Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1917-05-17
The Death Record.


Of Kearneysvllle and for a number o.
years track foreman on the B. &. O.
Railroad, died last Friday from hear
trouble, aged 10 years. He is survived
by two sons. John D. and William Tucker,
and three daughters. Mrs. R. L Britton,
Mrs. Eugene Sharpless and Mrs. Philip
Furry. Mr.. Tucker was member OF the
Presbyterian Church and of Triluminar
Lodge OF Masons OF Middleway. His
funeral service was held on Monday,
Rev. DR.. Ghiselin officiating, and he was
buried with Masonic honors.
Mr.. Benjamin Franklin Hause, who for
a number of years made his home with
his son, l. V. Hause, east Of Shepherds
town, died last Thursday al the advanced
age OF 81 years. His death wasthe result
OF the infirmities incident TO old age. He
was native of Baltimore. M. Hause IS
survived by two sons and three daughters:
L. V. Hause, of Pittsburg K. L. Hause
of Baltimore Mrs. H. B. Bisbee. OF New
York; Mrs. J. A. Reed. of Baltimore !;
and a daughter in Philadelphia. The
body was inferred in the Reformed Gem
etery last Saturday.
Mrs. Addie Deshon, wife OF VIM. M.
Deshon, died suddenly from heart disease
at her home near Winchester last Friday
night, aged &c years. Mrs. Deshon. who
was a daughter OF Samuel and Eliza Glib
son, was born and reared at Harper's
Ferry. AS girl she was witness 10 the
many stirring scenes enacted during the
Civil War times, beginning with the John
Brown raid in 1859. She was an ardent
Southern sympatnizer, and always mani
tested the greatest interest in the affairs
OF the ConfederacY. Her husband and
two sons survive her.
Andrew Snyder, one OF the leading
residents of Sharpsburg, Md, died Tues
day night at the advanced age Of 10 years
and % days. He is survived by four
sons and daughter: William Snyder
and Charles Snyder, Sharpsburg; Frank
Snyder, Newark, o., and Mrs. Annie
Highberger, Newark, o. D.; two brothers,
James Snyder, Sharpsburg, and Jacob
Snyder, Hagerstown, also survive, The
funeral service will be held Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the Lutheran Church
in SharDsburg
Judge Harry J. Beall, a native OF Charles
Town, died suddenly in YonkerS, N. Y,
Monday evening. He was son OF the
late Frank Beall, at one time the able ed
ltor OF the Charles Town Spirit OF Jeifer-
son. Goingto New York as a young man,
Mr.. Beall by energy and ability became
prominent and successful, and was for
some time Judge OF the municipal court OF
Yonkers. His friends in the county will
regret to learn OF his death. He is sur
vived by one brother, Turner Ashby
Beall
James A. Brown, a former resident OF
Jefferson county, died last week in Mar
tinsburg, after long illness from stomach
trouble. Besides his wife and one son,
he is survived by five brothers and sister:
Rev. D. M. Brown, OF Washington John
w., OF Shepherdstown Archibald R., Of
Martinsburg; Thomas, OF LarcaSter, Pa. ;
and Miss Matte Brown, OF MartinSburg.
Edward T. Gardner, a well-klown
farmer OF the Middleway neighborhood,
died last week after a long and painful
illness from cancer that had IFS origin
in his head back Of one OF his eyes. He
suffered greatly for many weeks. HIS
age was 81 years. His wife and one
child and three brothers and sister sur
vive him.
Miss Georgia S. TrusSell, greatly
esteemed resident OF this county, died
last Thursday at her home near Leetown,
alter an illness OF two weeks from pneu-
monia, in the 18th year Of her age, She
was daughter OF the late Eben Trussell,
and the only survivor Of the family left is
her brother, Joseph W. Trussell, OF Ne
braska.
Simon p. Douglas, native OF Greene
county, Pa, but for more than forty years
a jeweler OF MartinSburg, died at his home
in that city last Saturday night, in the SD
year OF his age. He was twice married.
He is survived by his second wife, who
was formerly Miss Helen Bfyarly, and TO
whom he was married short time ago.
Mrs. Sarah Plum, wife OF John w.
Plum, died last Monday night at the home
OF her Son-in-law, Jerry 'TriggS, in Mar
tinsburg, aged 10 years. She IS survived
by her husband, two sons and three
daughters. Her body was taken 10 her
old home at Shenandoah, Va, for burial.
George c. Potterfield. a native OF
Harper's Ferry, died last Week in Balti-
more, where he had been engaged in the
drug business for some time. He was
At years old. Surviving him are two
brothers and two sisters.
Mrs. RoYer, mother OF Mrs. S. L.
Fickinger, died Jew days ago in New
Jersey, aged 81 years. Rev. Mr.. Flick
niger attended the funeral. which was at
her old home at Reinhold's, Pa.
Michael J. Healy, Berkeley county
farmer, died last Sunday at his home near
MartinSburg, aged OF years.
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