Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1907-05-02
Passing Through the Silent Gates.
MISS ELLEN M. LAMBRIeHr.

Miss Ellen NJ. Lambright, a much
loved resident of Shepherdstown and
an aunt of Mrs.. J. L. Cookus, Mrs.
81. NJ. Turner and 81. L. Snyder,
| publisher of the REGISTER. died very
suddenly last Saturday morning at
the home of her nieces, the Misses
Sim, in Baltimore. Miss Lambright
made her home in Shepherdstown
| with her niece, Mrs. Turner. A
couple of weeks ago she went to Bal
timore with the intention of spending
few months with her relatives In
that city. Last Saturday morning
while assisting in some light duties
about the house she suddenly sank to
the floor and in that instant she was
dead, smile lighting up her face as
if the messenger of death had been
an angel visible to her earthly eyes.
There was not moments warning OF
her death, nor was there word or
struggle from the time she was strick-
en- until the spirit so quickly took its
flight to the God who gave it. She
was 70 years and 8 months of age,
and was remarkably active for her
years, possessing until the last her
faculties almost unimpaired. During
the past year a weakness of her heart
developed, and knowing that her
stay here must necessarily be short,
she set her earthly house in order,
arranging all her temporal affairs
even to the smallest details. A MEM
Der of the Lutheran Church from her
childhood, her long life was one OF
consistent Christian faith and devo'
ton 10 her Lord, and she looked for
ward to her translation with cheerful
anticipation, waiting willingly until
He should call her. Ever of cheer.
full, sunny disposition, the approach
of death had no terrors for her, and
she often talked of joining on the 9TH
err shore those who had preceded her.
And so when the summons came she
was entirely ready, and even died as
she had expressed wish to die,
quickly and paiulessly-eDjoylng one
moment the loving care of afectionate
earthly friends and the next meeting
her Savior face to face. While not
unexpected, her death was neverthe-
less a great shock to her friends and
relatives, all of whom held her in the
greatest. love and esteem. Indeed,
few persons were more affectionately
regarded than "Aunt Ellie, as she
was lovingly called by those who
knew her, for she was charitable and
sympathetic and ever kindly inter
ested in the affairs of others. The
funeral service was held Sunday at'
ternoon in Baltimore, being conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. Miller, of the Luth.
eran Church. Monday her body, &C.
companied by a number of relatives,
was taken to Frederick, Md, where
she was born and where her early
life was spent. The body was car.
ried to its last resting.place by Blk OF
her nephews-J. W. Snyder and AL
bert B. Cookus, of Washington; d.
L. Snyder, of Shepherdstown; John
w. McCleary, of Baltimore; and
George and John Baumgardner, Of
Frederick. In the presence of her
sorrowing kinfolk and many old
friends who had gathered to pay the
last tribute to her memory, Rev. Mr.
Steck impressively read the committal
service, and her body was gently laid
to rest beside the dust of her parents
the last Of her generation and the
| only survivor of a once large family
With her grave covered with flowers
| that all her life she had loved so well,
her mortal.. clay awaits the resurrec'
ton of the just. Her memory will
long be fragrant one to those she
leaves behind.
C. C. wELTY.
Mr.. Christian G. Welty, of Colo
Iowa, died at the home of his SOD, Ira
@. Welty, a. Nevada, Iowa, April II
1907, aged 80 years and 4 months
He was born near Hagerstown, Md.
and was there married in 1852 tc
Miss Maria Coffman, who died a num-
Der of years; later, leaving four chill
dren. He was again married there
on February 81, 1862. to Miss Susan
Poffenbsrger, who died at Colo, Iowa,
January Is, 1906. leaving six grown
children. Mr.. Welty's home during
the Civil War was one year, 1862, OF
the Antietam battlefield, and three
years at Billmyer's Mil, near Shep'
herdstown. He continued to reside
in this vicinity until 1870. when he
novel his family West. He followed
farming until 1899, when he retirec
and moved to Colo, where Mrs. Welty
died seven years later Last Septem.
Der be made trip back to his ole
home in Maryland, where his only
surviving sister and eldest daughter
reside. He b came i'll in Maryland
and his son came and took him home
| in November. His death Is attributed
to chropic Bright's disease, ccmpli
Gated with asthma and eliminating in
heart trouble
Mr.. WeltY was the father Of large
family and leaves many descendants
His surviving children are Mrs. Ids
G. Long, Of townsville, Nd; Will
S. Welty, of Britt, Iowa; Henry 81
of Milledgeville, ILL.,, these being tine
children of his first wife; Daniel B.
of OREGON. Ill: Harvey A., of Ruth