SHINNSTON
[WV] NEWS
Retrieved and copied by Nanci Headley
Kotowski.
FRENCH.
Charles Lewis French, 78, former Shinnston merchant, died of paralysis
Monday at the home of Mrs. Florence Riddle in Northview, where he roomed. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Alice
French of Akron, Ohio; two sons, Alonzo, of Morgantown and Frank, address
unknown; three daughters, Mrs. Kate Holliday of Fairmont; Mrs. John G. Reese,
Richmond, Va., and Mrs. Edna Yost of Akron.
HAUN.
Charles Milton Haun, 72, a veteran office employe[e] of the
Consolidation Coal company, died at 7:55 o'clock Tuesday in a Clarksburg
hospital, following an illness of four months.
The funeral will be held at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon at the First Baptist Church, Shinnston, with Rev. Henry R. High,
pastor of the Market Street Methodist Church, Fairmont, officiating. He will be assisted in the service by Rev.
H. U. Thompson, pastor of the Shinnston First Baptist Church and Rev. John
McHenry, pastor of the Enterprise Methodist Church. Interment will be made in the Shinnston Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Haun was employed as office clerk at
mine No. 38, Barnstown, prior to his death. He had served in the same capacity
at various locations for the company over a period of 42 years.
He was born March 12, 1867, at Catawba,
Marion county, a son of Dallas C. and Lavina Swisher Haun. He was married October 12, 1933 to Miss Eva
Radabaugh of this city, who survives.
He joined the Catawba Methodist church
early in life and later was teacher of the Adult Bible Class of the Methodist
Church at the I. O. O. F. lodge at Fairmont.
Surviving in addition to his widow are his
stepmother, Mrs. Geo. Haun of Catawba, and the following brothers and
sisters: George C. Haun, Pittsburgh,
Pa.; Marcus P. Haun, Kansas City, Mo.; Warren M. Haun, Everson; Thomas, Worth
and Clarence Haun, Catawba; Mrs. Charles W. Osborne and Mrs. James W. Rockwell,
Warrenburg, Mo.; Mrs. William Billingham, Fairmont; Mrs. John Kyser, Jordan and
Mrs. Ernest Pyles, Catawba.
HENDERSON.
Mrs. Virginia Henderson, 77, died December 26, 1939, at her home in East
Shinnston of paralysis. The funeral was
held last Thursday at Harmony Grove Baptist church, followed by interment in
the cemetery there.
She was the widow of J. B. Henderson and
they were former residents of the Harmony Grove community. She was a daughter of Nelson and Mary
Watkins Rector and was born March 21, 1862 in Harrison county.
Surviving are two brothers, Elmore Rector
of near Meadowbrook and George Rector of East Shinnston.
HENDERSON.
Mrs. Virginia Rector Henderson who died December 26, 1939, at her home
in East Shinnston, was born March 21, 1862 in Harrison county a daughter of
Nelson and Mary A. Watkins Rector. She
was the paternal granddaughter of John and Rebecca Slocum Rector who were
pioneer settlers on Sugar Run, a branch of Booth's Creek.
Mrs. Henderson spent all of her early
womanhood at the home of her parents during their lifetime. They lived near the home where the grand
parent [sic] had located a number of years ago. "Jennie," as she was familiarly known by her friends
and associates in early life, was cheerful, sympathetic and willing to
administer to those stricken with illness or age.
After marrying Bert Henderson they lived at
Harmony Grove community, Taylor county. Soon after Mr. Henderson's death she
came to East Shinnston where she lived her last days. Services were held at the
Baptist church at Harmony Grove with interment in the church cemetery.
Surviving are two brothers, Elmore Rector
of Meadowbrook and George Rector of East Shinnston.
A Friend.
ROBEY.
Sandra Marlene Robey, 10 months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Robey, died Friday morning at an Elkins hospital, of asthma and
bronchitis. The funeral was held Sunday
afternoon at the home in Pleasant Hill addition, conducted by Rev. P. Z.
Musgrave, pastor of the First Methodist church. Besides the parents, the child is survived by a twin sister and
two brothers.
SPADAFORE.
Funeral services for Anthony Spadafore, 21, who died
at 4 o'clock Sunday
morning at an
Elkins hospital, were held Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Ann's Church,
followed by burial at the Masonic cemetery.
He was a son of John and Rose Nuoto [sic]
Spadafore of Willard, and was born January 17, 1918 at Wyatt. He had been employed the last four years as
check-weighman for the coal company at Willard.
Surviving besides the parents are the following
brothers and sisters: Joseph, Lawrence,
Jimmie, Frank, John, Jr., Mary, Daisy Virginia, Flora, Norma Spadafore and Mrs.
James Monderine and Mrs. Zerl Price, all of Willard community.
WILSON.
Amos Clifford Wilson, 41, died December 28, 1939, at the home of a
brother in law, Paul Cheuvront, on Cunningham's Run. Funeral services were conducted at the home of a brother, Rolly
Wilson at Norwood, Clarksburg, and interment took place at Cherry Camp Run.
He was born Feb. 22, 1898 at Bristol and
was a son of Mrs. Inne [sic] Harter Wilson and the late General Wilson. Surviving besides his mother and his wife,
are five children, William Walter, Kenneth Clifford, Joan Carol, Phyllis and
Earl Wilson, and one sister, Mrs. Grace Wetzel, of Norwood.
LOWE.
Albert Wesley Lowe, a resident of the Oakdale community for a number of
years, died January 4, 1940, in the home of a son in law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Jackson, near Fairview. He
was 79. Funeral services were held in
the Jackson home at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon, and final rites were held in
the Oakdale U. B. church, of which he was a member, at 2:30 o'clock. Interment took place at Oakdale.
Mr. Lowe was born September 3, 1860. He was twice married, his first wife having
been Arzona [sic] Norris, and to them were born seven children, two of whom
survive, Mrs. G. W. Jackson and Mrs. Lee Hayhurst of Oakdale. Marian Higgins was his second wife, and one
of their three children survives, Mrs. Roy Ayers of Jane Lew. A number of grandchildren and great
grandchildren survive. Mrs. George
Winemiller of Lumberport and Mrs. J. W. Talkington of Clarksburg are sisters.
OGDEN.
Services for Mrs. Emma Ogden who died Thursda[y] night at her home in
Akron, Ohio, were held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Romine funeral home
in Clarksburg, followed by interment at Shinnston Masonic cemetery. She was the wife of W. E. Ogden of
Clarksburg. Surviving besides the
husband are two sons, Carroll W. and Walter Ogden, both of Akron; two
daughters, Mrs. Edith Hawkins of Gary, Indiana, and Mildred Ogden at home; and
four grandchildren.
TETRICK.
Sylvanus M. Tetrick died January 7, 1940, in the home of a daughter,
Mrs. Maude Jones of Big Run. Funeral
services were held at the Jones residence at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. L. N. Wilfong, and interment was made at the Tetrick
cemetery.
The deceased was born August 19, 1858 on
Big Run. He was a retired farmer of
that vicinity where he spent his entire life, and was the last member of a
family of 13 children.
Mr. Tetrick was twice married, his first
wife being Elizabeth Martin, whom he married in 1890, and to them were born
three children, Ray Tetrick of Enterprise; Mrs. C. L. Richardson of Shinnston,
and Mrs. Maude Jones of Big Run. Nine
grandchildren are living. In September, 1920, he was united in marriage to Mary
M. Price Hall, who survives.
BARTLETT.
John Bartlett, 70, died at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Tuesday,
according to word received by Miss Beatrice Jarrett, a sister-in-law. No details were given, and it is supposed he
died suddenly. The funeral and burial
took place there Wednesday.
Mr. Bartlett, a brother of C. M. Bartlett
and a former wel[l] known citizen of this community, had been a resident of
Tulsa for 30 years, going there with his bride, the former Theressa [sic]
Jarrett, a daughter of Lemuel Jarrett and the late Mrs. Jarrett. For some years
after going west he was employed in the oil fields but later was employed by the
Hugh Stone company.
Besides his widow he leaves three children,
namely, Dana, who works for an oil company;
Eugene, employed
in the furniture department of a department store, and Maxine, wife of
William
Boyles. Mr. and Mrs. Boyles have one
child.
He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mont.
Bartlett.
JOHNSON.
James Allen Johnson, 68, died January 16, 1940, at his home on
Cunningham's Run, following a long illness of asthma. The funeral took place at the home of a son Guy Johnson of
Lambert's Run, and burial took place at Clarksburg.
He was a son of Sidney and Mamie Carder
Johnson and was a former employe[e] of the Hazel-Atlas Glass company at
Clarksburg. Surviving besides the
widow, Mrs. Sarah Windon Johnson, are three sons, Ira, of Cunningham's Run;
Guy, of Lambert's Run, and Stanley, address unknown; two daughters, Mrs. Pearl
Ingram, Clarksburg, Mrs. Artha [sic] Bell, Jane Lew; and two brothers, John
Johnson, Wilsonburg, and Hamilton Johnson of Texas.
KNOX.
John M. Knox, 70, one of the county's best known citizens, died of a
gall bladder [sic] infection at 11 o'clock January 11, 1940, at a Clarksburg
hospital. Services were conducted
Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. at the home of a son in law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Roy F. Ash, 155 West Pike street, Clarksburg, with the Rev. E. W.
Bloomquist, pastor of the Clarksburg Baptist church officiating. Interment took place in Masonic cemetery,
Shinnston.
Mr. Knox was born at Shinnston October 26,
1869. Since the death of his wife, the
former Ella Martin, whom he married May 3, 1893, he has resided much of the
time with Mr. and Mrs. Ash. He served
two terms as deputy sheriff under John M. Flanigan and the late Jack Fleming
from 1901 to 1909 and one term as city treasurer of Clarksburg starting in
1911. In 1920 he engaged in the oil
business in Texas and return[ed] to Clarksburg after his wife's death.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ash of
Clarksburg and Mrs. W. K. Hyer, of Eastland, Texas; one son, Frank Knox of
Boston, Mass[.]; two brothers, Charles and James N. Knox, of Santa Monica, California, and 11
grandchildren. A son, John Knox, Jr.,
died about a year ago following an accident in Texas.
MARTIN.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Martin, 95, died January 14, 1940, at her home near
Monongah. She was born December 5, 1845, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Riley
of Taylor county. She is survived by
two sons, George Martin, Monongah and Harrison Martin, Fairmont; a daughter,
Mrs. Cora Jackson of Annabelle; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Robbins of Annabelle;
Mrs. Sue Cochran of Minnesota, and Mrs. Margaret Newbrough of Harmony Grove.
CURREY.
Robert Lee, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Seyward Currey, died at 5:30 p.
m. Tuesday. The child was born Monday morning at 9:15. The funeral and burial took place Wednesday.
MORRISON.
Charles Craig Morrison, 51, died at 5:25 p. m. Tuesday at his home, 1207
Nineteenth street, Northview, of complications after a year's illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow at Barnes
Memorial Church, Northview, and interment will be made in Shinnston Masonic
cemetery.
Mr. Morrison served 13 years as a yard
foreman for the Hartland planing mill at Clarksburg. He was born December 24, 1888 on Skin Creek and was a son of
Gideon Hall Morrison and Elizabeth Florence Simmons Morrison.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Lizzie Del
Rae Poynter; a son, John Hall Morrison, chief operator at the Shinnston state
police radio station; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Jones, 2219 Hamil
avenue, Clarksburg, and Miss Loretta Rae Morrison, at home; four brothers,
Jacob, of Crawford; George and Stewart, Detroit, Mich., and Manley, of
Parkersburg; and five sisters, Mrs. Ella Waggner, Jane Lew; Mrs. Lucy Hall,
Mrs. Susan Simmons, Jane Lew; Mrs. Lillie Riffle, Cleveland, W. Va., and Mrs.
Edna Kessler, Weston.
RILEY.
Dr. Fred W. Burnett received word a few days ago of the death of Walter
G. Riley, 71, at Gary, Indiana, who passed away Jan. 5. Mr. Riley, a native of Barbour county and a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Riley, opened the first jewelry store in Gary in
1907 just after the town had been laid out.
Dr. Burnett accompanied him to the new town and says as they walked up
the unpaved streets, sand was over shoe-top deep.
The deceased leaves a younger brother, Roscoe
Riley, who has been a jeweler at Wellington, Kansas for about 25 years. The two brothers were in the jewelry
business at Philippi before going west.
SHINN.
Funeral services for Mrs. May Shinn, 74, widow of Ernest Shinn were held
Sunday
afternoon at
Weston, followed by interment at Macpelah cemetery there. Mrs. Shinn died January 18, 1940, at
Cleveland, Ohio.
She was born in Weston April 14, 1865, a
daughter of Leonidas and Olive Swisher Smith. She was married at the First
Methodist Protestant church in Pittsburgh on December 31, 1906, to Ernest Shinn
of Shinnston. Following their marriage
they lived in Weston for a time and then moved to Texas where Mr. Shinn was
engaged in the insurance, oil, gas and real estate business. Later they moved to Washington, D. C., but
after a few years there [sic] returned to Texas. Mr. Shinn died at Borger, Texas, last year, and since that time
his widow had made her home with her only brother, R. Thomas Smith of Cleveland,
Ohio.
HIGINBOTHAM.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen V. Higinbotham, 88, who died January 26,
1940, at the home of a son, C. H. Higinbotham on Rebecca street, will be held
at 2:30 p. m. Sunday in the the chapel at Woodlawn cemetery, Fairmont. Rev. H. U. Thompson, pastor of the Shinnston
Baptist Church, will officiate.
Interment will be made at Woodlawn cemetery.
Mrs. Higinbotham was the widow of Charles
H. Higinbotham of Fairmont, who died 30 years ago. He was an employe[e] of the Consolidation Coal company and had
served as mayor of Palatine.
She was born at Harpers Ferry May 28, 1852,
a daughter of Patrick and Katherine Welch Roach. Following the death of her husband she made her home for 21 years
with a son, Robert Higinbotham, of Jacksonville, Florida, then a resident of
Pittsburgh. For the past ten years she
had lived here with her son C. Harry Higinbotham, superintendent of the Owings
mine of the Consolidation Coal company.
In addition to the two sons mentioned she leaves another son, Joseph
Higinbotham of Fairmont, also four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Mrs. Higinbotham was a member of the
Methodist church and was a woman of amiable christian character.
ROBINSON.
Funeral services for James Richard Robinson, 55, division superintendent
of buildings and rents for the Consolidation Coal company, were held at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon at his home, 57 JoHarry street, Fairmont. Services
were conducted by the pastor of the First Presbyterian church of that city, and St. Johns Lodge No.
24, A. F. and A. M. of Shinnston had charge of the rites at the grave. Interment was at Masonic cemetery here. The pallbearers were C. L. Hawkins, H. H. Hawkins, E. W. Berlin,
J. M. Weekley, C. E. Hennen and C. E. Johnson of Fairmont, Chester W. Jones, Paul
S. Harmer and S. B. Davis of Shinnston.
Mr. Robinson died at 12:15 p. m. January
25, 1940 at his home after a short illness. He had not been in the best of
health some time but his illness did not become serious until Sunday before he
died, when he suffered a heart attack.
He was born in 1885 in Shinnston, a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Allison Robinson. After
graduating from high school and completing a business course at the Mt. State
Business college in Parkersburg, he entered the employe [sic] of the U. S.
Express company and was stationed first at Wheeling and later at New
Martinsville. However, he soon resigned
from this position and entered the contracting and building business in
Shinnston, in which work he was very successful for several years. He then entered the employe [sic] of the
Consolidation Coal company in a responsible capacity, remaining with that
concern until his death.
The deceased is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Edna Frei [sic] of New Martinsville, and two children, Edward
Robinson of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Mary Louise Robinson Hadsell, wife of William
Hadsell of Wheeling. He also leaves a
sister, Mrs. Martha Knox, wife of James N. Knox of Santa Monica, California.
During his 13 years residence in Fairmont,
Mr. Robinson had been active in affairs of that community. He was a member of the First Presbyterian
church and last year served as president of the congregation. He had served as a member of the board of
trustees.
He was a member of St. Johns Lodge, No. 24,
A. F. and A. M. and of the Scottish Rite bodies including the 32nd degree.
THOMPSON.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 o'clock p. m. in the
home for Mrs.
Mandora Harbert
Thompson, 76, wife of George W. Thompson of Enterprise, who died Saturday evening
at 7:10 o'clock at her home. The Rev.
John A. McHenry, pastor of the Enterprise
church,officiated,
assisted by the Rev. George Stratton of the Bridgeport Methodist
church. Interment was made in the K. of P. cemetery
at Enterprise.
Mrs. Thompson was a member of the United
Brethren church. She was born April 26,
1863, a daughter of Benjamin W. and Margaret Moore Harbert of Robinson's Run.
She is survived by her husband, and two
children, Homer S., of Homestead, Pa. and Mrs. Arna Robinson, wife of Rev. L.
G. Robinson of Wyatt; also three brothers and two sisters, Jeremiah and Nathan
Harbert of Shinnston; Jacob Harbert of Shinn's Run; Mrs. Mary Ice, Shinnston,
and Mrs. Ella Ogden, Enterprise.
WEAVER.
Edmond, Okla., Jan. 20, 1940.
Editor News: Here is a clipping out of the Edmond Sun of W. M. Weaver's
death. He has relatives and friends who
read your paper and do not know of his death.
Ten years ago last August I went to West
Virginia to be with him. Last fall Mr.
and Mrs. Weaver went back and spent about one month with his brothers and
sisters. I have heard Mrs. Weaver say
since his death how thankful she was they went last fall.
The clipping says he will be missed by the
city and church. He certainly will by
the church, as he and his wife both have spent much time and money accordingly
the past years I have known them for the building up of the church work. They were our best friends and we will
surely miss their evening visits. Just
a few Sundays ago we had them out for dinner and we enjoyed their visit so much
that day we could hardly let them go home, but Mr. Weaver said "[w]e must go. It will soon be church time." They never missed a service if able to
go. He died of lobar pneumonia and only
lived about five days after taking it.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hawker
Obituary of W. M. Weaver
W. M. Weaver, son of James and Margaret
Weaver, was born near Morgantown, West Virginia, September 23, 1864; after a
short illness he departed this life at the Wesley hospital in Oklahoma City,
Thursday, January 11, 1940, aged 75 years, 3 months and 18 days.
After growing to manhood the deceased came
West and located at Whiting, Kansas in the year 1888. Here he met and married Mary R. Bender, in the year 1898. And here they continued to reside on a farm
for three years and then removed to a farm eight miles Northeast of Edmond, in
the Bethel neighborhood, where they remained for 15 years. In 1916 the deceased and his wife moved to
the City of Edmond, where he entered into the grocery business for several
years. Mr. Weaver took an active
interest in all civic matters, and served as a member of the City Council for
six years.
Mr. Weaver was a devoted member of the
Methodist church having been converted and united with that church about the
year 1890, and at the time of his death was a consistent and active member of
the Methodist church of Edmond, and gave much of his time to advance the
interests of the church.
Mr. Weaver was a jovial and kind man, well
liked by all who knew him. He left
surviving him his wife, Mary R. Weaver, two brothers, B. J. and Charles Weaver,
of Walkersville, West Virginia, one sister, Mrs. W. J. Cunningham of Roanoke,
West Virginia, and a host of friends, all of whom mourn his passing.
EDWARDS.
Mrs. Juanita Edwards, 26, wife of Lloyd Edwards of Enterprise, died
February 6, 1940 in a Clarksburg hospital.
Services will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the Enterprise
Methodist church, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Jones of Fairmont and interment
will be at the Odd Fellows cemetery in Enterprise.
She was the daughter of Benjamin and Iva
Murphy Brown of Enterprise, who survive, besides the husband and three
children, Lloyd, Jr., Edgar Dale and Alice Louise. Also seven brothers, Thomas, Jack, Robert, Calvin, James, Junior
and Raymond Brown all of Enterprise.
KNOX.
Miss Beatrice Jarrett Wednesday morning received a telegram from Santa
Monica, California, announcing the death of Mrs. Myrtle Knox, wife of Charles
Knox at 6 o'clock a. m. February 7, 1940.
Later in the day Miss Willia [sic] M. Lowe received a message stating
the funeral would be held there Friday.
Mrs. Knox had been near death for several
days, having been stricken with paralysis several weeks ago. She was born and reared in Shinnston, a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Montimer [sic] Curtis Jarrett. Her mother was before her marriage Miss
Alzina Martin. The two families, with
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Knox and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Randall moved to Santa Monica,
Calif., about 30 years ago.
Deceased is survived by her husband and two
children, Glenn Knox of Santa Monica and Stanley Knox of Venice, Calif.; a sister, Mrs. Eugene Randall, Ocean Park,
Calif., and
a brother, Ralph
Jarrett, of Riverside, Calif.
Plans were made by Mr. and Mrs. Knox a few months ago to celebrate
their 50th wedding anniversary, but shortly before the date of the celebration
she was stricken and had continued to decline until her death. With her husband and Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Knox
she visited Shinnston about three years ago.
PAINTER.
Matthew Painter, father of Mrs. E. C. Wisser, died at 11 o'clock last
night at his home in Coulter, Pennsylvania, according to a message received
here. Mrs. Wisser yesterday evening
received word of her father's serious condition and with Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Gerard left immediately for Coulter.
The death mes[s]age was received by Mr. Wisser a half hour later.
TETRICK.
Worth S. Tetrick, 53, well known nurseryman, died at 11:45 o'clock a. m.
February 3, 1940 at his home at Midway, between Shinnston and Enterprise. A sudden heart attack was the cause of
death.
Funeral services were held at 2 p. m.
Monday at St. James Methodist Church, Enterprise, conducted by the Rev. John A.
McHenry, the pastor[,] and interment took place at the Odd Fellows cemetery
there.
Mr. Tetrick had conducted a nursery at
Midway the last 12 years. He was a
landscape architect of unusual ability and some of the most beautiful gardens
of the community are the result of his skill and taste in designing. One of his more recent accomplishments in
this line was the arrangement and planting of shrubbery on the grounds of the
state police headquarters here.
He was born January 28, 1887, at
Enterprise, a son of Luther B. and Sarah Jane Hardesty Tetrick. He married Miss Nannie Beryl McIntyre, a
daughter of James F. and Ida M. Coon McIntyre, also of Enterprise, on November
21, 1908. His father was the first
postmaster at Enterprise and was a merchant there.
Mr. Tetrick opened a greenhouse in
Enterprise in 1914 and several years later sold out and moved to Morgantown
where he resided for about a year.
Returning to this community, he purchased land and opened the nursery at
Midway.
Surviving besides his wife is a son, James
L. Tetrick, who recently became a member of the firm of W. S. Tetrick &
Son, a daughter, Mrs. Helene Irene Rice and a grand daughter [sic], Joan Lee
Tetrick.
HARBERT.
A piece of bone from a pork chop lodging in her throat while she was
eating dinner Saturday evening caused the death Tuesday afternoon at a
Clarksburg hospital of Mrs. Blanche Harbert, of Lumberport. An operation was performed for removal of
the bone.
She was the wife of Chester Harbert, an
employe[e] of the Hope Natural Gas company, and was a daughter of Marshall and
Safrona Shreve Pigott of Bingamon.
Surviving besides the husband is a brother, Tallie Pigott of Oakpoint,
Bingamon.
PAINTER.
Matthew Painter, 83, father of Mrs. E. C. (Ted) Wisser of this city, died
at his home in Coulter, Pa., February 7, 1940.
The funeral was held Friday afternoon at the family home and burial took
place there.
Mr. Painter, whose wife died about three
years ago, had resided with two sons, Alfred and John Painter in Coulter. Besides these two sons and the daughter,
Mrs. Wisser, he leaves another son,
Charles Painter
of McKeesport, Pa.
Mrs. Wisser and daughter, Mrs. Allen
Gerrard and Mr. Gerrard were on their way to Coulter when Mr. Painter
died. Mr. Wisser and their other
daughter, Miss Betty went there Friday for the funeral.
SITNEK and
NEUBERGER. James Sitnek, 23, who had been studying
mining at mines of the Katherine Coal Mining Company at Lumberport the past
year, was killed Sunday afternoon in an airplane crash at Raleigh, N. C. He and Joseph Neuberger, 33, of Freeland,
Pa., were on their way from Philadelphia to Florida and were attempting to land
their plane at the Raleigh airport when it crashed. Both were killed.
Young Sitnek was a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Sitnek of Philadelphia. His
father is president of the Katherine Coal Mining Co.
Sitnek was a frequent visitor in
Shinnston. He was a recent graduate of
the University of Pennsylvania.
CATHER.
Russell Cather, 25, Gypsy coal miner, was killed Saturday night when he
was struck in a hit-run accident near Meadowbrook. Arden Silcott, 30, of Zeising, was held pending investigation.
The body of Cather was not found until 11
o'clock Sunday. He was a step son of
Frank Fratto and was employed at the Laura Lee mines and is survived by his
widow and one step child.
CRISS.
John Frank Criss, 81, died at 10 o'clock February 18, 1940, at his home
on Laurel Run. He was a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. William Criss, and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Julia Criss,
three sons and one daughter, Ira and Carl Criss of near Shinnston; Harry E.
Criss of Fairmont and Mrs. Wheeler Martin.
Also two brothers, Charles and James Criss.
Funeral services were held at 1 o'clock
Tuesday at the Baptist church in Lumberport, with interment at Shinnston
Masonic cemetery.
STURM.
James B. Sturm, 83, of Sturm's Mill, died February 17, 1940, at Cook
hospital, Fairmont. Funeral services
were held Monday at 1 p. m. at the
residence, followed by interment at the Odd Fellows cemetery at Enterprise.
Mr. Sturm was a son of Jacob B. and
Isabelle Fowler Sturm. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mattie Sturm; one son, Howard Sturm of Little Bingamon;
three brothers and one sister, Harry Sturm of Sturm's Mill, George W. Sturm of
West Milford, Jesse B. Sturm of Enterprise and Mrs. W. C. Basnett of
Worthington.
BARTLETT.
The News has just learned that a serious injury to Gene Bartlett, son of
John A. Bartlett, caused the sudden heart attack which caused the death of the
latter at Tulsa, Oklahoma a few weeks ago.
Bartlett was a native of Shinnston, going to Oklahoma 33 years ago.
Clippings from Tulsa papers, received by
Miss Beatrice Jarrett, sister of Mrs. John Bartlett, tell of the accident to
the young man and also of the death of the father. Under the heading, "Accident Victim Lies Near Death," a
newspaper article says:
"Gene H. Bartlett, 24 years old, 217
North Elwood, lay near death in Mercy Hospital Sunday night from pelvic and
internal injuries suffered in a crash at 4126 Sapulpa road early Saturday night
which also injured his companion seriously.
"Bartlett's condition, not considered
critical when he first was examined at the hospital, became worse Sunday and an
operation was necessary.
"His companion, Everett Ray Isbell, 24
years old, 1210 South Cheyenne, driver of the automobile, was still in serious
condition Sunday night from fractures of the jaws, broken collar bones and
several facial lacerations.
"The accident occurred on the curve
leading from Red Fork to Crystal City park, when the car driven by Isbell
swerved off the left side of the highway and skidded sidewise into the front of
an automobile containing Mrs. Myrla Robinson, 5428 South 33rd West avenue. Mrs. Robinson was treated for minor injuries
and released from Morningside hospital.
"Investigating Officers R. D. Staley
and Paul Livingston said charges of reckless driving would be filed against
Isbell as a result of the accident."
Another clipping from the same paper of a
later date said:
"John A. Bartlett, 69 years old, died
in a Tulsa hospital Tuesday morning of a heart ailment aggravated by news of
the serious injury in an automobile accident December 29 of his son, Gene
Bartlett.
"The son, in Mercy hospital, was not
informed of his father's death.
Bartlett's companion in the automobile crash, Everett Ray Isbell, died
January 2.
"Bartlett was a native of Shinnston,
W. Va., coming to Tulsa 33 years ago.
He was employed by the Standard Paving company.
"Funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at the Winterringer Funeral Home chapel, with Rev. W. H.
Murphy, Jr., pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park.
"Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Theresa
Bartlett, another son, Dana J. Bartlett, both at home, 217 North Elwood, and a
daughter, Mrs. Maxine Virginia Boyer, 212 East Haskell."
Miss Jarrett says a letter from her sister
states that Gene is back home now and is getting better.
After the
operation he developed pneumonia and his life was despaired of for a time.
Gene Bartlett visited here with his mother
about seven years ago and many local people
met him at the
time. Mrs. Bartlett is in a state of
near collapse, due to the shock of her husband's death and the serious
condition of her son.
DAVIS.
Ellen Margaret Davis, 10, died at a Fairmont hospital Wednesday morning
from burns received Saturday. The child
was standing near an open fireplace at her home in Monongah when her clothing
ignited. She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Davis.
The body was removed from the Harmer
funeral home this morning to the home of Lawrence Shreve at Hepzibah where
funeral services will be held Friday afternoon, followed by interment at Marshville.
LOMBARDY.
Mrs. Filimana Lombardy, 76, died February 26, 1940, at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. Joseph Romeo. Funeral
services were held at 9:30 o'clock Wednesday at St. Anne's church, with burial
at Masonic cemetery.
She is survived by three sons, Jack, of
Wheeling; James, of New York City, and Frank, also of New York; two daughters,
Mrs. Romeo and Mrs. Rosina Rossone, both of Shinnston.
BOSTIC.
Josiah L. Bostic, son of Mrs. Mary Parrish Bostic of this place, died
Sunday night at his home, 163 Grant street, Clarksburg. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Bartlett
funeral home in Bridgeport, with interment at Masonic cemetery there. He was born Apr. 4, 1884 in
Jackson county. His wife, Hallie Marie Stout, died in 1922.
Surviving besides his mother are two sons, Robert L. Bostic of
Clarksburg and Bland Bostic of Akron, Ohio; three brothers, Eldridge Bostic of
Clarksburg; Basil and Carl Bostic of Enterprise; seven sisters, Mrs. Belle
Woodson, of Barberton, Ohio; Mrs. Nick Vernon, of Hutchinson; Mrs. Laura
Tennant, of White Rock; Mrs. Faye Scott, Gypsy; Mrs. John Craig and Mrs. Ethel
Parsons, of Enterprise; Mrs. John Campbell of Worthington; five grandchildren
and five step grandchildren.
COBURN.
Funeral services for George Burgess Coburn, 89, retired Consolidation
Coal company mine foreman, who died at 2:15 o'clock Mar. 2, 1940, were held at
2 o'clock Sunday at the residence in Everson, with Rev. Clyde J. Wright
officiating. Interment took place at
the Odd Fellows cemetery in Enterprise.
Mr. Coburn was born March 8, 1851 at
Stevenstone, Aryshire, Scotland, a son of Lawrence and Jessie Burns
Coburn. His mother was a relative of
the Scotch poet, Robert Burns. He came to this county in 1864 and settled at
Newburg, where he married Miss Ludia [sic] Grimes. He moved to Hoult and later to Everson, where he was employed by
the Clark Brothers Coal company as foreman in 1892.
After the death of his first wife, he
married Catherine Virginia Dell who survives and moved to Kentucky where he
worked 47 years as a mine foreman, after which he returned to Everson.
He is survived by the following
children: Mrs. John Anderson, of
Clarksburg; Mrs. Elizabeth Satterfield, Enterprise; Mrs. Peal Patton, Everson;
Mrs. Effie Lee, Fairmont; Mrs. Mattie Davis, Worthington; and Milton Coburn,
Rivesville. There are 16 grandchildren,
11 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren
STEWART.
Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock today at the home in
Enterprise for James Tetrick Stewart, 32, game warden of Harrison county who
died at a Clarksburg hospital at 5:15 o'clock March 5, 1940. Rev. John A. McHenry, pastor of the
Enterprise Methodist church, will officiate.
Interment will be at the Enterprise Odd Fellows cemetery.
Pallbearers as announced are: Chief Deputy Game Warden, Prentice Farley of
Morgantown; Deputy Game Wardens Scotty Harris, Everett Price, Clay Messenger,
Richard Prickett, Grover Mills and Joseph Powell.
Mr. Stewart had been in failing health the
last three years, although his condition became serious only recently, and he
was admitted to the hospital Feb. 25.
He was a former athlete and student at
Fairmont State college and West Virginia university. He resided with his mother, Mrs. Mabel Tetrick Stewart in
Enterprise. His father, Charles E.
Stewart, a well known business man of Enterprise, died in 1928.
Mr. Stewart was born July 17, 1907. He was a graduate of Shinnston high
school. He was appointed game warden in
1932.
WEBB.
Mrs. Louisa Webb, 82, wife of George W. Webb of Quaker Fork, died
Sunday. Funeral and burial took place
at Wallace Tuesday.
She
is survived by her husband and four children, Goff, of
Buckhannon; Arthur, of
Grangeville;
Mrs. Mary Swiger of Dola and Mrs. Lela Bennett of Big Elk.
There will be a good many hap- [No
conclusion of this obituary located in newspaper edition.]
MULLALLY.
Word was received in Shinnston Wednesday evening of the death of Miss
Nan Mullally in New York City. She died
Tuesday after a brief illness of pneumonia.
The funeral will take place there Friday.
Miss Mullally, a teacher in St. Joseph's
Scho[o]l for the Deaf, was for many years a resident of Shinnston, having made
her home with her brother, the Rev. Father P. A. Mullally, former pastor of St.
Ann's church. She had booked passage
for Ireland to visit her father and was preparing to sail when stricken
ill. Her mother died recently in
Ireland.
A sister, Mrs. Clark Lundell, resides in
New York.
NUZUM. Funeral services for Meshack Nuzum, 87, Shinnston's oldest
citizen, will be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday afternoon at the First Baptist
church, conducted by the Rev. D. L. Whitener, pastor of the Lumberport Baptist church
and assisted by Rev. H. U. Thompson, local pastor and Rev. Robert McCoy, of the
Hepzibah church. Burial will take place
in Masonic cemetery. Pallbearers
announced are George D. Brent, Dennis Jaynes, Edward Coplin, Arthur Heldreth,
Frank Burnett and Delbert Currey.
Mr. Nuzum died at his home in East
Shinnston Tuesday night, March 12, 1940, after an illness of several
weeks. He had been a resident of
Shinnston for 21 years, moving here with his family from a farm near
Adamsville, where he had spent the greater part of his life.
Born August 31, 1852, he was a son of Perry
and Sarah Jane Webb Nuzum. He was
married March 29, 1877 to Sarah Jane Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Smith of Coon's Run. His wife preceded him in death just one year [sic].
The following children survive: Smith Nuzum, Adamsville; Perry Nuzum, at
home; Mrs. Lawrence Swiger, Shinnston; Mrs. Lelia Sapp, Charleston; Mrs. G.
Fleet Parsons and Mrs. Leslie Vincent, Shinnston.
TALKINGTON.
Funeral services for S. Austin Talkington, 59, who died Saturday morning
as a result of an accident at the du Pont plant at Spelter, were held Monday at
2 o'clock p. m. at the residence on Pike street. The Rev. Fred Miller, pastor of the Christian church at Mt.
Ranier, Md., a former pastor of the local Christian church, officiated. Burial
took place at Masonic cemetery.
The pallbearers were George Frederick,
Harold Jarrett and James Vassar, Shinnston; Samuel Lorea, C. A. Weckler and C.
R. Swick, Zeising.
Mr. Talkington, a widely known and highly
respected citizen of Shinnston, received an accidental injury to his head at
the du Pont plant Friday and his death occurred early the following morning at
a Clarksburg hospital. He had resided
in Shinnston the last 40 years and had worked at the plant for 25 years.
Born at Stringtown March 23, 1881, he was a
son of Levi and Sarah Elizabeth White Talkington. In 1907 he became a member of the Shinnston Christian church
during the pastorate of the Rev. W. M. Long.
The deceased is survived by his widow, the
former Miss Rose Shingleton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Shingleton, and
one daughter, Miss Sara Talkington, a teacher in Washington Irving high school
at Clarksburg. Also six brothers and
one sister, namely: Martin Talkington, Washington, D. C.; J. A. Talkington, D. C. Talkington, Ira
Talkington, Everett Talkington, all of Alva; Timothy Talkington, of Lancaster,
Ohio, and Mrs. O. V. Lemasters, of Jacksonburg.
ASHCRAFT.
Mrs. Priscilla Jackson Ashcraft, 54, former well known woman of Wyatt,
died at 5:30 o'clock Sunday evening at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Palmer, in East Grafton road, Fairmont.
She had been ill the past five months, and went to the home of her
daughter to reside last December.
Funeral services were held at the Wyatt Methodist
church at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. L. G. Robinson, and interment took place
at the Odd Fellows cemetery there. The
Pallbearers were
William P. Williams, B. F. O'Dell, Homer A. Palmer, Earl C. Moore and B.
Martin.
Mrs. Ashcraft was born April 14, 1886, at
Smithfield, a daughter of John J. and Lydia Ann Jackson. On June 11, 1906, she married A. C. Ashcraft
in New Martinsville, who died in August, 1932.
She was active in church and club affairs
at Wyatt for many years. Surviving
besides the daughter are a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Brewer of Smithfield, and
three [sic] brothers, E. T. Jackson, Smithfield; Lindsay Jackson, R. 3,
Wallace, Walter and Noah Jackson, of California.
BOCK.
Funeral services for John A. Bock, 91, venerable Marion county resident,
who died at 8:50 o'clock Tuesday night at his home in Farmington, will be held
at 2 p. m. Friday in the Farmington
Methodist
church. Burial will be in the Shinnston
Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Bock was born near Worthington February
17, 1849, and was a son of Harrison and Elizabeth Floyd Bock. He married Miss Wilda Short of Shinnston,
who died several years ago. Two
children were born to the union, John Lynde [sic] Bock of Farmington and Mrs.
Hazel Lee, wife of Scott Lee of Jamaica, N. Y.
DEEM.
James Sheridan, 15 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Deem[,] died
Monday morning at Lucas Mills. The
funeral and burial will take place today with interment at Masonic cemetery.
DeLUCA.
Services for Joseph DeLuca, 60, a retired miner, who died at 11:30
o'clock Wednesday morning at his home in Northview, will be held at 2:30 p. m.
Saturday at the home, 1936 Gould avenue.
Interment will be at Holy Cross cemetery, Clarksburg.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary
DeLuca, who was the widow of Pete Aragone of Shinnston and six children by his
first wife. Anthony and John DeLuca,
sons, are both former star athletes at Victory high school.
EVERSON.
The funeral of Miss Lulu Gay Everson, 17, daughter of Cleveland and
Minnie Miller Everson of Robinson's Run, who died at 4:3 [sic] Wednesday
morning, will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at the home, with interment at Masonic
cemetery. She was born August 7, 1922
at Clarksburg. The parents, two
brothers and one sister survive.
HENDERSON.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home of
a grandson, Oscar Frum of Shinnston for Samuel W. Henderson, 72, who died
Sunday morning at his home in Enterprise.
He was a former employe[e] of the
Consolidation Coal company, and was born June 13, 1867 in Pennsylvania. His widow, Mrs. Sallie Gordon Henderson is
the only survivor.
MARTIN.
Funeral services for Fred A. Martin, late postmaster at Enterprise, will
be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the home.
Interment will be at the Odd Fellows cemetery there.
In the death of Fred Alva Martin, 69, who
passed away at six o'clock March 27, 1940, Enterprise loses one of its best
known and most highly respected citizens.
Mr. Martin's condition had been serious ever since he was stricken
["with a heart ailment while at work in his store, where he kept the post
office, on March 5th"] several weeks ago, when members of his family were
called to his bedside.
By reason of his position as postmaster and
storekeeper he was known to most everyone in the community. He had been a man of unusually good health
and was regularly found at his post of duty where his kindness and
accommodating manner will long be remembered by his neighbors.
Mr. Martin was also active in church and lodge
work, having been a regular attendant at the Methodist church and a charter
member of Enterprise Lodge No. 209, I. O. O. F. in
which he was an
official for the greater part of his membership.
He was born in Hancock county, Illinois,
September 21, 1870, a son of George W. and Mahalia Martin, natives of Marion
county, W. Va. His parents returned to
West Virginia when he was a small boy and located at Pine Bluff.
He was married to Miss Hattie Harrison,
daughter of the late W. R. and Louisa Lucas Harrison of Enterprise on October
3, 1897. She is a [sister] of Arch D.
Harrison of Enterprise and Dr. Charles R. Harrison of Clarksburg.
Mr. Martin was a member of the Christian church but there being
no church of that
denomination in
his community, he attended the Methodist church.
He is survived by his widow and the
following children: Miss Helen Martin,
teacher in the schools in Weirton; Mrs. Betty Fisher, wife of Hunter L. Fisher,
201 Euclid avenue, Clarksburg; Mrs. Harriett Lorentz, wife of Barlett Lorentz,
Enterprise; Mrs. Mary Gene Crawford, wife of Thomas Crawford of Baltimore, Md.,
and Miss Fredrica Martin, at home. One brother survives, Tod [sic] E. Martin,
of Loveland, Ohio.
STURM.
Services for Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Sturm, 69, wife of L. R. Sturm, who
died at 4 o'clock Tuesday at her home near Enterprise will be held at the
residence at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
The Rev. O. F. Nease, pastor of the Freemansburg Methodist church, and a
former pastor at Enterprise, will officiate.
Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Enterprise.
Mrs. Sturm was born May 14, 1870, on
Teverbaugh, a daughter of Thornton and Dora Shore Nutter. She was married 47 years ago to L. R. Sturm,
a leading farmer and citizen of the Enterprise community, who survives. Twelve children were born to the union,
eight of whom are living, namely:
Gail Sturm, Point Pleasant; Paul Sturm,
Phoenix, Arizona; Wilbur Sturm, Point Pleasant; Philip Sturm, at home; Mrs.
Thurman (Loraine) Lane, Enterprise; Mrs. Earl (Mary) Nutter, East Shinnston;
Mrs. Richard (Louise) Clise, Enterprise; and Miss Doris Sturm, teacher in the
Enterprise school. There are twelve
grandchildren. Dr. R. B. Nutter of
Enterprise is an only brother.
ANDERSON. Funeral services for Ira B. Anderson, 64, well known citizen of
Cunningham's Run, who died early Tuesday morning, will be held at 2:3[0]
o'clock this afternoon at the Union church in Wyatt, and burial will be at the
Odd Fellows cemetery there.
Mr. Anderson was a son of the late Marcene
J. Anderson and Sarah Crowl Anderson and was born in Marion county August 22,
1875. He resided for many years at
Wyatt, later moving to his farm on Cunningham's Run. His father was a merchant at Wyatt many years ago, and also owned
a large farm which was sold to the Consolidation Coal company prior to the
opening of the mines there more than twenty years ago.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mattie J.
Anderson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Looman of Oakdale; two
children, Vance Anderson and Mrs. Otis Boggess, both of Cunningham's Run, and
one brother, George L. Anderson, a former deputy county clerk, now a resident
of La Grange, Oregon. There are five
grandchildren.
BROWN.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Righter left last night for Massachusetts to
attend the funeral of Mrs. Righter's mother, Mrs. Brown, which will be held
there today.
Her death occurred Monday in Florida,
following an operation for goitre [sic].
The News was unable to learn further details last night.
HARBERT.
Mrs. Martha Sprout Harbert, 86, died March 28, 1940, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harvey Bice of Gypsy, where she had resided 30 years. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at
the residence, in charge of Rev. L. G. Robinson. Burial was at Masonic cemetery.
Her husband, John Clement Harbert, died in
1910. George Sprout of Haywood is a
brother.
HAUGHT.
Mrs. Catherine Williams Haught, 78, mother of Mrs. Raymond Barrick of
this city, died at her home in Fairview at about 1:30 o'clock p. m.
Saturday. She was a life long resident
of that community and a member of the Church of Christ for many years. The funeral and burial took place Tuesday.
Mrs. Haught is survived by her husband, B.
Frank Haught and by eight children, namely, Miss Louise Haught and Mrs. Frank
J. Yost of Fairview; Mrs. Barrick, Shinnston; J. A. Haught, Boothsville;
Thomas, Azra, Milford and Wilford Haught, all of Fairview.
Three brothers and a sister also survive,
namely, Timothy Williams, Los Angeles, Calif.; Michael Williams and James
Williams, both of Daybrook and Mrs. Eunice May Tuttle of Beulah. She leaves 34 grandchildren and 11 great
grandchildren.
HAWKER.
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda Hawker, 90, who passed away at 1
o'clock a.m., March 31, 1940, at the home of her son in law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Ogden, 303 Third street, Fairmont, were held at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the First Methodist Church, Shinnston, with the Rev.
Denver C. Pickens, pastor of the First Methodist Church,
Fairmont[,]
officiating, assisted by Rev. Musgrave,
pastor of the Shinnston church. A
short service
was held at the home at 1:30 o'clock before the funeral party left for this
city.
Interment took place at Masonic
cemetery. There were many beautiful
flowers. The pallbearers were Wayne
Hawker, Marlin Hawker, Leland Ogden, Guy Hawker, Argyl Hess and Wayman
Robinson.
The Fairmont Times of Monday gives the
following sketch of her life:
Mrs. Hawker, who was the widow of Thomas
Hawker of Shinnston, had been residing in the Ogden home the last nine years
and was a beloved member of the household.
Her husband, who was a prominent business man of his community and
president of the Farmers Bank of Shinnston, died about ten years ago.
Mrs. Hawker won the title of the
"ideal mother" a year or more ago in connection with a Mother's day
feature when several state papers carried her picture with a story which told
of her outstanding motherly qualities.
Her picture denotes a noble face and countenance with true motherly
instincts.
The deceased was the mother of five
children, two of whom are living, Mrs. Stella Nutter, of Carleton street, and
Mrs. Lelia Ogden, with whom she resided.
Three sons are deceased, Homer, Leslie and Dallie Hawker. Leslie Hawker, who was a hardware merchant
in Shinnston many years, was killed in an automobile accident several years
ago. Homer Hawker also was a business
man of Shinnston, and Dallas Hawker resided in Colorado several years before he
passed away.
The grandchildren are Leland Ogden, Julia
and Ardis Nutter, of Fairmont; Mrs. Avis Bittinger, of Oakland, Md.; Josephine,
Wayne and Marlin Hawker of Shinnston; Max Hawker, Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs.
Enid Shumaker, Mrs. Virginia Brown, Jane and Thomas Hawker, of Colorado
Springs, Colo. There are several great
grandchildren.
Mrs. Hawker was a daughter of Robert Mason
and Rebecca Robinson Mason. She was
born in Harrison county, then Virginia, December 20, 1849. Her marriage to Mr. Hawker took place
September 27, 1874. They lived for many
years in Shinnston and were quite active in church, civic and community
affairs.
Mrs. Hawker had a keen mind and good
eyesight up until the end, and she read the daily newspapers and periodicals
regularly, keeping in touch with all topics of the day. She delighted in conversing with her family
and friends, and although she had been confined to her room the great part of
the last year or more because of physical ailment, her interest never
waned in her home surroundings or in local, state or national affairs.
On her 90th birthday anniversary last
December a delightful party was held in the Ogden home in her honor, and about
30 or more of the families of her early associates and companions from the
Bingamon community spent the evening with her.
Several members of a choir of which she was a former member came to the
party and sang several favorite numbers.
Mrs. Hawker derived great enjoyment from this party.
The deceased had many lovable traits of
character, and she was the object of much attention and
devotion in her
declining years by her children and their families, as well as many friends and
relatives. She was a devout member of
the Methodist church in Shinnston.
The deceased leaves a sister, Mrs. E. M.
Hess, of Peora, Harrison county.
BAYLY.
The funeral of Mrs. Arrena Bayly, 83, who died April 6, 1940 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wyatt in West
Shinnston, was held at 2:30 p. m. Monday at the Hepzibah, Taylor county,
Baptist church, conducted by Rev. H. U. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Shinnston. Burial was at the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Bayly was the widow of William Pierce
Bayly, of Meadland, who died in 1916.
She was born May 21, 1856, a daughter of Silah H. and Mary McElfresh
Stark of Taylor county. She was a member of the Bridgeport Baptist church,
having transferred her membership in 1916 from the Hepzibah church.
Surviving are the following children: Mrs. W. C. Wyatt and Mrs. Allie Southern, of
Shinnston; Mrs. John Duckworth, Fairmont; Mrs. Carl Myer, Rockford, Ill.; and
Grover H. Bayly of Weston. Two brothers
and one sister also survive, namely:
Neuman Stark of Gowanda, N. Y.; Cleon Stark of Collins, N. Y., and Mrs.
Ida Cropp , of Menomenie, Wis. There are three grandchildren.
BRANNON.
The five months old son of Wilson and Theda Spring Brannon died Sunday
at the family home in South Shinnston.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the home, conducted by
the Rev. P. Z. Musgrave and interment was at Masonic cemetery.
DALBY.
Robert W. Dalby, 65, retired paymaster in the U. S. Navy Yard at
Charleston, South Carolina, died at a hospital in that city April 8, 1940,
following a long illness of complications.
He was for many years a resident of Shinnston and an office clerk for
the Consolidated Coal company at the old Solon mine before going to the
southern city.
Regular funeral services having been held
at Charleston, the service here was brief. [T]he pallbearers were C. H.
Higinbotham, A. E. Vassar, S. B. Davis, Q. M. Carder, H. T. Harmer and George
Riffee.
Mr. Dalby was born at Oxford, N. C., a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Dalby. Before
coming to Shinnston more than forty years ago, he was a clerk in the bureau of
the census in Washington. He was a
member of the Masonic fraternity and the Baptist church at Charleston.
He married Miss Claribell Janes, a daughter
of Henry F. Janes and Harriet Shore Janes. She is a sister of James A. Janes,
Shinnston street commissioner.
Surviving is his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Hartwell Johnson,
Washington, D. C., wife of the secretary to Sumner Welles; Miss Mary Dalby, a
junior high school teacher in Charleston; his mother, Mrs. Ella Dalby, who has
made her home with the family, and a grandson.
The funeral was held at 3 p. m. Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Edna R. Smith on Main St., conducted by the Rev. H. U.
Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church, and interment was at Masonic
cemetery.
MacPHERSON.
Misses Cleva and Jessie Lee Smith, Emma Lee Rose, Lucille Madill and
Willis Core attended the funeral Saturday in Johnstown, Pa., of Mrs. Zearle
MacPherson, 29, whose death occurred at a hospital there on April 3. Mrs. MacPherson was the former Betty Jean
Williams, who graduated from Shinnston high school in 1927. She was the mother of a daughter, Diana,
born at the hospital March 23. She was
planning to leave the hospital when a sudden heart attack claimed her. Surviving besides the infant child is her
husband who holds a position in the census bureau at Washington, D. C., her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. P.
Williams, two sisters and a brother, all of Johnstown, and her grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Madill of Shinnston.
ADAMS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Esther Adams, 61, who died April 22, at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Rose at Owings, were held at 10 o'clock this
morning at the residence. Rev. P. Z.
Musgrave, pastor of the First
Methodist church was in charge.
Interment at Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Adams was born in Hungary and was the
widow of John Adams who died four years ago. She is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Rose, Mrs. Alex Dauch of Shinnston and Mrs. Willie Potter of
Harrisville.
ATHA.
Martin Grant Atha, a former mail carrier and retired poultryman of Mannington, Route 2, died last week at a Clarksburg hospital of pneumonia. The funeral was held Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
at the Margaret church and interment was at the Hawker cemetery.
Mr. Atha was born near Mannington May 26,
1869, a son of Elisha and Luverna Jane Fetty Atha. He was married in 1896 to Matilda Jane Morris, who survives, with
their five children: Virginia Atha,
Goldman Atha, Esta, wife of Clayton Pigott, all of Mannington; Flo, wife of
Francis Metz, Clarksburg, and Stanley D. Atha, of Managus, Nicaragua, Central
America.
Also surviving are Mrs. Flo Brooks, Elk
Grove, Calif., a sister, and four brothers, Homer Atha of Bridgeport; Wesley
Atha of Grafton; A. A. Atha of Fairmont, and Glenn Atha of Farmington.
RUTTER.
John William Rutter, 69, died April 21, 1940, at the home of a son, John
Rutter of Lucas Mill. Funeral services
were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at the home, conducted by Rev. P. Z. Musgrave of
First Methodist church and interment followed at Masonic cemetery.
He was a native of Ohio, born October 29,
1870, and is survived by his widow, one son, John, and one daughter, Mrs.
Flossie Shreve of Sistersville.
Four brothers and
three
sisters also
survive, George Rutter, Owings; Burton Rutter, of Gypsy; Clinton Rutter, of Duffy,
O.; Forrest Rutter, Middlebourne; Mrs.
Stella Sellers, Paden City; Mrs. Martha
Crawford, Duffy,
Ohio, and Mrs. Belle Birch, Warren, Ohio.
SHINN.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock today at the home on
Shinn's Run for Mrs.
Savilla
Shinn, 84, who died April 23, 1940 at her home. The Rev. P. Z. Musgrave, pastor of the First Methodist church,
will be in charge, and burial will follow at Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Shinn, one of the most widely known
and respected women of the community, had been in declining health since
January, when she fell against a fire place in her home and was seriously
burned. Recently she received a broken
hip in a fall, which is believed to have hastened her death.
She was the widow of Albert A. Shinn, a
leading farmer, who has been dead a number of years. She was very active prior to her last illness and it was nothing
uncommon for her to walk to town from her home three miles or more from
Shinnston. Deceased was born in
Shinnston February 26, 1856, a daughter of Eli and Susan Bossler Koon.
The house in which Mrs. Shinn was born, on
upper Walnut street, now occupied by A. Kerzock, was still owned by her at the
time of her death. As a small child she
experienced the excitement caused in the community by the Jones raid during the
Civil War and often told how she hid herself in fear of the marchers. She was an unusually intelligent and well
informed woman, and one of the most active members of the community for one of
her age.
She was a frequent caller at the News
office, where her visits were always welcome because of her cheerfulness and
her interest in affairs generally. She
could recall all the important events in the history of Shinnston from the time
it was a very small village.
Five children survive, namely: Mrs. Tessie Martin, Mrs. Jack Wilkinson,
Harry Shinn and Miss Mary Shinn, all of Shinn's Run and Seymour Shinn of
Clarksburg.
RIBLETT.
Mrs. Mary Frances Riblett, 79, died at 4:45 April 26, 1940 at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Riblett on Charles street. She had been ill the past two years. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday afternoon at the
First Methodist church, conducted by Rev. P. Z. Musgrave, and interment was at
Masonic cemetery.
The deceased was born October 4, 1860, at
Lexington, Mo., the daughter of Bennett B. and Martha Grimes Johnson. The family moved to Morgantown, W. Va., when
she was a small girl and in 1880 they moved to Shinnston, where Mrs. Riblett's
father carried the mail between Shinnston and Fairmont. He died in 1901 and her mother passed away
13 years later.
On August 31, 1884, she married George J.
Riblett, Jr., who died June 3, 1914.
The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Aaron Vincent, a Methodist
minister. Mrs. Riblett had resided with
her brother in law and sister in law since two years after the death of her
husband. She was a member of the
Methodist church at Morgantown since 1878.
James Riblett is also a brother of her late husband.
STURM.
Funeral services for Arthur Melvin Sturm, 75, retired dairyman and
farmer of Enterprise, whose death occurred at 2:30 p. m. April 26, 1940, at his
home, were held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the residence. The Rev. John A. McKendry, pastor of the
Methodist church there, officiated, and burial was at the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mr. Sturm, one of the leading citizens of
his community, was born December 6, 1865, a son of John Fletcher Sturm and
Harriet Harrison Sturm. He married Miss
Ida Hardesty, daughter of John H. and Mariah Hardesty, in 1889. She died October 25, 1930.
He was elected justice of the peace of Clay
district in 1912 and in 1918 and 1924 was elected as member of the board of
education. He was a member of the
Shinnston Christian church.
Surviving are three children, Mrs. J. H.
Colebank, wife of the coach at Fairmont State college; Glenn B. Sturm, both of
Enterprise, and Joseph A. Sturm of Morgantown.
Three brothers and two sisters also survive, John J. and Lucius R.
Sturm, both of Enterprise; Charles D. Sturm, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Dora
Richardson of Shinnston, and Mrs. Homer Ice, of Enterprise. The late
P. C. Sturm of Clarksburg was a brother.
DAVIS.
Fred Alfred Davis, 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Davis of Long Run, died
May 2, 1940, at a Fairmont hospital, from injuries received while at play at
the Long Run school. The funeral was held Saturday.
STILES.
I. Alburn Stiles, 67, a farmer of Long Run, died May 1, 1940, at a
Clarksburg
hospital
after a long illness of Bright's disease.
The funeral was held
at 2 p. m. Saturday in the U. B. church at Long Run and interment took
place at Enterprise I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Mr. Stiles was born October 1, 1873 in
Marion county, a son of Wesley and Elvira Thomas Stiles. He married Sarah Ashcraft of Wyatt 47 years
ago. She survives with seven
daughters, as follows:
Mrs. M. E.
Fortney and Mrs. Harry Mathena [sic] of Enterprise; Mrs. Worth Johnson and Mrs.
Aubrey Iser of Shinnston; Mrs. Fred Bice, of Bice Run; Mrs. Charles Ogden of
Long Run; and Mrs. Reed Baber of Oak Point.
One brother, John Stiles of Long Run; a half brother, Will Davis of
Fairmont; two half sisters, Mrs. Wm. Shultz of Detroit and Mrs. Mary Ellen Ice
of Fairmont, and 27 grandchildren and four great grandchildren also survive.
WEEKLEY.
Funeral services for Mrs. Delphia Stutler Weekley, wife of Earl R.
Weekley, were held at the First Baptist church here Monday afternoon at 2:30,
followed by interment at Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Weekley died at her home in Mannington
at 10:30 o'clock Friday night. She had
been in good health and in company with a friend had returned from the theater
where she had witnessed the first performance of the evening Friday. Upon entering her home she went to an
upstairs room and died within fifteen minutes from a heart attack. Physicians expressed the belief the haste in
which she ascended the stairs brought on the fatal attack.
The Weekleys formerly resided in Shinnston
where Mr. Weekley managed the local A. & P. store. They moved to Mannington about two years ago
after he had transferred to the management of one of the company's stores
there.
Mrs. Weekley was born in West Union July 9,
1898, a daughter of Mrs. Delia Stutler and the late Henry Stutler. She was united in marriage to E. R. Weekley
August 20, 1920. A son, Robert Earl, survives, with the husband.
Three sisters and two brothers also
survive, Mrs. L. R. Matz [sic], Mrs. E. B. Hestin [sic], of Clarksburg, and
Miss Edith Weekley [sic], who resided with her late sister and family; Dallas
Stutler and Cecil Stutler, both of West Union.
The deceased was a member of the Mannington
Baptist church, having transferred her membership from the Shinnston Baptist
church; the Order of the Eastern Star and the Woman's Auxiliary of the American
Legion, both of Shinnston.
HESS.
E. M. Hess, 81, died at his home on Cunningham's Run early this
morning. He was stricken with paralysis
last Saturday and had been unconscious much of the time since.
Funeral services will be held at the Peora
United Brethren church Saturday afternoon, and burial will be at the Hardesty
cemetery.
Mr. Hess was one of the most widely known
and highly respected citizens of his community. He had been a leader in church and community affairs since early
manhood and had served as Sunday school superintendent, district road
supervisor and overseer of the poor. He
had always manifested a great interest in politics, having been a staunch Democrat.
Enoch Marshall Hess was born February 7,
1859 and was a son of Enoch Hess and Harriett Hawker Hess. He married Miss Effie Mason, a daughter of
Robert Mason, Jr. and Rebecca Robinson Mason March 26, 1885. They celebrated their 55th wedding
anniversary a few weeks ago.
Surviving besides the widow are two
children, Mrs. Bessie Hess Reger and Argyle Hess; five grandchildren and three
great grandchildren; two brothers, Isaac M. Hess of Oakdale and S. Jack Hess of
Wellington, Kansas, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Cunningham, wife of Waitman Cunningham
of Joetown.
WHITE.
Emmett O. White, 66, coal miner, died May 11 at his home at Francis Mine
of a heart attack. He was born at
Weston, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Crouse White of Johnstown.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laverna
Whitehair White, four sons, Charles and Ray, both of Francis Mine; Dorsey, of
Bingamon Junction, and Orval, of Hutchinson; one brother, Albert White of
Flemington, and three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Moyers, of Flemington; Mrs. Mary
Vandergrift of Victor Mines and Mrs. America Roney of Vadis.
MAY 23, 1940 ISSUE
AUSTIN and BALL.
Roy Austin, 22[,] and Vernon A. Ball, 24, Grafton youths, were killed
Monday at Red House when their airplane crashed. They had been selling rides to passengers there
Sunday and delayed their return
trip to the
Clarksburg airport until Monday
because of a
severe electrical storm.
Austin, who had a limited commercial
pilot's license, was flying the plane.
Spectators said the engine began sputtering shortly after the machine left
the ground. Bell and Austin circled
back but the plane struck a barbed wire fence at the edge of the field and was
demolished.
M. R. Bingham, manager of the Harrison
county airport, said Austin began taking lessons there a year ago and last
month won his limited commercial license.
HARRISON.
Services for Jesse J. Harrison, 54, who died Wednesday at 9 a. m. at
Aspinwall Veterans' Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa., will be held at the home in
Enterprise Saturday at 10:30 a. m. and interment will be at the family
cemetery.
Mr. Harrison, a World War veteran and a
painter by trade, was admitted to the hospital May 8th. He had been in declining health for some
time past.
A member of the 180th Division (known as
the Rainbow Division) Mr. Harrison was in the service a year in France, and
took part in the battles of the Meuse Argonne.
He was active in the organizations of ex-servicemen in this community.
Born at Enterprise September 19, 1886, he
was a son of Wm. H. and Louisa Lucas Harrison.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Pearl Thompson Harrison, whom he
married in 1935; one sister, Mrs. Fred Martin of Enterprise; and two brothers,
Dr. Charles R. Harrison of Clarksburg and Arch D. Harrison of Enterprise.
SQUIRES.
Funeral services for Ira R. Squires, 73, who died early Wednesday
morning at a Clarksburg hospital, will be held at the Enterprise Methodist
church Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Burial will follow at the K. of P. cemetery.
Mr. Squires, a retired miner and resident
of Enterprise the last 36 years, was born at Independence, Preston county,
Sept. 29, 1867, a son of James and Marian Wilkins Squires.
Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Hannah Wright
Squires, and six children, namely, James W. and John E. Squires, of Enterprise;
Mrs. Dennis Saunders, Enterprise; Mrs. Gordon Bradley, Shinnston; Mrs. Virgil
Koon, Monongah, and Mrs. Herschel Stansberry, Hartford, Conn. There are also five brothers and three
sisters surviving: Ray, Ernest and
Walter, of Independence; S. W., of Newburg, and Louis, of Kingmont; Mrs. Louis
Sharp, Newburg; Mrs. Sanford McBee, of Uffington [sic], and Mrs. L. G. LaRue of
East Orange, N. J.
WATKINS.
Paul David Watkins, infant son of Robert and Dollie Zeck Watkins, died
Tuesday morning in a Clarksburg hospital.
The child was born Dec. 20, 1939 at Pittsburgh.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Watkins on Hornor's Run,
paternal grandparents, and burial took place in the Odd Fellows cemetery at
Bridgeport. The parents reside in
Pittsburgh.
FINK.
The funeral of Louis Fink, 34, who died from injuries received while at
work in the mines at Owings Thursday, were held at his late home in Enterprise
Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m., conducted by Rev. P. Z. Musgrave of Shinnston. Burial was at the Odd Fellows cemetery at
Enterprise.
Louis Roscoe Fink was born in Wirt county,
December 13, 1906, a son of John and Laura Butcher Fink. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nettie
Gould Fink, four children, Louis, 10, Namoi [sic] Jean, S. Bertha Lee, 6, and
Wanda Lou, 2, all at home; two brothers, Benjamin and Robert Lee, both of
Fairmont; five sisters, Mrs. Willis Starkey, of Francis Mine; Mrs. G. A.
Brooks, of Dakota Mines; Mrs. Ralph Jareuz [sic], of Lynch, Ky.; Mrs. Everett
Ruble, of New Martinsville, and Mrs. Ralph Booth, of Fairmont; and his mother,
Mrs. Laura Fink of Burning Springs.
BATES.
Phyllis Bates, 13-months old daughter of Mrs. Opal Bates, died last
Thursday at 2:30 p. m. at the home in the Bank of Shinnston apartments. She was born April 28, 1939.
Funeral services were held Saturday
afternoon, with the Rev. C. D. Tharp in charge, and burial was at Masonic
cemetery.
CROWL.
William A. Crowl, 79, Marion county teacher, died at his home in
Fairmont last week. He was born March
9, 1861 at Bingamon and married Bertie Virginia Hamilton of Mannington. Surviving besides the widow are seven
children and twelve grandchildren.
HARRISON.
Benjamin Franklin Harrison, 47, died May 29, 1940, at a Fairmont
hospital. His home was at Jordon [sic].
The funeral was held Friday at Gypsy and burial was at Masonic cemetery
here.
His mother and nine children survive, Arie,
of Fairmont, and Harriet, Benny, Anne, Sylvia, Robert, Patty Ann, Shirley and Lela
Blanche, all at home; four brothers, Clinton B. of Lumberport; A. T., Hubert H.
and Joseph, all of Shinnston, and a sister, Miss Sylvia Harrison of Gypsy.
JARVIS.
Mrs. Fannie Holt Jarvis, 81, died Friday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Loys [sic] Watkins in Boothsville.
The funeral was held Sunday at 2 o'clock at Boothsville Baptist church
and burial was at the Shinnston Masonic cemetery.
She was a daughter of the late Frank J.
Holt and Minerva Reed Holt. Surviving
besides the daughter are two brothers, Wilbur Holt of Boothsville and Martin
Holt of Fairmont, and a sister, Mrs. Charles Goodwin of Shinnston.
HOFFMAN.
Friends here have received word of the death of Charles E. Hoffman at
his home in Scotland county, Missouri.
Mr. Hoffman was a native of Harrison county, W. Va. He was the son of James and Sarah Ann Rector
Hoffman who lived in the Booth's Creek neighborhood before going to Missouri a
number of years ago.
Mr. Hoffman had visited his native state at
different times, having relatives living in Shinnston and vicinity, who always
kept in touch with him by exchanging greetings during the Christmas
season. Among relatives are George
Rector of East Shinnston, G. D. Brent, of Booth's Creek and Mrs. A. C. Fortney
of West Side.
Writes Own Obituary
Charles E. Hoffman, a native of this
community, who died at Rutledge, Missouri, May 10, 1940, wrote his own obituary
shortly before his death, which, is as follows:
Beloved Friends:
This is my last message to you, which must
come by proxy as I have passed off the stage of action and gone out on the
great adventure.
I was born in Harrison county, West Va., on
April 24, 1867. My father's name was
James Hoffman, he marrying my mother, Sarah Ann Rector, of West Virginia. To this union was born seven children, five
girls and two boys.
My father died when I was nine years of age
leaving my mother with five girls and myself.
With much hardship, and unfailing love, mother managed to keep us all
together and we all grew to maturity in the humble home.
When near 18 years of age, I united with
the old Harmony Grove church.
Afterwards removing my membership to Colony and in later years to
Rutledge Baptist church.
I am writing this brief message for I did
not want a long funeral sermon preached, because I have gone out into the great
beyond. I feel that in spite of all the
disbelief, I shall live again, and to you who feel sad at my going, I would
comfort you with the assurance that I am free from pain, and that the great
creative God, who fashioned my soul by his immutable laws, is able to take care
of it throughout the endless ages that are to be.
I shall no more feel ill or hate those who
did not love me here. My peace with
them, no harsh feelings go beyond the grave.
I forgive as I have been forgiven.
O, the grave it buries every error, covers every defect, and
extinguishes every resentment. From its
peaceful bosom spring none but tended recollections. How beautiful it is for a man to dies [sic] on the walls or
Zion. To be called like a weary
sentinel, to put his armor off and rest under the shade of the trees. We travel all our days toward death and in
the last step we reach it. It is man's
dearest friend, the truest and the best.
It is the key that unlocks the door to the mansion not made with hands
eternal in the heavens.
The struggle has extended over many years
and much weariness has been my portion.
Most of my dearest friends have preceded me
and left me lonely. But I shall be with
them now, and I know from my abiding place I shall be able to look down upon
many yet on earth, and maybe with angel companion point to some particular
friend I wish special protection.
I trust that my life has not been lived
entirely in vain. I have tried to
lighten others' burdens. To wipe away
tears, tried to speak words of comfort and cheer to the
disconsolate and
broken hearted. I have desired to make
the small circle in which I lived a little better by unselfish acts and pure
motives. I have fallen short, have
sinned and been forgiven.
I ask you to throw the veil of charity over
me, forget my faults and strive to excell [sic] my poor efforts, and God will
take care of the results. Lay this
mortal clay by the side of my two sisters, who toiled by my side, in keeping a
home together, who cheered me to carry on when burdens were heaviest.
As you go to your homes to take up the
burdens of life I will be mingling with friends, I have known and loved on
earth, how delightful that will be.
The Rutledge paper which printed the
foregoing obituary, stated that Mr. Hoffman was ill three months of heart
trouble. He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Mary Edmunson of Quincy, Ill.
George Rector, furnished the News clipping.
MARTIN.
Harry Bruce Martin, 56, prominent business man of Elkins, died suddenly
of a heart attack in New York City Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Martin with his family would have sailed
today for Havana, Cuba, to attend the convention of Rotary International.
Mr. Martin was born at Wyatt, this county,
September 8, 1883, a son of D. R. and Martha Jones Martin. He was married to Mamie Woodling of
Pennsylvania, who survives, along with a son, Bruce Martin of Elkins and two
daughters, Mrs. Frank Shaw, of McKeesport, Pa., and Miss Martha Martin, at home.
Mr. Martin served in the State Senate from
the Thirteenth district in 1929. He was
identified with a number of business concerns at Elkins. He was a cousin of Chester W. Jones, cashier
of the Bank of Shinnston.
SHINN.
Seymour Richard Shinn, 58, died May 31, 1940, at his home 1025 North
19th street, Northview. He had been ill
since October. The funeral was held at
the residence Sunday afternoon and burial took place at Shinnston Masonic
cemetery.
Mr. Shinn had been a street car operator
the past 27 years, until his illness.
He was born September 20, 1881 on Shinn's Run and was a son of the late
Albert A. Shinn and Savilla Coon Shinn.
His mother died recently.
Surviving besides his widow, Mrs. Ida
Glaspell Shinn, are six children:
Richard Albert, Charles Edward and Robert Lee Shinn, all of Clarksburg;
Mrs. Gladys Newbrough and Mrs. Edna Tichenal, both of Clarksburg, and Miss Mary
Virginia Shinn at home. One brother,
Harry Shinn of Shinn's Run, and three sisters, Miss Mary Shinn, Mrs. Jack Wilkinson
and Mrs. Tessie Martin, all of Shinn's Run.
SIMON.
Mrs. Joseph Simon, 55, of Uniontown, Pa., died Sunday morning at a
hospital there following a paralytic stroke suffered a week previous, according
to word received by relatives here.
She is survived by her husband[,] four sons
and three daughters, namely, George Simon of Akron; Mitchell, Harry and William
Simon, at home; Mrs. Ann George, of Clarksburg; and Julia and Katherine Simon
both of Uniontown. Louis Simon of Shinnston
is a brother in law, also Sam Simon of Uniontown and Nicholas and Habeb Simon
both of Beyruit [sic], Syria.
THOMAS.
Frank Thomas, aged about 50, a former merchant of Shinnston, died
Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. James David, in Detroit,
Mich., where he was visiting. Funeral
and burial took place there Monday.
The Thomas family resided in Shinnston for
a number of years, and in 1927 he built the building at the corner of Walnut
and Pike streets, now owned by B. L. Morgan.
They moved to Webster Springs and a few years later to Athens, Ohio.
Deceased is survived by his widow,
Elizabeth Joseph Thomas, and five children:
Mrs. Mary David of Detroit; Julia[,] Thomas, George and Daniel, all of
Athens.
HARDESTY.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hardesty, 22, daughter of Mrs. Bess Hardesty and the
late R. R. Hardesty of Kingwood, died Friday at a Clarksburg hospital during an
operation. Miss Hardesty was a recent graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan
college, Buckhannon. The
funeral took
place Monday afternoon, with interment at Camp Chapel cemetery near Tunnelton.
HOWELL.
Mrs. C. L. Richardson has received word of the death of Mrs. Evelyn
Tetrick Howell, which occurred Monday at her home in Wichita, Kansas. Mrs. Tetrick had recently been in California
for the benefit of her health.
Meningitis was the cause of her death.
She was the wife of William Howell, who is
engaged in the oil producing business in Kansas. Her parents were the late Marshall and Sarah Carrothers [sic]
Tetrick of this community. Mrs. Howell
was a talented writer and had published many articles. Her children are Sarah Margaret Howell of
Hollywood, Calif., and Max Howell, of Wichita.
A sister, Cecelia Tetrick was with her when she died. Another sister, is Mrs. Tella Clark of
Marietta, Ohio, and a brother is Claude Tetrick of Kansas. She was a cousin of Mrs. Ross Moore and Ira
Hawker of Oakdale.
NULL.
James Oliver Null, 50, died suddenly of a heart attack July 9, 1940, at
his home on the Haywood road. Funeral
services will be held at the home Thursday at 2:30 o'clock and burial will be
at Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Null, who was an employe[e] of the
Consolidation Coal company, was born January 9, 1890, at McFarland, a son of Oliver
and Josephine Mackey Null. He is
survived by his wife, Georgia Hawkins Null, one step son, Victor Null, and the
following brothers and sisters: Rev.
Perry Null, Weston; John Null, Henry Null, Mrs. John Lambert, all of this
community; Mrs. Earl Brown, Salem, and Mrs. Roy Walley, Enterprise.
TETRICK.
Funeral services for Mrs. Betty Gertrude Tetrick, 53, wife of Earl
Tetrick, were held Sunday at 2 o'clock p. m. at the family residence in West
Shinnston. Services were conducted by
Rev. P. Z. Musgrave and interment took place at Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Tetrick died July 5, 1940 following a
two days illness. She was born March
17, 1887, a daughter of the late Jefferson and Emma Crosley Haught. She was a member of the First Methodist
church.
Surviving besides the husband are two
children, Lester Tetrick and Mrs. Dorothy Bilotta; also a sister, Mrs. Addie
Stewart of Fairmont.
PAQUET.
Arthur J. Paquet, 50, former vice president of the Paquet Glass Co., of
Shinnston, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., last week. He left Shinnston in 1926 to make his home
in California.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Leona
Lundell Paquet, three children, Vincent, Paul and Mary Jane Paquet, all at
home; his mother, Mrs. Pauline Dumont Paquet of Shinnston and two sisters, Mrs.
Augusta Barrick of Shinnston and Charleston, and Mrs. Julia Pauline Bush of
Clarksburg.
Mr. Paquet came to Harrison county from
Indiana more than 35 years ago. He was
a son of the late Pierre Joseph Paquet.
BROWN.
John C. Brown, 70, died July 18 at the home of Mrs. W. H. Hawkins in
West Shinnston. The funeral and burial
took place Friday, with interment at Masonic cemetery. He was a former cook at
the county jail. His widow, of near Charleston,
survives.
GRIFFIN.
Charles Griffin, 64, well known Lumberport barber, died at his home
there July 19, 1940, of complications.
Services were conducted at 10 o'clock Sunday forenoon by Rev. D. L.
Whitener and burial took place at Masonic cemetery, Shinnston.
Mr. Griffin was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Griffin of Wiseman's Run.
His wife, Mrs. Lydia Baker
Griffin, died July 17, 1939. He is survived by six brothers: Scott,
William, Carson and James, all of the Grangeville community; Leslie, of Utah
and Ira, address not known.
NUTTER.
Mrs. Julia Nutter, well known and highly respected resident of the
county, died
July 18, 1940,
at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Homer Fogg in Lost Creek. Services were conducted Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
at the Lost Creek M. P. church, followed by interment at the Wyatt Odd Fellows
cemetery.
STURN [sic].
Mr. and Mrs. John Sturn [sic] left this morning for Tyler county to
attend the funeral of his brother, Joseph Sturn [sic]. They went in Leland S. Brannon's car, with
Brannon driving. The deceased leaves
several children, all married.
COX.
Wade Cox, 60, colored, died July 28 at Lakin state hospital, Point
Pleasant. He was a son of Henry and Louisa Cox of Shinnston who died many years
ago. He resided at Clarksburg and is
survived by his widow and several children.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Harmer funeral home and interment took place at Masonic
cemetery.
CUNNINGHAM.
Services for Levi Franklin Cunningham, 48, who died July 26 at his home
near Pine Bluff, were held Sunday afternoon at the residence and interment took
place at the Fortney cemetery on Long Run.
Rev. Luther Lindsey, pastor of the Haywood Pentecostal church of
Haywood, conducted the rites.
Mr.
Cunningham was born May 10, 1892, a son of Josiah and Barbara Champ Cunningham
of Clarksburg. He was formerly employed
by the Hazel Atlas company at Clarksburg.
Surviving is the widow, and one daughter,
Mrs. Darrel Jones of Pine Bluff; two brothers, Jacob of Pine Bluff, and John,
of Clarksburg; five sisters, Mrs. George Drain, Lambert's Run; Mrs. Geo.
Murray, Clarksburg; Mrs. David Goff, Lost Creek, and Mrs. Geo. Layfield and
Mrs. Clarence White, of Clarksburg.
GROGG.
Abbey Wilton Grogg, 64, of Lumberport, died July 26 at a Weston
hospital, where he had been a patient the last five weeks. He was a former employe[e] of the Katherine
Coal company. Services were held Saturday
afternoon at the residence in Lumberport and interment was at Masonic cemetery.
He was born Dec. 22, 1875 in Virginia, a
son of Mr. and Mrs. John Grogg.
Surviving besides the widow are three daughters, Mrs. Pearl Carpenter,
Charleston; Pauline and Tressa Grogg, of Meadowbrook; three step sons, Clifford
and Willard Price of Portsmouth, Va., and Denzil Price of Mathias; one
stepdaughter, Mrs. Dorothy Coltrane, Shinnston; two brothers, John Grogg of
Boyer and Rufus Grogg of Columbus, Ohio; and two sisters, Mrs. Clemma Ellettee
of Boyer and Mrs. Maude See of Florida.
HARBERT. Mrs. Sylvia Dawn Harbert, 44, wife of Hallie Harbert of Brown,
died July 25, at a Clarksburg hospital.
She was a daughter of Parker and Matilda Hannah Marsh of Brown and was born
Nov. 7, 1895. Children surviving are
Mrs. Harold McCormick, Brown; Robert, Annette, Agnes Ann, Huey and Harold
Harbert; one brother, Guy Marsh of Wichita, Kan.
MARTIN.
Mrs. Rose Martin, 79, widow of
E. N. Martin, died July 27, 1940
at her home in North Shinnston.
The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the residence and burial was in
Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Martin was born in 1861 in Monongalia
county, a daughter of Oliver Clark Bock and Jane Phillips Bock. She was married 57 years ago. Her husband has been dead a number of years.
Surviving are seven children, namely: Paul and Clark Martin; Mrs. James Janes,
Mrs. Howard Shingleton, Mrs. Laura Leeson, Mrs. Frank McDaniel, and Mrs. Agnes
Gallagher, all of Shinnston; four brothers, John Bock, of near Wyatt; Arba
Bock, David E. Bock, and W. Frank Bock, all of Shinnston; and two sisters, Mrs.
Russell McIntyre of Haywood and Mrs. Gertrude Nay of Shinnston. There are a number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren.
Mrs. Martin was a member of the First
Methodist church.
WILLIAMS.
Mrs. Jemima Williams, 81, died July 28 at her home near Dola. She was a
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F. Martin of Wallace. The following relatives survive: four sons, Homer W. and Joseph D. Williams,
Clarksburg; Ernest Williams, Wilmington, Del.; John Williams, at home; two brothers,
Lloyd Martin, Lumberport; Gallileo Martin, Clarksburg; one half brother, P. W.
Martin, Clarksburg; one sister, Mrs. P. W. Coffman, near Dola, and one half
sister, Mrs. Tillman Gifford of Wilsonburg.
DAVIS.
Services for Dayton Davis, Jr[.,] 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Davis
of North Shinnston, who died at a Clarksburg hospital Tuesday night, will be
held at the residence at 2 o'clock today.
Rev. H. U. Thompson will officiate.
Interment at Masonic cemetery.
FITZWATER.
Mrs. Mary C. Fitzwater, 81, of Columbus, Ohio, widow of the late Rev.
James H. Fitzwater, of Beverly, died July 31 and was buried in Oak Lawn
cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.
Mrs. Fitzwater was a daughter of the late
Leonard and Mary Clark of Harrison county. At the outbreak of the Civil War her
father enlisted in the Union Army and served until his death in the battle of
Moorefield, Aug. 7, 1864. He is buried
in the little cemetery on High school hill.
Last rites for Mrs. Fitzwater were
conducted at her residence on Wyandotte avenue, Columbus, by her two
sons-in-law, the Rev. Eugene Williams, pastor of the Methodist church at North
Haverhill, N. H., and by the Rev. Edward H. Lorentz, pastor of the Wilson
Memorial Presbyterian church of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a grandson-in-law, the
Rev. Clinton Swengel, pastor of the Methodist church at Perryburg [sic], Ohio.
Mrs. Fitzwater's survivors include five
daughters, Miss Margaret Clark, who makes her home with Mrs. W. Brent Maxlell
[sic], Clarksburg; six grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. All of her six daughters were graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan college, Delaware.
MARTIN.
Mrs. Frances Ann Martin, widow of Homer D. Martin, formerly of the Gypsy
community, died Sunday at the home of a son, George W. Martin of Hartley,
Delaware.
She was born near Gypsy Aug. 12, 1847, a
daughter of John E. and Elizabeth Seese Martin. Her husband, whom she married Aug. 20, 1876, was a Civil war
veteran.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Lora Robinson
of Haywood and the following children:
Guy R. Martin, Bridgeport; A. Ray Martin, Gypsy; John M. Martin,
Flemington, Ky.; George W. Martin, Hartley, Del.; Mrs. Belle Stalnaker, Nutter
Fort, and Mrs. Oma Harrison, Bridgeport.
VINCENT.
George Vincent, 19, son of Charles and Bessie Sharp Vincent of Haywood,
died August 5 at Hopemont sanitarium.
Services were held Wednesday at the home and interment was at Masonic
cemetery. Surviving besides the parents
are the following brothers and sisters:
James, Howard, Arthur, Kenneth, Johnny, June, Hannah and Goldie, all at
home.
DRUMMOND.
Arthur Flowers Drummond, 70, of Shinnston R. D. 1, died August 8, at a
Weston hospital. Services were held
Friday afternoon at the Harmer funeral home and burial took place at Masonic
cemetery.
He was born June 19, 1870, a son of Wilford
and Jane Martin Drummond of Robinsons Run. Surviving besides the widow, Mrs.
Margaret Sprout Drummond, are two daughters, Mrs. Walter Glenn, Jr. and Miss
Ruby Drummond, of Fairmont, and two sisters, Mrs. Belle Lucas and Mrs. Amanda
Fortney of Bingamon.
FRANKLIN.
The funeral of Mrs. Della Tetrick Franklin, wife of H. L. Franklin,
whose death occurred Saturday morning at her home in [sic] Hawthorne street,
Fairmont, was held at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning at the old family home of
the deceased on Little Bingamon. Interment took place in Masonic cemetery,
Shinnston.
Mrs. Franklin was a daughter of the late
Rev. Henderson and Eliza Sturm Tetrick.
She was aged 59 years. Her
husband, former secretary for the Marion County Industrial Union Council, and a
daughter, Elizabeth Franklin, survive.
There are four brothers and four
sisters: Herschel Tetrick of Overton,
Texas; Darl [sic] Tetrick of Van, Texas; Arlie and Eugene Tetrick, Mrs. Lucy Stackpole,
Mrs. Carrie Keller, Mrs. Anna Garten and Miss Sallie Tetrick, all of Little
Bingamon.
HENDERSON.
Mrs. Sally Henderson, 62, widow of Samuel Henderson, met death at 11:30
Monday night under the wheels of a freight train near Viropa. According to Sergt. Paul McClung, Sheriff
Moore M. Reynolds, Trooper M. H. Altare and Burr James, railroad officer, who
investigated, the woman apparently stepped on the track in front of the train
with suicidal intent.
Mrs. Henderson resided at Viropa with a son
in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Frum. Members of the family, one of
the officials said, reported that the unfortunate woman had attended a camp
meeting the same night and after returning home engaged in a quarrel. She then left the house after threatening to
commit suicide.
Prior to her husband's death last Easter,
Mrs. Henderson resided at Enterprise.
She had been married three times, her first husband being Andrew Kertner
and her second mate Andrew Fansler. They are deceased.
LOWE.
Lloyd C. Lowe, 73, a native of this county, died August 8, 1940, at his
home in Huntington. Funeral services
and interment took place there Saturday.
He was a son of the late John and Hattie
Higinbotham Lowe and was born on Simpson Creek. He engaged in business with his father here for several years
before going to Huntington about 50 years ago.
His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Lowe, died five years ago.
Surviving are two children, David Lowe and
Mrs. Raymond Kerns, both of Huntington; two grandchildren; a brother, Frank
Lowe of Willoughby, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Walter S. Hursey of Shinnston.
ROACH.
William W. Roach, 70, died August 8 at his home near Big Elm following a
paralytic stroke. Services and burial
took place Sunday at Flemington.
Short services were held at the home in
charge of Rev. C. V. Tate before the funeral party left for Flemington. The deceased was a miner in the employe
[sic] of the Consolidation Coal company for many years until 1928. He was born July 8, 1870, a son of Alpheus and
Blanche Peters Roach of Flemington. He
was a veteran of the Spanish-American war.
Surviving besides the widow Mrs. Allie
Wells Roach are three children, William L. Roach, at home; Thomas Roach of
Hughes and Mrs. E. A. Woods of Athens, Ohio.
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JOHNSON.
Mrs. Nora Shriver Johnson, 58, died Tuesday at her home at
Grangeville. The funeral will be held
at 2 o'clock today, with interment at the Hawker cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, B. F.
Johnson, one brother, Frank, of Ohio; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Cunningham, Mrs.
Ida Beatty and Mrs. Maude Wells.
TETRICK.
Arthur Calvin Tetrick, 75, died at 11:20 a. m. Wednesday, at the home of
his brother, Virgil J. Tetrick near Big Elm.
His death was the result of a stroke of paralysis two weeks ago.
Mr. Tetrick was born February 14, 1865 near
Shinnston, a son of Henry Marshall and Rosalie Shinn Tetrick. His wife, the former Lillie J. McIntire, of
Enterprise, died August 8, 1916. They
were married June 3, 1885 and resided at Enterprise until her death.
Surviving are the following children: Earl L. Tetrick, an employe[e] of the South
Penn Oil Co., Shinnston; Van B. Tetrick, Oildale, California; Harlan M.
Tetrick, mail carrier on Route 2, Shinnston; Curtis R. Tetrick, employe[e] of
the Wheeling Steel Corporation at Wheeling; Mrs. Paul Martin, Pine Bluff, and
Mrs. Clyde Satterfield, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p. m.
at the First Methodist church, with Rev. P. Z. Musgrave officiating. Interment at Masonic cemetery.
AKINS.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Akins, 86, whose death occurred Sunday
afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Arnold at Barrackville, was
held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday afternoon at the residence. Burial was in the Mannington cemetery.
Mrs. Akins resided in Shinnston for many
years with her daughter, the former Mrs. Katie Burnett.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Arnold,
Barracksville [sic]; Mrs. J. A. Soles of near Wheeling and Mrs. Harold Manley
of Princeton. A sister, Mrs. Christiana
Shinn, resides at Grafton and a brother, Edward Davis is also living.
The deceased was a daughter of Jonathan and
Sarah Davis of Barracksville [sic]. Her
husband, Frank S. Akins, died in 1901, when the family resided in Wheeling.
ALLEN. Wallace,
Aug. 27--Funeral services for Mrs. Bird Meredith Allen, widow of the late
Virgil I. Allen of Center Point, who
died at her
home there Sunday,
were held this afternoon at the residence with interment in the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Allen had been an invalid for some
years. She was a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. L. Meredith and was born in Marion county. Two sons, Ross Allen and Mark Allen reside
at Center Point,
and in addition five brothers, survive, namely: Wayne L., James L. W. H., William W., and G. Marcus Meredith, all
of Fairmont. P. E. Allen and Mrs. Osa
C. Fleming of this place are brother and sister in law.
STUTLER.
James Harrison Stutler, 54, died at 2 p. m. Wednesday at the Weston
State Hospital, where he had been a patient for 15 years. The body is at Tetrick funeral home.
Surviving is the widow, Mrs. Lucille
Stutler of Rebecca street; two sons, Denzil F. Stutler of Enterprise and James
H. Stutler, at home; five daughters, Mrs. Marcellus Gwinn of Beckley; Mrs. Geo.
Zvornic and Mrs. Mike Zvornic, of this community; Miss Emogene Stutler and Miss
Lorene Stutler, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Thos. J. Wright, Bethlehem and Mrs.
Aldridge Bostic, Clarksburg.
ANDERSON.
Mrs. Elizabeth Holland Anderson, 50, wife of Boyd Anderson, of
Clarksburg, died Friday after a long illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the residence, followed
by interment at Masonic cemetery, Shinnston.
She was born December 6, 1889 at Uniontown,
Pa., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Holland.
The survivors include her husband; two daughters, Rachel and Thelma
Anderson of New York City; a brother, J. T. Holland, Uniontown and a sister,
Mrs. Grace Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio.
SPRINGER.
Funeral services for Thomas E. Springer, 37, utility company executive,
who died suddenly at his home in Elkins Tuesday, will be held at 2 o'clock this
afternoon at Fairmont. He was a brother
of Don Springer, well known in this city.
The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Louise Showalter Springer, daughter of Judge and Mrs. E. M. Showalter; a son
age 8; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brady T. Springer, Fairmont; one brother and
three sisters.
VARCA.
Pasquale Varca, 72, died Sunday at his home in Lumberport. The funeral
was held Tuesday with interment at Lumberport.
Several children survive, including Mrs. Elizabeth Storage of Shinnston.
WOODS.
Margaret Florena Wood, aged 3 months, died Sunday at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Woods of Pine Bluff. Funeral services were held at the home with interment at the
Wyatt Odd Fellows cemetery.
BICE.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy N. Bice, 80, who died Tuesday evening at
7 o'clock, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon at the First Methodist
church in Enterprise, and burial will be at the Odd Fellows cemetery
there. The pallbearers will be Evan,
Bernard, Donald, George, Robert and Lee Bice, all grandsons.
Mrs. Bice resided in her own home at
Enterprise and was cared for in her declining years by a grand daughter [sic],
Florence Bice. She was a lifelong
member of the Christian church. She was
born January 16, 1860 at Worthington, a daughter of James H. and Matilda Nay
Hite. Her husband, Elias Elmore Bice,
died 35 years ago.
Surviving are three sons, W. O., Earl W.
and Harry H. Bice, all of Enterprise, and one sister, Mrs. Jane Anderson of
Shinnston. There are also 13 grand children [sic] and four great grandchildren.
MURPHY.
Ira Wilfred Murphy, 46, of Rebecca street, Shinnston, died at 2:30
o'clock Sunday
afternoon at
Union Protestant hospital, Clarksburg, of pneumonia. He had been ill since Tuesday previous, and was admitted to the
hospital Saturday morning.
Mr. Murphy had been employed at the DuPont
plant at Spelter for a number of years. He was a World War veteran and was born
in Taylor county November 27, 1893[.]
Surviving is the widow, the former Miss Lillie B. Mitchell; his mother,
Mrs. John W. Current of Fairmont; three sisters, Mrs. Erma Fisher, Enterprise;
Mrs. Emma Tetrick, Clarksburg, and Mrs. Lola Swiger, Fairmont; one
half-brother, John E. Current of Worthington.
His father was the late Flam Murphy.
Short funeral services were held at the
Harmer funeral home here at 12:30 o'clock Monday and the funeral party
continued to Clemtown, Barbour county, where services were held at 2:30 p.m.,
followed by burial at the cemetery there.
SPROUT.
Mrs. Vena Lindsay Sprout, 56, wife of Homer A. Sprout of 800 Gaston
Avenue, Fairmont, died at 9 o'clock Saturday morning at a Clarksburg
hospital[.] Mrs. Sprout conducted a
restaurant at Lumberport for many years and served as matron of the Harrison
county infirmary from 1935 to 1939. A
few months ago she and her husband moved to Fairmont.
She was born at Lumberport March 19, 1884,
a daughter of Thomas and Almeda Stier Lindsey.
Surviving is the husband, one daughter,
Miss Pearl Sprout; one son, William Sprout; a granddaughter, Miss Margaret
Sprout, all at home; two brothers and five sisters, namely: Rev. Luther
Lindsey, Lumberport; Amos Lindsey, Flemington; Mrs. Etta Ogden, Northview; Mrs.
Myrtle Matthews, Grafton; Mrs. Flora Johnson, Charleston; Mrs. Mabel Gaull,
Wheeling, and Mrs. Hattie Ada Maine of Charleston.
DAWSON.
Funeral services for Edward R. Dawson, 60, who died at his home in West
Shinnston Wednesday at 11:30 a. m., will be held at the residence Friday at
2:30 p. m., with the Rev. C. V. Tate, pastor of the United Brethren church,
officiating. Burial will take place at
Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Dawson had conducted a grocery store in
West Shinnston for several years. He
was a former councilman from the fourth ward and was a member of the Modern
Woodman.
He was born in Marion county Sept. 11, 1880,
a son of the late Jacob and Louisa Davis Dawson. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Ada M. Richardson Dawson, two daughters, Mrs. Burton Tetrick and Mrs. R.
E. Winter, both of this city and one brother, James F. Dawson of Graham, Texas.
McINTOSH.
Funeral services for Wesley McIntosh, 38, were held at 2 o'clock p. m.
Tuesday at the residence, 704 Stewart street.
The Rev. H. U. Thompson, pastor of the First Baptist church was in
charge and burial took place at Masonic cemetery.
Mr. McIntosh died at 3 o'clock a. m. Sunday
at Blaine, while on a visit to the home of a brother, Leo C. McIntosh. He was an employe[e] of the Consolidation
Coal company at Owings and a member of the local volunteer fire department.
Mr. McIntosh has recently been appointed a
night police officer for extra duty. He
was a son of Geo. W. and the late
Mary Lyons McIntosh and was born October 2, 1901.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Juanita Burnett McIntosh; two children, Robert
Nelson and Carol Lou, both at home; his father, who resides at Oakland, and the
following brothers and sisters: Charles
E., of Walkersville; John L., of Crawley; Leo C., of Blaine; Nettie F.
McIntosh, of Cincinnati and Mrs. Jessie M. Belcher of Quinwood. One half brother and two half sisters reside
in Maryland.
MOORE.
Joseph Harold Moore, 7, son of Argyle and Iva Lane Moore of Wyatt, died
at 4 a.m. Thursday last after sustaining a head injury while at play. Services were held Saturday afternoon with
interment at Wyatt I. O. O. F. cemetery.
ROBINSON.
John Robinson, aged about 82, died Tuesday at his home in Goodfield,
Illinois, following a stroke of paralysis on Sunday. The funeral will be held there Friday.
Mr. Robinson's wife, who was Ella Nixon of
Boothsville, died last December. He
leaves one daughter, Miss Grace Robinson, a school teacher in Goodfield. His only surviving sister, Miss Columbia
Robinson, resides with Mrs. Isabelle Robinson of Clement St., Shinnston. A daughter of Mr. Robinson, Mrs. Pearl Cook,
died a few years ago.
DRAIN.
Cecil Guy Drain, 62, former Shinnston resident, died Tuesday at a
Parkersburg hospital, following an illness of six weeks duration.
The body arrived here Wednesday evening and
was taken to the home of his father, William H. Drain of North Shinnston, where
funeral services will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. William Bainbridge, pastor of the North
Shinnston Baptist church, will conduct the services and interment will be at
Masonic cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Mary Drain of Parkersburg, two daughters, Mrs. Opal Leeson and Mrs. Zona
Leeson, of Parkersburg, his father,
and the following brothers and sisters:
Lawrence, Hugh and Harris R. Drain, all of North Shinnston; Mrs. Mary
Gallagher, Parkersburg; Mrs. Bessie Bunnell, North Shinnston; Mrs. Richard
Oosting, New York City, and Mrs. Stella Minor, North Shinnston. There are also six grandchildren.
FIGLER.
Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Figler, 67, who died at 4:40 a. m. Tuesday,
will be held at 9:30 a. m. today at St. Ann's Catholic church, Shinnston. Interment will take place at the Odd Fellows
cemetery here. Mrs. Figler was born
March 8, 1873 in Austria-Hungary. She
had lived here for many years and is survived by her husband, George Figler,
and five children, namely, John Figler of Robey; George, of Francis Mine; Mrs.
Elizabeth Fortney of Francis Mine; Mrs. Anna Carvella of Nutter Fort and Mrs.
Mary Kimko of Robey. There are 18 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
HARDESTY.
Robert R. Hardesty, 76, one of Shinnston's best known citizens, died at
his home, 1212 East avenue, at
6:30 o'clock this
morning. Although he had been in
failing health for several years past, he was not confined to his bed until
about three weeks ago. Since that time
he had declined rapidly until the end.
The funeral arrangements will not be
completed until the arrival of a sister, Mrs. Jennie Pierce of Philadelphia.
Mr. Hardesty had been active in the
business, church and civic affairs of the community for many years until age
and the condition of his health made it necessary for him to pursue a more
leisurely course. He was a progressive
minded and public spirited citizen who did his part in promoting the interests
of Shinnston and the community.
As one of the organizers of the Home
Petroleum & Natural Gas Company, he served as president of that concern
until it was sold to the Lumberport-Shinnston Gas company some years ago. He also had a leading part in the organization
of the Shinnston Water company which gave Shinnston its first water system.
He engaged extensively in real estate
development and built a number of houses in the city and suburbs. He also operated farms near the city. He was a leading member of the Methodist
Protestant church.
Robert R. Hardesty was born May 21, 1864 on
Robinson's Run, a son of the late Joseph and Louisa Robinson Hardesty. On April 2, 1884, he married Miss Samantha
Short, a daughter of John Short and Mary Ellen Tetrick Short of this community.
He is survived by his widow, two children, Mrs. David J. Carter and Guy A. Hardesty, both of Shinnston; one
brother, James L. Hardesty of Wyatt and two sisters, Mrs. G. A. Pierce of
Philadelphia and Mrs. Ernest L. Pigott of Main street, Shinnston. A brother, Thad Hardesty of Mannington, died
a number of years ago.
JENKINS.
Mrs. Evaline Jenkins, 78, died Saturday at the home of a daughter in
Wheeling. She was a former resident of Shinnston.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs.
Albert Gray, Wheeling and Mrs. Francis Shuttlesworth, Clarksburg; and two sons,
Roscoe, of Clarksburg and Albert Jenkins of Mill Creek.
The funeral was held at Wheeling Wednesday
evening and burial took place in Shinnston Masonic cemetery.
MADDEN.
Mrs. Josephine Williams, county director of public assistance, returned
Sunday from Charleston where she attended the funeral of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Richard Madden. Mrs. Madden had been ill the past three years of a heart
ailment, and had been bedfast for six months and under the care of a trained
nurse.
She was a graduate nurse and served
overseas during the World War. She was
given a military funeral.
Mrs. Madden was a daughter of the late
Dr. Frank McGee and
Mary Buster McGee. Surviving besides her husband and mother are three
sisters and one brother. Her sisters
are all graduate nurses and her brother is a medical doctor.
ROBINSON.
Goodfield, Illinois, Sept. 25--John H. Robinson, son of Joshua and
Emaline Robinson, was born at Shinnston, West Virginia, on November 2, 1858 and
died at his home in Goodfield, September 17, 1940 in his eighty second year.
Mr. Robinson was married to Ella C. Nixon
August 21, 1879, in Boothsville, West Virginia. To this union were born two daughters, Pearl R. Cook and Grace. Mrs. Cook preceded her parents in
death. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson lived near
Shinnston for three or four years, then moved to St. Paris, Ohio, where they
lived some time. They came to
Goodfield, Illinois, about fifty years ago and made their home here and at Deer
Creek for the rest of their lives with the exception of eleven years while they
were at Booneville, Iowa.
Mr. Robinson had always been intensely
interested in farming, its opportunities and its challenges. Even after he retired, he maintained that
interest, helping, advising, and encouraging others.
He became a member of the Adamsville
Baptist Church, W. Va., in his young manhood and had been a member of the Deer
Creek Baptist Church for about fifty years, much of that time serving as
deacon. He was always interested in the
church and its work and attended services just as long as he was able.
After Mrs. Robinson's death in December, he
was in poor health. He failed rapidly
the last two months until the end came last Tuesday afternoon. Though he loved and enjoyed life, he wanted
to go to his loved ones.
One who had known him intimately for more
than sixty years said he was a man of the most even and well-balanced
disposition and character he had ever known.
Wherever he lived, he made many friends to whom he was devoted. He was always interested in young people and
liked to exchange ideas with them. He
expressed often the thought that "A man's word is God in Man."
Mr. Robinson is survived by his daughter,
Grace, and five grandchildren: John, of
Los Angeles, California; Robert, of Des Moines; Virginia of Urbana; Mary and
Helen, his son-in-law, Charles C. Cook, of Booneville, Iowa; one sister, Miss
Columbia Robinson, of Shinnston, W. Va., and nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were conducted at the Goodfield
Baptist Church, September 20, by the pastor, Rev. John L. Logan, assisted by
Rev. H. C. Smith, a former pastor, now at the Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria,
Illinois. A quartet rendered beautiful
music. Burial was at Eureka, Illinois.
SAGE.
Russell Stanley Sage, 47, died Sunday night at his home in Fullerton,
California, of a heart attack, according to a message received by Mrs. Isabelle
Robinson of Clement street, mother in law of the deceased. The message stated that funeral plans were
incomplete.
Mr. Sage was an official of the Union Oil
company of Berea, Calif. Following his
graduation from high school he entered the employe [sic] of the company as a
telegraph operator and was promoted to a responsible position with the firm.
He married Miss Flora Robinson, daughter of
Mrs. Isabelle Robinson of this city, Aug. 12, 1922, after she had gone to
California to accept a teaching position.
She graduated from Shinnston high school and from Ohio University at
Athens and took post graduate work at Columbia University in New York City and
at Battle Creek, Michigan. Before going
to California she taught home economics in the Shinnston high school for a few
years. Mrs. Sage is a sister of Mrs.
George Shumaker and Miss Alice Robinson of this city.
The deceased is survived by his widow, two
children, Stanley, 17 and Alice Catherine, 15; his parents and a sister.
STURM.
Frederick Lincoln Sturm, who died Tuesday evening at the home of his
son, Clarence Sturm in Worthington, will be buried this afternoon in the
Parrish cemetery. The funeral will be
held at 2 o'clock at the Worthington Christian church.
TURNER.
Impressive funeral services for Ben Turner, 81, colored, were held at
the Harmer funeral home Sunday afternoon.
The services were conducted by Rev. Wilson of Clarksburg and interment
took place at Masonic cemetery.
The pallbearers were Q. M. Carder, John R.
Lucas, Harvey Bice, Fax [sic] Fortney, Garfield Kellison and Mr. Scarcercay
[sic], the latter of Fairmont.
Among those here for the funeral were Mont
Harris, Philippi; Earl Cox, Clarksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turner, Fairmont;
John Robinson, Clarksburg; Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Kellison, Meadowbrook; Cash
Ogden, Gypsy and Mrs. Bessie Bagshow of Virginia.
Mr. Turner died September 19, 1940, at
Fairmont State hospital following an
illness. He was employed for 22 years as a janitor for the C. & P.
Telephone company there and had served as a butler in many well known Fairmont
families, in which capacity he was well liked.
In younger days he often accompanied local Civil War veterans to
encampments as an aid. In all his
endeavors he was a trusted and faithful servant.
The deceased never married. He was born on Lambert's Run in 1859, his
parents being slaves belonging to the family of the late A. I. Reynolds. His father served in the Union Army. At the age of 21 Ben Turner began making his
home with Silas Ogden at Gypsy and remained there for about 20 years, when he
located in Fairmont.
Mr. Turner visited the News office once a
year and renewed his subscription to the paper. This community was very close to his heart. His brother, Leman Turner, died a number of
years ago following an accident while teaming for the late O. L. Lowe.
DAVISSON.
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Maxwell Davisson, 71, wife of Isaac L.
Davisson, who died Tuesday morning at her home, 144 Thompson street,
Clarksburg, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the residence, in
charge of the Rev. E. W. Bloomquist, pastor of the Clarksburg Baptist
church. Burial will be made at the Odd
Fellows cemetery at Brown.
Mrs. Davisson was born March 30, 1869 near
Marshville, a daughter of Amos and Ruhama Morris Maxwell. She married Mr. Davisson November 1, 1888.
They were the parents of seven children,
five of whom survive, namely, Mrs. H. A. Hustead, Wallace; Mrs. Ethel Garrett,
Hastings; Z. A. Davisson, Quiet Dell; Clifford and Miss Margaret Davisson, at
home. One sister also survives, Mrs.
Alice Lynch of Bristol.
She was a member of the Clarksburg Baptist
church.
HARDESTY.
Funeral services for Robert R. Hardesty, who died at his home at 1212
Pike street last Thursday morning, were held at the residence Saturday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. C.
D. Tharp, pastor of Christ church, Methodist, officiated. Rev. Mr. Tharp paid eloquent tribute to the
memory of the deceased, who, throughout his life, was a citizen of the highest
standing in the community.
The pallbearers were George R., Charles,
David and Joseph Hardesty, grand sons [sic]; Frank D. Sturm and Awam
Schaffer. Burial took place at Masonic
cemetery.
HESS.
Carlson L. Hess, 70, died Tuesday at his home in Clarksburg, following a
long illness.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.
m. Friday at the Harmer funeral home and burial will be in Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Hess was born on Bingamon January 1,
1870, a son of Juber and Mattie Martin Hess. He resided for many years at
Lumberport.
Surviving besides the widow, Mrs. Stella
McIntyre Hess, are three children, Dr. Paul Hess, of Clarksburg; Mrs. Harry
Maroney, of Mt. Hope and Mrs. Robert Elliott, of Ten Mile.
MARTIN.
Services for Mrs. Henrietta Martin, 69, widow of the late Hugh M.
Martin, who died at her home on Bridge street, Friday evening at 7:45 o'clock,
were held at the First Methodist church Monday at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Dr. Roy McCuskey, president of West Virginia
Wesleyan college and a former pastor of the local church, conducted the
services. Interment was at Masonic cemetery.
The pallbearers were Charles L. Watkins, Ernest L. Pigott, S. T.
Edwards, Dr. Arch Tetrick, W. A. Meredith and Walter Burnett.
Mrs. Martin was born February 23, 1871, on
Duck Creek, Harrison county, a daughter of Thomas and Ann Ramage Hornor. She attended the public schools of her
community after which she entered West Virginia Wesleyan college at Buckhannon
and was a member of the first graduating class of that institution. Recently she attended the exercises marking
the fiftieth anniversary of the college and was an honor [sic] guest at the
homecoming of the alumni held in connection with the ceremonies. Dr. McCuskey, in his remarks, referred to
the pleasure she derived from her visit to the college on that occasion.
Following her graduation she taught school
for ten years in Chicago, Illinois, Thayer, Missouri, Shelbyville, Kentucky and
in Grant district, this county.
She married Hugh M. Martin, former
Shinnston lawyer, August 26, 1902 and had resided here since that time. Mr. Martin died in 1930.
Mrs. Martin was a woman of scholarly
attainments and of brilliant mind. She
was a sociable, neighborly woman, who was known for her fine qualities and her
pleasant disposition. She will be
greatly missed in the community.
Surviving is a son, Robert F. Martin, who
is connected with the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington;
one grandson, Edward Patton Martin; one sister, Mrs. James Graham of Johnstown,
Pa., and two brothers, William F. Hornor of Lost Creek and Hugh Hornor of
Weston.
FITZSIMMONS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ann Fitzsimmons, 65, wife of John
Fitzsimmons, who died at a Clarksburg hospital Saturday, where she had been
taken the day previous for observation, were held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. B. Davis on Main street Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. C. D. Tharp, pastor of Christ
Church, Methodist,
conducted the
services. Interment took place at
Masonic cemetery. The pallbearers were
C. S. Randall, Q. M. Carder, R. C. Lynch, H. T. Harmer, Paul S. Harmer and H.
H. Carder.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons had been in declining
health for several months but had been bedfast
only about two
weeks. The immediate cause of death is
believed to have been bloodpoisoning, resulting from a scratch on her finger received
by coming in contact with a sharp edge of her kitchen cabinet.
Affectionately known as "Aunt
Sally," she was one of the most widely beloved residents of the city
because of her kindly nature and her interest in the welfare of her many
friends. She was always pleasant and
cheerful and especially anxious concerning those who were sick or in distress.
Born October 22, 1875 near Worthington, she
was a daughter of John and Rhoda Jane Hite Anderson. On April 20, 1923, at the home of her sister, Mrs. S. B. Davis,
she was married to John Fitzsimmons by Dr. L. M. Robinson, then pastor of the
local Christian church.
When a child she came to Shinnston with her
parents 57 years ago. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
is said to have known the birthday dates of many of her friends and as their
birthday anniversaries recurred she would remind them of the event by sending
cheery messages.
She is survived by her husband, her aged
mother, Mrs. Jane "Ma" Anderson, 87; two sisters, Mrs. S. B. Davis
and Mrs. Cora Jones; two brothers, Clarence Anderson of Shinnston and Russell
Anderson of Pine Bluff. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
Relatives and friends from a distance
attending the funeral were: Mrs. J. R.
Robinson, Mrs. Gladys Cox, Mrs. George O. Tarleton, Mrs. Ward Miller, Mrs. J.
W. Stainbrook, Isaac B. Davis and daughter Pauline, Mrs. H. E. Boice and Mrs.
E. E. Elder, all of Fairmont; Robert F. Davis, Pittsburgh; Mrs. and Mrs. W. O.
Bice, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bice, Florence Bice, Clyde Ogden, Mrs. Etta Mayne,
Mrs. James McIntire and daughters, Nellie, Eva and Gertrude, all of Enterprise.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Riley, Charles, Lorana,
Margaret Anne and Martha Mae Riley, Mrs. Lorana Robey, Mrs. T. M. Hood, Mr. and
Mrs. H. A. Gronemeyer, O. F. Morrison, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Dawson, Mrs. Wm. I.
Lynch, Mrs. Mollie Holbert, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Holbert, R. S. Monroe, Mr. and
Mrs. Harold E. Limpert, all of Clarksburg; Mr. and Mrs. S. Benton Davis,
Zanesville, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Snodgrass, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Reeder, Smithfield.
GEMONDO.
Florence, two year old daughter of Frank and Evelyn Moran Gemondo of
West Shinnston, died Monday of pneumonia.
She was born Dec. 12, 1938.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon and burial was at Masonic
cemetery.
HARDESTY.
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda C. Hardesty, 78, wife of James L.
Hardesty of Wyatt, who died at 10:45 a. m. Sunday at a Clarksburg hospital as a
result of burns received September 11 when
her clothing ignited
from a stove, were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence
in Wyatt. Interment took place at
Masonic cemetery.
The pallbearers were a son, J. Seyward
Hardesty; two sons
in law, Gilmer
W. Cunningham of Clarksburg and L. S. McGee of Shinnston; two grandsons,
Dr. Dennis H. Robinson of Morgantown and Basil H. Lucas, Jr., of Pittsburgh and
Ralph Martin of Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Hardesty was born February 20, 1862,
at Adamsville, a daughter of James E. and Edith Hartley Janes. On July 14th last she and her husband
celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
She was a member of the Wyatt United
Brethren church. The surviving
relatives include the husband, James L. Hardesty; one son, J. Seyward Hardesty
of Prospect Valley; four daughters, Mrs. Elsie M. Robinson, Morgantown; Mrs.
Mayme Lucas, Pittsburgh; Mrs. G. W. Cunningham, Clarksburg, and Mrs. L. S.
McGee, Shinnston; one brother, A. O. Janes of Shinnston and one half brother,
S. E. Janes of Fairmont.
HURSEY.
Charles Lattimer Hursey, 66, well known citizen of the community, died
suddenly Monday evening of a heart attack.
Death came about 7 o'clock when Mr. Hursey was at his barn caring for a
pony which he prized very highly. After
Mr. Hursey failed to return from the barn in the usual time, Mrs. Hursey and a
daughter, Susan Jane, went to investigate.
He was found lying near the animal, which he had just placed in its
stall for the night. Dr. R. B. Nutter
of Enterprise was hastily called, who attributed death to a heart attack.
Mr. Hursey was born September 7, 1874, a son
of Lloyd R. and Mary Frances Nixon Hursey. He spent his entire life in this
community and as a young man was engaged in the mercantile business. For several years he was proprietor of a
confectionery here and was a leading stockholder in the First National Bank,
the Shinnston Furniture & Undertaking company and other business concerns.
About eighteen months ago he purchased
Viropa Park, remodeled the building into a dwelling and moved his family
there. Since that time he had devoted
the greater part of his time to fixing up the property and landscaping the
grounds.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Augustine
McDermott Hursey; two daughters, Susan Jane and Alma Virginia Hursey; and a
half-brother Walter S. Hursey. Miss
Alma M. Nixon, 86,
an aunt, has
resided with the family for some time past.
Mr. Hursey was known to scores of children
of the community, who found him always a true friend, interested in their
happiness and welfare. The children
called him "Uncle Charley" and held him in affectionate regard. As indicative of his interest in children,
he joined with Muta U. Swiger a few years ago in fixing up a playground on Mr.
Swiger's spacious yard on Rebecca street.
Many devices were built and placed on the ground for use of the little
folks in their play. This was the first
play spot improved at private expense in the community, and it was free to all
children.
His place at Viropa was fast becoming a
popular recreation center for children and young people, as he had been
devoting his time and energies to improving the grounds, grading tennis and
ball courts, building swings, and other things for the enjoyment of the
youngsters. Perhaps no one in the
community will be missed by the children more than Mr. Hursey.
The funeral was held at 2:30 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon at the First Baptist church. Services were conducted by
Rev. H. U. Thompson, pastor, assisted by Rev. H. E. High of Fairmont, former
pastor of the Shinnston Methodist Protestant church. Interment followed at Masonic cemetery.
St. Johns Lodge No. 24, A. F. and A.
Masons, of which he was a member, had charge of the rites at the grave. The pallbearers were Albert E. Wadsworth, C.
P. Hood, Robert C. Cowan, Russell Martin, Leslie Vincent and L. F. Goudy. Honorary pallbearers were Muta U. Swiger,
John H. Harley, W. B. Grimm, A. B. Harvey, J. M. Riley, Martin Goodwin, Charles
Goodwin and Clarence Sturm.
LONG.
Guy Long, Jr., of Trolley Terrace, Clarksburg, a grandson of Mrs.
William Bainbridge of Shinnston, died at a Clarksburg hospital Monday following
a ten weeks illness cause from an infection after stepping on a nail.
The lad was born October 5, 1926, a son of
Guy and Mabel Douglas Long of Clarksburg.
MORRIS.
Mrs. Addie Alice Freeman Morris, 50, wife of Rev. W. W. Morris, Baptist
minister of Jane Lew, died Saturday evening, six hours after a gas stove
exploded in their home. Two sons, James Morris, 19 and Gerald Morris, 17 died
Sunday from the effects of the explosion.
All were fatally burned.
SOLARCEK, HANSEL, and HARTER.
A runaway truck laden with potatoes, carried a farmer and two helpers to
death Monday on Summit Mountain road, near Uniontown, Pa. The dead are E. M. Hansel, 60, farmer of Farmington,
Pa., Ansell C. Harter, 42, employe[e] of the Hansel farm and father of five
children, and Frank Solarcek, 45, a farm hand and former resident of
Clarksburg.
The truck, racing out of control, crashed
into the rear of another truck loaded with lumber, crushing two of the victims
in the cab and hurling the other to the highway.
THOMPSON.
George Washington Thompson, 81, died suddenly Tuesday evening in
Homestead, Pa., at the home of Henry B. Thompson, a son. He suffered from a heart attack.
Mr. Thompson had been living with the Rev.
L. Glenn Robinson and Mrs. Arna Thompson Robinson, son-in-law and daughter, at
Wyatt but three weeks ago he went to Homestead for a visit. Members of the family found him dead in the
yard. Prior to this, he had appeared to
be in his usual health.
He was born November 22, 1858, on Little
Bingamon, near Shinnston, a son of Euriah and Pheobe [sic] McIntire
Thompson. He married Mandora Harbert,
of Robinson's Run. He was a member of
the Enterprise Methodist Episcopal Church for more than fifty years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Robinson; one son, Henry B. Thompson, of Homestead; one sister, Mrs. Emma
Stackpole, of Little Bingamon; and four grandchildren.
DELLIGATTI.
Mrs. Nicolina Delligatti, 66, wife of Antonio Delligatti of 211 Bennett
street, Fairmont, died at Fairmont General hospital Monday morning. She was a native of Italy and had resided at
Fairmont about forty years. Funeral
services were held Wednesday morning in St. Joseph's church.
Besides her husband, there are seven
children surviving, namely Mike Delligatti, manager of Melody Manor; Mrs. Felix Yanero, Mrs. Patsy
Frankman, James Delligatti, Frank Delligatti, Lee Delligatti, all of Fairmont,
and Mrs. Rose Abruzzino, wife of James Abruzzino of Shinnston.
HILTON.
Patty Jo, 11-day old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hilton, died
Monday night at a Clarksburg hospital of pneumonia. The child was placed under an oxygen tent at the hospital, but
all efforts to save its life failed.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon, conducted by the Rev. H. U. Thompson of the Baptist church and
interment was at Masonic cemetery.
JANES.
Mrs. Rohanna Janes, 82, widow of James E. Janes, died November 4 at the
home of her stepson, A. O. Janes at Adamsville.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at
2:30 p. m. at the residence with Rev. Robert McCoy, pastor of the Adamsville
Baptist church, officiating. Burial was
at Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. James was born March 10, 1858 in
Marion county, a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Cooper. She is survived by a
son, Samuel, Fairmont merchant and a stepson, A. O. Janes, local grocer.
JOHNSON.
Mrs. Tensie L. Johnson, wife of Herschel Johnson, died November 4 at her
home on Booths Creek. She was born July
20, 1867, a daughter of Ezekiel and Nancy Janes Smith. Surviving besides the
husband are two children, Mrs. M. M. Clelland of Hornor's Run, and George
Flanklin [sic] of Morgantown. One
sister, Mrs. H. H. Hartley of Terra Alta and five grandchildren also survive.
The funeral was held Wednesday forenoon at
the Methodist church at Boothsville and interment was at Poling cemetery.
BARTON.
The following obituary of Lloyd C. Barton, who married a sister of the
late Mrs. C. A. Radford, is taken from a Kansas paper:
Lloyd C. Barton was born September 16, 1859
in Harrison county, West Virginia. He
departed this life at the home of his eldest daughter, Mrs. E. C. Sanborn,
Wauneta, at 9:30 a. m. October 10, 1940, at the age of 81 years and 24 days.
He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. James
Barton of Shinnston, West Virginia. Mr.
Barton was married to Kate Seese of Shinnston, May 13, 1883. [These two sentences edited and
corrected.] She preceded him in death
July 10, 1902.
He leaves to mourn his departure, two
daughters, Mrs. E. C. Sanborn and Mrs. James A. Smith of Wauneta; three sons,
Roy D. Barton of San Bernadino, Calif., Gordon C. Barton of Chautauqua, and
Ross A. Barton of Poway, California; sixteen grandchildren, nine great
grandchildren and a host of friends and neighbors.
He moved to Kansas with his family in 1901
and resided at or near Lowe, for the last 39 years of his life.
He was a loving and devoted father and a
friend to all, being christened a Methodist and living a true and upright life
in this community where he was honored and respected by all who knew him.
Funeral was Monday afternoon at Round Mound
church, in charge of Rev. M. M. Thorne. Appropriate music was provided by a
duet composed of Mrs. Edwin Harrop [sic] and Mrs. Eugene Keeny, with Mrs. E. J.
Fisher at the piano. Interment was in
the Round Mound cemetery.
COMZELUS.
Charles Comzelus, 85, died Friday
at his home on Clark street. He was a native of
Poland and had no surviving
relatives. The funeral was held
Saturday, with interment at Masonic cemetery.
MARTIN.
Mrs. Belle Martin, 81, widow of the late Andrew Martin, died at her home
at Joetown at 5:20 o'clock Tuesday morning of pneumonia. Funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock
today.
She was a daughter of the late William B.
and Millie Snodgrass and was born near Rymer
June 20,
1859. Mr. Martin's death occurred a
number of years ago. Surviving are a
half
brother,
Marshall Jones of Brown and a half sister, Mrs. Caroline Davis. One daughter, Lorene Martin died at the age
of 16.
Mrs. Martin was a well known former
dressmaker and many of [the] wedding gowns worn by women of that community were
made by her.
ASHCRAFT.
Funeral services for Miss Goldie Elizabeth Ashcraft, 20, who died
Saturday night at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arlis R. Ashcraft in
Lumberport, were held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, with interment at the
Odd Fellows cemetery there.
HESS.
James Claude Hess, 54, barber, died Sunday morning of a heart attack at
his home in Clarksburg.
He was a son of John A. and Laura Reed Hess
and was born in Marion county. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Lambert
Hess, a son, James C. Hess, Jr., one sister, Mrs. Lee Cross of near Mannington,
three brothers, Lloyd Hess, Shinnston; Albert Hess, Worthington, and Clyde Hess
of Parkersburg.
FURBEE.
Charles P. Furbee, 50, county clerk of Harrison county, died at a
Clarksburg hospital Wednesday noon from shock, following a broken hip received
when he fell on a stairway in the Waldo hotel Monday. Mr. Furbee was serving his second term as clerk.
GRIFFIN.
E. Boyd Griffin, 79, died at his home on Jones Run at 4 o'clock Monday
morning following an illness of three weeks of complications. Funeral services were held Wednesday
afternoon at the home. Interment took
place at Masonic cemetery, Shinnston.
He was born on Jones Run February 10, 1862,
a son of James Allison and Lydia Boggess Griffin. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. R. B. Boggess of Jones Run and
several nieces.
MURPHY.
Delmar Ray Murphy, 48, died Saturday morning at the home of his sister
Mrs. Constance Moran at Enterprise.
Heart trouble and asthma was [sic] given as the cause of his death. The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the home of his father, Alonzo Murphy in Enterprise and interment
was at the Odd Fellows cemetery there.
The deceased, a former employe[e] of the
Consolidation Coal company, was born April 25, 1892 in Thomas, a son of Joseph
Alonzo Murphy and the late Ella Steele Murphy[.] He was married in October, 1911 to Miss Alice Deloe. Surviving besides the widow and his father,
is a son, Delmar W. Murphy, of Shinnston; also four sisters and two
grandchildren. The sisters are Mrs. Moran; Miss Wilma Murphy and Mrs. Fay Gill,
both of Fairmont, and Frances Hibbs of Pittsburgh.
SHUMAKER.
Funeral services for Edward L. Shumaker, 79, who died Nov. 25, at the
home of George F. Shumaker on Clement street, will be held at 2:30 o'clock this
afternoon at the residence. Burial will
be at Masonic cemetery.
Mr. Shumaker, a retired farmer, was born in
Nov. 1861 in Somerset county, Pa., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Baily [sic]
Shumaker. He resided on his farm near
Cumberland, Md., for many years, and with his wife moved to Shinnston 13 years
ago. Mrs. Shumaker died on Thanksgiving
Day, 1930.
Four sons survive, namely, C. E. Shumaker,
Myersdale, Pa., J. B. and Robert L. Shumaker of Fairmont and George F.
Shumaker, of Shinnston. A sister, Mrs.
Mary Lepley of Cumberland, also survives.
SHREVE.
Funeral services will be held at 1 o'clock Friday at the Methodist
church on Lambert's Run for Miss Florence Virginia Shreve, 81, who died Nov.
26, at the home of a brother, Ellis Shreve of Lambert's Run. Interment will be at the Odd Fellows
cemetery, Lumberport.
Miss Shreve was born Dec. 1, 1860, on
Cunningham's Run, a daughter of Marion and Mary Martin Shreve. The following brothers and sister survive: Charles G. and Ellis, of Lambert's Run;
Frank of Clarksburg; Mrs. Amanda Miller, Peora; Mrs. Mamie McIntire,
Fairchance, Pa.; Mrs. Mary Nay, Casey, Ill.; Mrs. Lee Drummond of Lumberport,
and Mrs. Stella Drummond of Hepzibah.
ANDERSON.
Funeral services for Boyd Anderson, 62, former resident of Shinnston,
who died at Clarksburg Friday, were held Sunday afternoon at the Davis funeral
home in that city. Interment was at Masonic cemetery, Shinnston. Rev. John
Nelson, pastor of the Christian church, officiated.
Mr. Anderson, who was engaged in the
restaurant business the greater part of his life, was born April 21, 1873 in
Shinnston, a son of B. F. Anderson and Rockey Zane Jackson Anderson. He married Elizabeth Holland of Uniontown,
May 12, 1911. She died last August. Two
daughters, Misses Thelma and Rachel Anderson, both of New York City, survive
and the following brothers and sisters:
Banj. [sic] F. Anderson, Shinnston; Arthur
Anderson, Waverly; Frank Anderson, Huntington; Mrs. Mollie Holbert, Clarksburg;
Mrs. Laura Skinner and Mrs. Rachel Halfast, both of Amelia, Ohio.
FREEMAN.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Freeman, 92, died Sunday morning at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Cheney on Boothscreek [sic].
She was the widow of Richard Freeman.
Mrs. Irene Lantz of Colfax and three great grandchildren are the only
surviving relatives. Her maiden name
was Sarah Ann Riffee.
JOHNSON.
Mrs. Martha Moore Johnson, 67, wife of William N. Johnson, died Sunday
at her home near Farmington. Besides the
husband, the following children survive:
Mrs. Sally Simpson, Hollidays Cove; Virgil Johnson, R. 1, Farmington;
Archie Johnson, Kingston, N.Y.; and Mrs. Ossa Moore, Worthington. Mrs. Jane Harbert, Shinnston and Mrs. Celia
Jones, Worthington, sisters, also survive.
CLISE.
Funeral services for Raymond Clise, 23, of Enterprise, who was found
dead of monoxide poisoning in his car at McIntyre Sunday morning, were held at
the home of Roy Lytel [sic] at Enterprise Tuesday afternoon at 3:30. Burial took place at the cemetery there.
Young Clise and Ray Bailey, 25, of
Meadowbrook, went to sleep in the car about 4 a. m. Sunday, according to
report, and at 10 o'clock in the forenoon when Everett Moore, of McIntyre, went
to the car, Clise was dead and his companion was unconscious from the
fumes. Moore called a physician, who
pronounced Clise dead.
Sheriff Moore M. Reynolds and Deputy Earl
Sidebottom, who reached the scene later, expressed the opinion that the men had
started the engine of the car at intervals to keep warm. The engine was not running at the time the
discovery of the death was made.
Clise was on the front seat of the car and
Bailey on the back seat.
It is said that Clise had intended to start
for Charleston at daylight to see about getting a job in the capital and that
Bailey and Everett and Robert Moore were to accompany him.
The deceased was formerly employed as a
clerk in the store of A. O. Janes and Sons and was well known locally. He was married about three years ago to Miss
Ruby Lytle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lytle, and they had been making their
home with her parents recently.
He was born September 7, 1917, at
Westernport, Md., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clise of this city.
He is survived by his parents, his widow
and the following brothers and sisters:
James Clise, of Westernport; Richard Clise, of Enterprise; Mrs. Warren
(Mildred) Janes, Mrs. Harlan (Jessie) Janes and Miss Hilda Mae Clise, all of Shinnston.
HARBERT.
Word was received Saturday by relatives of the death of Mrs. Mary
Righter Harbert, 87, who passed away Saturday at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Beckner at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
The funeral was held Tuesday at Fort Thomas and interment took place at
a Cincinnati cemetery.
Mrs. Harbert was the widow of Richard
Harbert, who died in California twenty years ago. She was a daughter of John B.
and Emily Righter of Shinn's Run. She
lived in California for many years but moved to Cincinnati following the death
of her husband. About eight years ago
Mrs. Harbert fell and broke her hip and had been unable to walk since that
time.
She was a sister of E. E. Righter, of
Shinn's Run, member of the House of Delegates, and L. A. Righter, also of
Shinn's Run. Three sisters also survive, Mrs. M. D. Atkins
of Clarksburg;
Mrs. William Snyder of Illinois, and Mrs. A. S. Mayes of Bath county, Va.
MARTIN.
Services for Mrs. Delia C. Martin, 80, who died Sunday afternoon at her
home on
Charles street,
were held at 1:30 p. m. Tuesday at the residence. The Rev. C. V. Tate, pastor of the United Brethren church, was in
charge. Interment was at the Odd
Fellows cemetery at Wyatt.
Mrs. Martin was the widow of William E.
Martin of Wyatt, who died in 1909. She
was born May 27, 1860, a daughter of Wilson and Cassie Jones Moore. Surviving are four children, Russell Martin,
with whom she resided; Mrs. Jack Dewitt of Irvona, Pa.; Mrs. Lester Mason of
Farmington, and Mrs. Nelle Geney of Brooklyn, N. Y. There are also five grandchildren.
WILLIAMS.
Services for James Williams, 24, son of Rev. and Mrs. V. F. Williams of
Salem, and a senior at Salem college, were held Monday afternoon at the Salem
U.B. church. Young Williams died Friday
morning of a fractured skull after having been struck by a B. & O.
passenger train engine at Salem at 1:20 a. m. the same morning.
The Williams family formerly resided at
Peora, when Rev. Mr. Williams was pastor of the Peora U. B. circuit.
WINEMILLER.
George J. Winemiller, 70, died Sunday evening at his home in Lumberport.
He had been in declining health for two years.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. and burial was at
Lumberport cemetery.
Mr. Winemiller was born May 14, 1869, a son
of Adam and Mary Coffman Winemiller of Jones Run. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Virginia Shrader Winemiller, a
son, Owen V. Winemiller of Lumberport, and a daughter, Mrs. Mary B. Coffield,
of Mannington, R. 4; a sister, Martha Heflin Street of Lumberport and five
grandchildren and one grandchild [sic].
He was a brother of Ephriam Winemiller, deceased, who was the father of
Mrs. Henry H. Haught of Shinnston.
AYERS.
Isaiah Ayers, 64, who died at Deanville, Lewis county, Monday, was a
brother of Alvin and John D. Ayers of Shinnston and Ira Ayers of
Lumberport. He was also a brother of
Mrs. Margaret E. Blair of Shinnston and Mrs. Amy Powell of Mannington.
Two other brothers survive, Robert of
Loudonville, Ohio and Dewitt of Cairo.
He was born in Ritchie county, a son of John F. and Margaret Deem
Ayers. His widow, Mrs. Emma Bonnett
Ayers and two children, Opal, at home, and James, of Uniontown, survive.
BURNETT.
Services for Mrs. Ruth Burnett, 82, widow of Silas E. Burnett, who died
Friday morning at her home in Farmington, were held at 1:30 o'clock Sunday
afternoon at the residence. The Rev. H.
W. Banks, Christian minister of Fairmont, conducted the services. Burial was at
the Odd Fellows cemetery at Farmington.
Mrs. Burnett was born October 8, 1858, a
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Finlay Oaks.
She is survived by five children, as follows: Dr. Fred W. Burnett, Shinnston; Dr. Howard W. Burnett, Fairmont;
Ernest Burnett, Steubenville, Ohio, Paul Burnett, Farmington, and Mrs. Adda
Davis, Farmington. Also one brother and
two sisters, Finley Oaks, Worthington; Mrs. Sallie Plaster, Worthington, and
Mrs. T. C. Minear of Waverly.
MARZANO.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home for
Metileti Marzano, month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Marzano of Meadowbrook,
who died at 8 o'clock Saturday evening.
Burial was at the Masonic cemetery, Shinnston.
McINTIRE.
Word was received Friday by relatives of the death of Mrs. Emma
McIntire, 93, at her home in New Martinsville.
The funeral was held Sunday at the place.
Mrs. McIntire was the widow of the late Dr.
G. L. McIntire, who was a practicing physician in the Grangeville community for
many years until the family moved to the Wetzel county city about forty years
ago. She is survived by the following
children:
Mrs. James N. Shaw and Silas McIntire of
Grangeville; Dr. Hupp McIntire of Connelsville, Pa.; Mrs. Zona Faulkner of
Albright, W. Va. Two children are
deceased, Frank McIntire and Mrs. Sis Butler.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Crim and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Barbe of Grangeville attended the funeral Sunday.
RICHARDS.
Funeral services for Mrs. Telitha Shinn Richards, 95, who died Friday
night at her home 309 Hickman street, Clarksburg, following a brief illness,
were conducted at 10:30 o'clock Monday morning in the Davis Funeral Home chapel
in Clarksburg, with the Rev. Robert McCoy of the Hepzibah Baptist church in
charge. Interment took place at
Shinnston Masonic cemetery.
Mrs. Richards was the daughter of Austin
and Matilda Bartlett Shinn and was born in September 1845 in Harrison county.
Survivors include two sons, N. E. Richards,
Bridgeport, and W. H. Richards, Asheville, N. C.; and three daughters, Mrs.
Joseph G. Lucas, Shinnston; Miss Claudine and Miss Mary Richards, both at home.
The body remained at the home until 9
o'clock Monday morning, when it was taken to the Davis chapel to lie in state
until the hour of the funeral.