Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-02-12
THE DEATH RECORD.

health for some time, though he was
IN bed but three days. He was the
senior member of the wholesale
grocery firm of J. W. Myers & Co.,
which had an extensive business
throughout this section. He had
number of friends in our community
who learned of his death with deep
regret. He was born near Sharps-
burg on March 4, 1889, on what was
afterward the famous Antietam battle.
field His parents were Jacob G. and
Ann (Cookerly) Myers. He had only
about a year and a-half of schooling
in his boyhood. He went to Colorado
about the time he was of age, BUT re-
mained there only short time.
Realizing that he needed a better edu-
cation, he saved his money and thus
was enabled TO take a course in a
business college at Baltimore. At the
expiration of his collegiate course he
was employed as clerk in grocery
house, where he remained for two
years. For a similar period he trav-
sied Tor grocery firm in this territory
With cash capital of sos, but with
plenty OF grit and determination, Mr..
Myers began business for himself i'm
ftagerStown. He carried on a retail
. j
1894, began his present wholesale
business After a few months he
took two friends into partnership, but
az the end of the first year his brother.
Noah Myers, purchased one-ffth in
terest owned by the partners. !. w
Myers retained one-half, and his
brother, Noah, one-half of what is now
the largest wholesale grocery house
IN Hagerstown or in the Cumberland
Valley.
Mr.. Myers was fond of outdoors
and from time to time found pleasure
in fishing in the Potomac river at
ShepherdstOwn. He was one of the
pillars of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Hagerstown, having been member of
its council for II years. He was a
Republican politics.
He is survived by his wife, formerly
Miss Carrie G. Cunningham, of Ba-
kersville, who is now i'll, and thu
Following brothers and sisters: Noah
/ Myers and Mrs. Ohio Gloss, Hagers-
town; Charles Myers, ST. James: u
5. Myers, Sharpsburg; Harry Myers.
DownSv'le pike; Misses Margaret and
Bertha Myers, Sharpsburg, and Mrs.
Everett Miller, Blackwell, Oklahoma.
During the past year Mr. Myers lost
Two sisters by death, Miss Mae Myers
Sharpsburg, and Mrs. Peter Rems
burg, Hagerstown.
Charles Wilson Sprung died at his
home in Redondo Beach, California.
on January 18th, in the 10th year of
his age. He had been an invalid for
the past FIVE years, and two weeks be-
fore his death was stricken with
paralysis, the attack proving fatal On
December 29th he and his wife had
celebrated their golden wedding an
nlversary. Mr. Sprung, who was a
Union veteran Of the Civil War. was
a native of Pennsylvania, and lived in
West Virginia, in the Monnington
neighborhood, for number of years.
Twelve years ago he went to Cali
fornia, and for the past five years
had resided in Redondo Beach, where
he was very highly esteemed. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy L
/ George Cochrane and Mrs S. A. Cul-
ber'son, of Warrington, West Virginia
Miss Edna Sprung, who was with him
ut the last hour. and son, G. r
Sprung. in far away Yenangyoung.
India Three of Mr. Springs chill
drcn formerly lived in Shepherdstown
Announcement of the death of
/ Howard Couchman, well-known
| Berkeley county farmer, has caused
much sorrow to many friends in that
county as well as in Jefferson. A
week ago Mr.. Couchman was stricken
/ with influenza, and Tuesday night
I he passed away at his home at Flags
crossing. He, was a popular man and
VIII he greatly missed He is sur
yived by his wife. who was formerly
Miss Ada Grove, daughter of Mr. and
/ Mrs. G. G. Grove. of Martinsburg, and
ono son, Carson Scott Couchman. His
wife is reported to be extremely III
from the influenza, as is also his
/ partner, w. II. Peery, and family. Mr.
, Couchman was 81 years old.
william B3nt Nichols. a well-known
resident of Harpcr's Ferry, died at his
home in that place last Friday night,
aged 10 years. His death was the
result of influenza, though he had been
in falling health for the past couple Of
years. Mr.. Nichols was Confcder-
ate veteran, having served during the
Civil War as courier in Captain
knotts company. He is survived by
three brothers and three sisters:
Frank, D. II. and Charles X. Nichols.
'h'S Na!pIl MooTe ana MISSES MARY
and Annie Nichols. He was buried in
Charles Town on Sunday with Ma
sonic honors, he having been a men,
Der of this fraternity.
Death bore heavily the past week
upon the family of Charles Edward
Everhart, of Berkeley county, Last
Friday Mrs. Eyerhart died from pneu-
monia, aged 50 years. MIR. Everhart,
who had been in poor health for some
time, collapsed at the funeral of his
wife, and Tuesday night he also died.
He was 81 years old. Eleven sons
| and dauphterS SURVIVE their narents