Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1913-02-06
In Realms of Rest.


Rev. James B. Craighill, native Of
Charles Town, where he was born July
%, 1888, died Tuesday metHing at his
home in Washington City, where ne had
been living for the past ten wears. Rev.
Mr.. Craighill entered the Virginia Theo-
logical Seminary in 1860, but when the
war broke out in 1861 he left the semi
nary and enlisted in the Confederate army,
serving most of the time in the Stonewall
Brigade and later as ordnance officer OF
Nelson's Battery OF Artillery. After the
war he returned to the seminary, and was
ordained priest OF the Episcopal Church
in 1869. Rev. Mr.. Craighill had been
rector of the Episcopal churches in East
vile, Va, Maysville. KY, Suffolk. Va.
Bel Air, Nd, Dalton, Ga, and Forest
vile, Md. He was appointed in 1908 by
the late Bishop Satterlee first minor non
of Washington Cathedral, with duties in
st. Adams parish. He is survived by
his wife and three sons, Rev. Francis H..
Craighill, of Wytheville, Va; James
Rutherford Craighill. Of Pittsburg, Pa,
and G. Bowdoin Craighill, of Washing
ton; and one daughter, Miss Susan R.
Craighill, also of that city. He also is
survived by brother, DR.. E. A. Craig
hill, OF Lynchburg, Va, and three sisters,
Misses Ellen R. and Mary L. Craighill, OF
Charles Town, and Mrs. c. T. V. S. But
Ter, OF Shepherdstown. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon in Washing
ton, and the body was taken TO Eastvllle,
Va, for interment.
Mrs. Emma Drawbaugh. widow OF A.
c. Drawbaugh, formerly OF Jefferson
county, died last Thursday in Cumoer-
land, Md, after painful illness from
cancer, aged "a years. Mrs. Drawbaugh,
whose maiden name was Roberts, was
formerly resident of this section, hav-
ing been born and reared in the vicinity
of Bardane. After her marriage to Mr.
Drawbaugh, they lived for a number OF
years at Shenandoah Junction, where he
was engaged in business. Later he be-
came proprietor of the summer hotel at
Elkton, Va, and after his death Mrs.
Drawbaugh continued its management,
spending her winters with her son, Ed
ward c. Drawbaugh, in Cumberland.
Mrs. DraWbaugh was woman OF at
tractive personality, and leaves a wide
circle of friends to deplore her death.
Besides her son, she is survived by a
brother, Charles ]. Rob rtS, and sister,
Mrs. ]. w. Burr, of Bardane. The body
was brought to ShepherdStown last Sat-
urday, and after funeral service in the
Presbyterian Church, conducted by Rev.
DR.. Charles Ghishlin, was laid to rest in
Elmwood Cemetery beside the grave OF
her husband.
Miss Anne Turner, one of Shepherds
towns oldest residents, died in this place
early last Friday morning. aged 50 years.
Her death was caused by the growing in
firmities of her advanced age, and she
had been belfast for long time. Miss
Turner lived for many years in the vicln-
ity OF Scrabble, but for some years past
had made her home in ShepherdStown
with her sister Law, Mrs. Annie Tur-
ner, and her niece, Miss Ella May Iur-
ner. She was the last survivor of her
generation. For many years Miss Tur-
ner had been a member OF the Presby-
terrain Church, and her funeral was held
in the church in this place last Sunday
morning, the service being conducted by
her pastor, Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin.
The remains were inferred in Elmwood
Cemetery.
Mr.. George w. Shirley, one OF Jeffer-
son county's Oldest and most respected
residents, died Tuesday morning in
Charles Town at the home of his SON, T.
Lee Shirley, in the S7th year OF his age.
Mr.. Shirley was member of an old and
cultured Virginia. family, and had long
been known as gentleman OF the high
est character, kind hearted and courteous,
and was held in affectionate regard by a
wide circle of friends Most of his life
was spent on his farm near Middleway,
and yesterday his mortal remains were
taken there for burial. Surviving him
are five children: Mrs. James q. Aid
ridge, OF Jefferson county, Mrs. Henry B.
Baylor, of Atlanta, Ga, T. Lee Shirley. OF
Charles Town, Stanley Shirley, OF New
York, and DR.. Robert Shirley, of Ceredo,
w. Va.
Mrs. Bessie Perry, widow of DR.. Van
Lear Perry, died in Charles Town last
Friday night at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Cruger w. Smith, aged AZ years.
Mrs. Perry, who was an estimable Chris
tian woman, was daughter OF the late
Judge T. c. Green. She is survived by
son, William Perry, and daughter,
Miss Eliza Perry; also by one brother,
T. c. Green, and three sisters, Mrs. John
Porteriield, Mrs. Cruger w. Smith and
Mrs. H. H. Cooke.
Mrs. Malinda Geyer, wife of Benjamin
Geyer, died last Monday from pneumonia
at her home at HedgeSville, Berkeley
county, aged II years. The deceased
was a woman of the highest Christian
character, and had been for many years
a devoted member Of the Southern Meth
odist Church. Her maiden name was
Harris. She is survived by her husband
and a sister, Mrs. Harvey Small.
MIR. Gusts Grimes Meade, a we'll
kno .n farmer of Clarke county, died last
week near White Post, aged GA years.
He is survived by his wife, a son, Richard
Kidder Meade, and two daughters, Mrs.
John c. Lee and Miss Louise Meade.
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