Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-02-07
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
MRS CATHERINE McFALL.

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death being due to pneumonia and tnt
iLfrmities of old age. The deceased
Was the daughter of the late James anO
Catherine Todd, and was born in tn
Mt. Solon neigh borhood, in the mouth
of January, 1928, and che was in her
S6th year. She was sister OF James
and Preston Todd, who preceded her
to the grave.
Many years ago she married David
Nc Fall, and of this union four chill
dren are now living, namely. stuart
b., of Washington; Hamilton B., and
b. Chambers McFall, of Mt. Scion, aDo
Miss Maggie McFall, of the same place
| She is also survived by many grand
children.
Her whole life was passed in the
village of Mt. Scion, her children grew
20 manhood and wOmanhOOd there.
She was such part and parcel OF the
neighborhOod, and her good work wat
SO Intimately interWOS en- In all that
transpired there that she will be great
y missed. In SO far rs she was abe
she assisted in CHARITY and her Chris
tan life was a model, her motherly
virtues a source Of pleasure, and her
struggle with the cares OF q family In
| uer widowhood waa brave and sue
cessfnl. She had long been member
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
| South, and her funeral took place from
that church on Monday afternoon he
ing conducted by her pastor, Rev. W..
| Il. Marsh. The funeral being attend
ed by many friends and relatives.
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Catherine McFall of Mt. Scion,
| Va after several weeks of illness, dled
at her residence in the village at 1U p.
IN. ON the first day of February, 1905,
| aged So years. She was born in Janu-
airy 1923. and was a daughter OF James
| and Catherine Todd, who settled on a
small tributary Of Messy Greek about
| the middle of the 18th century. She
lived ali her long life on and near the
| place IF her birth. She had three sis
| Jers and four brOthers-nOne OF whom
survive her. Her remains were borne
to the grave by six of her grandsOns
| who acted as pail bearers. She was
the widow of ID. b. McFall, former
merchant of the village, and was a Coz
sistent member of the M. E. Church.
South, for many years. Tne funeral
services were conducted by her pastor
Rev. W. II. Marsh. The hymns sung
during the services were Il would not
live Away, "''Lead kindly light" and
From every stormy wind that bl0Ws''
the latter one of her favOrite hymns.
Although.she suffered much during
the latter part of her sickness, she
never muImured; being perfectly ra-
| tiOnal TO the last when she sank peace
fully to sleep. Her last hours were
cneered by her bright anticipation of
joining tue hosts OF the redeemed who
mad gone before. Her death will be
deeply regretted by her relatives and
numerous friends who will never for
get the cheerful smile which so fire.
quenJly wreathed her handsome,
yOutht disappearing face; but they are
comfOrted ny the reflection that their
loss is her eternal gain, and IL will be
their privilege to meet her again in
the realms of everlasting bliss, Far
beyond the sunsets radiant glow, where
sickness and sorrow, pain and woe, land
che pangs of separation, are known no
| more forever" J. 7. G.
SAMUEL GOODE.
Mr. Samuel G0ode died on the 10Th
of January at Camden, N. j., where
be had been making his home for sew
eral years with his daughter, Mrs
Henry Sturgis. Mr.. Goode was Sc
years of age, and lived for long time
in Middlebrook. He was cultivated
gentleman of the old school, and Of the
highest character. The other chill.
dren surviving him are Mrs. A. B. Con.
nell of this city, Mrs. Tinsley Of New.
port News and Mr.. Walter Goode OF
Portsmouth. Mr.. Goode married a
Miss Gatewood of Bath county, q
daughter of the late Col. Samuel V.
Gatewood, and brother Of Col. A. q.
l.. GatewOod, who now lives at Big
Spring in Pocahontas county, w. Va.
He was brother of Col. Goode the
owner in his day of the celebrated But
falo Lithia Springs. The body wal
brought to Staunton for burial and
the funeral was from the home Of bis
daughter, Mrs. A. B. Connell on Sat
urday, the Rev. W. @. Hullihen Of
Trinity Episcopal church officiating,
MRS. SUSAN CHEW.
On Monday last, about noon. Mrs
Susan Chew died at the home of bel
nephew, Mr.. Pearl Waybrlght, OF
rrimble Hill. near Monterey, after al
illness Of about one week. Death wal
due to an attack Of pneumonia, aget
about "a years. Mrs. Chew was
daughter of the late Lewis Simmonl
and widow Of Stuart Chew, who pre-
coded her to the grave many years
During the lifetime Of her HUSBAND
and until last fall, her home was II
lower Crabbottom, where she reared ,
large family of children. They ar'
now all grown to manhood and wo
manhood and several have families
-Four Of them-Jacob. William, Jen
ME anG Martha, reside In the far. W est
Mrs. Marion Harper in Augusta, Mrs
John Botkin on Dry Branch in thi
county, and Miss Mary in Crabbottom
Highland Recorder.
MIR. J. W. NEWMAN.
Mr.. John Wesley Newman, a nativ
of Greene county, died carly Sunda
morning at bis home on West Fred
erick street, aged rs years. His dealt
was due to heart trouble and old age
He had spent most of bis life in Au
gusta county. For some time he wa
an engineer on the Chesapeake ant
Ohio railroad but gave up that posi-
tion and bought farm in the county
| anu aIC6r llVluR GueTo 6Ouo yodTb Il
moved to S,aunton. He was a man o
considerable means though be preferre
to live a quiet life. Mr.. Newman wal
faithful member of the Baptis
church. He 10 survived by his wife
who was Miss Lizzie. Bargsr, also b.
two sisters, Mrs. Layton of Clifton
, Forge, and Mrs. Adkins of Orange
The funeral took place at the Baptis
church Tuesday morning at II O'Clock
CAPT. JOSEPH RHEA CRAWFORD.
Capt. Joseph Rhea Crawford died u
his home in Bristol. Va on Thursda
of last week, aged II years. Capital
Crawford was descended from Josepl
: R. and Mary Crawford, who settled Ii
Augusta county, Va. early in tn
eighteenth century. He was in tn
!, Nineteenth Tennessee Regiment, |
the Confederate army, but later assist
, ed in organizing the Sixtieth Tennei
see, anu was made first lieutenant an
, later captain of Company g, succeed
ing Rev. j. W. Bachman as the hea
of this company. He was In all th
hattles of the Delta. including the sieQ