Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-01-13
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
MRS. ROBERT w. BURKE.


Is night at her home on Church street
H. She had been in bad health for severa
be years, and for some time previous tC
N her death, the enc was looked for. She
She was communicate of Emmanuel
Episcopal church. and until her health
~ failed was an active worker in all of
its charities. She was good friend of
- the needy and freely relieved distress.
These beautiful traits made her uni
p versally beloved. Before marriage
: Mrs. Burke was Miss Fannie Alice Gil
man, and was the daughter of the late
Granville and Mary Gilman of Frede.
II refugeed, in the civil war, to Rich.
= mond where she met Mr.. Burke and
y where they were married. Shortly at
q ter the close of the war, in about 1867 :,
Nr. and Mrs. Burke came to Staunton
TO live, and had since made their home
q here, spending about 30 years OF the
: time living on the spot where Mrs.
Burke died. She is survived by her
husband. Mr.. Robert W. Burke, and
one son, Mr.. William Starke Burke,
and one sister, Mrs. Robert Cox. of
Washington.
The funeral took place Monday at
ternoon from the family residence on
Church street. The services were con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. r. c. Jett,
assisted by Rev. w. G.. HulIihen of
Trinity church. The interment was
in the family vault at Thornrose The
following gentlemen acted az pail
bearers:
Active:-Messrs. Fitz Elder. w. G.
Marshall, a. A. Black, j. T. Hartman.
j. H. Worthington. G. K. Hoge, c. S.
Hunter and w. A. Pratt.
I Honorary:-M essrs. A. F. Robertson,
VIM. Wholey. s. A. Porter, H. NJ. Nc.
Ilhanv, s. M. Y ost, j. H. Blackley. N.
NJ. Bradley, James Bumgardner, Jr.,
Samuel Donald, H. A. Walker, J. W.
Wiltshire and Edward Echols.
A. A. MCCORMICK.
Mr.. Alfred A. Mccormick n years
OF age, died at 7:20 O'Clock Sunday
night after nearly year of invalidism
from fall which be sustained on the
ice on Central avenue a year ago.
He broke his hip bone near
the joint, and had since been un-
able to use it, but had to be helped
about his room. A few months ago i
he had slight stroke of paralysis. {
MI. Mccormick was a native OF Rock
bridge, member of the distinguished
family of that name, and was man of
high character and was highly esteem I
ed. -Four years ago he moved to Stann- a
ton, and for while with one son, was q
engaged in business here. Hemarried a
in early life Miss Margaret E. Nc II
Clintic of Bath county, who with six =
children, survives him. The children
are Messrs. Henry A Mccormick of t.
VIM. M. and Walter G.. y
of Millboro, and Charles H. of Will !,
Evansville; Mrs. Alice NJ. Norris of this
city. and Mrs. A. Daggs Peck eff Wis n
consin. All the members OF the fami- ~ ~
y except the last named were with -,
Mr.. Mccormick when he died, al
The funeral was held at the home at
o'clock Monday afternoon conducted q
~ Rev. A. M. Fraser, D. D., of the ia
First Presbyterian church. The body
eft early Tuesday morning in charge VI
# the family for Goshen, whence it "
will be taken to Rockbridge Baths for nj
nterment. to
FERDINAND f. CIMIOTTI. O,
A telegram received here w ednesday to
INN ounced the death that morning in TO
New York of MI. Ferdinand F. Vi
}imi0tti, which was due to stroke of "
.poplexy. MIR. Cmiotti was native "a
If Italy, about 81 years of age, aud had w
ived in the United States many years, sa
being resident at one time of Pitts.
,urg and latter OF New Ork, where NJ
lie had large interests, being a man of bi
means. He served through the civil oN
var in the union army, and was at the
irst battle of Manassas. coming out ut
With good record. His knowledge
If Virginia gained in the war brought ns
lin here afterwards, where be formed ~ ~
many delightful friendships, be and his A
ons and brother. Hardly summer sh
las passed for years that some of the CD
nembers of the family have rot spent di
time in this section, u.s. ar
tally at Mt. Elliot Springs. They or
made several trips on their automo. Ut
'ie. He was man of high character
md great generosity Mr.. Cimiotti
leld most OF the stock of the company
wning the Eliot's Knob, or Rippetoe 10
property. V
Mr.. Cimiotti was the senior mem Der sp
II the firm owning the Cimiotti I'm
lalring company, a company engaged "
n the business of removing hair from te
urs. Two sons, DR.. Walter and an
iustave, and his wife, survive, also a AZ
'rother Gustave, all of whom are we'll do
,Down here. MI. Harry M. Wegner, a st
lose friend of the dec eased went to M
New York to attend the funeral. Nc
ia
FRANK w. BANNER.
Mr.. Frank w. banner, who suffered -
! stroke of paralysis in Richmond so
bout year ago, died at his home in hu
hat city on Saturday, aged about 35
7ears. Mr.. Banner had about recOv. ~
red from the stroke, when he was M
stricken a second time. Mr.. Danner s,
vas native of Woodstock, Va, the
ION of the late VIM. A. Danner. His
mother Mrs. M. r. Danner and the Sc
children moved to Augusta county, af "a