Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1879-05-21
A DOubIe AfHictiOns
DEATHS OF MEssRs. J. ". AND 9. A
BANNER.

DANNER.
This community has been deeply at
fcted by the sudden deaths Of two OF
her most active and prominent business
men. Mr.. J. w. Banner was taken
with typhoid pneumonia on Tuesday.
May, 9th. His disease was of charac-
ter so severe, that great apprehension
was felt by his physician almost from
the first visit. He rallied at times but,
at no time was there sufficient gam 10
encourage a reasonable hope OF recov
cry. On last Wednesday night he
seemed to have reached the crisis and
from that time to Thursday morning,
at 9 o'clock, he rapidly sank away.
Among the friends who were in al
most constant attendance was his only
living brother, S. A. Banner, who felt
the deepest solicitule about his BROTH
er's condition He remained with kim
until Saturday evening, dt 9 O'Clock,
returned home and was Immediately
attack ed with pneumonia. His disease
did not, at first, seem to be serious, but
bv Thursday. ii had assumed typhoi d
character. He sank rapidly and on
Saturday it was supposed that he could
not last many hours. He, however,
rallied on Sunday morning, and many
of his friends INDUCED a hope that he
would recover. On Sunday afternoon
there was a slight change for the worse
and by midnight he commenced sink
ing rapidly. lie was conscious and
smoke words of encouragement to his
friends Oh Monday morning.
He continued to grow worse, and at
% p. NJ, he passed away. The loss OF
one of these men would have been a
severe blow upon any community, but
the loss OF both falls with overwhelming
weight upon our people. They had
both moved to this place, during the
war. beth embarked into active business
as soon as possible, and for fourteen
years they have been among the most
enterprising Of business men. The
greater part OF the time, they were in
partnership. From boyhood they were
bound together not only by business
ties but by the warmest ties of fraternal
affection. In life they were together
and in death they are not separated.
Upon their families these blows
coming so closely together is attended
with almost crushing effects. The
PRESBYTERIAN and Methodist churches
have each lost one of their most active
and efficient official members. The
poor of this community have lost friends
whose sympathy was frequently mani
tested by deeds of generous kindness
The loss to the community was indlca-
ted by the unusual anxiety manifested
not only by citizens of the town. but
those of every section Of the county.
Language cannot express the loss.
Their friends, their churches, their as
sociates all arc depressed by a gloom
that Is indescribable.
The funeral OF J. w. Danner was
preached in the Presbyterian Church by
his pastor, Rev. r. II. Fleming, on
Friday, May 10th, from the words -
What do thou knowest not now but
thou shalt know hereafter.
His body lies in the Church yard on
the hill beside his little children who
preceded him.
The funeral Of S. A. Danner, was
preached yesterday, at the Methodist
Church by his pastor, Rev. }. I. Mal'y'
from the words: And it shall come
to pass IN that day, that the light shall
not be clear. nor dark But it shall be
one day which shall be known to the
Lord, not day, nor night: but 1t Shall
come to pass, het at evening time II
shall be light"
His body now lies in the Methodist
grave yard, close by the church which
was held in such tender love and alice
ton by Inn during life.
Both are gone, but both left the most
encouraging evidence of full and com
plete preparation for the change Our
loss is their eternal gain.
Obituaries will appear IN the usual
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