The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-26
Services Held at First M. E.
Church at 2 O'clock To-
day.
BURIED AT M0RGAN7OWN
Flag Draped Casket Sur
rounded by Great Pro-
fusion of Flowers.

Funeral services over the body OF
Judge John w. Mason whose death
occurred Monday were held this after
noon at o'clock from the First M. L.
church. The services we're attended
by large number of people including
many from various towns in the state,
some of whom rank high in the Off
cial affairs of the state. Members of
the Supreme Court of Appeals OF West
Virginia were in attendance at the ser.
vices including Judge Judson Williams,
Judge Geo. Poffenbarger, Judge w. n.
Miller, Judge c. w. Lynch, Judge II.
N. Ritz and Clerk W. B. Matthews.
DR.. Herman G. Stoetzer, of the First
Presbyterian church, pastor of the de-
ceased, conducted the Presbyterian
ritualistic service for the dead. and
quartet from the church choir COM
posed of Miss Carol Powell, Mrs. For
est Fankhauser, Lamar Satterfield and
L. Fl. Randall, sang two hymns. abide
With Me- and Rock Of Ages" Asleep
in Jesus" was sung as a solo by Mr.. Sat
terrified.
The casket was surrounded by pro.
fusion o: beautiful flowers which were
various official bodies with which the
Judge had been connected. An Ameri.
can flag, the stripes of which were
fashioned from red and white carna-
tons and the stars were of daisies on
back ground of blue ragged robins
was a tribute from the Marion County
Bar Association, and an immense ova,
piece OF white roses was tribute from
the Supreme court. Floral offerings
were also made by the Harrison and
Monongalia county bars, various
church organizations, the A., f. and A.
NJ. lodge of Grafton and the Royal Arch
Masons, besides many tributes from
relatives and friends as individuals.
The casket of Judge Mason who was
Civil war veteran was draped in the
American flag.
At the conclusion Of the services the
body was conveyed to the B. and o.
station from where the funeral party
journeyed to Morgantown where in
torment will be made in Oak Grove
cemetery. Members of the Monongalia
Bar Association will meet the funeral
party there and escort 1t to the ceme-
tory. A large delegation OF friends and
relatives, including representatives OF
, the Marion County Bar and other or
CARNATIONS accompanied the party to
Morgantown.
The pallhearers chosen from the Ma.
rion County Bar were as follows:
Honorary pallbearers-Judge w. S.
Raymond, Judge G. A. Vincent, B. L.
Butcher, Judge w. S. Meredith, Charles
Powell. w H. Conway, A. L. Lehman
and Harry Shaw.
Active pallbearers-J. A. Meredith.
Trevy Nutter. w. NJ. Kennedy, R. J.
Conley. E. C. Frame, r. A. Watts, M. e.
Morgan and Frank r. Amos.
At Morgantown members of the
Monongalia County Bar will act as uall-
bearers; they were as follows:
Honorary pallbearers-Judge George
c. Sturgiss, Judge Frank Cox, George
c. Baker, C. B. Ollie. w. e. Glasscock,
John Shriver, 1. G. Lazelle and Edgar
B. Stewart.
Active palltearers - E. G. Donley,
Charles A. Goodwin, S. F. Glasscock,
c. William Cramer, James R. Moreland.
Terence D. Stewart, T. Ray Ollie and
Frank P. Corbin.
Among people here for the funeral
services beside members Of the Su-
preme court already named were For
mer Governor VIM. e. Glasscock,
Judge Frank Cox, Judge Geo. G. Stur-
giss Hon. c. D. Ollie and Hon. Geo.
c. Baker of Morgantown representing
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