Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-12-14
TWO DROP DEAD
AT MEAL TIME
Mrs. Frank Gruhh and John Green
field Die Suddeniy-Wm. HosIer
Dies In Asylum.

Mrs. Mary GfNpDr wife OF MIR. IL.
Frank Grub. five miles west of town
dropped dead SATURDAY from apo.
pIexy while sitting at the breakfast
table. aged about 81 years. Besides
her husband she is survived by the
following children Mrs G. n. Eel.
Ter and Charles Gruhb, near yanclev.
Ssyille; Mrs. Harry Hess. Mrs. Groy.
er Sencindiver and William Gruhh.
west Of town, Homer and Florence.
at home: aIso two brothers and one
sister; Charles Orr and Mrs. Emma
Wright. neal va%nelevesyllle and Jam.
es Orr, This city,
The funeral was held this forenoon
at 10 O'Clock at the house. and inter-
ment at the Tuscarora Presbyterian
church.
Funeral OF MIR. Thompson.
The funeral of Mr., Fred Ii. Thomp.
son. a rural letter carrier, was held
Sunday afternoon at the house. south
of town. conducted by Rev. w. b.
Evers. The local council OF the Jun.
Tor order, United American Mechan.
les, of which the deceased was Il mem
Der, marched to Green Hin cemetery
in a body and participated in the last
sad rites.
Three Of the pallbearers, ]. 70.
Burkholder, p G. Thomas aud w. r..
Barr were Juniors and the three 9th.
ers were + c. Brown, j. r. Gerling,
Jr., and William Perry, rural letter
carriers.
Mrs. Or. Swimley.
Mrs. SaIIie H. swimley. wife Of DR..
George w. Swimley, Of Bunker Hin,
died Sunday evening at 6 o'clock. of
general debility, aged II years, hav-
ing been in i'll health for quite a
while. Besides her husband she leaves
one son, Galen, at home. She was
from Columbus. O, aud resided in
this county about 30 years. Funeral
Tuesday at 1850 D. IN. at the house
and interment in Green Hill cemetery,
this city.
John Greenfield.
MIR. John Greenfield. a Union vet
eran of the Civil War and a well
known farmer and trucker residing
about five miles west of town, drop.
ped dead from heart failure at the
dinner table Sunday noon. He was
about 20 years of age.
He is survived by nine children as
follows. Martin, west of town; May,
of McKeesport, Pa; Samuel, Dry
Run; Mrs. Daniel Yost and Emma. of
Brunswick; Forest, OF Pittsburg;
John and Nellie, at home; Wilson. of
Washington, ID. c.; brother, Samuel
Greenfield, in Franklin county, Pa.
Mr.. Greenfield was born near
Chambersburg, Pa, and resided in
Berkeley county for owe 40 years. He
was q Union soldier for 2 years and Z
months in the Civil War. Funeral
Tuesday at 10 a. m, at the house, con
Quoted by Rev. w. ID. Mitchell, and
interment at Pitzer's chapel.
Died At Asylum.
William Hosier, OF Va%nclevesville,
died Saturday morning at the Home
for l%ncurables in Huntington. aged
AZ years. He had been blind and
weak minded since birth, and was TAX
Ell to the State institution only four
weeks ago. He is survived by two
brothers: Charles and p. M. Hosier,
of Vanclevesville. The remains ar
rived here today aud were taken to
the home of the deceased. Funeral
Tuesday at 10 a. m. in Mt, Zion
church and burial in the graveyard
there.
Child Dead.
The remains of May Mellott, the 20
months-old daughterof Mrs. Irene Mel
lott, of Cumberland. who died Thurs
day noon of pneumonia, were brought
here Friday afternoon and taken to
the home of the ehild's great grand
mother, Mrs. Wesley Kaufman, $40
South Maple avenue. The funeral was
held there Saturday afternoon and
interment In the Catholi&c cemetery.