Individual Details

Died in the flu epidemic along with her parents and is buried next to them.

From the Joplin Globe,
Juanita Comstock Dies
As a Victim of Influenza She Soon Follows Her Parents
Juanita Comstock, 9 years old, orphan daughter of Mr. & Mrs George (sic) Comstock, who died from influenza four weeks ago, died from influenza at 12 o'clock yesterday noon at the home of her grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Comstock, who reside on a farm one-half mile south of the county line.
Besides losing her parents from influenza, four other relatives, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Wolff, an uncle George Houser, a cousin Claude Houser, have died from influenza since the death of her parents. Her three younger sisters have recovered from the malady.
Juanita Comstock was stricken with the disease during the illness of her parents and following their death, was removed with her sisters, who were also suffering from influenza, to the home of their grandparents. After two weeks of constant care the grandmother nursed the children back to health, but Juanita, suffered a relapse which resulted in her death.
She will be buried at the side of her parents in Saginaw cemetery. Services will be held at the grave at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon.

Joplin News Herald, Sunday, Dec 22, 1918
[part of this article is torn away]
Seventh in Family Dies of Inflenza
Juanita Comstock, 10 years of age, one of four little girls who were left orphans when both parents, Mr. & Mrs. William E. Comstock died on December 3, died at ___ this afternoon after an ___ of over a month of influenza. ____seventh death in the ___ occur in the month of December. The double funeral of Mr. on Mrs. Comstock on December 3 followed by the triple funeral of Mrs. Comstock's mother, Mrs. ____ Wolff, her brother-in-law ____ Houser and nephew Mark ___ all of whom died December 5. Her father George Wolff died on December 8.
Following the death of their parents, the four little Comstock girls were taken to the home of their grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. E. E. Comstock one hlaf mile south of the ____ line.
Funeral services will be held at graveside at Saginaw cemetery ___ o'clock this afternoon.

Birth	14 Jul 1909	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri
Death	21 Dec 1918	Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri

Father	William Ervin Comstock (1887 - 1918)
Mother	Mary Rose Wolff (1892 - 1918)
Sibling	Pauline Hope Comstock (1910 - 1994)
Sibling	Mildred Elaine Comstock (1914 - 1971)
Sibling	Margaret Ruth Comstock (1916 - 2003)