The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-06-27
THE DEATH RECORD.
RUSSELL NAY runner.


Russell Nay, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Runner, was born July 18th, 1903,
and died near Crellin, June 10th, 1907,
at the age of four years, eleven months,
and one day. He was laid to rest in the
Ashby cemetery on June 21st, 1907.
MRS. MARY THAYER.
At her home near Thayersville, on
Monday evening, Mrs. Mary Thayer,
widow of Wright Thayer, died from
the effect of paralysis. She was buried
yesterday morning in the Thayersville
cemetery. and the funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Donachy, the Bap-
tise minister, of Friendsville. She was
in her seventy-ffth year, and is surviv-
ed by three children, John, William and
Daniel, two other sons, Thomas and
Harry, having died some time ago.
NELLIE C. KILDOw.
Miss Nellie G. Kildow died at the
home of her foster-parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George c. Kildow, near Oakland,
Monday morning, at 1905 o'clock. She
died of consumption, with which disease
she had suffered for several years.
Her age was fifteen years, ten months,
and seventeen days. The funeral SER
vices were held yesterday afternoon
from her home near the Totten farm.
They were conducted by Rev. J. B.
Workman, the pastor of the Methodist
church of which the deceased was a
member. Her remains We're laid at
rest in the Oakland cemetery. Miss
Kildow has lived at Oakland for seven
years, and during that time has become
well known to our people. And in the
same time she made many friends who
sympathize with those Of her own
household who will feel most keenly the
absence of her Christisn, cheerful spirit.
MRS. AGNES HART NELSON.
Mrs. Agnes Hart Nelson died at her
home Tuesday evening at 8.55. The i'm
mediate cause of her death was drop
sy. Her age was Twenty-Five years and
sixteen days. She was inferred this
morning at nine O'Clock in the Oakland
Catholic Cemetery.
Two children, husband, two broth
ers and three sisters survive her. The
older child's name is Mary, aged four
years, and the younger's name is Mar
cellus, age two years. The brothers are
Messrs. John w. Hart, of Oakland, and
Eugene Hart, now of Pittsburg, Pa;
the sisters are Mrs. Joe Helbig and Miss
Mary Hart, of Oakland, and Mrs. C. A.
Bolden, of Myersdale, Pa.
The deceased has been sick over
year, but was not compelled to stay in
bed all the while except during the six
weeks proceeding her death. Her home
was in the Mrs. Townshend property
on Alder street, from which place the
body was taken this morning to the
Catholic Church where the usual service
of the Catholic church were conduct
ed by Father Cornell, of which church
she was a devout member,
She was married to Mr. Thomas Mel
son, of Oakland, on April Both, 1902.
She was born in Oakland, June Sth, 1873,
and having lived in this town all of her
life she is well known to the people of
this vicinity.
Mrs. Nelson was a woman of unusual
attractiveness. She was mother who
said her first duty was to her home and
her own. Throughout her entire life
she displayed those characteristics which
made her acquaintences to be her
friends. All who knew her admired her
bravery and praised the beautiful spirit
which she displayed on all occasions
during the last year of her life, when
she realized that soon she was to be
called to the next world.