Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-03-07
CHARLES 4. THUMEL
Solemn Service in Catholic Church
Over Remains of Aged and
Prominent citizen.


The funeral OF Mr.. Charles II. Thu.
mel, late Of 1877 South Queen street.
and for years widely known bust.
ness man OF Martinsburg, was held
Saturday at $50 in st Josephs
Catholic church aud was largely at
tended The service was conducted
oy a son Of the deceased, Rev August
'amel OF The immaculate Concep.
IN church, New York. who also de.
ivered a notable discourse en- the
solemn occasion. The flowers were
many and beautiful.
The directors of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Of which MIR Tunnel was
yicepresident and a director since its
organization twenty years ago, at
tended the funeral in a body and act
ed as the honorary pallbearers. The
interment took place in the Catholic
cemetery, the active pallbearers be
ing George A. Mcdonald, Joseph
Haas, l.. A Montague Or. Z. NJ Nc
Cormack. w. w Westphal and Chris
tian Stocker
Mrs. Mary orndorff
Mrs. Mary OrDdorff, wife OF Mr..
J W. Orndorff. West Race street, died
Saturday at $3.50 a. m. in the City
Hospital after an illness Of several
weeks. She was 7 years OF age and
death was the result of a breaking
down of the vital forces She was
born in Morgan county and had re
sided in Martinsburg ABOUT eight
years She was a member Of the
First Methodist church and had a
wide circle OF friends.
Besides her husband Mrs Ondorff,
who was Miss Baker before her
marriage, is survived by the following
brothers aud sisters: J. w Baker,
of Davis, w. Va; James Baker,
Hampshire county: Mrs. d, w. Ogles-
by this city; Mrs j. d. Oglesby Way
nesboro, Pa, and Mrs. D. c. Bennett
of Nebraska. She was an aunt OF
Mrs DR. Oates, this city.
The funeral was held Sunday af
ternoon at the house, in charge of
Rev. b. W. Meeks, and interment in
Green Hin cemetery.
George r Letter.
MI George T. Letter brother Of
Mr.. E, B. Letter, this city and for
forty years a clerk in the county
clerks Office in Hagerstown, died at
his home there at 8 O'Clock Saturday
morning, OF a general breakdown, He
was rs years Of age and had been
sick for about six weeks. He is sur
yived by his wife, who was Miss Til
lie Ash OF near Williamsport, and
two children; Thompson Letter, of
Hagerstown. and Mrs. Bessie Aughin-
baugh, of Washington; also a sister,
Mrs. George Ash of Hagerstown.
MI Letter was born at Kemp's
Mill mile from Williamsport, his
father being Abram Letter, for years
a well known miller in that neighbor
hood. The son also learned the mil
ling trade Since 1870 he resided in
Hagerstown and was one of the best
known men iii Washington county,
He was a member cf the Lutheran
church and the Masonic order, and
was held in high esteem by every
body. Tire funeral arrangements have
not been announced as yet
Infant Dead.
The fourmonths old son of John
Jones and wife, a colored couple liv-
ing at the corner OF North High St
and Muddy Lane, died Monday morn.
ing Funeral W Wednesday afternoon
and burial IN Mt Hope cemetery.
Charles Fawcett Teter.
After an illness lasting over a peri
cd OF few weeks, Hon. Charles
Fawcett Teter died at his home att
PhiEppi Sunday morning Death was
due to complication Of diseases.
While Mr.. Teter has been in failing
health for some months, his condi
ton was not thought TO be Of very
FERROUS nature, and his death came
as a great SHOCK to his relatives aud
thousands OF friends, The funeral
was held on Tuesday afternoon
from his late residence there and in
tormGet win be made at the PAilippi
cemetery
Andrew Jackson Beard.
Mr. Andrew Jackson Beard, an az
cd and we'll known resident Of thi
county died this morning at $3.50
O'Clock at the home Of his SON, c. S.
Beard near the Big Spring, south OF
town. lie was in the S5th year OF
hig MOO and death WINS dino ath p