Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-03-08
Deaths.

Deaths.
Mrs. Annie Caroline Davis, wife OF the
venerable Rev. j. B. Davis, D. D., OF the
Lutheran church, died at Salem. Roanoke,
on February 22nd, in her 68th year. She
was daughter of Paul Seig Of Augusta,
and was born at Churchvillein this county
in 1927. She married Mr.. Davis in 1s4S,
and shared his lot in his field in the lower
Valley, in Staunton, Salem, Mt. Pleasant,
N. c., and West Liberty, Ohio. She bore
six children and her own death is the first
break in their family circle. She leaves a
husband, five sons and daughter. :swO
of her children lived in the town in which
she died-Paul s. Davis, cashier of the Bank
of Salem, and Mrs. Marie Chalmers, wife
Of Frank HI. Chalmers, of the Farmers
National Bank. Her remains were inter-
red at Salem, her funeral being conducted
| by Rev. G.. Armand Miller.
Rev. DR.. Davis who is thus left alone in
his old age, was the founder and first pastor
of the Lutheran church in Stanton, and
| there is a picture of him still here on the
back Of which is the following inscription:
REV. John B. Davis, Founder OF the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Staunton,
in the Year of Our Lord, 1851. Presented
to Rev. Sidney T. Riser by Mrs. Caroline
L. Venable on the eve of her 18th Christ
mas, 1887" Mr.. Riser was the young
pastor of the Staunton church who came
from South Carolina, and who died on May
25th. 1883. DR.. Davis presided at the
meeting at which the congregation organ
lied, and which was held in room of the
old "Bell Tavern" which stood on the
southwest corner of New and New Court
House streets. DR.. Davis left Staunton for
another charge in 1859.
DR.. R. Randolph Taylor Of Philadelphia,
who is well known in this vicinity from
his coming here to 60 on hunts with his
cousin, DR.. Carter Berkely, died in Phila-
delphia on Tuesday, Feb. Goth, Of paraly-
sis. He was seventy years of age, but a
remarkably well preserved man, and when
be was here last fall was as spry as a man
of fifty. He was born in Hanover county
in this State, but early in life left and set
tied in Philadelphia. He was for many
seasons resident physician at the Capon
Springs. He was great sportsman and
with other Philadelphians, owned hunt
ing tract in Hanover, the county of his
birth.
Mrs. I. Hite Bird, the widow of the late
1. Hite Bird, a member of the Woodstock
bar, and daughter of the wife of Hon.
John H. Crawford of Augusta county,
died at the residence of Mrs. n. r. Van
Lear on Frederick street, on Thursday
last, in her 37th year. She was graduate
of the Augusta Female Seminary, and had
come to Stanton to be with her 12-year-
old daughter whom she was having edueat-
ed at the same school. She leaves that
daughter, and son eight years old. Her
remains were inferred at Woodstock by
the side of her husband.
MI. Charles s. Taylor was found dead in
bed at his home, the res idence of his son-
| in-law, Mr.. Julian T. Burke. in Alexan-
dria, last Sunday morning, in his 9th year.
He was brother-in-law of Capt. w. H.
Fowle, formerly of Staunton, having mar.
ried his sister, Miss Harriet Fowle. He
was private Secretary to Gov. Holiday
during his term. He was member OF the
Standing and Education Committees of
the Protestant Episcopal Diocese Of Vir-
ginia.
Miss Lola Accord, a daughter of Mr.. A.
Jack Accord of Clifton Forge, who was kill
ed by an accident just a month before, died
there on Saturday, Feb. 23rd, in her 18th
year. She was born near West View, Au-
gusta, and had been an invalid all her life.
The funeral ceremonies were conducted by
Rev. A. M. Fraser of the First Presbyte-
rian church of Staunton. and Rev. Luke
r. hardwood of the Clifton Forge Metho-
dist church. She was inferred by the side
of her father at Clifton Forge.
Mrs. Annie E. Boon. wife Of Mr.. G.. G..
Boon the merchant tailor, died on last Fri
day, March LIST, at the home Of her husband
on West Main street, of cancer, with
which she had been afflicted for eigh teen
months. She was SO years and 4 months
Of age. She was married on March LIST.
1855, and died March LIST, 1895. She was a
member of the Methodist church. Mrs.
Boon was native Of Staunton and was
reared here.
Mrs. Margaret Moore, widow of the late
] Corydon N. Moore, died in Harrisonburg,
, on February 25th, in her SOth year. She
was inferred at Mt. Jackson, and among
those attending her funeral were her rela-
tives, MI. Hugh Danner, wife and daugh-
| ter of Augusta county.