Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-10-12
MISS PAT M'SHERRY
DIES Of PARALY S|S


nent FamilIes--Mrs Joseph Nc
Kinney Passes Away.
| Miss Martha G. Mcsherry. daughter
Of Lieut.. Dennis Lilly McSherry, and
member Of family that has been
prominently identified with the history
and development OF this section OF
West Virginia for nearly two cen.
tories, died az her home in this city
Sunday morning at SIS o'clock OF
Paralysis, after long illness. aged So
years. She Is survived by one bro
Their, Or. James Whann McSherry.
president Of the Citizens National
Bank
Miss McSherry, who was known
throughout this section as Miss pat''
was the founder OF the local Kings
Daughters Hospital For many years
she devoted her energies TO its up
building and the alienation OF suffer
Ing among the poor of the city She
was also prominently connected with
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy, OF which her sister
in-law, Mrs. J. W. McSherry. has been
president general.
The mother OF Miss McSherry was
Susan Abel, OF Jefferson county.
Miss McSherry was born in this city
and was lifelong resident here. For
several years past she had apartments
in the Flick building, on the Square.
She was a member OF the Episcopal
church and the funeral will be held
there Tuesday at $3.50 D. m. Rev. j.
S. Douglas, of Huntington, former pas
tor of the deceased, officiating. iIl-
terment in Norbourne cemetery.
|. Miss McSherrys father was In com
mand Of the bodygmard of General
James Madison, later President OF the
United States, during the war with
England in 1S12-14 and was afterward
honored by the President for his SER
vices during that war. She was also
cousin of the late Judge McSherry,
of Frederick, Md.
The funeral OF Miss Pat McSherry.
one of Martinsburg's most prominent
ladies'. was held this afternoon at $50
o'clock In the Episcopal church, of
which she had been a member during
many years OF her long and useful life.
4 large assemblage of people attend
cd the obseGuies to pay a last tribute
OF respect to one who had been held
in such universal esteem. Many
friends sent beautiful flowers as to-
ken of regard.
The funeral service was In charge
Of Rev. ]. $. Douglas, of Huntington.
until some months since the rector of
the church and cherished friend of
Miss McSherry. A number of the
United Daughters Of the Confederacy,
OF which she was a member, attend
ed the funeral, as did representatives
OF the Kings Daughters Hospital of
which she was the founder.
The interment took place IN Nor
bourne cemetery, the pallbearers being
John ~ Parks. r. II. Boyd, II. L..
snodgrass. A. NJ Gilbert, G. A. Mil
Ter and J. l.. Porterheld.
Mrs. Joseph Mckinney.
Mrs Jennie Mckinney. widow OF
the late Joseph Mckinney. died sun
day morning at 745 o'clock at her
home, 201 East Liberty street, of
omach trouble, aged 81 years. She
had been sick two months. She is
survived by six children: William
H., Robert NJ. Hackett and Miss Col
die. at home; Hunter, East Liberty
street. and Mrs. Noble Kane, on the
Boom; brothers, Wilson Keafns, this
city; Gray Kearns. GAINESVILLE. o.. and
Eackett Kearns. near Baltimore.
Mrs Mckinney was the daughter
OF Joseph Kearns and was a lifelong
resident OF Martinsburg. Her hus-
band, who was a Baltimore and Ohio
freight brakeman, died here about
six years ago from injuries received
in railroad wreck at Keyser
Funeral Tuesday afternoon at 2.30
az the house and interment in Green
Hill cemetery.
L. o. Mussettcr.
Laurence o. Mussetter. son CT Mr.
and Mrs Edward Mussetter. near
North Mountain, died Saturday even
ing at o'clock of typhoid fever. aged
q years. He was taken sick four or
FIVE weeks ago while working in Cum
berland and then came home. Be
sides his parents he is survived by
one brother, Homer Mussetter, at
home.
Funeral Tuesday morning. Meet
at the house at 3 o'clock and service
in the Methodist church at Jones
Spring; interment at Riner's church.