Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-01-24
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK.
REV, SAMUEL DRIVER.

REV. SAMUEL DRIVER.
| Rev. Samuel Driver, one Of the best
known men in the county, died at his
home near New Hope about midnigt t
Friday night of heart trouble. He
was about n years uf age and was a
native of Rockingham county. Bis
hop DRYER as he was usually called
was one of the best known and most
popular German Baptist preachers in
the state. Everybody In this part of
the country knew him well and liked
him very much. He had a. pleasant
greeting for everybody. On Wednes
day of tue past week he attended
meeting in the council chamber here,
with reference to the annual. confer
ence of the German Baptlsts next
year. and spoke several times, and
seemed in his usual health. Mr.. Driver
had attended eighteen annual gather
Jugs of that denomination, but missed
the one held last year. Mr.. Driver is
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Anna Myers of Rockingham county.
aud by ten children, six sons and f0ut
daughters. The children are Messrs.
Benjamin, John. Thomas and Homer
of the county, Rev. Casper OF West
| Virginia, and Oscar of North Dakota !;
Mrs. d. q. Flory and Mrs. John Harms
berger of the county and Misses Jennie
and Lottie Driver at home.
MR.. JACOB g. HEvENER.
Highland Recorder: Mr.. Jacob G
Hevener, whose illness has been refer
red to at intervals for some time. died
at his home near Hightown at a late
hour Monday evening. His death,
while source of deep regret, was not
| surprise to bis friends and neighbors.
who had despaired of bis life. Death
was due to dia betes, with which dread
disease be had been afflicted for several
years.
In the death of Jacob G.. Hevener
the county loses prosperous, worthy
farmer citizen, and one who will be
greatly missed. especially by those of
his neighborhood. He was kind heart
ed and sympathetic, and, during all
his life, was one Of the first to reach
sick-bed in the community where help
and assistance were needed.
He was the son of the late w. D.
Hevener, and a member of large
family of boys and girls. He was
twice married. and is survived by
wife and six children-Messrs. Grover.
Frank, Charles. Robert, and Misses
Sadie and Lizzie Hevener.
Mr.. Hevensr was confederate sol.
der. e2d Virginia, and was badly
wounded during the service.
He was member of the Methodist
church and also of the Monterey lodge
of Odd Fellows, who attended his
funeral on Wednesday, using the
beautiful ritualistic burial services of
their order.
Mr.. Hevener was about 81 years of
age. Interment was made at High.
town church.
MRS. w. A. ELLINGER.
Mrs. ElIinger, wife of Mr.. W. A.
EIlinger of Crimora, died at her home
on the 18th instant of pneumonia COM
plicated with heart trouble, and her
death came as a shock to her family
and friends, as her condition on the
day previous was regarded as s0me-
what better. She is survived by her
husband and seven children, two of
whom are now very ill. She was de.
voted wife and mother and she will be
greatly missed in her home, as we'll as
in the community. The funeral took
place from Mt. View church, conduct
ed by Rev. Burkhead of Mt. HOreb.
The interment was in the adjacent
cemetery.
MRS. JANE DINKLE.
Mrs. Jane Dinkle died Friday after
noon at her home two miles north Of
Mt. Scion after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Dinkle was the widow of the late
Jacob Dinkle, who died about fourteen
years ago. She was before marriage a
Miss Swartz, and had made her home
in Rockingham county all her life. liv.
ing both In the vicinity of Goods Mill
and Mt. Scion, her home being for the
past thirty years several miles north of
Mt. Scion. She was about rs years
old and is survived by four daughters
Miss Clara Dinkle. Philadelphia; Mrs.
F. Paulsackel, of Staunton; Mrs. GIN.
Arehart, of Waynesboro, Va; and
Mrs. Laura Long. She also leaves
sister, Mrs. Rhoda Moore, of Nassau
eta Springs.
The funeral services were held Sat.
u1day at O'Clock at the Presbyterian
church of Parnassus. conducted by
Rev. J. u. Massey.
MRS FANNIE FULTON.
Mrs. Fannie Fulton died at her
home at Grottoes Friday after an Ill.
ness of only two days with pneumonia,
aged 68 years. The funeral took place
from Mt. Horeb Pres byterian church at
II O'Clock Sunday morning and the in
terment was in Mt. Horeb cemetery.
Mrs. Full ton was Miss Mills, born
near Spring Hill, and was the widow
of the late Alexander Fulton. She had
been the greater part of her life a
faithful communicate of the Presby-
terrain church, and was an estlmable
woman. She is survived by six chill
dren, four sons and two daughters, as
folInxus. Mr. Ia Eulton Of