Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-08-27
DEATHS DURING THE WEEK
MRS. MARTHA HANGER.

MRS. MARTHA HANGER.
On Friday morning, the Goth, of Au-
gust, 1909, Mrs. Mary Martha Hanger,
widow of the late Henry Miller Han
ger, departed this life at her home in
Waynesboro, after an illness of few
weeks, caused by the infirmities of old
age.
Mrs. Hanger was the last surviving
daughter and member of the family of
the late Col. George g. Robertson, and
was born Dec. II, 1929. She was mar
ried Dec. LIST, 1858. After her marriage
she removed with her husband to
Brandy Station in Culpeper county,
and lived there until the conditions
arising from the civil war made it inn
possible to longer remain in that local
ity. Their home was soon burned by
the Federal army and this coupled with
the fact that her husband died a year
as so later prevented her return. She
thereafter resided in this county. She
leaves surviving her two daughters,
Mrs, Thomas Yancey and Miss Jennie
Hanger of Waynesboro, and two sons,
George R. Hanger, of Ashville, North
Carolina, and Alexander M. Hanger, of
Hampton, Va, all of whom were with
her at the time of her death. Her moth
er was Anne Harnesberger, and she
was widely related throughout the
county. Deceased was an aunt on his
mothers side of Mr.. R. S. Turk of this
city. No more consistent Christian,
truer woman, kinder mother, nor faith
full friend could be found. Her long
life of 80 years linked the distant past
with the present in an interesting way,
and her mind undimmed almost to the
last, carried in it a store of valued facts
which she told to those about her with
charm peculiarly her own. Let with
family of small children, and impov
erished by the war, she however, met
bravely the conditions, and not only
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womanhood but administered to 9TH
ers, aiding those in distress and sick
ness as only the women who knew the
honors of wal, the privations it entailed,
and the suffering it enforced, could do.
Her remains were laid to rest in Mt.
Zion cemetery beside her husband in
the family burying ground of the late
Peter Hanger, on Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, the services being conduct
ed by the Rev. A. A. Walker of the
Methodist Church and attended by
many of her friends. At the grave was
sung hymn which to her was solace
in her deepest affiiction.
"How firm foundation. Ye saints of
the Lord"
MRS. LUCY M. CRIST yINT.
Sangerville, Va, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Lucy
M. Crist Vint, wife of Benjamin Vint,
and sister of J. w. Crist, well-known
merchant of Sangerville, died at her
home in this place this morning at $40
o'clock, after having been in feeble
health for three years. The funeral
will be held tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock from the Methodist church,
Rev. Mr.. Henderson conducting the
services.
Mrs. Vint was born August 26, 1887,
and was consequently in her seventy
second year. November I, 1857, she
was married in Hagerstown to Mr..
Vint, who is a veteran of the
Stonewall Brigade and widely known
as a public school teacher, he having
spent 81 years of his life in teaching.
In addition to her husband she leaves
five sons-Bernard E., of Craigsville;
Cameron, of Staunton; Weldon, of
Sangerville; Ernest of Rockingham
county; Marvin, who is salesman in
the store of H. Wise & Sons at Harri-
sonburg; and one daughter, Miss Jen-
ME Vint. She also leaves two broth
ers-J. w. Crist, Sangerville; and
Joseph Crist, Of this county; and two
sisters-Mrs. Sarah McCutcheon and
Miss Caroline Crist, both of Sangerville.
Moffett Crist, Of ckbridge county, is
a half brother and Miss Emma Crist,
of Shenandoah City, half sister.
Mrs. Vint was a woman of noble
Christian character and member of
the Methodist church, with which she
united when sixteen years old. She
possessed lovable disposition, was a
devoted wife and mother, and was held
in the tenderest affection by her chill
dren. No woman ever lived in this
community who more generally en-
joyed the esteem of her neighbors and
acquaintance than she.
MRS. MARTHA J. MINOR.
Bridgewater, Aug. 25.-Mrs. Martha
J. Minor, wife of DR.. J. q. Minor, died
at her home on Main street yesterday
about II o'clock.
Mrs. Minor suffered stroke of apo
plexy on the 18th of last month and
about four weeks later was stricken
again and from the second attack she
never rallied sufficiently to leave her
bed. During the last few days the end
has been expected at any time
Mrs. Minor was a daughter of the late
Mr.. James Crawford, of Augusta coun-
ty, where for many years he was a well
known successful farmer and business
man.
Mrs. Minor is survived by her hus-
band, DR.. J. G. Minor, of this place;
one son, H. G. Minor, a merchant of
Greenville, two daughters, Miss Annie
Minor, who lived with her parents, and
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