Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1915-11-18
The Death Record.

george e. WIZARD, Well-Kn0Wn resi-.
dent OF the Leetown neighborhood, diet
Monday night from Bright's disease, ageC
s. years. The circumstances of his dealt
and burial were very distressing. Hi:
mother-in-law, Mrs. Frank Fulk, has
been i'll with severe case of smallpox
She had gotten well again, and Monday
the quarantine was to have been lifted
when Mrs. Willard, her daughter, was
taken down with the dread disease, the
husband dying the same night. Owing
to the quarantine of the house, il was moi
allowable to have funeral service. Un-
dertaker Hoffman went yesterday and
prepared Mr.. Willard's body for burial,
taking every precaution to avoid spread
ing the contagion, and the remains were
| inferred in Elmwood Cemetery, Shep-
herdstown. Besides his wife, file de-
ceased is survived bytwo brothers, Charles
Willard, of KearneYsville, and H. E. Will
lard, OF Scrabble, and three sisters Mrs.
Emma Watson, OF Scrabble; Mrs. Ella
Bowers, of Hagerstown; and Mrs. Martha
Hosier. of Vanclevesville.
News was received here this morning
OF the death of Rev. DR.. Robert c. Hol-
land, who passed away yesterday at his
home in Columbia, S. c., aged Is years.
His death was caused by typhoid-pneu-
monia. DR.. Holland was one OF the
prominent men in the United Synod of
the Lutheran Church, having been for a
number Of years secretary of the Foreign
Mission Board. He was pastor of the
Lutheran Church of Shepherdstown some
forty years ago, and is remembered here
as faithful man of God and beloved
Christian minister. His last visit to
ShepherdStown was in August OF this
year, when he was here attending the
meeting OF the Woman's Missionary So
ciety OF the Virginia Synod. He was a
Confederate veteran, having served in the
Southern army during the Civil War. DR..
Holland is survived by his second wife.
Col. Ezra E. Stickley, aged 76 years,
one of the most prominent residents Of
Woodstock, Va, died last Thursday night
in the hospital in Winchester, following
an operation. He was a Confederate
veteran. having served on the staff Of
General StonewalllJ ackSon. AT the battle
of Antietam shell struck his horse and
exploded and piece of il struck Colonel
Stckley, tearing off an arm and fracturing
several ribs. He was carried off The field,
taken to Winchester and nursed back TO
life.
William Franklin Hayes, who was en-
ployed at the power plant at Dam No. a
and who lived on the Frank Foreman
place in that vicinity, died last night, after
an illness OF only three days from pneu-
monia and heart trouble. He was 65
years OF age. Surviving him are his wife
and several grown children. The funeral
will be held Saturday at 10 o'clock from
Mt. Wesley M. E. Church at Scrabble.
Henry DeJarnette, former resident of
Shenandoah Junction, died last week at
his home at Star Tannery, Va, after a
long illness, aged 90 years. He farmed
in the Junction neighborhood for many
years, but has lived at Star Tannery for
the past six years. Three sons survive
him. The body was taken to Charles
Town for burial.
"Uncle" John Wilson, aged SO years,
for many years proprietor OF Hotel Ran
dolph at ElkinS and one OF the best-knoWn
hotel men in West Virginia, died last
Monday. He was Confederate veteran,
having served throughout the Civil War
in Company B, Eleventh Regiment, Ros-
ser'S Brigade.
Mrs. Martha Lewis, member of an old
family OF Middleway, this county, died at
her home in that place at an advanced
age. She is survived by three brothers,
Philip and Elijah Lewis, Of Middleway,
and Col. W. X. Lewis, OF lnwood.
Mr.. Jacob Wisler, aged 70 years, died
recently at his home at Trappe, near
Pottstown, Pa. He was the Oldest brother
OF Mr.. Milton Wiser, of Shepherdstown,
who reached the bedside OF his brother
few days before he passed away.
John H. Ross, for many years black
smith of Berkeley county, died at his
home in MartiuSburg last Saturday, aged
II years. He was Confederate veteran.
Mr.. Lauran F. Smith, popular resi-
dent OF Hagerstown. died at his home IN
that place on Saturday last, after long
illness, aged A years.
Frederick Earl Coleman died at his
home in Martiusburg last Friday, aged 10
years.