The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-24

suddenly, Monday Feb
Ior stTee MRS n he6 oG e2Rs loiI Elk tx
her age.
Funeral notice later. BY request,
at Memorial Hos
pital, Monday morning. February %.
Of Kate r. and the late A. L. Red
ford in the seventeenth year of his
age; he was removed to the resi-.
West Cary Street He leaves to
mourn their loss mother, two BROTH
ers; A. IL. and Wexford r. BEDFORD,
and one sister. Carrie a.
Church wEpSEsDAF AFTERNooN
at $3.50 o'clock Interment In River
view.
CLARK.-Died, Saturday. February 81
at P; NJ, Mrs. Elizabeth MOORE
Funeral from the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. Linnle Hudson, 1908
West Clay, TUESDAY. February "a,
at p. NJ.
BirminFh s% Ala. JOHN e. R. ls R4AN II
formerly of Richmond.
Funeral services In chapel. Holly
TUESDAY, February "a, 1914, at 3
COBB. Died, :, at his home, Cedar
Vale" Caroline County. Friday, Feb
ruary 20. 1914, at 2:15 O'Clock. aged
S fEIs e. :y, four years, MIR. MoNTGoM
vived by four sons and one daugh-
teri. L. Cobb. L. +. Cobb and G. NJ.
COBB. OF Richmond. Va, and j. T.
Cobb and Mrs. a. Y England, OF
drcn.
The funeral was held Saturday ar
ternoon At 8 o'clock and the inter
nent' made in the family burying
ground.
SOUTHALL.-Amid the wintry scenes
of the churchyard. the ground en-
Heioped in deep snow. while the sun
shone. softly very large gathering
of friends assembled on the after
noon of February 10 at Amelia for
respected citizens. GERVAS HENRY
SoUTHAL.L, son Of the late William
d. Southall; OF that county.
boro. In Amelia County. on July
%, 1894, and died on February
a. ii, t9ld, in ut the :. eightieth year
Mr.. Southall moved to Amelia Court
house In 1853. and was, therefore, the
oldest inhabitant of the place, bot h
In years and length of residence. He
engaged in mercantile pursuits for
several years, and began keeping tn e
post-ofilcc there about 1870, and with
the exception of two years during
President Arthur's administration, he
held the post office there TIL June
20, 1913, a period of about forty-three
years.
Every Republican President but
one had sanctioned his commission
though during the last ten years OF
his life he was incapacitated for ac-
tive service. The duties of the Office
were ably performed by his daugh-
ter. Miss Sadie a. Southall, whose
work was always SO satisfactory to
the postal department. that her faith er
was not removed even by changing
administrations. till the office became
presidential office, and. under the
regulations. had to be held by one
and on juno s.. 1913, his daughter
succeeded him by appointment OF
President Wilson.
MI. Southali was member of the
Meth ofh Episcopal Church; South
A., f. & A. NJ. His funeral rites
were performed at the cemetery, his
lodge taking part, and were assisted
also by DIR. Joseph w. Eggleston
PEST fran grand master ,H OF the State, an
He is survived by his widow. Mrs
Minnie b. Southall, and daughters
Mrs. Ira Ii. Butler and Mrs. r. c.
Jones, OF Richmond; Mrs. George
Myers Myers, Of W pashn to r,d p C.; Mrs
Miss Sadie q. Southall, OF Amelia,
and sons. Hafford G. Southall of An
napolis. Md, and Gervas II. Southall
of Amelia; also his sisters. Mrs. L.
T. Marks. Of Petersburg; Mrs. sallle
III. C.. Southali. of Petersburg, Va
and two half.sisters, Mrs. Ncttie
Kidd. Of Petersburg. and Mrs Claude
6 Harold, OF Norfolk, Va 3