The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-08-26
CITY shocked BY DEATH
Of LAWRENCE LOAR
Unexpected Death Of Prominent Young
Man Took Place Sunday Morning.

The death of Lawrence /. Loar, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson I. Loar, of
Grafton, West Va, occurred at the
summer home of the family near Oak
land Sunday morning at an early hour.
The following account of the young
mans death as well as a history Of his
short life is taken from the columns of
the Grafton Sentinel in which city he
was born and reared and where he was
highly esteemed by hundreds of friends:
This city has seldom been shocked as
it was Sunday when the news was
flashed to this city from Oakland, Md,
that Lawrence Loar, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. L. Loar, had expired there
Sunday morning at $50 O'Clock, at the
Loar summer home. Announcement
has been made that the burial will be
made IN Bluemont cemetery from the
home in this city on Wednesday after
noon at $3.50.
Leukchemia was the cause Of the
Young mans death He had been feel
ing in fair health until less than week
ago and continued on duty at the Loar
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extreme sUddenness of the death of
Lawrence Loar made it almost i'm
possible for many people to believe the
report received Sunday.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity goes out in unsunted measure
to the LOar family in its sad bereaVe-
ment. The shock that the visit Of the
Grim Reaper to family always gives
its members was still further increased
by Its uneXpectedness and the entire
city joins with the family in mourning
the death of one Of its finest young
men. The father and mother and one
sister, Miss Ethel, SURVIVE.
About one year ago, Lawrence LOar
had a severe illness, caused by pt0m-
aine poisoning, at which time his blood
was tested and by this test the physi-
clans also discovered that he had leuk-
chemia. 1t seems that science has
never yet been able to find the cause of
this disease and no sure remedy has
ever been found.
As soon as he recovered from the
ptomaine poison. his parents sought the
best specialists that could be found in
the different cities IN order that the
most expert advice could be obtained in
treating the disease as it was known to
be Of serious nature and very difficult
to deal with.
Since that time he has spent much
OF his time with experts in the use of
the X-ray, as this kind of treatment is
regarded by all as the best. He was
continually warned by his physicians of
his serious condition, but, until the last
few days, could not realize that he was
really ill. He always declared that he
felt we'll
Lately he was thought to be much
improved, but about one week ago he
became suddenly Ill with what the
doctors thought was sciatic rheumatism.
However, it proved to be the develop
ment of the fatal leukchemia, which
caused his death yesterday morning.
Lawrence would have been "a years
old in December. He attended the
local grammar schools and the Grafton
high school. going from this school to
the Randolph-M Macon Academy at Front
Royal, Va. He then went to Kiskim-
ineUas college where he completed the
course of study that he had taken up.
He also received a thorough business
| education at the Pierce Business school
in Philadelphia. He had been associat-
ed with the store Of Loar & White, in
Clarksburg. and Loar & Hendrickson
in this city. since he left school.
The pail bearers will all be clerks
from the Clarksburg store in which Mr..
Loar is interested, and Loar & Poe and
Loar & Hendrickson. of this city. They
will go to Oakland Tuesday night and
remain there until Wednesday morning
/ to accompany the remains to this city
on No. 3. Dr. W. B. King, pastor of
/ Andrews M. E. church, will be the Of
ficiating minister