Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-16
MANY AUTUMN DEATHS
Mrs. Anna ksariott Dies from.
Effects 81 a Fall.
High SCHOOL SENIOR DEAD
Mrs. Esther Dugan Dies at Hedges
viIIe-Ernest c. barrow Dies
Dies in Cumberland.
rom The World o. Monday.

Dies In Cumberland.
From The World OF Monday.
Mrs. Rachel Anna Kearfott, widow
Of ]. Baker Heartfelt, died Saturday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at tho nome
Of her stepdaaghter, Mrs. j II. Bogert
Winchester avenue SHE was IS
years and . months old Mrs. kear-
foot fell and broke her hip in her
room about SIX weeks ago, from
which she never recovered and which
undoubtedly fastened her death.
Surviving are FIVE step-children
Or. G. P. Kearsott. Niartinsville. va,
Or. ] q Kearfott, Amherst Court
House, Va; Mrs. Milton s. Miller,
Kearneysviile. ana Mrs, Chas. seihart
and Ms. ]. Il, Bogert this city, also
two brothers Mr.. Lee Rrotnerton
shepherdstown, and sIr Charles MI
Brotherton, Cumberland
Mrs. Kearfott was a sliss Brother
ton before her marriage and was born
near Charles Town, but lived nearls
all her life near Kearnaysville and
Shepherdstown, Jefferson county and
in the Arden district, Berkeley county
For the past twniye years she resided
in Martin sbnrs, Her husband die,
here abort SIX years ago. she was AZ
devout member Of the Methodist
church, south, and was lovely.
Christian woman and, having no child
rem or her own, she was devoted to
her sten-children and they to her.
Her death will be lamented bv a large
circle Of friends here ard in Jeffer-
son county where she spent the great
er part or her life.
The Funeral.
The funeral was held. this morning
at 10 o'clock at the licase and was
largely attended. The sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. ! w Canter Of
Trinity M H. church, south and pas.
tor OF The deceased. DR.. Canter had
for his text Revelations 1913, ~Bless-
ed are the dead that die in the Lord. =
The interment took place in Green
1iiIl cemetery, the ralIbearers being
( George S. Roush. Morgan Deck, JOS
eph SeIbert, Charles Weller, Frank
Minor and r. s. Emmet
Miss Daisy Wilmington.
Miss Daisy w Wilmington. daugh-
/ ter Of Mr.. James Wilmington, OF
/ Kearneysviile, died Saturday at II a.
IN. of typhoid fever. after nm Illness
of five weeks. She was is years OF
age. Miss Wilmington was member
/; OF the senior class of me Martins
burg high school and would iav4 grad
! uated next June. She was a very es-
timabfe yosing girl, popular with her
schooimates and in her social circle
and ranked high in her class Her
death comes as great shock TO her
many friends and causes widespread
sorrow She is survived BY her par
ents, four brothers and three sisters:
Harvey, Hampers Ferry; Clarence
and Boyd and Misses Grace, and Flur-
.ence at home; Omer. Kearneysviile.
and Mrs. Water Knicely. Mfddleway
Jefferson county
The funeral was held to-day 1T II.
a. IN. in the Reformed church az
Kemneysyllle, conducted 81 Revs.
Meller and Stevens. Of Shepherds
town. Interment in Elmwood celne-
terry, Shepherdstowu.
Superintendent George W firin.s1e
and the twelve surviving members
Of the senior class Of the high school
drove down to Kearn.ysyille and al
tended The funeral in body
Mrs. Esther Dauan
Mrs. Esther Dugan, highly esteem
ed resident of aedgesvflle, died at
her home there sunday evening at
o'clock of pleurisy. after an Illness
of week. She was q years old last
August Mrs. Dugan was Sorn and
reared at Little Georgetown. She
resided in Hedgesviile for the last
ten years. making her home win her
sister Mrs. l.. s. Howard Her hus-
band died many years ago Surxiv-
ing are two children: Mr. VIM. Dugan
Little Georgetown. and Mrs. Harry
Coleman, Hedgesyilie; also two sis
tiers; Mrs. L. s. Howard, Hedgesville
and Mrs. Margaret Pearl, Middleway
Jefferson county.
The funeral will be he'd tomorrow