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The Goldendale Sentinel Goldendale, WA., March 21, 1918, page 1

GRIM REAPER CALLS IN THE COMMUNITY

CARL AVERY LESTER

The funeral service of Private Carl Avery Lester was conducted at the Chapman Chapel on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Henry T. Greene delivered the funeral address.
Private Lester was a young man in 1886 and came to Klickitat in 9903, and has since lived here. He went into the Service last September and was a member of the Causual Detachment Aviation Corps, stationed at Vancouver, Washington. He died on March 15th, aged 29 years.
He leaves to mourn his loss a father and mother; Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Lester, of Horseshoe Bend; six brothers - Marion S. of The Dalles; Herbert, of Wasco, Oregon; Henry, George, Dudley and Bennie, who live with the parents. Two sisters survive him; Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman, of Fallbridge, and Ruth, who lives with the family at the Bend.
Private Lester was a young man of excellent qualities and was honored and respected by all who knew him. In the funeral address Rev. Greene paid tribute to Private Lester and all others like him, who are defending the "flag and the Republic for which it stands." He drew a parallel between the life and work of a soldier in the service and that of all men, saying that when the order was given for "over the top," the soldier followed his leader, went with a purpose and with a passion.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., March 22, 1918, page 1
"Klickitat Intelligence"

CARL AVERY LESTER

The funeral service of Private Carl Avery Lester was conducted at the Chapman Chapel on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Henry T. Greene delivered the funeral address.
Private Lester was born in Kansas, in 1888, and came to Klickitat county in 1903, and has since lived here. He went into the Service last September, and was a member of the Causal Detachment Aviation Corps stationed at Vancouver, Washington. Here he died on March 15th, aged 29 years.
He leaves to mourn his loss a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Lester, of Horseshoe Bend; six brothers, Marion S., of The Dalles, Herbert, of Wasco, Oregon, and Henry, George, Dudley, and Bennie, who live with the parents. Two sisters survive him: Mrs. Gertrude Hoffman, of Fallbridge, and Ruth, who lives with the family at the Bend.
Private Lester was a young man of excellent qualities, and was honored and respected by all who knew him. In the funeral address Rev. Greene paid a tribute to Private Lester, and all others like him, who are defending the "Flag and the Republic for which it stands." He drew a parallel between the life and work of a soldier in the service and that of all men, saying that when the order was given for "over the top," the soldier followed his leader, went with a purpose and with a passion.