Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-02-06

Mrs. 4. NJ. DEVECMON.

Obituary.
Mrs. A. NJ. DEvECMoN.
The community was startled Saturday
afternoon by the intelligence that Mrs.
A. NJ. Devecmon had died suddenly.
She was sufferer from acute indi-
gestion, an attack Friday evening giving
her much trouble during the night.
Saturday morning. however, she was
better and moved about the residence
with her accustomed interest in house
hold affairs. About the middle of the
afternoon she was again Frustrated and
died within half hour.
Mrs. Devecmon' maiden name was
Althea Margaret Combs, daughter of
William Combs. She was sister of
Hon. John S. Combs, of Homecoming,
who represented Allegany county i'll the
State Senate in 1878 and 1880, and a
half sister of the late II. Wheeler
Combs and Charles A. Combs. She
was born in this county June 3, 1888,
and at the time OF her marriage was one
of the family of her grandfather, John
Combs, pioneer resident of this place,
who died years later, aged % years.
He lived in the house next west of r.
Annan's residence, Union street, and
there she was married to Thomas
DevecmOn November II, 1850. Within
stones throw-across the street, she
ter lived 30 years, and died.
X Thomas Devecmon, her husband, was
one of the noted lawyers of an age
famed for its brilliance in the hastings,
and the few survivors now living who
knew him still love to talk of his forensic
achievements in the arena before court
and jury. He died December 21, 1864,
leaving his wife and children to mourn
an irreprable loss and IA legion of friends
and admirers to deplore the untimely
close of a great career.
In 1869 Mr.. DcvecmOn purchased and
occupied the homestead where she
lived and died.
The surviving children are Messrs. j.
Semmes and William G. Devecm IN
attorneys, and Mrs. r. A. Huston, Of
Cumberland; George w. Devecmon, at
torney, Seattle, and Mrs. Mary No
Infancy, Everett, Washington; Mrs.
Rose Paul, Washington, d. c., and Mrs,
A. NJ. Grove, Of this place. Seven
grandchildren also survive. All We're
present at the funeral except the daugh-
ter and son living on the Pacific coast
and three grandchildren.
Services Tuesday at tho residence con-
Quoted by Rev. A. G. Haverstick, pastor,
co,trJe by train to Cumberland and
interment in Rose Hill cemetery, COM
prised the last rites. The pall-bearers
were Mcssrs. Frank G. Beall, r. Amman,
Clayton Purnell, NJ. Brooke Tyler,
Howard Hitchins and DR.. w. 0. McLane.
of St. John p. f. Church and lived the
Christian life she profesSed. Abroad,
she was the unObstrusive, consistent
lady, and in the family circle filled all
, the feminine offices with wifely and
motherly devotion. Herein she will be
sadly missed by all those in and near her
household.
GEORGE HARRIS.
Brief mention of this gentleman
death was made last week. The re-
mains We're brought from Cumberland
last Sunday and inferred in Allegany
cemetery after services i'll Union street
Baptist Church, Rev.'s Henry Thomas
and w. d. McCurdy officiating, He
was an estimable citizen of Cumberland
WILLIAM REDMoN.
The remains of William Redmon, of
company l, 2sth U. S. Infantry, died at
Fort Wright. near New York, 9th ult.
sent to Frostburg, Pa, by mistake, failed
to reach here until Tuesday, when in
terment was made i'll Allegany cemetery
Among the attendants We're several Of
his ex comrades in the Spanish American
war, Union veterans of the civil war
and the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. Band.
GERSHON ANTHONY.
Monday, February /, 1904, Mr.. Ger
shon Anthony, an old and respected
citizen, stricken by pneumonia, died
aged 50 years. He was an old resident
one term useful member of the towns
Council, and always highly esteemed
One daughter and six sons survive
Mrs. Harry Htchins, of Carlos, anl
AesSrs. Reuben, Levi, Oscar, Gershon
I, and Bert" of this place, and Waite,
of Pittsburg, Pa.
The funeral services Wednesday
largely attended, We're conducted by
Rev. H. S. Ecker, and the remains at
tended to the grave by Odd Bellows