TRANSCRIBED FROM THE NEWPORT DAILY INDEPENDENT JANUARY 11, 1919 P. 2
November, 13, 1918
My Dearest Mamma:
Will write you again this afternoon to let you know that I am still o. k.
Mamma why don’t you write me more often, for it has been two months since I’ve received a letter from home. How is everybody at dear old Tuckerman? Fine and doing well I hope.
Well, Mamma, how do you like the good news? I know you were glad. It certainly was a day of rejoicing for us boys over here. It won’t be many days now before I will be back in the dear old U. S. A. and, believe me, I sure will be some proud boy; then it won’t be long until I will see you and that will be the happiest day of my life. Then I can tell you all.
Mamma, I sure trust and hope that you and Visia are well and having a good time. Don’t worry over me for the fighting is done and I haven’t got one scratch. But, mamma, I certainly have been in some mighty big battles. Bullets have been as thick around me as hail and boys falling on my right and left. The good Lord was just with me. He is the best friend that anyone has and I’m going to live for Him the rest of my days, for He sure has blessed me. Mamma, you remember the kid that was with me? He got shot twice through the arm with high explosive machine-gun bullets. His arm is simply ruined. It was his right arm too. It just seems like I can’t wait to get home to you. You are the dearest little mamma on earth. I pray for you most all the time, for you are in such poor health. But I believe the blessed Lord will spare our lives till we meet on earth again. Don’t worry about me mamma, for everything is over now.
I will close for this time. Write soon.
Your only child.
Kirk Payne.
Co. E, 166 R. N. F., American E. F. A. P. O., 765.
NOTES: This letter was written by Kirk C. Payne of Tuckerman, Arkansas from France to his mother, Mrs. Alice Payne. He had been in France for about eight months. He was born on June 12, 1895 and died on October 24, 1932. He is buried in the Gracelawn Cemetery at Tuckerman.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
November, 13, 1918
My Dearest Mamma:
Will write you again this afternoon to let you know that I am still o. k.
Mamma why don’t you write me more often, for it has been two months since I’ve received a letter from home. How is everybody at dear old Tuckerman? Fine and doing well I hope.
Well, Mamma, how do you like the good news? I know you were glad. It certainly was a day of rejoicing for us boys over here. It won’t be many days now before I will be back in the dear old U. S. A. and, believe me, I sure will be some proud boy; then it won’t be long until I will see you and that will be the happiest day of my life. Then I can tell you all.
Mamma, I sure trust and hope that you and Visia are well and having a good time. Don’t worry over me for the fighting is done and I haven’t got one scratch. But, mamma, I certainly have been in some mighty big battles. Bullets have been as thick around me as hail and boys falling on my right and left. The good Lord was just with me. He is the best friend that anyone has and I’m going to live for Him the rest of my days, for He sure has blessed me. Mamma, you remember the kid that was with me? He got shot twice through the arm with high explosive machine-gun bullets. His arm is simply ruined. It was his right arm too. It just seems like I can’t wait to get home to you. You are the dearest little mamma on earth. I pray for you most all the time, for you are in such poor health. But I believe the blessed Lord will spare our lives till we meet on earth again. Don’t worry about me mamma, for everything is over now.
I will close for this time. Write soon.
Your only child.
Kirk Payne.
Co. E, 166 R. N. F., American E. F. A. P. O., 765.
NOTES: This letter was written by Kirk C. Payne of Tuckerman, Arkansas from France to his mother, Mrs. Alice Payne. He had been in France for about eight months. He was born on June 12, 1895 and died on October 24, 1932. He is buried in the Gracelawn Cemetery at Tuckerman.
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY