Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1909-01-30
GRIM REAPER
DEATH is BUSY
James H. Small, Worthy Citizen
Of County, Died Suddenly.
MRS. REBECcA M'kEE DIES
FROM APOPLECTlC STROKE

FROM APOPLECTlC STROKE
Body Of VIM. w. Anderson, Who
Died In Washington Hospital From
scalds, Brought Here for Burial
jackson c. Harper Dead in Hagers-
fown-Had Relatives Here.
From The World CT Monday.
Mrs. Rebecca Mckee, widow OF
william Mckee, died Sunday morn
ing at o'clock at her residence, 40
West Race street, OF apoplexy, aged
SO years and 10 months. She suffer
ed the apoplectic stroke last Tuesday
evening at o'clock and never re
gained consciousness afterwards.
Surviving are seven children VIM
e., MartinsDGrg; J. S. New York; S.
~, Central America; Mrs. NJ. E. Wei
Ter, Martinsburg, and Misses Lottie
". Olivia j. and Louise at home;
also one brother and three sisters:
steiametz, Mrs. Hannah Flory, Mrs
Maggie Prather and Mrs. Charlotte
sponseller. all of Clearsprlng, Nd.
Mrs. Mckee was a Miss Steinmetz
before her marriage and was born
IN Clearspring, Nd She was resi-
dent Of Martinsburg for the last thir-
ty years. She was a member OF the
Fret Methodist church and was be-
loved by large circle of friends.
Her husband died FIVE years ago.
The funeral will take place from
the house Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, conducted by Rev. Dr. ].
Paul Wright. assisted by Rev. T. X
Cromer of Winchester. Interment in
Green Hill cemetery.
James n. Small.
Mr.. James Fl. Small an aged and
highly respected citizen OF Berkeley
county, died Sunday morning at a
O'Clock. at his residence four miles
north of this city, aged "a years
Death was the result of heart failure
and was sudden and unexpected. He
arose in the morning in his usual
health and went to the barn to feed
his stock When he returned to the
house he complained of feeling i'll and
was put to bed. He expired few
minutes afterwards.
Surviving are his wife and four
children: Mrs B. F. Couchman,
north Of town, and William, Boyd and
James II. jr, AT home; also these
brothers and sisters: John, Arden
district; Hunter, near town; Reuben
Small and Mrs, David Beard, this
city; Mrs. Rebecca Mason Bedington,
and Mrs. Joseph Davis. Bakersville,
Md, and three grandchildren.
Mr.. Small was a lifelong resident
of this county and farmer by oc-
cupation. He was for some years a
deacon in the Lutheran church and
one OF the best men in the community
He was man OF upright character,
kind to the poor, a good neighbor and
firm friend.
Funeral Tuesday at 1890 a. m.
from the house, conducted by Rev.
c. S. Trump. Interment ia Green
Hill cemetery.
VIM. w. Anderson.
VIM. w. Anderson. formerly Of this
city, died Saturday morning at 10
o'clock in the Casualty hospital
Washington, from the effects Of being
scalded in a bath tub in the National
hotel last Tuesday afternoon as re-
ported in a dispatch to The Evening
World last Wednesday. 1t is
not known whether he jumped into
the tub of boiling water with suicidal
intent or WIS overcome with a fit and
fell into it from the 1act that he had
his clothes on when found later by
employees of the hotel He was 46
years old and leaves a wife, from
whom he had separated, and one
child. He had lately been a travelling
salesman and left Martinsburg about
eight years ago. He was born IN
Winchester.
The body was sent here yesterday
afternoon from Washington, arriving
on No. 5. In charge or Undertaken
Wilen it was taken to the residence
of Mr.. George E. Anderson, brother o.
the deceased on Hess avenue.
Besides his wife and child the fol