Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-07-04
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK,
MRS. HUGH C. BRAxToN.

A gloom was cast over this city o
I Monday when it was learned that Mrs
leila BraxtOn, wife of Mr.. Hugh
Braxton. was dead. She had only bee
sick one week and the desperate chal
acter of her illness was not known t
her friends generally, although the.
knew she was quite III. They wer
married on April 9th last, and in tire
short months thereafter, just as the
were beginning life 10 earnest, whel
bright future dawned, the younl
wife was stricken, and almost In tn
twinkling of an eye her life went out
Beautiful in person and in character
full of life and happiness, making hap
by all about her, the picture of health
none few days before would hav'
! guessed that death had claimed her al
it's own, ''verily the gardener haiti
plucked the loveliest flower" De
ceased was daughter of Mrs. Juliet
f. Asst and the late Joseph P. Asst, Of
this city. Two brothers, Hamer +
and Joseph P Asst, and two sisters
Mrs. Wilmer H. Paine, of North Car
olina, and Mrs. DR.. NJ. j. Payne, Of
Staunton, survive her. She was only
90 years of age. The funeral was from
the First Presbyterian church at 1876
on Wednesday and was largely at
tended. The burial took place ir
Thornrose cemetery.
The following gentlemen acted as
pallbearers: Messrs. Frank N. Great
head, John M. SPOTS. Victor L. Den
ny, r. W. Menefee,- joni D. CrOwle
Jr., W. Fl. Landes, Clarke Worthing
ton, Thos. w. Atkinson, A. Erskine
Miller, Harry Bowling, R. E. R.
Nelson, R. P. Landlord, DIR. A, Hume
Sbrinkel, Geo. W. Blackley, r. d.
Ha1slip and Thos. Hogshead.
MRS. FANNIE MILLER McCUE.
Mrs. Fannie McCue. widow of the
late William A. McCue, was stricken
with paralysis about seven O'Clock
Monday night and died at her home on
Kalorama street. about half past eleven.
Mrs. McCue had been in her usual
health up to the very time she was
stricken. Mrs. McCue was born in
Fincastle, Botetourt county, sixty-one
years ago, the daughter of the late Col
Bowyer Miller and his wife who was
a Miss Selden. She was there married
to VIM. A. McCue and lived there un-
til 1872 when she moved to Stanton
since which time she had been a resi-
dent of this place, taking prominent
part in every good work, especially
that of the church to which she be-
longed. She was a communicate
through the greater part of her life, OF
the Presbyterian church, member of
the First church since coming to Stann-
ton. There were few women in Staun-
ton in her day who were more general
ly popular than Mrs. McCue. Her hus-
band preceded her to the grave many
years ago, and about month ago her
eldest son, Robert, died suddenly IN
Petersburg. This was a source of
much grief to her, and no doubt con-
tributed to Fastening her death. She
is survived by five children-Mr. B.
Miller McCue, of Richmond; Mrs.
Chas. q. Dahlgren, of Atlanta, Ga,
and Mrs. Jas. Ker, Jr.. Mrs. VIM. G.
Marshall and Miss Eva McCue, of this
city.
The funeral services took place from
the First Presbyterian church We'd
nesday afternoon at O'Clock, and
were largely attended. The burial
was in Thornrose cemetery.
MRS. MARY B. MYERS.
Mrs. Mary B. Myers, wife of Mr..
Arthur W. Myers, died on June 9th,
at her home at Rich Patch Mines, af-
ter al illness of only two days, aged
about twenty. five years. Deceased
was a Miss Henkel, of Mint Sprin G,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. g. Hen
KEEL. She was woman of lovely dis
position and had made many friends
at her home. Mrs. Myers leaves hus-
band and one little child, together with
her father, mother, three sisters and
three brothers to mourn their loss. The
funeral took place Sunday from Cal
vary Chapel, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. A. s. Parker, of the M.
E. Church, of which she was an earn
est member. The music was especial
ly appropriate and beautifully render
ed being the hymns: BURY Thy Sor-
row. Asleep in jesus Sometime
Well Understand, and The Chris
tian s Goodnight" The following
gentlemen were pallbearers-Messrs
D. w. Speck, J. C. Towberman, George
Bailey, M. F. Pilson, w. s. Evans and
R. L. Floyd.
Mr.. Myers wishes to extend his sim
cere thanks to the people of Rich Patch
and Mint Spring for their kindness to
him and his during the hours of his
sad bereavement.
MRS. ROBERT LOUIS PARRISH.
Mrs. Robert L. Parrish died on Thurs
day morning of last week at her home
in Covington, of appendicitis. She
was the wife of Capt. r. L. Parrish, of
that place, and is survived by her hus-
band and two sons. In speaking of
her death the Sentinel of Friday says:
''In the death of this most estimable
lady, not only the family and the COM
munity sustain an .inestimable loss, but
her church the greatest OF all losses it
could possibly sustain in the death of
a member. 1t was largely through her
that the Episcopal church was estab.
lished here and the building erected