The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25
WAL TER t. GRANT
? ASSES A WAY
Well-Known Citizen of IIenrico
County Dies After Long
Illness.

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Walter e. Grant, one of the best
known citizens of IIcnrico county.
died at his country home, "Grantlands,"
yesterday morning at 9:45 o'clock.
The !minedia tie cause OF his death was
heart trouble, thought TO have been
brought on by an attack of paralysis,
which he suffered more than year
ago. He partially recovered from tae
stroke, but had been in bed about
three weeks.
Mr.. Grant was born In this city
tifty-iiye years ago, but for q number
of years. had resided in the county.
He was twice a member of the Board
of Supervisors, having resigned his
Office Il short while ago on account OF
Ill health. He was among the first
and most ardent advocates of good
roads in the county. and IT was large
~ through his efforts that the system
the author OF the widctlre law which
went into effect throughout the county
last spring. duplicate of which has
been taken for the citys model
who, was Miss Augustine. and ten
children--Mrs. Thomas Armistead, Mrs.
John Fletcher, Miss Edith Grant and
Joseph. Alfred, Bernard. Spottswood
The funeral services Will be held
from "Grantlands" at IL o'clock Mon
/ day. The interment will be private
w. II. Johnson.
tor of Bristol. and father of Mrs. Geo
NJ. Cease, of Richmond, died yesterday
morning morning In a Roanoke Hospital Mr.;
Mrs. Cease. and a widow.
Mrs. Smile A. Young.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
charlottesville. Va, June 24.-Mrs.
died last night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. N. C. Maupln, after a
long illness. Her husband, James II.
Young. preceded her to the grave nine
teen years ago, She was a native Of
Fluvanna county but had resided in
Charlottesville for the past twenty
years. Five children survive-5lrs. j.
Tyler Young and Mrs s0i \. G. Ma Niau phI
of this city.
w. r. Downer.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch:l
Downer died at his home about four
miles from Gordonsvlie. in Albemarle
county, Saturday morning at 2:4o
O'clock. after an illness Of about ten
survived by, his wife and three chill
dren-Ashby.. Ellis and Miss Anna
Downer-besides his father and a
HIS body viii be taken to Maple
wood Cemetery Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock for interment.
Louis ID. Jones.
fSpecialto The Times Dispatch.l
Lynchburg, Va. June 2i.-Louis ..
Jones. q retired farmer. aged seventy
four years. died Thursday at his home
t New Store. Buckingham county. His
widow and eight sons and four dough
tiers survive. They are Paul -. Jones,
of sheppards: DR.. Louis D. Jones. OF
Louisa. KY: c. II. Jones, OF New
Store: DR.. H. l. Jones. of ST. Charles,
Mo-; w. II. Jones, of Columbia. s. c.:
Rev Plummer F. Jones. OF Arvonia |.
NJ. S. Jones. OF Columbia. S. c.. Ernest
Jones. of Altavlsta; Mrs. c. o. Forbes.
OF Clarke: Mrs. W. B. Morris, of Bos-
ton. Mass; Miss a. P. Jonee. OF New
Store. and Mrs. w. F. Horner. OF
, Rosemary, n. c.
Rev. John w. Martin.
Especial to The Times-Dispatc h.]
,Lynchburg, va, June 24.-Rev. John
W. Martin, who. for forty years, was
| a Baptist minister in Amherst and Nell
son counties, died Thursda,- Mt his
home at Gidsville. death coming after
brief illness. He was q native of
Appomattox county, and was sixty
three years old. He was graduate
of Richmond College. HIS wife and
the following children survive: c. B.
Martin, of Lynchburg: Sampson Mar
tin. OF Charlottesville: Maitland Mar
tin. OF Maryland; Mrs. r. c. Taylor
and Mrs. Frank Scott. OF Lynchburg.
Samuel II. Hoiton.
Durham, y. c.. June 24.-Samuel NJ
Holton, a prominent lawyer who died
early to-day. was a victim of pellegra
according to attending physicians. Mr.
Holton, who was forty years old. was q
brother of United States District At.