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Name: Silvers, Delfa
Obituary Date: 23 Jun 1927
Volume: 1925-1927	Page: 101	Year: 1927
Date of Birth: 23 Mar 1890	Date of Death: 15 Jun 1927
Father: Dr. William Silvers	Mother: Edith Anna Anthony
Comment: Obit shows name as Defa Silver gravestone and death certificate shows Delfa Silvers. World War I veteran, Private Chemical Warfare, Company F, 2nd Battalion.
Obituary: Killed at the firemen's convention at Delphos when his hot air balloon collapsed at a height of about 700 feet, precipitating him to the ground with out the protection of his parachute.