The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30

RICHMOND, VA. sATJ1R1
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Church Hill yestorday afternoon ut half
Bnast o'clock, Mr., Davis had bceii IN
declining health for sone months, but
| was nble TO attend to his business duties
n ,ltil TuesdaY Of tbs week. when he took
il1As bed from which lie never rose. Us
s ,leuuee tlelth was u great sllock 70 ~
devoted family and large circle OF
trends, WIS li He had been in The employ OF
| a we ~ chesapeake and Ohio road FOR thirty
s e'hx Years having begun his career us
agent for the company at Tolcrsville. now
MINERAL ~ city. lie had been u resident oil
lti.eahllnohd for about twelve years.
MR. AIR. Davis, was firtysix years old. lie
leaves ~ wife, two daughters Conc OF
lhein Mrs. Annie Wingficld and four
sons s9l He was a member of Day Lodge,
N !. 6SgA r. and A. Nj. of Louisa, anu
OF Union Council, No. 81, Royal Area
nun, OF tlis city. He was h genial and
i I, ~ man, Beloved by all who knew
~! iiimI ~ was ali official member OF
Third IN Christian Church. this city,
l i.e funeral Will. take place from the
residence i ut O'clock sunday afternoon
ana the iliternlent will be In tho cef1e-
terry at Gordonsvile. Il
Mrs. Lucy N. Cooke.
. T. + Il I'D. ~ &
Mrs Lucy N. Cooke, the wife OF John
All cE''Illesson Cooke, died at her home, near
iD:rewIy's Bluff, Chesterfield county.
thursday night ut S o'clock. Deceased
had been failing for years. She was
Miss Lucy Littlepage before her mar
riilge Hund leaves, beside her husband,
Sin chi!drcn--llve sons and ono daughter.
Ihey are Carrie N. Cooke who married
~. - =. Moseley; John Mcpherson Cooke,
or ltlclinond; Charles l3urrel Cooke,
Lewis Norborne Cooke, Carter Berkeley
Cooke and Reavls Cookie besides, several
Drothers and sisters living III Barton
Heights, In King William county. Wash
ington and Baltimore.
Tho funeral service will be conducted
from the home in Chesterfield. to-day
ut 2 p. M. by the Rev. DR.. w. e. Evans,
OF Monumental Church The intcrmcnt
Will be at Brancl, Church
Mrs. M. Y. Tyler.
Mrs NJ *. Tyler died lato Thursday
night, ut tile residence OF Mrs. Wingficld,
No. eel North Seventh street. The lend
was not unexpected, as Mrs. Tyler suf-
feied q severe stroke Of paralysis Tues
day night, and never rcgaincd conscious
ness.
Mrs. Tyler had been IN rather feeble
health for several years, but seemed
about as well as usual Tuesday night
when she Wentto her room. She did not
come down tho next morning and when
a member Of tho family went to her room
she vas found to be unconscious, having
been stricken during the night.
Mrs. TYLER was a Jealous Christian and
had been d devoted member Of Emmanuel
Baptls: Church for a number OF years.
She took a deep interest In tho affairs
OF tho church and was held in high re-
gard by tho congregation 6
The funeral will take place from the
residence this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Robert w. Stubs.
Robert w. Stubs, a member Of the
Richmond Firc Department, died yester-
| day afternoon about :45 o'clock, at his
| home, No. 500 North Tenth Street from
mn attack or neuralgia Of the heart. lie
! had been in perfect health UP to a short
! time before his death, which came as an
| awful shock to his many friends.
| Mr. Stubs was connected with Engine
| Coupany No 8 and has been In the
| Richmond Fire Department for about tiff
| teen years, and was one OF the most
| popular members OF the department.. The
| funeral services will take place from
St. James Church, Sunday at 2 P. NJ
Miss Virginia Lee Pitcher.
Miss Virginia Leo Pitcher, beautiful
girl, lust eighteen years OF age daush-
ter or Mrs. Susan 7. Pitcher, and the
late William S. Pitcher, died yesterday
morning at 9:25 o'clock
The young lady had been III few
days with appendicitis Her death Is
shock to many people In this city and
elsewhere who knew her and loved her
for a strong and beautiful character, ana
a most interesting personality.
The funeral will take place from the
Second Baptist Church this afternoon
at 4 o clock and the interment will be
made in Hollywood
Ellis Jenkins.
Mr. Ellis jenkins, formerly Of Rich
n,ond, died at his home, in Chesterfield
county, April 18th, and was buried IN the
family burying ground, April % 1904
Deaths at Roanoke.
Especial to The Times-Dispatcho
ROANOKE, VA. April 29.-Mr. Robert
| w. Adams died last night at the homo
| OF his daughter, Mrs. B. Irby, from con-
gcstion of lungs, aged seventy-five years.
\ ITO ,yoc :, potivet of Roanoke county, ana