Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-04-29
DEATHS.


ti>t minister for 80 years and a
good man. died April 14th n the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William
Taylor. al Cliff Top.
Thomas McCrcery died few
days ago al his home ut Euckhan-
non. tins State. ut an advanced age.
He WAS Il deaf mute and vet a man
Of prominence in his county being
for many Years owner and editor
of Democratic newspaper. He
was brother of J. I. McCrcrry. OF
Hinton and of The late State Scna-
tor and AtiorncN-at-l.aw. John W.
McCrccrN. of Bcrkcly. He was Il
native Of Monroe county where his
father the late VIM. McCrccrN. lived
for some years.
Mrs. Bessie Meredith. wife of Vim
Meredith. died at her home at
Hinton on Friday afternoon. April
Is, 1921. of blood poisoning. Dcccas
ed was l3 years old and WAS born
on Powcll'S Greek. near Virgins,
On April 9TH while Mrs. Meredith
was walking along tie hard road
between Avis and Hrllcpoinl she
stepped into Il ditch alongside the
road and had L leg broken. bloud
poisoning setting in and causing
death. Besides her husband. (who
is : brother of Mrs. Amy Dychc. OF
I.cwiSburG she is survived by Il
sister living ut Hinton. and two
brothers living at Princeton.
Charlie f.. WoodSon. son Of the
VIM. c., al his wife. Virginia tkin-
caid WoodSon. died at Parsons.
Kansas, of heart trouble. on We'd
ncsday of last week. April 20, 1921.
He is we'll remembered by some yet
living here in his native town when
Charlie left for Texas back in the
latter seventies or early eighties.
Mr.. WoodSon leaves wife. three
daughtcrS--MrS. J. Conard Hallam,
Of Athens. Tex; Mrs. JOS. Whitman.
q! Saloam Springs. Ark; and Mrs.
T.. l.. Wcbber, Of Parsons: one SOIL
Raymond. Of Parsons; Il sister, Miss
Miss Ida WoodSOn. and younger
brother. Sam'l b. WoodSon Of White
Sulphur, this county. After leaving
Lcwisburg Mr.. WoodSon lived for
many years in Texas. later moving
to Kansas where his latter years
were spent.
*. r. Tyrcc, Il Chesapeake and
Ohio railway lineman, of Thur
mond. was probably instantly kill
el at about ten O'Clock on FRIDAY
night, April Is, 1921, near his home
at Thurmond, while putting his rail
motor car on the track preparatory
to a trip out ON the line. An east
bound train was standing on its
track and it is the belief that the
noise of its engine prevented Mr..
Tyree from hearing the approach
Of westbound manifest train No.
IS, which was gliding thru the sta
ton without stopping, and the en-
CINE Of which struck the motor car
as MIR. Tyree was pushing it from
its shed to the tracks. Both the
light car and the body was carried
a distance of about four rail lengths
but the body was not mutilated be.
yond the severance Of one foot, tho
possibly all the bones of the body
were broken. Mr.. Tyrec was a ma
tive OF Allegheny county, Va, his
father being MIR. w. NJ. Tyree, who
resides on the Hot Springs branch
a little over three years ago Mr.
Tyrec married Miss Lottie Dickson
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. S. A. Dick.
son, Of White Sulphur Springs, and
sister Of Mr.. ]. f. Dickson, Of Romeo
vertc, local manager of the Virgins:
Western Power Company. They
had resided at Thurmond for about
year and half. His wife sur.
wives, with two children. the youn.
est OF whom was born on the morn
ing Of the funeral Of the deceased
Father at White Sulphur Spring s
the remains being taken there for
burial.