The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-10-25

Well Known Residents And Others
Who Have Passed Away.
STITELY.

srITELY.
MIR. J. Q. Stitely died at his home in this
city Sunday afternoon, October 20. aged 70
wears. He had been in failing health for
several wears, and chill which he received
Thursday afternoon fastened his death. His
disease was of cancerous nature, which
was not known even by his family until alter
his death.
Mr.. Stitely was born in Frederick county
near Ladysburg, where he spent the MAJOR part
of his life. For number of years he taught
school, and afterwards engaged in farming,
In his early years he became member OF
(Hawk's) Zion Lutheran Church and was
active in church work. In 1870 he removed
to Rocky Ridge where he continued farming.
He and his family attended divine service
and Sunday school in the school house. See
ing the need of church building he and MIR.
Joshua Biggs, member OF the Reformed
church set about the erection OF one, ana 10
these two men the credit of comfortable,
commodious church building for the use OF
the Reformed and Lutheran people Jointly is
due.
In 1881 Mr.. Slitely removed to Westminster
and engaged in the sale of agricultural nipple
ments and vehicles. The family at once
identified themselves with Grace Lutheran
Church, and Mr.. Stitely's active interest in
church affairs led to his election as an othcer
in the congregation, and this official capacity
continued to the time of his death. He also
served for a number of years Sunday
School Superintendent Having spent more
than a quarter of century in this city and
engaged the most of the time in business he
was widely and favorably known. He will be
greatly missed not only by his imm edlate
family but in the entire community. Mr..
S,itely represented the congregation as dele
gate to Synod more frequently than any OF Its
officials, and was lay delegate to the Gener'
al Synod at Sunbury, Pa, last June. res
olution of sympathy for the bereaved family
was adopted Monday by the Maryland Synod
while in session at Emmittsburg.
He is survived by his widow aud the follow.
ing children: Mr. A. c. Stitely, Mr.. Marshall
Stitely, Mrs. c. A. Geiselman, Baltimore;
DR.. l.. C. Stitey, OF Pittsburg, Pa; Mr.. y.
b. Stitely, of Peoria, ILL.,; Mrs. William A.
Cavlor. of Linwood, Mrs. VIM. r. Anders,
and Mrs. E. ID. Whitmore, this city.
Funeral services were conducted at his late
residence Wednesday at l p; m.,. by
his uuslor. Rev. P. 81. Miller, D. D.. assisted
by Rev. C. S. Slagle. d. ID. lnterment was
made in the Westminster cemetery. The
nall bearers were Messrs. f. L. Babylon,
Geo. K. Schaeffer, John L. Anders, James
w. Lockard NJ. John Lynch and Wesley
Yingling.
WALKER,
Noah Walker, of Shiloh, died October 10,
aged II years. 4 months and l8 days.
He came to Hampstead district in 1860 aud
lived on his property, where he died, since
1858 His wife died in 1880 and he lived by
himself fl ON that time until 1899. He is also
survived by four grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. :,
He had been sick but about a week, with
typhoid fever but had been helpless since
1904, when he had severe stroke of paraly.
sis. He was an honest man and in politics
Democrat. His grandfather emigrated from
England to this country when it was largely
wilderness.
He was buried at Mt Union on Thursday
morning and funeral services were conducted
by Rev. II. w. Fuse The pallbearers were:
Michael s. Brilliant, VIM. ii. Ruby, John Fl.
Leister, Joseph II. Lippy, John N. Simmons
and Richard Smith.
HOWARD.
The funeral of Mr.. John Howard. IS years
old, of Warren, Civil War veteran, who
died on Friday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
IRA Lynch, took place Sunday afternoon.
Services were held in the Poplar Methodist
Protestant Church by Rev. Herbert B. Wright.