Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1907-08-02
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
CAPT. T. C. MORTON.

day evening last, was wholly unexpecl
= I'd and came as a great shock to hi
family aud many friends. He had bee
,ut of town until about two weeks ag
.nd On his return seemed in his usua
health. He went up and down stree
tally and whilst his step was not a
rigorous and elastic as it had been, still
there was nothing in his outward ap
pearance to denote that the hand o
, death was on him. He had been to
4 dentist in the morning; he went HON,
t about two O'Clock and little tim
hereafter ate dinner. A little late
he lay down for nap. When eating
D hisPdinner, and even while sleeping biz
? family saw no change in him, nor wal
there anything whatever to denote SICK
iess. A bout the hour of his demise he
was heard to fall and his daughters ran
10 him. On asking him what was the
matter be spoke intelligently. but these
were bis last words. They tried tC
assist him 10 a seat, but he sank limp
10 the floor. and expired in the arms
If bis wife and daughter before medi
cal assistance could be obtained. DR..
| l'arkins arrived at the house In few
minutes, but medical skill could avail
nothing
| Capt. Morton was a native of Bote-
tourt county, and came TO Staunton in
1873, and was for some years publish
er of the indicator, "A we'll known
newspaper here. After leaving it he
entered largely upon religious, Chart
able and fraternal work. He WAS a
dey oted Presbyterian and ZaalOusly
worked for the cause of his church,
whenever and wherever opportunity
presented. His teachings had been
| Calvanistic, and he never wavered or
varied from the tenets of his faith. He
was peculiarly at home in Augusta,
where The doctrines in which he be.
lieved and the Westminster confession
of faith have been the sOlace and hope
of 80 many Of the most thoughtful
and faithful Christians since the foun.
daJion of the county. He was likewise
all ardent Confederate. He had no
| more doubt as to the right of the prin-
ciples for which he fought from 1861
TO 1868 than of those upon which be
based his hope of future reward, and
no occasion passed that he did not I'M
dertake to set history right and COM
memOrate The achievements of those
who carried the banner of the Lost
Cause. He Was desperately wounded
i'll the battle of Cold Harhor, and left
on the field for dead, being then
mem Der of Edgar's battalion. Ii g was
commissioned captain by Gov. Letcher.
ii is desire has long been that he should
be buried In his Confederate uniform.
and that on his bier might be placed
the flag of the ConfederaCy. both of
which wishes were gratified- He was
Il Past Commander of StOnewall Jack
son camp here, and held for some time
the Office of lnspectOr-G eneral of the
Grand Camp. He was also a member
of the Masons, knights of Pythias,
Royal Arcanum and knights of Hon
or.
For some time past Capt. Morton
had been collecting material for book |
upon 1.-THE old time negrO' of the civil
war period. He was very enthusiastic |
over this undertaking and, had his life |
been prolonged, would no doubt have
added most valuable contribution to
the literature of this critical period of |
the Southland.
He is survived by his wife, who was |
Miss Fannie Elvira Barksdal- of Hall |
fax county, aud six children-Mrs. }
5. lie Fills Of Jacksonville. Fla, Mrs. |
Hugh q. Tim berlake, ISIS Minnie T. |
MOI ton and Mr.. Arthur s. Morton of |
this city. and Messrs. W. g. and Isaac |
Q. Morton of Newport News. From |
his brothers down to his grandchildren |
there has been only one death. beside |
his own, in the family during period |
of 20 years.
He is also survived by five brothers |
of the same mould as himself, in whom |
he had just pride, and who on their |
part were proud of him, viz: DR.. Isaac |
q. Morton and Hon. II. Y. Morton of |
Morgantield, KY; Rev. Vim. d. Mol
ton, ID. d., of Rocky Mount, N. c.; |
Rev John b. Morton, ID. d., of Pulas
ri, Va and Mr.. Samuel d. Morton of
Charlotte county, Va.
The funeral took place yesterday af-
ternoon from the Second Presbyterian
church, and WAS conducted by his pas
tor, Rev. DR.. W. N. Scott. assisted by
Rev. DIR. A. M. Fraser, and several
ministers from the county, who were his
close personal friends. The pail bear
ers were: Active-Capt. Ii. M. Nc
Lhany. Capt. ThOs. d. Ransom, Capt.
j. N. Mcfarland, Messrs. N. Argen-
bright, Chas. Catlett, r. ID. Haislip,
b. f. Hughes and A. M. Howison.
Honorary-Capt. u. 6. Gooch, Capt.
James Bumgardner, Col. K. l.. Edmond.
son, DIR. w. d. Armstrong, Messrs. R.
s. Turk, F. L Stribling, Jos. B. Wood
ward, j. Fred. Etfinger, R. M. Guy, s.
Brown Allen. W. A. Crawford, N. q.
Kester, 9. M. Zlrkle, s. d. Timberlake,
ST., A. 8. Woodhouse, 7. A. Pace and
Il. NJ Lewis.
The StOnewall Jackson camp e. ",
MasOns, Knights of Pythias and the
other orders attended the funeral in a
body. AT the cemetery a military
salute was fired over the grave by the
Staunton companies.
MRS. MARY A. FIFER.
Mrs. Mary A. Fifer died at her home
near SangervIlle on Saturday last af-
ter long illness. in her Goth year. She
was the wife of MIR. Geo. W. Fifer, and
before marriage was a Miss Vance.
She is survived by two brothers-Mr.
J ohm Vance of Stuart's Draft, and
MIR. VIM. Vance of Ohio, and three
sisters, Mrs. Driver of StOver's Shop,
Mrs. Sullivan and Miss Margaret Nance
of Mt. Scion. The funeral took place
sunday morning from Emanuel Bap-
list church, conducted by Rev. A. s.
Hammack of Dayton, assisted by Rev.
g. w. Wine.
Capt. F. G Renneau, wife, daughter
and niece, Mrs Gillespie, of Mlneola,
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