Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-04-22
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK
DIP A NJ. HENKEL.

Il DIR. A NJ. HENKEL.
DIR. Abram Miller Henkel, one of thu
best known and most popular phys
clans of this city, died about O'CLOCK
d Tuesday morning at,his home on IVES
d Mai ! street. Just about month al
Dr.. Henkel was seriously i'll with wha'
was at first thought apoplexy, but hi
q physicians soon found that he was sui
fering from Bright's disease. From
this attack he recovered, and had just
:, returned from a visit to his old home
: at New Market. Monday he was On
the street in apparently his usnaI
health, and up to seven O'Clock thai
y evening was at his Office. Shortly al
D ter supper he was taken i'll and Or.
Reese summoned who administered an
opiate to relieve the pain. Later DIR.
> Atkinson who had also been summon
!. ed, and niece of DR.. Henkei were
working with him, when suddenly he
ceased to breath, his heart having
failed.
DIR. Henkel was born October 1s43,
) in New Market, the son of Samuel
Cooley Henkel, aud Susan Conner, the
latter a native of Augusta county,
and still living at New Market in ex.
cellent health Notwithstanding she is
"a years of age. He completed the
course in medicine at the University
of Virginia taking his degree, and at
forwards attended lectures at the Uni.
versity of New York, and spent sew
eral years in hospital practice at Belle
vue hospital in that city. He came
to Staunton at the same time at bis
cousin, DIR. 8. Homer Henkel, and be-
gan the practice of medicine here Sep
TENDER l, 1869, and continuously resid-
ed and practiced here since that time,
having lucrative practice, and wide
circle of devoted friends.
| DR.. Henkel was of the seventh gen.
GRAFTON of prominent line of ances.
try. many of whom were physicians,
and from whom he inherited bis love
of his profession. He built up large
practice here, and was universally es-
teemed throughout the community.
DR.. Henkel married Mrs. Virginia'I
Moffett, who was previously Miss
Moore of the well known Shenandoah
family. She and one son, s. Godfrey
Henkel survive. Besides his mother DR.. |
Henkel is survived also by six sisters
and two brothers as follows: Mrs. Re-
becca Coiner, Mrs. Julia Mohler, Mrs.
W. NJ. Crickenberger, and Miss Ida
Henkel, all of New Market or neigh
borhood; Mrs. Susan Meyers of Gaines
Vile, Florida; Mrs. Cora Heater of
Middletown; DIR. Caspar &. Henkel OF
New Market, and DR.. Halter Fl. Hen
KEEL of Staunton.
The funeral took place at O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon from Trinity
Episcopal church of which deceased |
was communicate and vestryman.
The gentlemen who acted as pail
bearers were as follows: Active-Capt.
H. M. McIlhany, Capt. J. N. McFar-
land, Messrs. H. w. Hilleary, Gilpin
Wilson, s. D. Timberlake, Sr, B. F.
Hughes, G. s. Baker, and Jos. Coch
ran. Honorary-Major T. G. Elder,
and Doctors g. T. Lewis, b. P. Reese,
B. M. Atkinson, G. W. Armstrong,
Glasgow Armstrong, M. }. Payne, T.
M. Parkins, g. w. Rodgers. J. B. Cat
lett. Geo. s. Walker, Jno. F. Armen-
trout, and Benjamin Blackboard.
JACKSON B. BLAKEMoRE.
Mr.. Jackson Byron Blakemore died
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Sarah
RevercOmb, at 3 O'Clock Saturday |
morning. the 9th instant, aged So years,
6 months and IS days. The deceased
had been in declining health for num-
Der of years and at intervals appeared |
to be yielding to the inroads, which |
disease and feebleness of body were |
making upon his constitution, but the
summons Of death came Unexpectedly |
as be was engaged in the discharge of |
his duties until few days before his |
death. Mr.. Blakemore was an old con-
federate soldier. enlisting when quite
young In Co. 1, 9Th Va. Infantry, of |
the famous Stonewall brigade. and
participated in the first battle fought |
on Virginia's soil at Falling Waters. |
Active military service proved too
much for his frail and delicate consti
tuition, and he was assigned to a high |
er duty under Capt. John L. Avis,
Provost marshal at Staunton, where
he served until the close of the war.
Mr.. BlakemOre was q quiet, unpreten-
tious man and was greatly esteemed
by the entire community. The de
ceased is survived by two sisters and
two brothers.
The funeral services were held at the
Methodist church at Mt. Scion at
IL o'clock Sunday conducted by Rev.
G. B. Sutton, after which his remains
were tenderly laid to rest in the village
| graveyard.
| The pail bearers we're Messrs. s. P.
Buck, J. W. Beaver, Vincent Kerr, R.
W. Malone, John Michael, Johnnie
Woolford, Kenney Daggy and H. b.
| McFall.
| ROBERT G. STRATTON.
( Mr.. Robert G.. Stratton, one of the
oldest citizens of Staunton, died on
Sunday night after three weeks Ill
ness of pneumonia, aged 80 years and 5
months. At one time be rallied and
hopes were entertained of his recovery,
but he was took weak to overcome the
ldisease. Mr.. Stratton had been an