Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-17
DEATH Of Mr., SYCL[.
sUcCuABED TO 4 STROKE OF FAR
ALrsIs YESTERDAY EVENING.
OLDEST DRY GOODS DEALER.
Had 2 Prosperous and Honorable
Csreer-Funersl of Mrs. starke
win Occur Thi. Af,ernoon-ser-
vices nj Her Late Home.

Dir. Isaac Sycie one OF the most prornt-
nent and Oldest dry goods merchants IN
this city passed away at his residence
No. SOC, north Fifth street. yesterday ar
ternocu. after an Illness of only three
days. 500
Mr.. sycIe was stricken with paralysis
on Tuesday and became alarmingly worse
on Thursday. II was thought he would
not live drought the night out the end
did not come until about $50 yesterday
afternoon.
Gcrmay, and came TO this country when
he was. about fourteen years OF age. tia
first settled In Chicago established him
self In the mercantile business and re-
NAMED there about eight years. He then
moved to Fredericgsburg. Va, where he
was engaged In the retail dry goods bust
ness fora number OF years. In 1855 nA
came to Richmond, and opened clotf1ina
house.
When the war broke ont Mr.. sycie vol.
unteered his services and served In thu
city militia during that entire period.
At the close of the war he went into thf
dry-goods business with his brother Mr.
Julius Sycie- The firm name was Syck
Bros. He finally. withdrew from this con-
Germ and opened up with his son under ths
firm name OF Isaac Sycle and Son. Thf1
at which time 1lr. Sycie retired from ac-7
tive business.
He married Miss Henrietta Newman.
who died about six years ago. From
this union there were six children. Mr..
nlyer syc1e. Of Philadelphia: Mr.. Lorarla
Sycle, of Ba1timore: and Mr.. Lennie Sy-
Gle. OF Denver. Mrs. Isaac Cohen. Oh
Richmond: Mrs Emmanuel Hecht. OF Bal
timore: and Mrs. Byron Bear, Of this city.
all Of whom are living.
In the death OF Mr.. Sycfe, Richmond
has lost one Of her best citizens. and his
many friends will be igrieved to hear OF
his death.
The arrangements for the funeral nap4
not been made.
FUNERAL OF MRS. sTARKE.
The funeral OF Mrs Starke who died a G
her home last Thursday evening. will oc
cur this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from tins
house. The burial will be IN Hollywood
Cemetery. The following gentlemen will
act as pall-bearers:
Active-Messrs. Reginald Gillian, WI
hanson Tafley. James Anderson. Joseph
Beszley. w. s. Forbes. ]. Taylor Ely
son. Daniel Mccarthy. Robert NIuuford
Honorary-Messrs Ro, S. Bosher. Joseph
Bryan. Thomas F. Jeffress. Ro. w.
Powers, John s. Elicit, DR. Trevelian.
DR.. Isaiah White, DR.. Joseph White.
George W. Stevens. E. D. Taylor. and
Thomas Boiling.
Mrs. Starke was the daughter of
Thomas III. Clarke. and a granddaughter
of Nathan Bell. who was conspicuously
Unidentified with the early history OF Rich
nond. She was woman OF extraordi-
airy strength of mind and character Shn
was member of that old school which
is so rapidly passing away, member OF
family whici. has belonged to this sec
ton Of Virginia for a century.
Mrs Starke was bornain Hanover coun-
ty and was Is years old. She with her
husband, who was also born in the same
county, came to Richmond soon after
their marriage and spent the remainder
Of their lives here.
Mrs Starke was mother and a chris
tan In the truest meaning of those terms.
The poor never had a better FRIEND, nor
the church more faithful member
Mrs. Mary Ellen Core. relict OF D. e.
Core. died at 907 East Leigh street, early
yesterday morning after lingering Illness
She Is survived by three small children.
two sisters. Mrs B. j. Walthall and o.
7. Wicker, two brothers. Fl. NJ WaItnali.
of this city, and Christopher Walthail
OF Brisbane. Australia.
The funeral will take place at 10 O'clock
this morning from the First Baptist
church
The funeral will occur tomorrow fSun-
day., at 3 P. NJ, from Mortuary chapel
in the Hebrew Cemetery.