Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-07-01
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
MIR REEVES GAIT.

Mr.. Reeves 'jhbhi oiiO vi h''S On
known and most highly esteemed citi
zens of Staunton, died Thursday morn
ing of last week Mt his home just fas
of the city. Some years ago Mr.. Cat
Isuffered a slight stroke of paralysis, ant
while he recovered sufficiently to at
tend to business he was never entlref.
we'll. For the past few weeks he hac
apparently been growing worse, ant
about II O'Clock the night he died
physician was summoned. but before
he arrived Mr.. Gait had passed away
He is survived by his wife and ont
daughter, Mrs. J. G. Granbery Jr., Of
Rocky Mount, Va. Two brothers
Mr.. Harry Gait of this city, and Mr.
E. B. Gait of Rodeo, California, and
one sister, Mrs. Lewis Turner OfKeOshO
Wisconsin, also survive him.
Mr.. Gait was born in Kent county,
England in 1919 and came to this coun-
try in 1870, making his home since that
time in Staunton, where he married
Miss Alice Blackburn, of the well
known and extensive family of that
name in Staunton. He was, for years,
actively engaged in various business
enterprises in this city, and was one OF
StauntOn's best known men of affairs.
OF late years, on account of his i'm
paired health, he had not taken so &C
tive a part in business but he had not
entirely severed his connection with
it.
In the religious life of the city Mr..
Gait was we'll known figure, having
long been an active and earnest MEM
Der of the Methodist church. Ofpleas-
ant manner and !amiable disposition,
he naturally had many friends.
The funeral took place Friday after
noon at O'Clock from the Methodist
church, the services being conducted
by Rev. A. P. Boude, assisted by Rev.
Isaac w. Canter, d. D. Both minis
tiers paying high tribute to the Chris
tian life and character of the deceased.
The pail hearers were Messrs. J. A.
Fauver, J. A. Bell, Fl. E. Summerson,
e. E. Early, j. W. Splitter, A. A. Esk-
ridge, G. r. Caldwell and Capt. W. II.
Kable. The interment was in Thorn
rose cemetery.
MRS. G. B. STRICKLER.
After long illness Mrs. Mary Frances
Strickler, wife of the Rev. DIR. G. B.
Stricken, of Union Theological SEMI
nary, died at o clock Saturday morn
ing in the Memorial Hospital in Rich
mond.
The death of Mrs. Strickler will be
a source of sorrow to many friends ard
acquaintance in the city and county.
She was before her marriage Miss Moore,
of Rockbridge county, Va. She came
of widely known family. In 1871 she
was married to DIR. Strlekler, then pas
tor of the Thinking Spring church, in
county. For number OF
years she lived in Atlanta, where she
was much beloved
She leaves five children-One son,
DR.. Cyrus Stricken, of Atlanta, and
four daughters, Mrs G. F. Rankin. OF
Red Springs, N g.; Mrs. G. H. Denny.
of Washington and Lee University;
Misses Mary Stricken and Elite Strick-
Ter.
The funeral took place at 5 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon from the chapel at
the seminary. The service were con-
dncted by the Rev. DIR. W. w. Moore.
The interment was in Hollywood.
MRS FLORENCE D HUTCHINSON.
Mr.. Jos. S. Cochran received tele-
gram Saturday night announcing the
death that afternoon of Mrs. Florence
Donaghe Hutchinson, which occurred
that afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs.
Hutchinson was born and reared in
Staunton and frequently visited here
after marrying Mr.. Charles Hutchin-
son and going to Richmond to live.
She was true friend and will be sadly
missed by large circle of friends. She
possessed sunny disposition and was
never heard to speak unpleasant things
of any one. Her chief thought seemed
to be for the pleasure of others. Mrs.
Hutchinson was daughter of Mrs.
Virginia Donaghe, who now lives on
her farm near Folly Mills. and of the
late DR.. Briscoe B. Donaghe. She is
survived also by two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Mauzy of Richmond and Mrs.
Virginia Fletcher of California.
MRS. ALEXANDER.
Mrs. Alexander, wife of Mr.. Homer
B. Alexander, both of whom formerly
resided in Staunton and have many
friends here, died at Grottoes Wednes-
nesday morning of last week. The fu-
neral was held at Frieden 3 church at
II o'clock Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander returned
from Saranac Lake early in the spring.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Alex
ander went to Saranac for pulmonary
trouble and returned home apparently
entirely restored to health. Mrs.
Alexander, who had also later develop
ed the disease, went to Saranac and
was benefited but not entirely reliev-
ed. They came back home thin king 1t
better not to spend the spring at Sara
nae.
MRS. KITTY SCOTT.
Mrs. Kitty Scott, one of the oldest
residents of New Hope, died in that
nlaca Tuesday from the raVapaS of