Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1900-07-06
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
DIR. W. L TATE.

Richmond 90 Tuesday of last week
where he had been taken for medical
treatment. Deceased had heen physi
clan at the mines located at Welsh for
; about eight years. having removed
there from the Greenville neighb0r-
hood. He was a son of the late DR..
John M. Tate of GreenvilIe. The re-
mains were taken to Bethel Church on
Friday, the funeral taking place that
morning, Rev. r. A. Lapsley conduct
ing the services.
MRS MARTHA REED.
Mrs. Martha Reed, widow of the late
VIM. A. Reed, died at her residence on
Fayette street Tuesday evening at 3
O'Clock. Mrs. Reed was a refined
Christian lady and was loved by all
who enjoyed her acquaintance. She
is survived by two sons. Newman
of Washington, and Brown of Phila-
deiphia. She had been an invalid for
nearly tv elve years. Her funeral took
place from the United Brethren church
Wednesday at 4p. M, the pastor, Rev.
l.. o. Bricker, officiating.
MRS. W. 5. HUMPHREYS.
| Mrs Lou HUMPHREYS, wife of Mr..
VIM. S. HUMPHREYS, proprietor OF the
| Vesuv1us Pillow Works, died at her
home ON Saturday afternoon, June
30th, aged "a years. For more than a
year she was patient sufferer from
lung trouble. and while her death was
not unexpected yet when the end
came her host of friends were made to
fell the deep sense of their loss; The
funeral took place on Monday from
Mt. Carmel church, the services being
conducted Rev. l.. r. hardwood, as
sisted by Revs. A. II. Hamilton and
E. L. Kregloe.
MRS. FANNIE KUNKLE.
Friday morning last Mrs. Fannie
Kunkle, wife of Jas. Kunkle, passed
away, at her home at Pond Gap in this
county, aged IS years. The funeral
took place at Shemariah church, the
services being conducted by Rev. j. E.
Ballew. pastor of the. Craigsville and
Pond Gap churches. Deceased had
long been consistent member of
the Presbyterian church. and her
sweet character and Christian
example will long be felt and re-.
membered throughout the community
in which she lived. She is survived
by her husband, a brother, J. R. Nc
Cutchan and two sons, w. r. Kunkle
of Pond Gap, and Ebert Kunkle, of
Kansas. In their bereavement the
the family and relatives have the sim
cere sympathy of the entire commune
ty.
LIEUTENANT GEIGER DEAD.
The list of dead reported from
Manila by Gen. Macarthur contains
the name of Lieutenant W. G. Geiger,
of this city, who died from disease.
William Ghurchman Geiger was born
near StauntOn about twenty-five years
ago. From the time he entered schOyl
be took high honors, first at V. M. l.
and later at the Unlvel sity of Virginia,
where he studied law. For some time |
be was in the office of Charles Curry.
When the Spanish war began he
went to Richmond and enlisted as a !
private. He went to West Point as
tutor for some of the officers. they rec |
or mill |
tary man, had him promoted as cor
poral and sergeant, and he was put in |
the engineering corps.
He went to Cuba just before the bat
tie of San Juan. He was lieutenant in |
command of the Twenty fourth In
fantry and placed in command OF the
colored troops. during this battle, the
captain and first lieutenant were killed
and Geiger promoted for bravery. |
Geiger was made acting captain.
After the war was over he Went to |
MOntauk Point and afterwards came |
home on furlough. He was then sent |
to Utah, and while there Was promoted |
to first lieutenant and transferred to
the Fourteenth Infantry. From there |
he went to Manila and was hOnored by |
mention for bravery on several Occa- i,
sions, and Was a great favorite with
LawtOn and Macarthur. He was then
made captain and his name was sent
in to be brevited as first Lieutenant
for bravery. He then was detailed to
command thr Maccabe Scouts.
The news comes as great shock to
his many admiring friends. He is sur
vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. w.
A. Geiger, two brothers, one at the V.
M. l. one at the University, and one
sister, and an aunt, Miss Virginia
Churchman, who took all especial in
terest in the young soldier.
Z. l.. HITE.
A telegram was received here Mon
day by Mr.. Clifton L. Hite announcing
the death of his brother, Mr.. Ellsworth
L. Hite at Newport News. His re
mains arrived here Tuesday after
noon and were taken to Bridgewater
for interment. His mother, Mrs. G.
W. Hamilton, and his brother, Clifton,
of this city, survive him. Mr.. Hite
was for a long time a printer lin this
city, but for the past three years has
been foreman of the Newport News
Telegram. He was secretary of the
Typographical Union and member of
the Knights of Honor.
A dispatch from Newport News
gives the following account OF the death
of Mr.. Hite:
Ellsworth l.. Hite. who was until a
few days ago foreman of the Evening
Telegram, and was prominently identi-
fled with organized labor in this city,
committed suicide this morning about
8 O'Clock by shooting himself through
the heart in his room at the Elkton
Hotel. MelanchOlia and dependency