Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-09
JOHN 0. LEMEN
YIELDS TOATTACk
Of PNEUMONIA
PROMINENT MEMBER OF
BERKELEY COUNTY BAR

Native of jefferson County, Graduate
Of the w. Va. University in Law
Clerk Of Bankrupt Court, Director In
Old National Bank, Universally Pop
uar, Mr.. Lemen's Death Causes
Widespread Sorrow in This commu-
nifty.
4 Mr.. John o. Lemen, prominent
lawyer of Martinsburg and widely
known in this section of the state,
died Thursday evening at 4:40 o'clock
OF pneumonia in the dist year of his
age. Though not unexpected his
death came as a great shock to the
+ people OF this community where he
} had spent the greater part of his life
Mr.. Lemen was taken i'll on the eve
ming OF the 22nd OF October, although
he had not been in robust health for
some years. Tha. evening about s
! he was in the office of his brother. G.
G. Lamen, and complained of not feel
ing well, but remained there till
o'clock and then went to his home on
East King street. That night about
10 o'clock he was taken very sick and
a physician was called. The next
morning he was removed to the Kings
Daughters Hospital, nearby. His con-
dition became alarming from the very
start While reports from his bedside
were somewhat reassuring at times,
yet it was known from the first that
his case was very critical. He made
a hard hight for life, but in his deli
cate health, he was unable to with
stand the attack OF pneumonia. The
end came peacefully shortly before
5 o'clock Thursday evening.
John Oscar Lemen was the son Of
deceased, and was born on farm
two miles from Shephehrdstown, on
March s, 1872. In his youth he attend
ed Shepherd College, Shepherdstown,
for while and when about II years
of age he came to this city to make
his home with his brother, Mr.. T. L.
Lemen. He clerked in the stores of
Henry Herring and ID. w. Roderick
for couple years or more and then
entered the law Office of MIR. Ii. II. En-
inert and read law for a year prepar-
atory to entering the law department
of the West Virginia University at
Morgantown. Graduating in 1905, he
returned to this city, opened law
Office and praeticed his profession I'M
til his last Illness
Mr.. Lemen had been clerk of the
bankrupt court in the I'd congression-
al district, under Referee James ID.
Butts, of Harpers Ferry, ever since the
court was established. TINS gave him
wide acquaintance in a large sec
ton of this state. Mr.. Lemen also
served as city attorney for two years
under he administration of Mayor w.
e. Minghini, in 1905 and 1906. He
discharged the duties OF his Office
with distinction TO himself and credit
to the city. His death removes an
ornament to the Berkeley county bar
and useful citizen from the commun-
ity,
MIR. Lemen was a director in the
Old National Bank and a member OF
the Presbyterian church since young
manhood
On his social side Mr.. Lemen was a
most congenial and companionable
gentleman. Suaye, polite and full OF
good humor, with kind and sympa-
thetic disposition, he made friends
wherever he went. Pew men in Mar
tinsburg were as popular as he, and
his cheerful manner made him a wei
come caller everywhere. He was pop
ular with the members of his profess
sion and was held in the highest es-
TEEN by the whole public. The death
OF Mr. Lemen, therefore, just at the
meridian of life, causes general sor-
row, while sincere sympathy goes out
to his bereaved widow and three lit
tie children.
Mr.. Lemen is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Clara Whitmore, this
city, and three young children: Phoe-
be, Beach and Jack, and the following
brothers and sisters: William NJ
Brunswick; Charles c. Thomas T. and
James A., this city; s. r., Shepherds
town; Mrs. Allen Hendricks, near
Shephcrdstown, and Misses Augusta
and mary Catherine, who make their
home with their sister. This is the
Grst death in a family OF nine child
rem.
Funeral Saturday, afternoon at
o'clock in the Presbyterian church,
Rev DR. f. M. Woods, officiating, and
interment in Green Hill cemetery.
The pall-bearers win be DR. w. T.
Elenshaw, w A. Gard, ]. NJ. Woods,
IL. H. Emmert, b Noll and Max
Robinson Members of the bar will
act as honorary pall-bearers.
Mr. George A. Whitmore, OF Bunker
Hill, Democratic candidate for county
commissioner is brother,in-law OF
Mr. Lemen
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