Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-07

Mrs. BERTHE Augustine Snyder, wife
OF Mr.. {. Newton Snyder, died yester
oay morning after months illness
ageo 49 years, months and 5 DAYS
Her death was caused by pneumonia
which followed an attack of influenza
with other complications. Mrs. Snyder
whose maiden name was Willingham
was highly respected woman, devoted
wife and loving mother, and she will
De deeply mourned in the family circle
ana by her friends. Besides her
husband, she is survived by eleven sons
ana daughters Clay, Charles, Alberton.
Agnes, William, Helen, Edgar, Virginia
Joseph, Banks and Margaret. The
FUNERAL services will be held at her late
nome Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
interment in Elmwood Cemetery, Shep.
herdstown. The service will be con
Quoted by Rev. w. H. Best, of the
Southern Methodist Church of Charles
| Town.
Richard Henry Lee Roberts, aged IS
years, son of Rev. and Mrs. w. T.
Roberts, of Rocky Mount, Va, died
some weeks ago in Sheffield, Ala.
where he was engaged in government
war work. Mrs. Roberts, his mother
was formerly Miss Laura Powell, of
Shepherdstown. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts
nave two sons with the American forces
In France, William Saunders and Ed
munf Lee, while another son, George
H., is on his way there, having recent
left Camp Lee.
Blackford Kanode, a well-known resi-
dent OF the Rippon neighborhood, died
tuesday at the home of his son, John
kanode, aged 81 years. He was highly
regarded in that community, where he
had lived a long and useful life. He
is survived by three sons and two daugh'
tiers William, of Richmond, Va. John
at Rippon Alonzo, in the West Mrs.
Ella Beachley, of Manassas, Va. and
Mrs. Lula Baker, of Baltimore.
Harry H. Entler, youngest son O.
Mr.. and D. Allen Entler, formerly OF
Shepherdstown, died last Sunday morn
ing at the home of his parents in Mar
tinsbVg, after an illness of six weeks
from typhoid pneumonia. He is sur
vived by his parents, four brothers and
three sisters. The funeral was hello
on Tuesday and the body was brought
to Shepherdstown and inferred in Elm
wood Cemetery.
AS we 60 to press we hear the sad
news of the death of DR.. Ira M. Derr
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob d. Derr, of
the Uvilla neighborhood. DR.. Derr,
who was splendid young man, was a
IN he 81
Corps at Camp Greenleaf, Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia. We have not been
able to learn the cause of his death nor
any of the details.
H. p. Harrison, telegraph operator
for the Norfolk & Western Railway al
Rippon, this county, died last Thurs
day from the influenza. He was about
40 years old, and is survived by his wife
and four children. His body was taken
to his'old home at Martinsville, Va, for
burial.
Miss Alice M. Dunn died at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Dunn, near Charles Town, aged "a
years, her death coming within three
weeks after that of her brother, Private
Perry Dunn, at Camp Humphreys, Va
Both were victims OF influenza.
John M. Sherrard, a Union veteran
and well-known resident of Berke-
ley county, died last Thursday at his |
home near Gerardstown. He is sur
vived by his wife and five children.
Mrs. Harry Hoover, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Morris, of Shenandoah
Junction, died from influenza last week
in Hagerstown. She is survived by her
husband and one child.
Mrs. C. E. Martin, formerly Miss |
Estelle Anderson, of MartinSburg, died |
last week at her home in Pittsburg. |
She is survived by her husband and an
infant daughter.
George Pilgrim died suddenly in
Martinsburg Tuesday morning from
heart failure, aged 63 years. His wife
a son and three daughters survive her. |
Mrs. Sallie Ann Oden, died at her
home in Ransom, this county, last week, |
aged 65 years. Three sons and
daughter survive her.
Mrs. Annie Frye, aged II years, died
last Thursday at her home in Sharps
burg. Three sons and daughter sur
vive her.
Private David S. Noble, native OF
Martinsburg, died from pneumonia in |
France on October 7th. He was %
years old.
Frank McKeever, aged Is years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. McKeever, died
from typhoid fever in Martinsburg last
Friday.