Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-02-07
Deaths,

Mr. JOS A. Valentine of this Office on
Monday received a telegram announcing
the death, in Charlottesville on that day,
of his brother, Mr.. John G. Valentine.
He was in the 49th year of his age, and
leaves wife and nine children.
He was from Greenville in this county,
and was member of Co. E 9Th Va. regi-
ment, Stonewall Brigade. His death was
sudden, he having apparently recovered
from an attack of the grippe, and was sit
ting talking to his wife on the porch when
he suddenly fell over and died from heart
failure. He was buried Tuesday afternoon
from his residence, the Independent Order
of Mechanics attending the funeral and
performing the last rites at the grave. The
Charlottesville Jeffersonian says of Mr..
Valentine:
He was we'll known to most of our citizens,
and highly esteemed. He had been for years
a consistent member of the Methodist church.
His funeral took place at 4 o'clock yesterday,
from his late residence, and was conducted by
the Rev. B. F. Lipscomb.
MI. Robert Black, a former justice of
the peace in Rockingham, died in that
county on January 9th, in his 89th year.
His wife was Miss Sarah G. Curry, daughter
Of the late Samuel Curry Of Augusta, and
after her death nearly a half century ago
he never married again. He was the father
ingham. He had been an officer of the
Presbyterian church for many years and a
regular attendant on Lexington Presbytery
and often at State Synod.
Capt. J. f. Hite, for many years magis-
trate at Goshen, died on the 9th ult., of
heart disease. His remains were inferred
at Newport, in Augusta county.
MI. John E. Braithwaite, a printer who
has worked at times on nearly all the Staun-
ton papers, and who was for some time
foreman Of the Richmond Wing, died in
Richmond on Friday night, Of consump-
ton. His remains were taken to Harrison
burg for interment. He leaves a wife and
child. He had many Staunton friends who
will regret to read Of his death.
Col. Francis VIM. Jones, died in Rich
mond on Saturday last at the house of his
brother-in-law, Rev. w. D. Thomas, aged 70
years. He was the father of Gen. Jno. M.
Jones and Capt. Thos. r. Jones, who fell in
the Confederate service, and leaves five chill
dren, among whom are Mrs. Chas. w. Hun
ter, formerly Of Staunton, and Rev. J. Will
liam Jones, the historian. He was buried
at Louisa c. H., where he was fol- fifty
years a prominent business man.
Stco1a of tho firm of
Steele, Peter & Co., well known citizen
of Greenville, died there Friday. He had
pneumonia following grippe He was 81
years of age and served in Co. E 9Th Va.
infantry till he was captured at Spottsyl-
vania May 18th with 20 others of the COM
pany. They were held in Fort Delaware
for 10 months. He was buried at Mt.
Carmel.
Rev. Robert NJ. Lipscomb, one of the
oldest members of Baltimore M. E. Con-
ference, died in Baltimore on Wednesday,
aged 80 years. He was an uncle Of Bishop
Alpheus E. Wilson. He married Miss
Elizabeth Hopkins, daughter of MI. Philip
Hopkins, merchant of Staunton, and was
and four children, one of them, Mr.. b. B.
Lipscomb, shoe merchant in this city.
Mr.. W. W. Bradley the fastest printer
Staunton ever tunred out, was found dead
in his room in New Y ork on the Goth ult.,
asphyxiated by coal gas. His printer COM
panion,- John Lockhart, was lying by his
side, and expired in few hours.