Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-23
Three Residents Of the County
Pas Away.
MRS. sTucKEYs STRANGE CASE
Her Entire Body Had Turned T. Bronze
colOr-Geo. 0. Poisal and Mrs. inc.
W. Martin Succumb.

PaTkerSOH, on l4lDeFtN stAtSei
dav night at O'Clock. She was aged
90 wears and 9 months.
The death of Mrs. Stackey was caus-
ed by a very rare and unusually fatal
disease known as Addison's disease.
The disease. which causes peculiaf
brownish discoloration of the SKIN, Is
due to disease of the superanei cap
ules. She was taken i'll with the aus
ease fifteen months ago and since that
time the color of her skin has been
gradually turning dark. The exposed
portions of her body, her face ana
body. for months have been almost
black. The disease, which finds but
few victims, means, however, certain
death to those who contract 1T. MIS-
Stuckey's home was in Back creek
Valley, but she had been spending the
last two weeks at the home OF her
daughter on Liberty street. She was
confined to her bed only a short time
previous to her death.
The deceased is survived by seven
children, Mrs. Anna Parkinson, John
W, J. Wesley, Carrie, Lottie, Mollle
and Dollie Stuckey. Two brothers
Messrs John w. and Taylor Horner,
of Rockingham county, Va, survive
her.
The body was removed last Monday
to the late home of the deceased IN the
western section of the county, where
the funeral services were held.
MR.. GEORGE d. POISAL.
Mr.. George Dieffenderfer Poisal,
who. as stated in The Evening World
on Saturday, was stricken with paral-
ysis as he stepped from train onto the
Baltimore and Ohio passenger station
platform Friday night, died as result
of the stroke Sunday evening at q
O'Clock, at his home on n. Maple ay-
enue
Soon after he reached home on Fri
day night he began TO decline rapidly.
He lost his power of speech and con-
troll over his entire body. Although he
remained conscious up until the time
he drew his last breath, he did not
move from O'Clock Sunday afternoon
until the lowering hand of death de-
scended and took him away
Mr.. Poisal was born in Martinsburg
November 8, 1S47. and has been a life
long resident of the city. He was a
son of the late Jacob and Mary Poisal.
He began railroading for the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company in
the year 1868 and for thirty three years
has been a freight conductor ON that
road, making him one of the oldest
freight conductors in point of service
on the road.
He was a member of the Order of
Railway Conductors, the Martinsburg
Fire Department and the order of Odd
Fellows. Mr.. Poisal was widely known
in railroad circles, as we'll as through
out the city and his death is mourned
by wide circle of friends.
The deceased is survived by one
brother, Mr. A. S. Poisal, of this
city, and five sisters, Mrs. Eliza
Wharton, Mrs. Virginia Creque, Mrs.
Anna Maria Dieffenderfer and Mrs.
Catharine Helferstay, of Martinsburg
and Mrs. Susan Miller, of Illinois.
He leaves widow, who was formerly
Miss May Mcdonald. of this city, and
four children. Messrs George and John
Poisal, Mrs. Cora Lawton and Miss
Lottie Poisal
The funeral took place from st.
Johns Lutheran church Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
MRS. JNO. ". MARTIN.
After lingering illness of dropsy,
Mrs. Susan Virginia Martin, widow
of the late Justice of the Peace John
w. Martin, died last night at 11.25
O'Clock at her home. 315 e. Stephen
street, aged 81 years.
Mrs. Martin was taken sick last
April with dropsy and has been confin-
ed to her bed with the disease for the
past six weeks. For over thirty years
she has been a member of the First
Methodist Episcopal church and al
ways took an interest in church.
The deceased was formerly Mrs.
John Fl. Peters. of Sandy Hook, Nd
-Four children, William Peters, of Bal
timore, Walter, Albert and George
Martin, of this city, survive her
The funeral took pla O. on Wednei
day morning at 10 O'Clock.
MRS. CARNAHAN.
Mrs. Carnahan, wife of Rev. B. r.
Carnahan, pastor Of the Reformed
church ia Keedysville, died on Satur-
day afternoon at half past one O'Clock.
The funeral Eservices We're held at
Keedysville Tuesday afternoon at two