Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Six Citizens Pay Debt of Nature
During Past Forty-Eight Hours.

! During Past Forty Eight Hours.
Charles Mankin, sixty-fve years old
died at 4:3O o'clock this morning al
his residence, 210 North Patrick
street. The deceased for many wa:
Southern Railway passenger conduc,
tor and recently held the position OF
superintendent Of the freight pat
form # that company at Princess and
fairfax streets.
In addition to his wifi. he IS sur
vivei by the following children: W. W.
Mankin, Columbus, O.; Mrs. George
Shelhorn, this city; Harry c. Mankin
now in France with the American Ex-
peditionary Force, and Ernest T..
Mankin, this city.
His funeral will take place at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon from his
late residence.
James w. McKelleget, fifty-setAn
years old, died at o'clock this morn
ing at his home on Seminary Hill,
west of. this city. fe is survived By
his widow and four ci, .dren as fol-
lows: Mrs. Riley Nixon, Mrs. K. l..
Walters, Miss Pearl McKcileget and
Launcelot McKelleget.
The deceased for many years was
driver of the bus operated between
tie Episcopal High School and this
city and during his career has driven
thousands of boys of different genera
tions back and forth to that school,
ic recent years he had been driver
of the mail wagon between this city
and the high school. Funeral services
will be held in the Episcopal Theolog-
ical Seminary at 4 p. m. on Wednes-
day.
Gustavus Robey, aha:lt forty-siX
years oil, died Saturday afternoon at
the Alexandria Hospital after short
illness. The deceased ir addition 20
his wife, Ms. Mary Robey, leaves nine
children. He was formerly employed
as machinist, and lived at 313 South
Patrick street.
His funeral will take place at !
o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the
Second Presbyterian Church. Services
will be conducted by Rev DR. j >hm
Lee Allison, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, assisted BY Rev.
R. w. White, pastor of the Methodist
Church.
Charles Edelen, fifty-four years old,
died Saturday night at the residence
of his sister, Mrs. Mary Lynch,
1921 Princess street He was son
of the late Lewis Edelen and was en-
ployed as a watchman at the ship
yard. His funeral will take place
at o'clock Wednesday morning from
St. Marys' Catholic Church.
The funeral of Charles Z. Church,
man, who died Saturday evening, will
take place at 2:o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon from Wheatley's mor+uary
chapel. Services will be conducted by
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace
P. E. Church. =
The deceased was about seventy-two
years old and was truck gardener.
He conducted his truck garden at Glib
bon and Henry streets where he lived.
The funeral of Mrs. Mabel Hamilton
took place yesterday afternoon from
her late residence, S05 South Wash
ington street. Services were conduct
ed by Rev. P. P. Phillips, D. D., rec
tor of st. Paul's P. f. Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
Catherine Hardbowcr were held this
afternoon at her late residence in Fair
fax county south of this city, and were
conducted by Rev. DR.. John Lee ALI
son, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church.
Edward P. Dixon, well-known and
respected cclored resident, died Satur-
day afternoon at his home on North
Patrick street. He is survived by 4
widow and six children. The de .cased
was 55 years old. He was harber
by occupation, and had for some time
been employed at Tancil's, northwest
corner of King and Fairfax street