The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-23
LUTHER SCHERER NAMED
MANY AS PALlDEARERS|
tailed Before Going to Operating
Table.

Final arrangements were made last
night for the funeral and burial oil
Luther l.. Scherer. who died early
Saturday night at Johnston Willis
Hospital after an operation made
necessary by bullet wound received
two years ago. Brief services will
be held at the Scherer home, 2s2f
Grove Avenue, this afternoon at "a
o'clock. when the remains will be
taken to the First English Lutheran
Z Church. OF which his brother. J. j
Seherer, Jr., is pastor. on the corner
of Monument Avenue and Lombardy
Street where the funeral service will
take plaCs. Interment Will be in
Hollywood.
Perhaps anticipating fatal result
Of the surgical operation he was about
to undergo before he entered the hos
pital Mr.. Scherer turned over to his
brother, Rev. ]. j. Scherer. Jr., several
scaled letters, stating that they were
to he opened only in case he did moi
recover After his death these docu-
ments were read, and among them
was found mem orandum in refer
ence of the disposition OF his body.
The list of pallbearers whom he de-
sired to take part in the services, was
found. and announced last night. The
list includes a great many prominent
citizens of this city and elsewhere
friends and business associates Of the
deceased
Included In the arrangements for his
funeral were the names of three min
isters he wished to officiate DIR. A, r
lIancher. of stanton; Rev. +. T
McFaden, of Richmond: Rev. Arma nd
/ Miller. of Philadelphia. The services
at the church and at the grave will
he in their hands.
The following is list of the pail
bearers. active and honorary, dpsiznat-
~ by MIR Scherer:
Active--L I. Stanard, j. W. King
T. O. Bullock, H. G. Fitzpa trick. w J
Garner, F. G. Fischer. II. T. Walker
T. J. Martin.
Honorary-Georee w Stevens. De
catur Axtell, Carl Remington, e W
Grice, J. p. Stevens. w. F. Rhea, F.
p Goodwin, w. H. White. W. D. Duke
w. +. Taylor, r. II. Wright. w. 3
Bradley, ]. II. Carlisle. w. L. Booth
NJ. T, Spicer, w. r. Seal, Thornton
Lewis. A. r. Sydnor. o. c. Sprinkle
w. S. Forbes, J. y. Patton, ]. w
Brockwell, DIR. Herbert Mann, Judge
/
I Scott, r. O. James, r. l. Ford, w. G
baldwin T. l.. Felts, Ben p. Owen
Carter Wormeley. Alexander Forward
| Il. r, Penn, Fl. It. Wickham, Henry
Taylor, Jr.. A. r. GuiEon. F. NJ
i Whitaker, Governor II, G. Stuart
John y. Potts. L. r. Enslow. l.. G
( Burrus, Or. George r. Johnston, DR.
! w. r. Oppenhimer. Or. A. NJ Willis
r. c, Nelson, Allen G.. Goolshy, A. A
| Booth, G. NJ Robinson, Ed F.
Schmidt NJ s. Angle Dr. r NJ Rose.
bro. Or. Geo. w. Mcdaniel, J. Taylo,
/ Fllyson, II NJ. smith. IT. r r.
Prentss. j. r, Wineheld w G. Camp
! r. r. Gone, A. r. Holiday, o. J
Sands 7. A. Miller, J. J. Hooper. w
s. Battle, 3. T. buchanan r. T. Byrd
w, u. Smith, l. r. Richardson. ]. r
Stone. J. l.. Kelly. J. r Wood. H IT
/ Parrish, Samuel Steiner w. s. Greene
! J. y. buchanan, l.. T. Morris IT. r
Stalev Dick Blankenship. J. A Jar
! rett Thomas Hoggshead. d. c
I 0'Tlahertv. j. w Richardson, Jacob
rmlauf J. White Sheffev w. w
Workman, r s Martin. Claude A
Swanson. Fl. y Flood. William Hodge.
Mann. Mintree ]. Fulton, L. O. wend
enburg. Gilbert Pollock, HORACE
! buchanan, w, u. Cardwell. r. II
Willis. Harry Houston. r. Lee Trsnkle
/ Dr. J. s. DeJarnette. DR.. J. G. King
/ Or. A S. Priddy DIR. C. @. Chamber,
layne, Dr, +, L. Rlankenhakcr. w w
King J. l.. Wilt, Martin J. Perry
! Waller Holiday, O. r, Hill.