The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-11-10
Prominent
Merchant
Is Dead
]. D. Woodring Succumbed to
Blood Poisoning at Mercy
Hospital Sunday.

j. d. Woodring, prominent business
man and an active citizen of West
Reynoldsville, died in the Mercy Hos
pital at Pittsburgh at 10 p. m. Sun
day, November I, 1909, from blood
poisoning. Tre latter part of Septem-
ber, this year. while visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs, D. H. Krumanocker, at White
Haven, Pa Mr.. Woodring used
razor on corn that was troubling him.
He cut little too deep and the toe got
sore, bealed, and blood poison set in.
October 26 he had to give up and go to
bed. Friday afternoon Of last week he
was taken to the Mercy Hospital to
have his leg amputated at the knee,
but he failed so rapidly that by Satur-
day morning his condition was so crit
ical that the doctors decided that an
operation would not save his life, only
hasten the end. Mr.. Woodring's
daughter, Mrs. Krumanocker, and Miss
Alice Reitz accompanied Mr.. Woodring
to hospital. Saturday afternoon Will
2. Woodring received a message to
hasten to Pittsburgh on first train and
he left here on the 4.3S p. m. train, but
when he arrived at the hospital his
father could not talk and was uncon-
scious from that time until he died.
The body was brought to his late
home in West Reynoldsvile on noon
train Monday. Funeral service will be
held in the Methodist Episcopal church
at 2.3O p. m. to-day, conducted by Rev.
John F. Black, and interment will be
made In the Reynoldsville cemetery
beside wife Of deceased.
j. d. Woodring was born at Nazareth,
Northumberland County, Pa, Novem-
ber 13, 1874, and lacked six days of be-
ing 60 years old at time OF his death,
October 7, 1862, not yet IS years old,
he enlistad in Company B, 153rd Penn
sylvania Volunteers, ard served until
October "a, 1863, when he was mustered
out, having been wounded and taken
prisoner at Gettysburg.
December 81, 1857, Mr.. Woodrinp
was united in marriage to Eliza A. Pat.
ten at Wilkesbarre, Pa, who died jan
uary, 1st, 1907.
May 1st, 1887, twenty-five years last
May, Mr.. Woodring came to Reynolds.
Vile to accept position as outside
superintendent at the tannery, which
position he held until April l, 1897, al
most ten years. In October, 1897,
twelve years ago last month, ]. d.
Woodring and son, William P. Wood
ring, embarked in the store business in
West Reynoldsville and continued the
business since that time. While super.
intendent at tannery he served one
term as school director, In 1899 was
elected justice of the peace for i've year
term, and In 1906 he was elected bur-
CESS and served three years. There
fore, as stated at beginning of this
obituary, he was not only a successful
business man, but was an active citizen.
Politically, Mr.. Woodring was Demo-
crat. He united with the Episcopalian
church some years ago and was ever
after an adherent Of that church.
Mr.. Woodring was member of John
c. Conser Grand army Post OF Reyn-
oldsville and members of that Post will
act as pail bearers. Sons of Veterans
will attend the funeral and the deceased
Comrade will be given a military burial. |
Mr.. Woodring is survived by one son |
and one daughter, William P. Wood
ring, of Reynoldsville, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Krumanocker, of White Haven,
Pa.
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