The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-05-02
THE DEATH RECORD.
WALLACE E. BROWN.

O'Clock, and while his death had been
momentarily expected for many weeks,
still the announcement came as a dis
tinct shock to the yonng mans many
friends here where he was held in high
regard by the entire populace of the
town. Until his health became i'm
paired he was associated in business as
the junior partner in the firm of Austin
Brown & Son, merchants. Early last
fall he went to the State Sanatorium at
Sabillassville, Md, for treatment, and
after remaining there several weeks
without being materially benefited he
was brought to his home in Oakland
where his latter days were spent and
where he was tenderlY cared for by q
devoted mother and sister. He was
aged q years and grew from boyhood
to manhood among the Oakland people.
His funeral took place yesterday after
noon, the services at the home being
conducted by the Rev. w. M. Shultz,
of the M. E. church and Rev. A. d.
Appleton of the P. E. church. The
knights of Pythias had charge of the
services at the cemetery where his
body was inferred beside the remains
of his elder brother Claude who died
less than two months ago.
RALPH T. wILBURN.
About 5 O'Clock Wednesday morning
Ralph T. Wilburn, veteran of the Civil
War and old resident ofTerra Alta,
passed away after a prolonged illness
during several months of which he had
been confined to his bed. He was in
his 10Th year.
For long time Mr.. Wilburn had
been blind, yet, afflicted as he was, he
was always cheerful He belonged to
that Grand Army of grand old men
whose ranks are so rapidly thinning.
Soon they will be but a memory, but
the glorious deeds wrought by them will
live as long as the Republic lives. They
were the savers of this united country.
No eulogy could be better.
The funeral will be held from the
late home tomorrow friday morning
at 1920 and DR.. j. C. Ely. of Oakland,
will preach the sermon. Interment will
be made in Terra Alta cemetery.
Surviving are the widow and two
daughters, Miss Florence, at home. and
Mrs. j. w. Davis, of Oakland. Terra
Alta Republican.
CHARLES WESLEY ANDREWS.
The people of the community were
saddened on Friday afternoon of last
week to learn of the death in the prim .
of young manhood. of Charles Wesley
Andrews, son of James Andrews, of
Jones street, Piedmont.
The young man mad been i'll for
several weeks from heart trouble and
on Thursday his condition became such
as to alarm his friends.
He was a graduate of the class OF
| 1917 of the Piedmont High School and
was planning to attend Dickinson Col
/ lege to prepare for the ministry. He
was 20 years of age.
! His father, three brothers, John, Of
Cumberland. and Joseph and Quayle,
and one sister, Miss Stella, at home,
are the bereaved relatives.
/ The funeral was held from the First
NJ E. church on Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock, with the pastor. Rev. f. A.
/ KlllmOn in charge The palbearers
were: Oscar Mulan. Henry Phillips.
Kenneth Malcolm, Ray FredIock, Fred
Cox and Percy Shger. The flower
/ bearers were: John Hamer, Alfred
Thomas and Arthur FARMLAND. Special
music was rendered by a male chorus,
composed of Leon Neff. George Sliger,
| Aubrey n. HUH. Robert Clark, Victor
Kalbaugh and Walter Lyons. A vocal
duet was rendered by Miss Esther Null
Ian and Lola Martin.
/ The interment was in Laurel hill
cemetery at Barton. Piedmont Herald
The deceased young man was born in
Oakland and moved with his parents to
Piedmont when quite young.
STEPHEN SPIKER.
Stephen Spiker died at his residence
near Cove, April Is, 1918, aged nearly
So years. Mr.. Spiker was an industri-
Gus, upright man and a splendid citl-
zen. He was highly despected by all
who knew him. HIS death was a shock
to the community, as it came very
suddenly, the cause being pneumonia.
He was sick only few days. He was a
member of the Church of the Breth-
rem for number of years. He leaves
to mourn his loss loving wife, three
sons and two daughters, two grand
children, two brothers and one sister.
Services were held in the Evangelical
Lutheran church at the Cove, by Rev.
L. A. Peck, of Maple Glen, Pa, after
which interment was made IN the Lohr
cemetery.
MRS. JAMES STOTTLEMEYER.
Mrs. James Stottlemeyer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Paugh, of Bloom
ington, died at the Hoffman Hospital,
Keyser, Sunday night after an illness
of three weeks. She is survived by her
husband and a thirteen-months old
daughter.
Thigh Broken.