Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-03-14
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MOTHER IN DEATH
Tiny Son Of Mrs. Waiter Pra-
ther Died Last MIGHT.

Their Died Last Night.
The tiny son Of Mrs. Mabel Prath-
er, who died Wednesday afternoon
in the City Hospital, was not long
following it's mother in death It's
4 hrief span Of life terminated about
liz O'Clock last night and the infant
will be buried In tho same coffin with
I its mother The pathetic death Of
Mrs. Prather was briefly noted in
yesterdays issue of the Journal She
lad been brought to the hospital
yesterday morning, unconscious and
i in dying condition. An operation
was performed, the child was born
and Mrs. Prather soon expired. Much
sympathy is being expressed for the
+ bereaved family Tho realms were
/ prepared for burial by Funeral Di-
rector Cole and later taken to the
home on the Sulphur Spring road
near Stokes School House, where
/ the funeral will be preached Friday
morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. Or. W.
F. Gruver. of this city The inter
ment will be made at Mt. Zion GEM
etry. Mrs. Prather was tho daughter
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Isaih Whar-
| ton and was born near Vancleyesville
on March 26, 1879. She is survived
by her husband, Mr.. Walter Prather;
six children, Walter. Lewis, Earl, Ed
gar, Agnes and the infant just born;
! one brother, Mr. John Wharton, of
Stokes School House. She was a
member Of the United Brethren
sChurch.
i John French
Mr. John French was born in Ber-
kelley county. near North Mountain
May o. 1885 aud departed this life.
March 10Th. 1913, aged 81 years, 8
4 months and 10 days. lie is survived
/ by his wife who was the daughter
4 Of David and Sarah G4etner, eight
children, also a half brother and q
half sister. Hamilton. OF Pittsburgh;
and Mary J. French, of Washington
i ~ grandchildren and Z great grand
Children. He spent his whole life in
4 the vicinity OF his birth place He
was of a genial nature that loved the
bright and pleasant things OF life
His home life was beautiful and his
intercourse with his fellow man,
CONSPICUOUS for its feeling OF good
fellowship lie especially loved chill
icren and always delighted to have.
them about him. He leaves "a large
circle of friends to mourn his loss.
Thehe is no death. What seems sois
transition This life of mortal breath.
lis but the threshold Of the life ely
sian whose portals we call death,
/ The family desire to express
four thaflsa TO our friends and
neighbors for their sympathy and
kind deeds during our sad bereave-
4 nnent.
Or. Bishop
DIR. Elijah Tracey Bishop, SIS years
old, one of tho most widely known
4 physicians in Western Maryland, who
1 practiced in Washington county 60
years, died ut his home in Smiths
| burg, Md. Monday night He was a
son Of DIR. Elijah and Ann Hoye Bish-
op, His father practiced in Washing
ton county half century ago. -Four
children survive.
Mrs. Fannie Pancake.
Mrs. Fannie Pancake, widow of 7.
II. G. Pancake, of Romney, and dau-
! ghter CT the late Lemuel and Belle
Campbell, of Berkeley county, died
LAT the home of her daughter. Mrs
DR. West, in Johnson City, Tenn. The
body was taken to Romney for in
tcrmcnt there this afternoon. Mrs.
Pancake was about 62 years Of age.
Mrs. Margaret Flyers
Mrs Margaret Myers, widow of the
lato James r Myers, died Friday at
her home on the sylvan Road. aged
t76 years, She had been IN apparent
good health and was at her dinner
when she gave sudden gasp and
/ died sitting in her chair Deceased
vas the second wife Of the late
James r Myers, a prominent citizen
Of Indian Springs district. She is sur
/ vised by ten children and two step
children
Mrs W. 3. Cleveland
Word was received by Mrs e G
Hartley Of The death OF her brothers
wife, Mrs. w y Cleveland, Of Fred