Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1910-08-05
DEATH OF v. c. MOFFETT
OCCURS SUNDAY EVENING
Passes Away Peacefully at
Augusta Sanatorium, After a
Brave Fight for Life


which occurred about three miles
south of Harrisonburg on Friday
night last, whilst he in company
with Mr. D. L Porter the owner Of
the car, Mr.. L. L. Bowman and Mr..
Porter's chauffeur Lee Jones. were re.
turning from Harrisonburg about
midnight, accounts Of which have been
fully detailed in these columns, died
after great suffering at the Augusta
Sanatorium on Sunday night little
after nine O'Clock. AS heretofore
stated, Mr.. Moffetts left leg which was
terribly crushed in the accident, was
amputated just above the knee on Sat
urday at 2 O'Clock and his physicians
and friends-h hoped that he might re-
cover as he had stood the operation and
taken some nourishment thereafter.
There hopes, however, were in vain
and, as stated, he passed away shortly
after nine O'Clock, having lost con-
seriousness sometime before.
Mr.. Moffett was in the prime of life,
in active business, q man of remark
able energy and fine Judgment. He
was the leading member of the New
Market Lumber Company, success
full corporation, and he made his home
in this city, though his business call.
ed him away good deal of the time.
His first residence in STAUNTON be-
gan when he came here as the agent
of the B. and o. railroad, some 90
years ago, which position he filed
with great satisfaction for a number
Of years and later he became the
travelling aren't of the road IN this
territory. He is member of a dis
tinguished family of that name in the
Valley and was a nephew of DR. Sam
uel B. Moffett, who was for several
years a senator from Rockingham
County in the Virginia Legislature
and gained much rencwn during Re-
adjuster days. MIR. Moffett's friends
in STANTON and through the VAL
ey we're very numerous and his death
will cause deep regret wherever he is
known. He was genial, wholesouled,
the soul of honor, and took leading
part in every enterprise in which he
engaged. He was a candidate in the
recent election in Staunton for City
Council and whilst not elected. receiv-
ed most fiattering vote. He had at
tanned high position as Mason, be-
ing Shriner and was a member of
Rockingham Union No. ~, A. F. and
A. M. His immediate family consists
of one brother, Mr.. Joseph S. Moffett
of Woodstock, and six sisters, Mrs.
Lewis A. Zirkle, and Misses Minnie
and Myra E. Moffett of New Market,
Mrs. S. c. Cox of Harrisonburg, Mrs.
R. B White Of Strausburg and::Mrs.
Bette Guerrant of West Virginia.
The remains left here on the AS B.
and o. train, yesterday afternoon and
were taken to New Market, where the
funeral will take place today from the
Inn e Of his brother in law, Mr.. L. A.
Zirkle. A number of his friends &C.
cOmpanied thu remains to the station
and delegation of Masons of the
SFAUNTON lodge went with them to
NJ Market. The burial will be con-
Quoted Win Masonic Orders in addi-
tion to the religious ceremony which
will be performed Mr.. Moffett was
about 45 years Of age. His untimely
death has cast a gloom over this city
where the apprehension had hung like
a pail for several days.
At a meeting of the Beverley Club,
a social organization of this city, last
night, the following resolutions were
presented BY a committee composed of
the following members. R. S. Turk,
w. H. Parent, Duncan Curry and L.
A. Beck. relative to the death of w.
G. Moffett, which occurred Sunday
night at nine O'Clock at the Augusta
Sanatorium.
Resolved that in the death
Of Mr.. W. EG. Moffett, mem
Der of long and honorable standing in
this club, this body has sustained an
ir1eparable loss:
That his untimely death has deeply
saddened every member and impressed
itself upon us on account of the pecu.
liar sadness surrounding it, as no othe,
event occurring in our existence as q
club:
That we mourn the death of 8
member whose friendship was univer.
sally cherished, whose worth was in.
estimable. whose manly and chivalrous
character, whose high ideals, whose
sense of honor and whose career as 8
citizen, is proud heritage of his
family, his friends and to this organi
zatiOn.
Resolved that this club adopt the
usual badges of mourning for it's mem
bers that it send suitable wreatns o.
flowers to the family as an emblen O.
it's regard that it cause the secretary
to spread these resolutions upon thu
minutes of this organization and /,
copy thereof to he furnished to tn,
family of the f1ecaasad