From the Lodi Sentinel, 2 Nov 1918:

The Grim Reaper

PARVIN -- In Stockton, October 31, 1918, Roy A. Parvin, beloved husband of Willa Mae Parvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Parvin of Illinois, cousin of Mrs. Charles Krosen of Stockton, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. John Parvin of Lodi, a native of Illinois, aged 24 years.