The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-27

o'clock at the home OF her son. c.
; Boice. POI East Grace Street. The fu-
neral services will be held at the res
idence this afternoon at O'Clock.
The interment will be made at Abing-
don, Va.
Mrs. G.. ID. Jones, Jf.
Mrs Rosa Whitlock Jones. wife Of G.
b. Jones. Jr.. died at her home. elS
North Thirty-four Street, yesterday.
The funeral viii take place from the
residence at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
She is survived by her husband and
by two daughters. Misses Hazel and
Nellie: one sister, Mrs. Il. B. Wharton.
and three brothers,. w. Whitioek. or
North Carolina. and J. T. and r.. NJ.
Whitlock. OF Richmond.
Mrs. Emma TomIinson Davis.
Mrs. Emma Tomlinson Davis widow
of Oliver Davis. died at 80 u. NJ. We'd
nesday at the home of her sOn-in-l law,
J. A. Divine, 1891 Second Avenue,
Highland Park. She is survived by
four children-Mrs. J. Mack Hitler.
Mrs. J. 4. Divine, Miss Annie 3. Davis
and J. NJ. Davis. The funeral Will take
place this afternoon at 3 o'clock from
the residence.
Mrs. Mary }. Fraker.
Mrs Mary J. Fraker died at her resi-
dence. 416 Clay Street. yesterday. in
the forty-frst year of her age. She is
survived by her husband, George w.
Fraker; two daughters. one sister and
two grandchildren. Arrangements for
the funeral will be announced later.
John William stickiey Tucker.
Especial 70 The Times biEpatch.l
Amherst. Va, December 26.-John
William Stickley Tucker. aged thirty
five years. weIi-knOwn lawyer ana
newspaper man. died this morning be-
tween ) and o'clock at the h me OF
his father, G. :. Tucker. near Louis
vile. His death was due To a COM
plication of diseases. and his illness
had exten deG over period of four or
FIVE years. After visiting various
health resorts including Hot Springs
Ark. in September. 1911. he gave up
active work. and since that time had
been an invalid.
Early In life Mr. Tucker determined
10 study law as his profession. lie
was educated in the public schools or
the county, at Washington and Lee
University and at the University or
Virginia.
On May 2s. 1903. he qualified TO prac-
tice law in Amherst County and located
nership with A. Z. STROBE. This was
conducted for several years. and after
its dissolution Mr.. Tucker and O. l..
Evans became partners. comprising the
law firm Of Evans & Tucker, which
continued until January l. 1911. wnen
that, too. was dissolved on account OF
Mr. fuckers i'll health.
In December. 1903. Mr.. Tucker ana
A. Z. STROBE became the owners and
editors OF the Amherst Progress. Mr..
Tucker being editor-in- chief and bug
mess manager and running the pape-
successfully for a number OF years
Mr. Tucker was a member OF the Am
herst Presbyterian Church, of Clinton
Lodge No. IS, A. F. and A. NJ, and or
the Independent Order OF Odd-Fellows.
On August "a. 1907. he was elected
county chairman OF the Democratic
executive committee. which position he
held until April s. 1912, when he ten
dered his resignation. For number
Of years he was secretary OF the AM
herst German Coach Horse Breeders
Association and Of the Amherst Mutual
Benefit Fire Insurance Association. and
was one OF the founders Of the Farm
ers' Bank of Amherst, of which he was
at one time attorney and director. lie
also filled the position of correspondent
Tor the Lynchburg News and The
Times Dispatch. OF Richmond.
Mr. Tucker is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Willie Fl. Wills. OF Am
herst. and two small children-StlcKley
Tucker. Jr. and Jane Meredith Tucker
also by his parents-Mr. and Mrs. C.
: Tucker-and the following brothers
and sisters: Harry Tucker, OF Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college. " est Ra
leigh. " c. C. 5. Tucker. Jr.. of
Lynchburg; W alter Tucker. OF Wash
ington and Lee University; Preston
Rosa D.. Mildred and Margaret Tucker,
also of Amherst County. His funeral
will take place tomorrow afternoon
at o'clock at his fathers home. and
the burial will be at the Tucker fam
lily graveyard
John w Smith.
Especial to The TImes-Dtspatch.1
Alexandria, Va. December 2G.-John
". Smith. better known as Daisy"
forty-three years old. for more than
quarter Of century engaged in selling
newspapers on the streets, died last
night at the hospital
10. II. GreenwnIt.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Alexandria, Va, December 26.-The
body Of B. T. Greenwalt, who died
Monday in Clarksburg, W. Va, was
brought here this afternoon and
buried The funeral services were
conducted BY Rev. c. r. Strausburg.
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church.