The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-03-28

Funeral services were held Tues
day, March 25, in the Reformed
church, Silver Run, Rev. Adam Off
ciating. Interment was made in the !
adjoining cemetery. The pallbear- \;
ers were Edward Brown, David
Brown, Samuel CurreH vic Frock,
j. a. Kump and Andrew Bittle. @.
O. Fuss & Son funeral directors
DfffendaL
John III. Diffendal died Saturday,
March % at Springfield State Hos
pital, Sykesvilles aged 72 years, 2
months and 81 days. He is survived
by his wife and one daughter, Miss
Mamie Diffendal, at home.
Funeral services were held Tues
day, March 25, at his home in Taney-
town, Rev. l.. B. Hafer officiating.
Interment in the Lutheran cemetery
The pallbearers were George Arnold,
ID. J. Hesson, ID. W. Garner, Pierce
Garner, Augustus Reindollar and a.
G. Rifle. g. O. Fuss e Son funeral
directors.
Creagher.
Mrs. Ida Creagher, SO years old, \
widow of George Urner Creagher died
Monday morning Of paralysis at the
home of her son-in-law, Sergt. John.
T. Carroll, S17 Wellington avenue,
Baltimore. While standing on the
pavement in front Of her home two
weeks ago Mrs. Creagher was strick-
en- with paralysis. She is survived
by son, c. F. Creagher, a daughter,
Mrs. John t. Carroll, brother,
Charles w. Appler, and two grand
children, Miss Ethel r. Creagher,
student Of Goucher College, and Miss
Helen Creagher.
Funeral services were held at
Meadow Branch Wednesday,
Heck.
Mrs. Edna s. Heck, wife of John
Heck, Uniontown died at a hospital
in Baltimore, March %, following an
, operation, aged 46 years. She is
, survived by her husband and the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Howard Hy-
miller, Tyrone. Misses Frances and
Marian Heck, Ward and William, at
home. - .--
Funeral services were held at her
home on Monday, March "a, Rev.
Ibach conducting the services. Inter-
ment was made in the Lutheran
cemetery, Uniontown. G.. 0. Fuss &
Son funeral directors.
Zent,
Margaret Ellen Gent, infant daugh-
ter OF MIR. and Mrs. Raymond Zent,
near Keymar died March %, aged z
months and days. Her parents, z
brothers and sisters survive.
Funeral services were held Tues
~ II TYhh
church, Taneytown conducted by Rev.
l. B. Hafer. Interment in adjoining
cemetery. c. o. Fuss & Son funeral
directors.
DOtterer.
Mrs. Ann Sophia Dotterer, widow Of
the late Albert Dotterer, who was q
veteran Of the Civil war, died at the
home OF her son, Alfred, near En-
mitsburg, Monday, March liz, after
lingering illness from cancer, aged M
years, 6 months and % days. She
Is survived by two sisters: Mrs.
Ohler, near Taneytown, Miss Emi!ne
M.ser, near Emmitsburg; two sons,
Clifford, of Baltimore, Alfred, near
Emmitsburg and two brothers, Wal
lace Moser, near Stony Branch school,
and William Moser, near Keymsr.
March.
Mary Edna King March, wife OF
Elmer c. March, of Baltimore. died
at the Johns Hopkins Hospital March
IL, undergoing an operation, aged 81
years, 8 months and / day. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
W., King. on near Two Taverns, and
on November Path, 1904, was married
to Elmer @. March who survives.
She also leaves her parents and the
following sisters and brothers, Mrs.
darlington Shriver, of near Harvey,
Wilbur, Clarence, Gladys and Hilda
King, at home.
WhitmOre.
John Whitmore. Jr, Union Bridge,
who had been suffering more or less
with a pain in his head for sometime,
became worse and was taken to a
hospital in Baltimore, suffering with
spinal meningitis. 1t is reported that
he became totally blind before reach
ing Baltimore where he died at 2
o'clock Friday morning.
Phelps.
Richard D. Phelps, died at his home
in Sykesville at the age Of so years,
on Sunday. Funeral services were
held yesterday in st. PauPs MethO-
dist Episcopal church. Interment
was in Harmony cemetery, Cookies
vile.
FOrsythe.
William F. Forsythe, aged SO years,
son of the late John P and Margaret
A. Forsythe, died at his home in
Wilmington, Del, Tuesday, The body
was brought to Sykesville yesterday
where funeral services. were held in
50. Paul's Mthodist Episcopal church.
Interment in Springfield cemetery
Shfpley. \.
w Elizabeth :. Shipley, daughter OF
the late Daniel O., and Milicent
Shfpley, died at the home of her
niece, Mrs. ID ROby Herring, near
Sykesville, on March %. Funeral
service was held Tuesday. The re-
mains were taken to Baltimore for
interment.