Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-09-30
Mr.. JOHN L0WMAN
EXPIRES SUDDENLY
SATURDAY MIDNIGHT
Mrs. WiIIingham, Aged Visitor,
Dies AT Home of Niece.
CAME HERE MONDAY
TO VISIT MRS. LEVI
Young Deneen, of Warfords-
burg, Taken III Friday and
Brought to Hospital, Fails to
Survive Operation.

The many friends OF Mr.. John W,
Lowman, who made his home with a
! sister, Mrs. George NJ. Grove, 20S
East Martin street, were shocked to
/ learn of his unexpected death. This
occurred about IL o'clock Saturday
night and he was i'll scarcely twenty
minutes. Mr. Lowman had been up
town as usual Saturday evening. at
tended to various duties and seem
ed to be in his usual health and Gus
tomary good spirits Returning home
he showed no variation from his us.
gal procedure. Being the last one
TO retire he locked up the house and
went to bed. Along about IL Mrs
Grove heard him coughing She
went to his room to inquire II he
needed any assistance. found him
suffering from shortness of breath
and summoned physician. Within
30 minutes. however, he passed
away. death being due to heart fail
IRE superinduced by acute indiges
I ton Mr.. Lowman was 81 years of
age. life line resident Of this city
/ He was a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. James /. Lowman and in early
/ life was Baltimore and Ohio fire
man, OF late years he had been an
invalid and twice was operated on
For some months past he had grown
much stronger and seemed better in
every respect. He was quiet man
very congenial and easily made and
i held many friends Surviving are two
! sisters, Mrs. Grove and Mrs. William
/ Welshans. of the county. The fun
eral will take place from the late
home at 2.30 o'clock Tuesday after
room. Rev. Dr. Charles s. Trump of
I st. Johns Lutheran church, ofliciat-
ing. The interment will be made in
Green Hill cemetery
Brother.in-law III
His brother-in-law, Mr., George NJ.
Grove, widely known Baltimore
and Ohio trainman is also critically
ill., Mr.. Grove has been confined TO
his bed for some time and the sud
den death of Mr. Lowman has natur-
ally depressed him However, friends
trust that he will speedily rally from
this depression.
Roy j. Deneen.
Roy Jackson Deneen. aged about
IS. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Den
cen, of Wiarfordsburg. Pa. who died
Saturday afternoon at the City Hos
pital will be- buried Tuesday at noon
from lis home. The Youth had been
taken Ill while away from home, EN-
ployed on farm, and was rushed to
the hospital Friday in hopes Of say
ing his life. He failed to rally.
Death was due to ihemorrhagic pane
veatitis. The remains were prepared
for burial by Funeral Director II. NJ,
Cole and shipped Sunday to Hancock,
accompanied by his father. The de-
ceased is also survived by one broth
Ter ( r Deneen, and one sister Mrs
ada T. Truax
Mrs. Eliza Willingham
Mrs. Elizabeth Willingham, widow
of Frank Willingham, aged IS, died
Sunday night about 8 o'clock at the
I home Of her niece. Mrs. j. Il. Levi
1923 South Queen street. She had
been i'll but few days and had only
come to this city last Monday from
1.-THE home of nephew, Mr.. George
IGlasscoek, of Clarke county, not far
from Summit Point. to visit Mrs
Levi. The aged lady had contracted
a slight cold and her advanced
years rendered her more susceptible
to the fatal illness She was born al
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