Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-11-07
Death Loves a Shining Mark.

Death Loves Shining Mark.
II is with regret that we record the
death of John Oscar Lemen, talented
young lawyer of Martinsburg and a native
of the vicinity of Shepherdstown. which
occurred last Thursday afternoon in the
former place. Mr.. Lemen died from
pneumonia. after an illness OF eleven
days. He was taken i'll on the night OF
October p, and the next day was remov-
ed TO the Kings Daughters Hospital,
where every attention was given him.
He had not been in robust health for
some time, and as his illness was very
severe from the first, hope of saving his
life was soon abandoned. The end came
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Lemen, who
was in his 4lst year, was son OF the late
Martin B. and Mary c. Lemen, and was
born on the home farm west Of She p
herdStown. After attending Shepherd
College for time he went to Martins
burg, when he was seventeen years Of
age, and resided there until his death.
He graduated in law from the West Viz
ginia University in 1905, and then began
the practice of law in Martinsburg. He
was city attorney for two years, and for
the past several years was clerk OF the
federal bankrupt court for this district.
He had been for some time director OF
| the Old National Bank of Martinsburg.
Mr.. Lemen was a lawyer Of ability, being
endowed with an unusually bright mind,
and was genial, kind-hearted man who
had many warm friends. His death in
the prime OF life is deeply regretted.
Surviving him are his wife, who was Miss
Clara Whitmore, and three little children;
also the following brothers and sisters
w. N. Lemen, of Brunswick; C.. C.,
Thomas T. and J. A. Lemen. of Martins
burg; S. F. Lemen, of Shepherdstown;
Mrs. ]. A. Hendricks, Misses Augusta F.
and Mary Catherine Lemen, OF this vicin-
ity. The funeral service was held last
Saturday afternoon in the Presbyterian
Church at Martinsburg, of which he was
member, the service being conducted
by Rev. DR.. F. M. Woods and Rev. DR..
Charles Ghiselin. The body was inter
red in Green Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Ann Maria Heflebower, native
of ShepherdstoWn, died last Wednesday
at her home in Polo, Illinois, aged IS
years and 2 months. The deceased,
who was a daughter of the late Jacob and
Margaret Cookus, went West about a
half century ago, and most of her long
life was spent far from her native place,
though she always retained deep inter
est in the affairs OF her old home. Mrs.
Heflebower was good Christian wom-
an, and though in her later years she had
been afflicted with serious illness and had
to undergo painful surgical operations,
she bore her sufferings with patience
The friends here who knew her in the
long ago will learn of her death with Sor-
row. Surviving her are three sons,
George, Frank and Joseph, and two
daughters, Mrs. Samuel Fahrney and
Mrs. Howard Irwin. She leaves also in
Shepherdstown a brother, Joseph L.
Cookus, and two sisters, Mrs. John H.
| Keesecker and Mrs. Eliza Caster.
Mrs. Mary V. Hanna, widow OF Isaac
Hanna, died last Saturday at her home
in Hagerstown after brief illness from
heart trouble. Mrs. Hanna was native
of the Shepherdstown vicinity, having
been daughter of the late David Hoff-
man, well-known farmer living east OF
this place. She was a consistent menu
Der of the Reformed Church and was
respected by all who knew her as a
kind hearted, devoted Christian woman.
She has many relatives in this section by
whom she was highly esteemed. SUI
viving her are two daughters, Mrs.
Thomas Brewer and Miss May Hanna,
both of Hagerstown. She also leaves a
half brother, Jacob L. Hoffman, in Cali
fornia. The funeral service was held in
Zion Reformed Church, HagerStown, on
Tuesday, interment in Rose Hill Gene
| terry.
William M. Brown, one OF the Oldest
residents OF the southern section OF our
county, died last week at the home OF his
son, Walter E. Brown, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Brown was native of Virginia, but
moved to this county about eighteen
years ago. He is survived by two sons,
Jas. f. and Walter E. Brown, both OF
Summit Point, and one daughter, Mrs. J..
William Blackford, OF Bardane. The de-
ceased was an estimable man and an ex-
emplary citizen, and was respected by
all who knew him.
William B. Timberlake, well-known
resident of Clarke county, Va, died last
Thursday at his home near White Post,
aged 81 years.
Roy Shepherd, a B. & o. brakeman,
died in the City Hospital in MartinSburg
last Saturday from typhoid fever, aged
26 years.
lanes B. Fisher, OF Bunker Hill,
Berkeley county, died last week, aged II
years.
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