Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-07-01
THE DEATH RECORD.

resident oil ShepherdStown, died at her
home in this place last Friday evening,
aged "a years. She had been an in
valid for the past two years, and death
was a relief from much suffering.
Miss koontz was a daughter of the
late Juwayne F. Koontz, a prominent
farmer OF this vicinity, and all her life
was spent in this community. She
was good woman, and had been ex-
emplary in every relation of life. She
is survived by four brothers and three
sisters; d. M. Koontz, of Washington;
/. Lee and ID. Frank Koontz, of this
vicinity. Charles R. Koontz, of Cali
fornia; Mrs. Bette Kilmer, of Oregon.
Illinois; Mrs. n. H. Pyles, of wash
ington City; and Miss Louise Koontz.
of Shepherdstown. The funeral SER
vice was conducted at her late homo
Sunday afternoon by Rev. Charles
Ghiselin and Rev. J. H. Haley. and the
body was inferred in the Reformed
Cemetery.
Mrs. Rose Daniels Haas, widow of
|. {. Haas, died last Thursday at her
home at Takoma Park, near Wash
lngton, ID. G The body was taken to
Charles Town on Saturday and inter:
red in Edge Hill Cemetery. Mrs.
Haas was a daughter of the late VIM.
b. Daniels, a prominent resident of
Dutteids, and was born and reared
in this county. The friends of her
youthful days in this neighborhood
will be sorry to learn of her passing.
though death ended long period of i'll
health and suffering. She is survived
by two sons and two daughters: DR..
Carlton Haas. of the u. S. Army,
Edwin l.. Haas, an attorney of Wash
lngton and Misses Lizzie and Rosebud
Haas, at home. One brother, Will C..
Daniels, is now the last survivor of his
generation. The husband of Mrs. Haas
was fer many years the publisher of a
sprlghtly newspaper published in Bal
tlmore. called "The Batimorean."
Mrs. Annie M. Winters, widow of
Thomas Brown Winters. died at her
home in Harper's Ferry last Sunday
morning, at the advanced age of 80
years, 4 months and 16 days. Mrs.
Winters, whose maiden name was
Marlatt, was lifelong resident of Har-
per- Ferry, and was greatly esteemed
by all who knew her. She had been
faithful member of the M P. Church
since she was thirteen years old, and
up until her last illness was a regular
"''NfNo'' at 'iS SSINlSGS. T1GT Only
survivor is her son, Walter w. Win
ters, of ShepherdStown. The funeral
service was held Tuesday afternoon in
the M. P Church, nterment in the
cemetery.
Miss Stella Dittmeyer, a highly es-
teemed young lady of the county, died
at her home in Bolivar Friday last.
after protracted illness. Miss Dit
meyer was a daughter Of the late
George Dttmeyer for years one of the
successful business men of Harpcr's
Ferry and Bolivar One brother, DR..
W. E. Dittmeyer, of Harper's Ferry,
and one sister, Miss Cassie Dittmeve",
survive.
Mrs. Bessie Roman Humrichouse,
wife of DR.. J. w. Humrichouse, of Ha-
gerstown, died last Saturday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
Ridgeley at Hampton, Baltimore coun-
ty, Md, aged 65 years. She was i'll
only four days. Besides her HUSBAND
and daughter, the deceased is survived
by sister, Mrs. Buchanan Schley.
Mrs. Carrie Tharp, "a years old,
wife of Eugene Tharp. of Berryville
Va, died in the Winchester hospital
while about to undergo an operation
for injuries sustained in falling at
her home. Her husband, three chill
dren. her parents, four sisters and two
brothers survive.
Mrs. Katherine L. Light, wife of
Engineer p. NJ. Light, died at her home
IN Martnsburg yesterday, aged 81
years. She had been in poor health
for q lOEg time. Besides her husband,
she is survived by two sons and two
daughters.
Mrs. Fannie D. Grim. wife of Iohn
N. Grim, died at her home in Mar
tinsburg last Saturday, aged e
years. She had been Al invalid for
the past four years. Surviving are
her husband, one son ali three daugh-
terS.
Fred Kerns, formerly a telegraph
operator for the b. & O. Railroad e
Harper'S Ferry, died last week at the
State Hospital at Weston, where he
had been an inmate for some wears
past.
From the Selma california; Enter
prise of June nth we take the follow
ing account of the death of VIM. s.
Staley, mention of which was made in
the Register last week:
William Stephen Staley died at his
home on Sylvia street Sunday. June
18th, 1920, at the age of IS years, 10
months and p days Mr.. Stalev was
born in Jefferson county Va, .Iuly 2O.
iS4I. In 1872 he was united in mar
riage 10 Miss Fanny H-rspcrger. OF
Jefferson Md In 1875 Air. and MIR.
Sta!ey moved to California, and with
the exception Of one year spent in
Colusa county, the remainder Of his
life has been spent in the vicinity Of
Selma.
Mr. Sialcy was on, of the pioneers