Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-01-01
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
MRS r. w. MOFFETT.


Mrs. Eliza beth Christian Moffstt.
wife of MIR. r. w. Moffett, died on
Thursday evening last at her home
near Brook wood, after a months ILL
ness. Deceased was before marriage
Miss Elizabeth Christian Patrick and
was born IT the old Patrick homestead
near Waynesboro in 1857, daughter
of the late Capt. VIM. Patrick, a gal
liant soldier of the confederacy. She
was graduate of the Mary Baldwin
Seminary and had large number OF
friends. In 1899 she was married 10
Mr.. Mtffett, who survives her. She is
also survived by her mother, Mrs. Il.
c. Patrick, one sister, Mrs. Mamie Ar
buckle, and two brothers, Mr.. Charles
Patrick. who lives with his mother and
sister, near WaynesbOrO, and Mr.. Wm.
Patrick OF this city. The funeral took
place Monday at noon from Thinking
Spring church of which she was a con
sistent member. ever ready to lend her
aid to all of it's charities aud works.
MIR. ROY CARRIER.
Mr.. Roy CARRIER, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. CARRIER, who has been seri-
ously ill at the Kings Daughters Hos
pital, where be underwent an opera
tion for abscess of the liver, died there
on Saturday morning last. Mr.. Gar
Der was a soldier in the Spanish Amer.
lean war, being member of the West
Augusta Guard, and afterwards served
out term of enlistment in the regular
army, making good and faithful sol
dier. His last illness is supposed to
be due to malaria contracted while in
service in the Philippines. Mr.. and
Mrs John M. CARRIER have suffered
many affections. and are deserving of
much sympathy. They lost daugh-
ter only a few years ago, and now their
son; while their only surviving daugh
ter, Miss Mollie has been at home de-
sperately ill for many days. They have
one other child, Harold. The funeral
took place Monday.
DAVID w. SwISHER
David W. Swisher, aged SO years. a
well-to-do farmer of Levels, w. Va,
died Dec. 31st. He was a native of
Augusta county, but had resided on
the farm at Levels for the past fifty
years. He was the last of seven sons,
and Is survivkd by seven children,
Newton Swisher, manager of the Acme
Publishing Company; Howard Swish
,r, proprietor of the plant. Morgan
own. w. Va; John Swisher, a farmer
IF Tucker county, w. Va; Edward
swisher, Levels, w. Va; Mrs. Belle
MorgantOwn, W. Va;
Mrs. George Adams, Tucker county, |
w. Va. and Mrs. Hebron Smith, of |
Frenchs. w. Va.
MISS MARY JULIA CARRIER
Miss Mary Julia CARRIER, who had |
,een ill for many months. passed away
w Wednesday morning at the home of her
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Gar
)er. Hel long sutf ering WAS endured |
With Christian fortitude. She was q |
aithful teacher in the Baptist Sunday |
IchOol, and was always ready and will |
ng to do auy good work that was as
Iigned her. Her parents who have
,een sorely afflicted recently have the
heartfelt sympathy Of the community.
The funeral took place yesterday af-
.ernoon and was conducted by her
aston, Rev. F. o. Gregory.
SAMUEL SULLENBERGER.
Mr.. Samuel Sullenberger died on the
18th ult. at his home near VanderpoOl,
Highland. aged about IS years, after a
orotracted illness. For more than %
years be had been in the mercantile
business in Monterey and was we'll and
favorably known in that and adj dining
counties. He Is survived by his wife
and nine children,
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