Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1910-12-01
The Death Record.

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The remains of Mrs. Charles Topman
were brought from Philadelphia on Thurs
day of last week TO the home of Chas. f.
Jones, at Kearneysville, where the tuner
al services were held on Friday by the
Rev. Charles Ghiselin. The burial was
made in the Balch family graveyard on
the Leetown road. Mrs. Topman was
Miss Flora Balch before her marriage, and
was the oldest daughter of Mrs. A. M.
Balch, formerly of Leetown, now in Phil
adelphia She grew to womanhood at
the old Balch home at Leetown, and was
held in affectionate esteem for her many
beautiful traits of character by the people
who remembered her in the Leetown and
| KearneySville vicinitleS. She married
Mr.. Topman, who was a mining operator
at Deming, New Mexico. year or two
ago, and from the time of her marriage
until she was stricken with fatal illness
about September Is, this year, she resid-
ed in New Mexico. When ii was deter
mined that her illness would end her life,
she came east TO spend her last days with
her mother in Philadelphia. Mrs. Top
man, who was so years of age, was a
niece of Mrs. P. P. Marshall, and a cous-
in of Mrs. Chas. E. Jones, OF the vicinity
of Kearneysville.-AdpOcate.
Rev. DR.. Henry Martin White, tor
many years pastor Of Loudoun Street
Presbyterian Church of Winchester, and
more recently OF Opequon Memorial
Church, at Kernstown, died Tuesday
night in Winchester Memorial Hospital Of
pneumonia. He was born in Richmond
nearly Is years ago. In the Civil War
he served as chaplain and soldier with
the Richmond Howitzefs. He leaves
widow and two sonS-Rev. William McC.
White, OF Raleigh, N. c., and Rev. Hugh
w. White, OF China. He was in the
Presbyterian ministry about 80 years and
was an authority on theology, and ire
quentIy lectured on the personal charac-
ter of Stonewall Jackson, an intimate
friend.
L. 6. Cockrell, native of Harper'S
Ferry, died from pneumonia last Sunday
morning at his home at Newburg, W. Va,
aged 81 years. He had been telegraph
operator in the service OF the B. & 0.
Railroad for "a years, having been sta
toned at the west end of the big King
wood tunnel for 27years. He is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Ella OFT, OF
Bolivar, six sons and a daughter. The
body was taken to Harper'S Ferry for
burial.
Miss Julia Kerney, only child OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. S. Kerney, died on Nov
ember 18th at the home OF her parents
near Chatham, Illinois, aged 10 years, 3
months and day. Mr.. Kerney is ma
tive of this vicinity, a son OF Mrs. Kerney
and brother OF Walter Kerney and Mrs.
Sallie Lickldier, and his friends and rela-
tives here sympathlze with him and his
wife in the loss of their beloved daughter.
Mrs. Mary Jane Bryarly, widow OF
Richard Bryarly and member OF one OF
Berkeley county's prominent families,
died yesterday at DarkeSvile, aged Il
years. She is survived by a son and
daughter, harry p. Bryarly, of Darkes-
vile, and Mrs. c. A. Miller, OF Martins
burg. Mrs Bryarly, whose maiden name
was Payne, was most excellent woman,
and her death is greatly regretted.
Mrs. Lena SiSler, wife of Abram L. Sis
Ter, died a few days ago at the home OF
her father in Buffalo, N. Y, from scarlet
fever. Mr.. SiSler, who is former resi-
dent OF Shepherdstown, is now employed
in Washington. He was notified OF her
illness and left at once for Buffalo, but
she died before he reached her bedside.
Mrs. Penwell, wife ofMr. FonroSe Pen
well, died suddenly at her home on the
east side of the Shenandoah river on
Thursday, Novembei24. She was aMISS
Painte, before hermarriage and was about
SO years of age. Her husband and two
children survive.
Mrs. Sarah Doran, widow OF Michael
Doran, died at her home nj Harper'S Ferry
last Friday, agedSl years. She was born
in Ireland, but had lived in this country
since she was a little girl. She is SUR
vived by son and daughter,
Mrs. Molle Barker, wife OF RUFUS I.
Barker, died at her home in Harper'S
Ferry last Wednesday, after long illness.
She is survived by her husband, three
daughters and son.
Charles Taylor, young man who lived
near Greensburg, Berkeley county, died
last Saturday from typhoid fever, aged ~
years.