Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-04-06
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
DR.. WM r TURK.

1t was great shock to the comml
nity when last week It was known thi
or. WIN. K Turk Of MOffatl's Cree
nau suffered stroke Of paralysis. II
: had been In good health APPARENT
until the day he was stricken, aud II
pfofnonitiOn OF the attack had eve
oeen felt by bis family or himself. Fl
fingered until Friday morning the BOT
at. when be di d. He was born il
1913, being the eldest child OF the lat
81. Cialr =. and Laura Turk. He mar
cleo Hiss Sallie Martin of that neigh
oorh0od. who with two children
annie and Robert-survive him. He
10 also survived by two sisters, Misses
Lucy y aud Mary + Turk. and one
brother, Mr.. j. Alexander Turk, who
reside at the same place.
he was man OF strong mentality.
nrm ~ bis convictions, unostpntatious
manly, generous and charitable, an
uprlgnt Christian gentleman, and a
nigh minded aud honorable citizen.
Ohrlng the war, when of course he
was quite young, he enlisted in the
onieoerafe army and was in the battle
VI iledmont, and the Lynchburg cam
palgn when Gen. Hunter made his
ceieorated raid up the Valley.
Ills FUNERAL took place at New Prov.
ioence church of which be was a con.
sistent and honored member or Satur
Gay, The 31st ult., and although the
uay was one OF the worst of the season
goooiy number of people were pres
ent- Inc services were conducted by |
tne pastor, Rev. DR.. q. A. Wilson. al d |
oy members of the Masonic order OF |
the otauntOn lodge of which he was
member.
REV. Q WHEAT,
Kew. Quincy A. Wheat died Sunday
morning at 700 West Frederick street.
where he and Mrs. Wheat had been
boarding since last September when
they came here from Port Republic
nr. wheat had been a sufferer from .
rheumatism for years and for the last $
iIne mouths had been entirely helpless =.
re was W years old At an early age :
leenlisted in Captain McNiels com. ,
any aod later was in the signal ser.
nee. he was licensed to preach in :
ooe and served tue early part of bis q
ministry In the West Virginia confer. e
nee being the secretary of the con-
erehce Tor nine years. and being then -
rahsferred to the Baltimore confer. :,
nee: He is survived by his wife, who IL
as Miss Fannie Virginia Beard, one t1
ster' Miss Annie Wheat of Baltimore. ~
10 one brother. Mr.. Cassius Wheat y.
snort funeral service was conducted ~
the undertaking rooms of Hamrick ~
90, Monday afternoon bv Rev. ~ ~
Iazler FUR and the remains were az
Ken TO Ronceverte. W. Va, Tuesday =,
by his wife and Mrs. 6. us
Wheat. III
MRS ELLEN C. KNOWLES. hs
Mrs. Ellen Z. Knowles died at her tn
me on North Lewis street Saturday inl
'ht after long illness. She was wi
rn 10 B0tetodrt county on Novem fri
~, 1856 In 1858 she was married
DIT. Robert Knowles at Churchville, ms
many yeais she had made her ms
me IN stanton. where she leaves vi
my warm friends. She 10 survived tos
one son. Mr.. Charles R. Knowles Tn
sister, Miss Minerva McAIIister PEI
IA or whom were with her in her en-,
illness. also by one brother. Mr.. list
leary McAliister of Botetourt conn. nal
She was all aunt by marriage of it s
ssrs. A. Lee Knowles, W. R thI
Owles and II. A. b. Knowles. The ing
eral was held from her late resi- eac
&c Tuesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock boo
Knowles was communicate of eac
Methodist church. we,
MIR. W. J. LONG. eve
lr. William }. Long, known famil uoo
as "dundy," died at his home in e oaa
city Monday night after a long H. T nh
), aged "A yeais, all of which WAS -,
1T In this country. He Join the lhs
1nton artillery at the beginning of . ,ps
war, but was later transferred TO sne
battery. The funeral 'e ~
place Wednesday afternoon from ~
Baptist church, and was conducted ~" re
Sev. John ID. Taylor. The follow o So.o
veterans of Stonewall Jackson son
p, OF which he was member, act e .Su,
pail bearers: Messrs H E. Cav. ~ ~
\. W. Nv Fratw.iI anJ enc" ~ ~ oiack' gini
"no 70 W. Day Stat