The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-02-22
all who knew her. The beauti-
full floral tributes from friends in
Philadelphia showed that she had
many friends wherever she went.
WILLIAM SToNER.

Connellsburg'S Oldest citizens
died at his home on Court House
Square at 2o'clock Tuesday MORN
ing, aged SO years, 2 months and
II days. The funeral will take
place at o'clock today, an d
interment will be made in the
Lutheran graveyard.
William Stones was a son of
Jacob Stoner who carried on cab
met making in McConnellsburg
many years, with whom William
learned the trade, and for more
than forty years he conducted a
cabinet shop and undertaking
business.
Mr.. Stoner saw service in the
Civil War. He was a member of
Company H, 20Sth regiment, P.
w. He enlisted in September
1864 and became a member of
Captain Harvey Wishart's COM
pany, with General Hartranft
(later Governor) as Brigadier
General. AS comrades in the
company with Mr.. Stoner, were
John Ham, Billy King, Nick
OFT and Elliott Rumel. They
had an easy time of it until the
following March when they were
rushed into the whirlwind drive
at Fort Steadman, where Nick
OFT lost his arm, but the regi-
ment covered itself with glory.
Mr.. Stoner was married to
Miss Sarah Sheibley, of Cham
bersburg, who died several years
ago. He is survived by four
daughters and two sons: Mary
Hinish, Morning Sun, Iowa;
Mrs. Laura Fisher, McConnells-
burg; Miss Jennie and Bruce, at
home. Harvey, Coatesville. Pa,
Mrs. Blanche Martin, Chambers
burg.
Merrick A. Stoner, of Bedford,
Albert of this place are brothers
of the deceased, and Mrs. Annie
Benford, McConnellsburg, a sis
ter.
MRS. CASPER WHoRLEY.
Bessie Eleanor Sinner, wife
of Casper Whorley, died at their
h ON e in Shippensburg, Pa,
Monday, February 10 1917. The
funeral takes place to-day, and
interment will be made at Ship
pensburg. Mrs. Whorley was a
daughter of Benjamin and Eliza
beth Doyle Sinner and she was
born at McConnellsburg, April
5, 1873, hence she was aged 43
years, 8 months and IA days. She
was married to Casper Whorley
in November 1893, who survives
her, together with the following
children: Marshall, Chester, Pa;
Benjamin, Paul, Margaret and
Lillian, at home. She is also
survived by her mother and the
following brothers and sisters:
William, Pittock, Pa; Edward,
Christmas, Robert, Benjamin,
Arthur, Miss Olive and Miss Jes-
sic, in McConnellsburg; and
Effie. Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Whorley was a consistent
member of the Radical U. B.
Church.
ALBERT R. PALMER.
Albert Ross Palmer, son of
Joel and Martha Sipes Palmer,
died at his home at Sipes Mill
this county Monday morning,
February 10, 1917, after a brief
illness of pneumonia, aged 62
years, a months and 6 days.
He is survived by the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Matilda Akers, Miss Suttia, w.
Scott, and Watson Wall of
Sipes Mills; Orville S., of Con-
nellsville, Pa, and Mrs. Ange-
line Hixson, Philadelphia.
Interment was made in the
cemetery at the Sideling Hill
Baptist church yesterday.
ANSON WELLER.
After a few days illness of
pneumonia, Mr.. Anson Weller
died at his home in. Thompson
township, Thursday, February Is
1917 aged about 45 years. The
deceased was a son of Barnabas
Il Il.