The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-26
BORN IN WHEELING EIGHTY-ONE
YEARS AGO WHERE HE SPENT
ENTlRE LEE.
Was Honoreo Citizen. Devout Chris
tan. Prominent Mason and Oldest
Pharmacist in City.

S'J
r. Heber List. age eighty-one a
prominent citizen. a lifelong resident
of this city and perhaps the oldest
retired druggist IN the Wheeling ais
trict. peacefully passed away al -.s
home. Il Ninth street. yesterday
morning al MS o'clock. following
several months serious illness OF com
plications due TO advanced years. for
more than two score years he was IN
business in this city.
Mr.. List was born and reared IN
Wheeling. He was the son OF Iohn
and Ann (Waite) List. natives OF
England. His father came "a Nneel-
ing when h was a village. when there
was only one principal business street
here. and was cashier Of the ola
Northwestern bank He died in lN4o.
and was one OF WheelinE's most pro
gressive and honorod citizens and a
member Of the Fourth Street Metno-
dist Episcopal church.
r ~. List attended school in the old
wheeling academy under the Rev.
Father Mckay in the First ward. and
later took a Course az Linsly Institute.
After his school days were ended he
entered the drug business and con
tinued IL until about five years ago.
when ne retired. Immediately after
his old n familiar store room. 1910
Main street. was razed and the Cole
nan drug store built on the location
His first place o. business was with
7. ~. Patterson in Twelfth street. Next
he was with T. IT. Logan and com.
pa0y. and a|ftcrward became a mem
Der Of the firm of Logan. List and
company Later he established the r.
l.. List store i'm Market street. which
he successfully conducted until he re-
tired from business
Mr.. List was twice married. his first
union being i'm 1860 with Jennie Irwin.
a daughter of the late r. :. Irwin. but
Mr. Iis' was called upon To mourn
her death i'm the August following their
marriage. Some years later he mar
ried Miss : VI. DcCamp. who was n
native Of West Virginia and a daugh-
ter of the late jefferson DeCamp.
Five children were born 20 them.
Mr.. List was perhaps the oldest
communicate in point OF membership
and age Of the Fourth Street Methodist
Episcopal church. He was also one OF
the most prominent Masons in the
Wheeling district. and of high decree.
occupying all the offices of the Blue
Lodge and was past eminent com
Tor many years. I'm 1872 and
"a lac was worship master of Wheel
Ing Lodge No. %. Knights Tcmplars.
Mr.. List was born I'm this city on
thapliue street. June l.. 1884. and
spent his entire life in Wheeling. For
81 years ne lived in the old homestead
In which he died. II was here that he
and his wife. surrounded by many
relatives and dozens of old friends.
celebrated their golden wedding ami.
ycrsary on December n. 1871. At the.
time. Mr.. List remarked that IL was
one of the happicst days of his life
In the passing of Mr.. List is closed
the life Of the old generation of that
family Surviving are his wife. two.
daughters. Mrs. John r. Handlan OF
Orange. y j., and Miss Frances List.
az home. three Erandsons. John r
Handlan Of Monessen. Pa. Joseph VI
Handlan, city. and Mrs. \. b. Mills Of
Orange. y. j., also three creat-crand-
children. and a number Of nephews
and ucices Of this city. namely. a. :.
List. president OF the City Of Bank Of
Wheeling. Daniel G.. List. Jr. assistant
cashier of the City Bank Of Wheeling
John X. List. vice president of the City
Bank Of Wheeling. u. Carter List.
Mrs PEBBLES Tatum of EndEwoOd. Mrs.
Walker J. Frissell. Mrs. Edward Haz-
lott and Miss Hottie List.
The funeral will be IN charge Of the
Masonic order and will be held AZ the
family home. Saturday afternoon 40 q
o'clock The Rev DR.. 4. w. Mills. pas
tor of Fourth Street Methodist Episco-
pal church. assisted by the Rev. II. r.
T.. Stridor. rostor Of ST. Matthew
Protestant Episcopal church. will con
duct the services The p~aIIboarers
viii be- selected today from among the
ngphews OF Mr.. List and his other rola-
tIyes Burial will be In Greenwood
cemetery. where the Masons will con
duct the exercises at the grave.