Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-04
DEATHS.

WILLIAMSON.-At his residence two miles
south of New Market. Shenandoah county,
at 10 O'Clock Tuesday night, March 27th, sud
denly of heart disease, DR.. James Gardner
Paxton Williamson, aged 36 years, 10 months,
and Il days. On the day before his death he
was well and attending some patients.
He leaves widow and five children-three
SONS and two daughters The burial was from
the st. Matthews Lutheran church in New
Market at 8 O'Clock Thursday afternoon, Rev.
j. A. Snyder conducting the funeral services,
an unusually large number of persons from
New Market and vicinity being present to pay
the last tribute of respect.
IRONS.-In Monroe county, W. Va Monday
night March 18th, DR.. Benjamin f. Irons,
aged so years aid 3 months.
The funeral occurred at New Lebanon
church in the Second Greek District Wednes-
day, March 2sth. Rev. Dr. M L. Lacy of the
Presbyterian church, conducted the services,
assisted by Rev. J. H. Moffett of the Reformed
Presbyterian church. The close and tender
relations which have existed so long between
DR.. Irons and his pastor contributed to render
Dr.. Lacy's remarks singularly touching and
his sermon strong and beautiful.
FULLER.-At her residence in Lexington, Va.
Tuesday evening at O'Clock, March 27th
Mrs. Rachel Fuller, aged Il years, l month
and day.
She was born in Lexington, ana was the
daughter of John and Mary Sloan. In 1912 she
married Jacob Fuller, well known as the
principal OF the Lexington classical school
and afterwards as the librarian of Washing
ton and Lee university, who died March Eth
1890. Mrs. Fuller connected herself with the
ago and her exemplary life has been in keep
ing with her Christian profession
PEN DLETON.-At the home of her husband
in Lexington, Va, Monday morning, March
10Th, Mrs. Cornelia Morgan PendletOn, wife
of Col. Edmund Pendleton, aged SO years, Il
months, and 10 days.
She was married to Col. Pendleton on the
18th of February, 1915, in Cincinnati, by the
Rev. Dr. John L. Brooke, rector of Christ
church in that city. In the following year She
was received into the Protestant Episcopal
r. nj " In oui oh
ed Bishop McIlvaine, of Ohio. She was an in
telligent, cultured, and Christian woman
whose death is deeply deplored.
MATEER.-MrS Eliza Jane Natter, widow OF
William G. Natter, died at her home neal
Murat poStoff1ce in Rockbridge county Fri
day morning, March 23rd. The cause of her
death was pneumonia, and she had been
sick but few days. Mrs. Natter was sixty
nine years old.
Before marriage she was Miss Palmer of Au
gusta county. She first married John Ander-
ing the war; afterwards she married VIM. G.
Natter. She is survived by five children.
FOSTER.-In Clifton Forge Saturday, March
gath, at the residence of her son, w. E. Foster,
Mrs. Melinda Foster, wife of Thomas +.
Foster, of cancer Of the face, aged SO years.
Her home was near the Rockbridge Baths in
ROckbridge county. She was the mother OF
seven children, five of whom are living.
VIGER. AT his home near Mt. Scion, Wed
neSday, March 18th, Mr.. W. A. Viger, aged
s. years.
OPIE.-Mrs. 7. FL. Opie, wife of DR.. Thomas
Opie. died, after lingering illness, at the
residence of her husband in Baltimore on
Friday, March Both leaving five child1 en-
three daughters and two sons. She was a
daughter of the late Col. Michael G. Hartman
of this city, and was member Of Grace
Protestant Episcopal church.