Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1917-01-18
Uriah WarrenfeIs Expires.
Aged Body Succumbs to Acute
Attack of INDIGESTION.

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Last Saturday evening, January 18th,
at 8. 80 o'clock, Mr.. Uriah Warrenfels,
one of the Oldest citizens in Thurmont.
passed quietly away after suffering from
the effects of an attack of acute indiges-
ton scarcely more than day, aged 81
years, month and 10 days.
For many months past, Mr.. Warren
fels has been enjoying good health, had
been doing his work about home and re-
Gently finishe splitting wood sufficient
for another season. On Friday after
noon he was about town conversing in
his usual jovial manner with those whom
he met. He ate hearty supper and re-
marked to his daughter. Miss Sarah, how
he enjoyed his meal. After supper he
went to the chicken yard, fed the fowls
and shut them up for the night. This
done he came to the house and remarked
that he was feeling very sick and in a
short time he vomited freely. After a
time he was assisted to his room. His
physician was summoned, but medicines
given for relief in such cases seemed but
to nauseate him the more.
Saturday afternoon he conversed with
those about him, but relief was not
found. The attack was too much for his
body and he gradually grew weaker I'M
til life passed from him.
His two daughters Mrs. Chas. Gall and
Miss Sarah Warrenfels, were constantly
at his bedside and ministered to his every
want to the end.
His illness being of such duration, few
neighbors and friends knew of his con-
dition, and the announcement of his
death was severe shock to many.
According to family records, Mr.. War
renfels was the son of Peter and Sophia
Rouzer Warrenfels, was born December
8, 1925. When he was three years of
age his parents settled on farm mile
and half south of Thurmont where he
was raised to manhood. In 1852 he pur
chased the old Weller farm known as
"Sugar Camp Farm" the same now be-
ing in possession of Mr.. Lemuel Bowers.
On October 10, lS48, Mr.. Warrenfels
married Susannah Firor. To them were
born five children, two of these dying
quite young. Three girls, Margaret S.,
Mary Jane and Sarah were reared to
womanhood, Margaret passing away in
the year 1900. Mary Jane, wife of Mr..
Charles Gall, and Miss Sarah, who has
cared for her aged father many years,
survive. He is also survived by four
grandchildren, viz: Dr. Lloyd Gall, of
Washington, d. c.. Carl and Glenn Gall,
Thurmont, and Mrs. Henry Hoke, of
Arlington, Iowa, and number of gr eat
grandchildren.
To say anything regarding the life of
the deceased would be useless, as he was
known many miles distant-his life
speaking greater things than words can
express.
From childhood he was member of
the Reformed church, first identifying
himself with Apples congregation, later
with Trinity church, Thurmont.
For more than fifty years he was
member of Good Samaritan Lodge No.
46, l. o. o. F., and practiced the prin-
eples of the order Friendship, Love
and Truth.
Funeral services were held at his home
on Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. his
pastor. Rev. Dr. P. E. Helmer, officiating,
assisted by Rev. M. l.. Firor, Sabillasville,
and Rev. Chas. D. Shaffer, of this place.
Interment was made in the family lot in
the United Brethren cemetery.
M. L. Creager & Son funeral directors.