Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-08-02
DEATHS
OF THE WEEK


at 516 West King street. died sudden
IN Friday evening at $40 o'clock OF
heart failure, superinduced BY asthma
with which he had been afflicted for
some time. Accompanied by his wife
he had taken an automobile ride
around town for a while earlier In the
evening and which he seemed 10
greatly enjoy, having been a semi'in'
valid for over year, due to stroke
of paralysis. and only recently being
able TO go down town,
When Mr.. Houseworth returned
from his auto ride at about O'Clock
his son-in-law. Mr.. August thinner
man. Jr., assisted him to the house
AS they we're walking through an en-
trance at the side of the house Mr
Houseworth complained that he could
scarcely get his breath and then be
came very weak With difficulty Mr..
Zimmerman got him TO the back porch
and seated him in a chair DIR. Sen.
cindiver was hurriedly summoned and
had hardly reached Mr.. Houseworth's
side when he expired. He was in the
fist year OF his age.
The news of Mr.. Houseworth's
death came as shock to this commun
ity in which he was so well known
but especially to his devoted family
who had tenderly watched over him
for months. Last March year age
Mr.. Houseworth was stricken with
paralysis, affecting his entire right
side, and IL had been only within the
past few months that he was able to
leave the house, in a conveyance. But
his general health lately had been ex-
clint, bidding fair to survive for years
to come only Friday evening, in
deed he ate a hearty supperAnd was
in fine spirits, so that such thing
as death was not thought of
MIR Houseworth is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Rebecca Largent,
of Hampshire county, and two chill
dren: Mrs. Emma, wife of August
Zimmerman, Jr,, and Charles w.
Houseworth, this city; brothers e. c.
and John Houseworth, of Lakeport,
California.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at the residence
in charge of Rev, DR., c. S. Trump, OF
st. Johns Lutheran church. Interment
in Green Hill cemetery.
Mr.. Houseworth was the son OF
Isaac Houseworth and was born on
a farm at Gerrardstown. In his young
manhood he enlisted in the 7th Vir-
ginia cavalry and served in the Con
federate army throughout the Civil
War, participating in some the heav'
lest engagements of that conflict
among them being Antietam, Gettys-
burg and the battles of the Wilder
ness After the war he spent eight
years in California engaged in farm
ing. Returning to Berkeley county he
was married. in this city and opened
a grocery and feed store on East
Burke street, which he successfully
conducted for several years Then he
filed the position of superintendent
of the Martinsburg Power Co. for
NuillC ttti tii % A4sAt'A iit bphNhN q
farm near Vanclevesville and engaged
in farming for several years, moving
back to Martinsburg about three years
ago and since living retired. Mr..
Houseworth was a director in the PEG
pies Trust Co. for years and for a
long time a member of the finance
committee, serving to the day of his
death. He also served a term in the
City Council.
Mr. Houseworth was a man OF ex
allied character and was respected by
the whole public. He had progressive
ideas, tempered by sound judgment
and being a man OF kindly nature and
genial disposition, he always had
friends and admirers. He was a mod
el husband and father as well as a
good citizen and he will be much miss
ed in this community where he spent
a long and honorable life, while to his
family his death is an irreparable
loss,
The funeral OF William w. House
worth was held at 10 o'clock Mon
day at his late residence 51f
West King street, and was largely at
tended. The service was in charge Of
Rev Dr. c. S. Trump. pastor of st
Johns Lutheran church. The fora
tributes we're profuse and beautiful
Mr.. Houseworth's fellow directors o
the Peoples Trust Co. attended his
funeral in body, except couple o
them who are away from home; anC
eight OF the directors served as pail
bearers, the others being honorar!
pallbearers. The interment took place
in Green Hill cemetery.
The pallbearers we're Frank e. VIII
son, Alexander : Clohan, William A
Gard, Gray Silver, E. c. Henshaw. w
r. Keller. Frank c. Foreman and c
NJ Seibert
Honorary George S. Roush, G.. w
| McKown. w. H. Polling, George RS
neal, Jr. r. l.. Snodgrass, w. H. Craw
/ ford, H. II. Rutherford, Charles j. SCI
.