A Century Later

Local scout honors fallen WWI soldiers

The future of leadership in Elmore County likely will include Wetumpka’s Owen Tilley, who at 17 years old spearheaded last fall’s project to dedicate a World War I monument at the Elmore County courthouse. Tilley, a passionate history buff for as long as he can remember, proposed the monument as his Boy Scout Troop 13 Eagle project and saw it dedicated on Nov. 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of the end of the conflict that claimed the lives of 43 Elmore County soldiers.