Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-11-11
MRS. LAURA PIKE
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
Well Known Lady Found Dead in Bed
by Her agl1ter--Mrs. Edwards
Dead at Darkesviue.

Friends of The family in this com.
munity We're shocked this morning
when apprised of the sudden death OF
Mrs. Laura Pike, widow OF Nelson I.
Pike. 401 West King street. shortly
before 6 o'clock Tuesday morning Miss
AMELIA Pike called her mother as
usual and, receiving no answer went
to her bedroom to see il anything was
wrong when she was Mortified to find
her mother apparently dead in bed.
Df. Sites was hastily summoned but
the spark OF life had evidently left
/ Ter body some time before the daush-
ter's discovery. death being due to
heart failure.
Mrs. Pike retired the night before
| feeling as we'll as usual so there was
10 thought then OF her sudden demise.
She had however, been in III health
since her husbands shocking death
seven years ago at North Branch
near Cumberland. when his 3 q o.
engine was blown up by collision
with wagon load of dynamite at the
crossing, and she had never fully re-.
covered from the shock attendant on
that disaster The family had moved
/ from West John street to their new
home only last Thursday and Mrs.
PIKE was delighted with the change.
little thinking that this pleasure
would be so short lived. Much SYM
patty goes out TO the griefstricken
children in the death of a devoted
mother.
Mrs. pike was the daughter Of
Jacob and Susan (Pendleton) Thomas
ard was born near Tabler's Station
s. years ago the second of last
August. She had been resident of
Martinsburg since her marriage and
bad W ae circle Of friends here and
elsewhere. She was a member 81 the
5, Christian church and was esteemed
/ ly all who knew her.
She Is survived by four children:
sfiTs Aaafsssss n elson r. and James w.
\ Fike. at home. aad Frank r., Atlanta.
| Ca; brother Pendleton Thomas, of
4 Grand Chain. Illinois,
The funeral arrangements will be
announced tomorrow.
Funeral Of Mrs. Trammeil.
! The funeral OF Mrs. Maria H. Tram
nell was held Sunday afternoon at
100 o'clock at her late residence, els
| North Queen street, and was largely
/ attended Rev. DR.. F. M Woods Of
the Presbyterian church and for many
years pastor Of the deceased, ofiiciat-
ed at the service. The interment
took place in Greens Hill cemetery
the pallbearers being II s. Cushwa,
W. A. Gard, r. L. Snodgrass. C. A..
Young, j. II. Whetzel and Roscoe
Rauch.
Mrs. Maria kaufman Trammell,
widowsof Jacob s. Tram-nel died Fri
day afternoon at 1.15 o'clock OF heart
failure at her home, 615 North Queen
street, aged 81 years. She had been
/ in III health for about three years.
due to dropsical affection. but for
the past month her condition was
much more serious, the disease affect
! ing her heart and finally terminal ng
| in death.
Mrs. Trammel Is survived by three
children: Frank J. Trammell and
Mrs Cleveland NJ Seibert, this city.
ard Miss Nellie Trammell, at home
also four stepchildren Mrs. j. Marion
Hollis, Gerardstown; Miss Sallie and
p. Guy Trammell, at home and w.
/ Ernest Trammell, this city.
Mrs. Tra.nmell was the daughter OF
| b. F.. and Caroline (Foster) kaufman
ard was born and reared in Williams
port, Md. For the past thirty years
he was resident of Martinsburg,
where she was esteemed by ell who
knew her and beloved by her friends.
| She was a member OF the Presby-
terian church and Berkeley CAapter
/ ITrited Daughters OF the Confec sracy
Mrs. TrammelI's husband diel here
| IT. December 1905.
Funeral Sunday afternoon a. l.S0
~ the house, in charge Of Rev DIT.
I f NJ. Woods. and intermeat In Green
Hill cemetery.
James D. Hollis.
The funeral of James D. Hobs. late
! Of PA North College street, who ex-
Fired suddenly Friaay afternoon Of
apoplexy was held this afternoon att
2S0 O'clock in St. Iohn's lutheran
church, Of which he was q member.
The pastor, Rev. G. S, Tramp con-
Quoted the service VIII oh. despite the
Indictment weather was largely At
| tended. Hose CO. No. 3 Of which he
was member. attended the faneral
II n body aud two OF them served as
rallbearers. Internent in Green Hill
cemetery The palIbeorsr were w