospitals in Texas he was retired from the service. He returned to Wheeling and when the World War broke out, he offered his services to the government and was assigned to the War College at Washington, where he rendered splendid services up until the signing of the armistice.
Col. Sands again returned to Wheeling following the war and took an active part in the entertaining of the visiting of army officials in their visits to the city. He was on the reception committee that entertained General Summerall and his staff and also entertained General John J. Pershing upon his visit here. He took an active interest in all affairs pertaining to the government and was very active.
A number of Wheelingites attended the funeral services on 13 Nov 1920 in Washington D.C. Captain J. Byron Nickerson, commander of the American Legion of West Virginia and members of Wheeling Post No. 1 were selected to represent the local post at the services and selected and placed a suitable floral arrangement on the grave as a token of esteem from the members of the local post.
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