The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28
OBITUARY
Funeral of william L. sheppard.

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Tho funeral OF William Ludwel
sheppard. widely-known artist AMI
| scuiptor, whose death occurred at his
,y,.a!aShce, 10 West Grace Street last
uesdny night. Will take place from
| ~ James Episcopal Church this
tinnrsdaH) afternoon Mt 1890 O'clock
Members OF the Uowit2ers' Association
and the Richmond Howitzers will at
| tend the service in body
AIR. Sheppard was "A member of the
fowit@er Battery throughout the war
serving with distinction. and has since
been tho designer OF four OF the nota-
pie monuments TO the Confectionery in
This city. and tho author OF Num-
Der OF weli-known sketches OF Confcd-
crate soldiers IN various poses Dele
cations VIII attend from r. L. Lee
number Of other organizations.
Funeral OF Mrs. Powers.
The funeral of Mrs. Martha c. Pow
ers, wife OF Willis Powers, of Ocean
view, Va took place Yesterday after
noon from the Fulton Baptist Church,
with Aev. II. +. Jones officiating. Be
sides her husband she leaves two chill
drcn, Lewis y. Rock and Mrs Edith
Cousins The body was brought 10
ltichmond from Norfolk.
Mrs. Margaret 4. Lcnrd.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
Raleigh, y. g.. March 27-Death
| claimed Mrs. Margaret y. I.eard last
night at the home of her son. II. s.
Lenrd. division passenger hgent OF
the Seabonrd Air Line, In this city. She
had been in failing health for over a
year and critically III for two weeks
She was cighty-two years old. She
was Miss Margaret Clark. of Ireland
| She was married there and came TO
| America with her late husband, Samuel
| Leard. TWENTY-FIVE years ago. Her Wild
owhood had been spent with her con-
| II. S. Leard In Raleigh, Richmond and
| Chester s. G.
| Mrs. Leard was an active rnomber
OF Edenton Street Methodist Church
and one OF the founders OF the OLD
vived by her son. II. s. Lenrd and a
daughter, Mrs. George H. Iluggins, of
| Manning, S. C.
The funeral was held this afternoon
| from the residence with interruent in
lakewood Cemetery.
| Anderson Belts.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatchl
Raleigh. y. G., March 27.-Anderson
! Belts. for many years prominent
contractor and builder here, died to-
day aged cighty-two years. He leaves
five sons, one of whom Is O. l. Belts.
superintendent of the Standard Oil
Company a Rome. Ga, and another.
Chas. j. Belts. deputy clerk of Wake
county Superior Court. Others are B.
o. Betts. G. IT Belts and Wilmer c.
Belts. all of Ral,'-''
The funeral will be from Tabernacle
Baptist Church Thursday afternoon al
4 o'clock.
Marshall ChcwninE.
Especial TO The Times -Dispatch.l
| fredericksburg, Va, March 27.--
Marshall Chewing. of Orange county
died yesterday at the home Of hi.
relative, George Chewning. in thai
county. aged siXty-two years. He wa.
unmarried.
Robert Tnpscott.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch
Hcathsvillc. Va, March 27.-RoDcr
Tarscott. oldest son OF John c Tap
scott. OF ottoman. died yesterday IL
Baltimore OF typhoid fever. Intrrmen
will be Mt White Chapel Episcoru
Church lie Is survived by his wife
one daughter, father, mother, thre
brothers and three sisters.
Robert Norman.
Especial to The Times p ispatch1
Heathsvilo. Va. March 27.--Rober
Norman, aged twenty-six, son ~ MI
and Mrs. Tom Norman, Of AIisk:nsou
died In Baltimore yesterday morning
Burial will be in the family cemetor.
at the home place. He leaves, beside
his father and mother two brother
and two sisters
Mrs. Jamcs *. Dell.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
ITeathsviile. Va. March 2T---To-day
I'm Norfolk. Mrs. James *. Bell. Sr
died. She was between seventy fiv
and eighty years OF age. She wa
the widow OF Captain James X Bell
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