Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-05
THE DEATH RECORD.

Lawrence Washington, who for a
number of years past has been in
charge of the Congressional reading
room of the Library of Congress in
Washington, died last Thursday at his
residence in that city. He was 65
years old, and had been sick only a
week, his death resulting from mfiu-
enza. Mr.. Washington was a great
nephew of George Washington and
was born at Mount Vernon in 1855.
In 1876 he married Miss Fannie Lack
land and made his home in Fauauier
county, Virginia. They moved to
Alexandria, Va, in 1890, where they
lived until 1907, when they went to
Washington. He had been employed
in the Library of Congress for IS
years, and had great number of
friends in both the Senate and the
House and throughout Virginia. He
was a brother of the late George
Washington, who was for a number of
years mayor OF Charles Town. He is
survived by his wife. eight sons and
TOUT daughters. The sons are John
Augustine, of Logan. w. Va; Iawr-
ence, Tr., of Northfork, w. Va; Willis
Lakeland and w. Selden, of Alex
an1ria; Preston Chew, of Logan, w.
Va, and Julia Howard and Francis
Ryland, at Virginia Polytechnic In
Sttute. The daughters are Misses
Patty Willis, Anne Madison, of Mont
clair, N. j.; Louisa Fontane, and
Mrs. Owen B. Lewis, of Baltimore.
His body was taken to Charles Town
last Saturday and laid to rest in Zion
churchyard, after services in Zion
Episcopal Church, conducted by
Bishop Tucker and Rev. ]. S. Alfriend.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. ]. Hoffman, who
live on the Hall farm, west of town,
have been saddened by the news of the
death of their son-in-law, George p.
Collins, and the serious illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Collins Mr.. Collins
and Miss Bessie Hoffman were mar
ried last fall and went to Toledo to
make their home. About the middle
OF December he was taken sick with a
severe attack of pneumonia from
which he seemed TO recover very slow
ly. While nursing him Mrs. Collins
became i'll from scarlet fever, and had
to be taken to hospital, where she
was operated upon a few weeks ago
for throat trouble. Mr.. Collins died
very suddenly from heart failure on
January 18th, and she is still so i'll that
heS fO' NNt pSNi tOiu VI Ills
He was buried at Spencer. Ohio, his
former home. He was about % wears
of age. Mrs. Collins has the sympa-
thy of many friends here. as do also
Mr.. Hoffman and his family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, wife of
George A. Stewart, died at her home
in Pittsburg, Pa, last Sunday, aged 81
years. Mrs. Stewart was the daugh-
ter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs. H. Frank
Needy, and her earlier years were
spent in this vicinity. where her pa
rents resided. She had lived in Pitts
burg for the past % years. She was a
good woman, and her death brings
sorrow TO many relatives and friends.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by two sons and daughter: Charles
and Frank Stewart and Mrs. Alma
Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Sperow, H. Frank Needy, Charles M
Needy and Mrs. Charles Lemen, all of
this neighborhood, went to Pittsburg
to attend the funeral service, which
was held in that city yesterday.
William Beall Willis, who went
from this county to Texas in 1888,
| died at his home at Palacios, that
State, January l9. after having been
in failing health for some time. He
was born in this county April IL, 1887.
During the Civil War he was a soldier
in Company B, 18th Virginia Cavalry.
II is a remarkable coincidence that he
and the late John w. Coleman, whose
burial occurred in Charles Town last
week, were born in this county, served
in the same company in the army, went
TO Texas about the same time, we're
closely associated. together there much
of the time, and both died within a few
days Of each other Mr.. Willis leaves
| a widow, two daughters and a son.
The funeral and interment were at
Palacios.
Miss Elizabeth May Johnson, who
Shepherdstown with DR.. and Mrs. G.
w. Banks, died here last Thursday, af-
ter an illness Of several months. She
was 70 years old She is survived by
two brothers, Jacob Johnson, of Sam
pies Manor. and Joseph Johnson, of
HagerStown. She was a member of
the Church of the Brethren. and her
funeral service was conducted last
Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Coffman. of that
denomination, at the home Of Jacob
Wyand, in Sharpsburg She was
buried in Mountain View Cemetery.
William B. Byron, aged SO, president
OF. w. d. Byron & Sons, Inc, oper-
ating large tanneries at Williamsport,
Md, and Mercersburg. Pa. died sud
denly Saturday at Williamsport. Sur
viving are his widow and four chill
dren, william Byron. Thomas Byron.
Ruth Byron and Miriam Byron. and
four brothers, Major Joseph C. Byron
and Lewis T. Byron, Hagerstown:
Harry w. Byron, Mercersburg, and
Edward W. Byron, Williamsport.
Charles Gaver. a Loudoun county
farmer who lived two miles east Of