The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-12-30
THE GRIM REAPER.
Short Sketches Of the Lives of Per-
sons Who Have Recently
Passed Away.
REV. A. G. B. POWERS.

A1Cer an Illness OF SeVerdl
weeks, Rev. A. G, B. Powers
died at his home at Needmore,
Sunday night, December 26, aged
10 years. The funeral took place
Wednesday morning, and inter-
nent was made in the cemetery
At Pleasant Grove Christian
.hurch.
Mr.. Powers was a native of
Vest Virginia, and came to this
wunty several years ago, locating
At Needmore, and being pastor
f several of the adjacent Christ
an congregations. He was lib
gal in his views believing in the
iatherhood of God and the broth
ghood of Man. AT his own re-
quest, the funeral sermon was
preached by Rev. May, of the
Christian church, assisted by Rev
Funk, of the Primitive Baptist
Church, -and the song service
was conducted by Rev. Croft of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Rev. W. R. Truax, Rev. j. c.
Garland, and Rev. John Mellott,
! Of the Brethren Church, and Rev
| Ed Mellott, Rev. A. H. Garland,
and Rev. Lewis Duvall, of the
Christian Church, were pail bear
ers.
Besides his wife, he survived
by three sons, William, of Thomp-
son township, Jacob, of Green
| springs, w. Va, and Charles, of
| Smithton, W. Va. Charles and
Jacob being ministers of the gos-
pei, the former, a Methodist and
the latter a Christian.
MRS. JAMES WooDALL.
Eliza Ann Butts, wife of James
Woodall, Sr., of Ayr township, |
died at their home at 10 O'Clock, |
tuesday morning, December 27, |
1915, aged II years. l month,
md 3 days. Her pastor, Rev. R.
9 Peterman, of the Lutheran |
| .hurch, conducted the services,
and interment was made in the
Union cemetery.
Mrs. Woodall was born in Nor
gan county, w. Va, and more
than a half century ago, came to
the Cove and lived in the home
Of the late Abram Lesher, where
she met James Woodall to whom |
she was married on the oath day |
Of September, 1865.
To this union were born nine |
children, seven of whom are liv-
ing namely, Annie, wife of D. A.
Washabaugh; William H., James |
Jr., Miss Jennie, Lula, wife of |
Hoyt Glenn, and David-all re-
siding in Ayr township, except
ing James, who lives near Fort
Loudon, Franklin county. The
deceased is. also survived by two
brothers; Hamilton Butts, Bruins
wick, Nd, and Harrison Butts,
Cherry Run, w. Va.
Mrs. Woodall was a consistent |
member of the Lutheran church
from girlhood, a faithful wife, a
devoted mother, and a good
neighbor. |
While Mrs Woodall has been
in declining health for more than
year, the immediate cause of
her death was pneumonia.
MISS. CLARA JENNIE POLLOCK.
Miss Clara Jennie Pollock, aged
26 years, sister of Mrs. Morrow
M. Kendall, of Ayr township,
and daughter of William B. Pol
lock, near Morganza, Pa, and a
member of the senior class at
Miami university, Oxford, O.,
died at the hospital at Canons-
burg, Pa, last Saturday morn
ing following a short illness of
paralysis of the nerve centers of
the respiratory organs. The fu-
neral was held Monday afternoon
in charge of the Rev. Mr.. Greer, |
\ pastor Of the United Presbyter-
iaNchurch of Canonsburg.
lot having been well for sew
g days, Miss Pollock was al
to go to her home on Mon
+ last week; but after her
n home, her condition grew
" worse until the attending
clans decided Thursday that