Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-10-11
MISS PAT M'SHERRY
DIES OF PARALYSIS
Was From One Of States Most promi.
nent Familles---Mrs. Joseph Nc
kinney Passes Away


Kinney Passes Away.
Z Miss Martha G MeSberry. daughter
OF Lieut. Dennis Lilly Mcsherry. aud
a member OF family that has been
/ prominently identified with the history
and development OF this section OF
West Virginia for nearly two cen.
turtles, died az her home In this city
Sunday morning az Sis o'clock Of
paralysis. after long Illness. aged SO
F years. She Is survived by one bro.
Their pr James whana McSherry,
president Of the Citizens National
Bank
Miss McSherry, who was known
! throughout this section az Miss Pat
was the founder of the local Kings
Daughters Hospital. For many years
she devoted her energies 70 It's 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 Contederaey. OF which her sister.
insaw, Mrs. J, w MeSherry has been
! president general.
The mother Of Miss MeSherry was
Susan Abell, 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 member Of the Episcopal
church aud the funeral viii be held
there Tuesday al $3.50 u M, Rev. J.
s. Douglas, of Huntington, former pas.
tor OF the deceased. officiating In
terment in Norbourne cemetery
Miss Mcsherry's father was In com.
mand Of the bodygnard Of General
James Madison. later President OF the
United States. during the war with
England In 1924 and was afterward
honored by the President for his SER
vices during that war. She was also
a cousin Of the late Judge Mcsherry,
of Frederick, Md
Mrs. Joseph Mckinney.
Mrs. Jennie Mckinney, widow OF
the late Joseph Mckinney, died Sun.
day morning at 746 o'clock at her
home, 201 East Liberty street, Of
stomach trouble, aged 81 years, She
had been sick two months. She Ia
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
Coon; brothers, Wilson KearnB, this
city; Gray Kearns, GAINESVILLE, o., and
I Hackett kearns, near Baltimore.
/ Mrs Mckinney was the daughter
of Joseph Kearns and was lifelong
/ resident Of Martlnsburg Her hus-
/ band, who was a Baltimore and Ohio
/ freight brakeman. died here about
six years ago from injuries received
/ IN a railroad wreck at Keyser.
4 Funeral Tuesday afternoon at $50
at the house and interment in Green
iiill cemetery
l.. o. Mussetter.
Laurence o. Mussetter. son e. Mr..
and Mrs Edward Mussetter. near
North Mountain, died Saturday even.
/ ing at 6 o'clock OF typhoid fever, aged
I u years. lie was taken sick four or
( Eve weeks ago while working IN Cum.
/ berland aud then came home Be
sides his parents he IL survived BY
one brother Homer Mussetter. at
home.
( Funeral Tuesday morning. Meet
4 al the house al 8 O'Clock and service
4 IN the Methodist church az Jones
Spring; interment at Riner's church.
/ The funeral Of Miss Pat McSherry,
one Of Martinsburg's most prominent
+ ladies'. was held this afternoon at $40
4 o'clock in the Episcopal church, Of
which she had been a member during
many years OF her long aud useful life.
4 A large assemblage of people attend
I ed the obseqnies TO pay last tribute
I Of respect 10 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. J. s. Douglas, OF Huntington.
until some months since the rector Of
/ the church and a cherished friend OF
/ Miss Mcsherry A number Of the
7 United Daughters OF the Confederacyi
Of which she was a member. attend
ed the funeral, as did representatives
OF the Kings Daughters Hospital Of
1 which she was the founder
The interment took place ia Nor
/ bourne cemetery. the pallbearers being
\ q. 3. Wiltshire, Arlington Roush-
John n. Parks, r. II. Boyd, n. l.
/ snodgrass. A. NJ Gilbert c. A. Mil
( Ter and j l.. Pofterfeld