Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1920-05-27
DEATH is EVER BUSY.

I
oourn had not been we'll for some
months past, suffering from kidney and
bladder trouble, but he kept on his
feet until two weeks ago. About three
weeks ago he went to Baltimore, where
ne submitted TO slight surgical
operation in the hope that relief would
be offered. He returned home the
same day, considerably exhausted by
the trip. He was about the streets
however, until the following week. when
he became so poorly he was Obliged 70
remain in the house. From this time
the disease made rapid progress and
a few days ago hope for his recovery
was abandoned. Tuesday morning he
passed quietly away. Mr.. Osbourn
was a lifelong resident of this vicinity
a son Of James and Margaret Stale,
Osoourn. OF their three children
himself, George w. Osbourn and
Mollie Osbourn Hoffman, he is the
first to pass away. He is survived ais,
by his wife, who was Miss Laura Cos
before her marriage. a son. / Edgar
Osoourn, and daughter, Miss Leona
Osbourn, all of this place. Fortv-twC
years ago Mr.. Osbourn bought the Ma.
gruder farm southwest of town. which
ne had owned ever since. He improved
the place greatly, and developed il a.
an orchard farm of considerable value
having but recently given an optior
on it at 100000. A few wears ago he
bought home in town, ami since ther
had resided here. He was a directo.
IN the Farmers Bank of Shepherds.
town. Mr.. Osbourn was an exemplary
man, kind-hearted and considerate' and
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was highly respected by all who knew
him, and he will be greatly missed in
our community by a large circle of
friends. The funeral takes place this
thursday afternoon at his late home.
Mrs. Anna Belle Files. widow of
william Files, died last Friday morn
ing at her home near Swan Pond.
Berkeley county, aged 65 years, 9
months and 20 days. Her death was
the result of pneumonia. though <fTc
had been in poor health for SONG time.
Mrs. Files, whose maiden nate was
Nipe, was a lifelong residentiof that
section, and was loved and respected bv
all who knew her. She had been a
member of the United Brethren
Church from her youth, and led a con-
slStent Christian life. She is survived
by son, John Files, and a sister, Mrs.
Jennie Turner. The funeral service
was conducted at the home BY Rev. w.
+. Gruver on Sunday morning, and
the body was inferred in Elmwood
Cemetery, Shepherdstown.
Henry C. Hinton, a retired farmer
and native of Jefferson county, died
aSt Monday morning at the home Of
his son, in MartinSburg, in the 10th
year of his age. He is survived by 4
SON, 9. 5. Hinton, and daughter, Miss
Nellie V. Hinton.
Claude Wilson, aged 26 years, of
Jones Spring, Berkeley county, died
in the City Hospital in Martinsburg last
Friday after a brief illness.
Mrs. Martha Thompson, widow OF
Nelson Thompson, died at her home in
Hedgesville last Thursday, aged 30
years.
From the Luray News and Courier
we get the following particulars of the
death of Mrs. Oklahoma Crubbs, an
nounced in the Register last week.
Mrs. Grubbs died in St. Vincent's Hos
pital, Norfolk, Va, where she had been
a patient for six weeks. The young
wife ani mother is survived by an in
fant son Okla, two years of age, who
is now with one of Mrs. GrubbS' sis
tcrs in North Carolina. A beautiful
infant child, Marie, was born at ST
Vincent's Hospital seven weeks ago.
Just as Mrs. Grubbs was preparing TO
leave the city she was taken With
mastoiditis. Her condition failed to
fn1lnuFtnu nd
became more and more alarming A
week before her death her brother,
Joseph ID. Stricken, who had been with
her almost constantly but had returned
to his studio at Pittsburg a few days
before, was summoned by long dis
tance and submitted TO an operation
for TRANSMISSION of blood. For a time
after this operation she rallied, but
grew worse again, when another op-
Grafton of the same kind was reSorted
20, but without any result, death oc-
curing a few hours later No fewer
than sixteen persons volunteered to
give their blood for the young lady'S
benefit, a fact that not only speaks well
for humanity but attestS the regard in
which Mrs. Grubbs and those near and
dear TO her were held in what but a
few weeks before had been a city OF
strangers.
Mrs. Grubbs, who was 35 years Old.
was born in Columbus, Ohio, but had
lived in Luray from early childhood.
She was an accomplished musician and
for years had been organist in the
Luray Methodist Church She wa
loved and esteemed in Luray to a de-
gree granted to few. This fact wa'
responsible for the large church audi
torium being crowded TO the limit when
the funeral service was held in Luray
There was scarcely a dry eve in the
great assemhlaGe during the solo SUMO
by w. I. Phillips, of Fredcricks
Va. Another impressive feature wa
the admission Of the bercavci hussgG'
to the church that the departed loved
so well. The ceremony taking PlaC' rs