Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-16
II REAPER DEATH.
Mr.. Henry Boen, Mrs. shirley King, and
Mr. John Proskauer.

Mr.. Henry Hoon, Of this city. left last
evening for Waverly. Nd. TO attend the
funeral Of his uncle. Henry Hoen, who
died at that place Tuesday. Deceased
was a member of the lithographing firm
Of 4. Hoen il Co. Of Baltimore. who also
have q large establishment here. lie gave
his personal attention 10 the business in
Richmond for some tune after the war aud
was we'll known aud highly respected IN
the business community. Mr.. Hoen was q
native of Nassau, Ger. and &c years OF
age.
Mr.. John Proskauer. father OF Mr.. \.
PrOskauer, the ~well-known attorney at
law. died at his residence, No. 1O7 east
Leigh street, yesterday morning. De-
ceased was III the SD year OF his age and q
native of Breslau, Germany, but came
10 Richmond IN 1865. Immediately after
the war he was engaged in the wholesale
lIuuor business. but retired from business
about twenty years ago. MI: fros-
kauer enjoyed the confidence ana esteem
of a large circle Of friends. He leaves q
widow and ten children. The funeral VIII
take place from the residence TINS after
noon at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Virginia King died at her
residence. 3l5 north Twenty-elghth street,
Yesterday morning at 1:45 O'Clock. She
survived her husband, Mr. Shirley King.
less than two months. he having died on
the 2Oth of January. Their dying within
SO short a time of each other has recalled
10 many of their friends their peculiar de-
votion TO each other, as they were always
together when the duties of life permitted.
Mrs. Kings death is particularly sad. as
thus ten children will be orphaned, seven
of them vet unmarried and the youngest
beng only 4 years Of,age. Mrs. king was O
most elf-sRcrificing mother, q p~eace-loYlng
neighbor, o generous friend. She was a
faithful. consistent member OF st. Johns
TDiscopal church. She will be buried
from that church this afternoon al 3
o'clock. The interment will take place at
Oakwood.
The funeral Of Mrs. Louisa A.. johnson
will take place TINS afternoon at 4 o'clock
from her late residence. No. 2ll3 east
Broad street, and the interment Will DO
made in lakewood cemetery. Mrs. John
son died Tuesday last at 12:45 7. NJ, IN the
79d year Of her age. She was born IN
Chesterfield county and lived III tue
neighborhood of Tomahawk church until
about twenty years ago, when. with three
children, she moved to this city. where
she has since resided. She was n devout
Christian q tender and loving
mother and grandmother. a devoted wife.
n kind and faithful friend. and IN her did
so many womanly virtues combine that 1t
was impossible 10 know without loving
her. Mrs. Johnson was a Miss Clay and
married Mr.. Mosby Johnson. who died
nearly forty years ago. She leaves three
children. a sister. and q number Of other
relatives. The three children. all of WHOM
live in Richmond, are Mr.. A. II. Johnson,
MIR. W. 4. Johnson, and Miss BETTE John-
son. Her living sister Is Mrs. Harriet
Mann. of Danville. Mr.. William Johnson.
a stepson of the deceased and Il prominent
citizen of Portsmouth. is in the city to
attend the funeral. as are also MIR. ana
Mrs. Alfred Mann, of Danville.