Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-01-16
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DEATH OF GEN. R. Y. fuNKHoUsER.
General r. D. Funkhouser. af-
ter an illness of some weeks, died
1t his home or Friday morning
1t 1880 O'Clock He was torn
near Bent1nville. Warren ecu, =
tv, April 9th. 1887, ag.d 10
years and 9 MOI til He had
been on the decline f.r the pa I
several wears but attended to-
his duties as usual daring this
time, Until his last 81 kness Re
WIS Commander OF Stra >burg
Slower Camp of Con federate We
Grams from My 20. 1898. for
t rlye Years and during this
time he made it one of the most
progressive camps in the Valley.
About ten years ago he was COM
mis>ioncd Brigadier-General of
the United Confederate Veterans
and given the command Of the
3rd Brigade, which comprised
the Valley and Northern Vir-
ginia Camps. He was visitor
to all different meetings of the
State Camps, and also for some
years was a familiar parsonage
at the Grand Camps. When the
war between the States broke
out, he organized Company i'll
Warren county and was both
Captain and Lieutenant, which
was in the 49th Va. Infantry. On
March 18th, 1865, he was elected
Lieut-Colonel of the regiment
and the same day was captured
by the enemy at Harris Hill. He
had frequently been i'll command
of the regiment during the war,
and his papers show that he was
at different times commended for
, his bravery and gallantry while
in action.
For some years after the war,
he was one OF the Supervisors of
Warren county, and after moving
,, to Shenandoah county his home
was near Lebanon Church. In
November, 1892, he was appoints
ed Supt. of the County Aims
House, near this place, and dur
ing that period he had endeared
himself to the great majority of
our5people. His family was
our family" as it seemed to us.
Owing to the lack OF interest OF
Slower Camp, he being not at
i the helm, he was reelected as
commander of same on Saturday,
Nov. 10Th, 1913. He was to be
installed on the next meeting of
the Camp, which owing to his
sickness was postponed and ir-
stead of con firmation he will
meet his comrades on the other
side of life, and give them a
handicap of welcome. His wife.
Mrs. Josepha Mountz Funkhous-
er, died Aug. 8, SO. He is sur-
vived by one sister, Miss Maggie
Funkhouser, and three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Carson Spiker, Misses
Brucie and Roberta Funkhouser.
Miss Brucie Funkhouser has been
the attendant of the female de-
partment of the Aims House for
the past two years and she has
given the closest attention to it
and in an able manner not here
tofere known in the conduct of
our Aims House supervision.
Her successor can be congratu-
lated if she can be exec lied. 8.
The funeral services were held
at the Brethren Church on Sum
day morning at 10 o'clock, and
were conducted by the Revs. E..
B. Shaver, J. Haley and ]. NJ.
Murray. The church did not af-
ford seating or standing room
for his old friends and comrades
in arms. General Funkhouser
on Nov. 10Th, was again elected
by the Slower Camp, as their
commander, and he was to be IN.
stalled at the December meeting
from which by the act of Provi-
dence he was unable to be pres
EFT. His interment was at Leb-
anon Church Cemetery by the
side of his wife on Sunday at 80
o'clock, ?. m. We as his neigh
bors of twenty or more years.
have lost a friend and
feel confident that the inmates
who were under his care will
surely feel his loss, as we'll as of
his dauphter. Miss Rrucie 1>fme.