Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1921-10-28

u"N' "'t hc tttaiiS OF nrr
H>I>A. Her manN friends in this
and FocIi:0n;aS county Will D., ,a,I-
"rnrd 10 krOW Of her death. Our
A'nrrrc sympathy goes out 10 The
hr:tIvcH samily.
Bl;ACkNlA\.
|! Is With 4 sad heart that wr re-
cofd The death Of lille Joe Hunter
hrackrlan, only child Of John \. and
Margaret E.. Brakeman. which oc-
CURED ut the home of Mrs. 4. r.
Manu. at White Sulphur Springs, W.
Ha.' last Friday afternoon, October
~ WI, ut one O'Clock. Mr.. and
MIS-. BRAKEMAN left their home nj
raleigh on Sunday, the 10th. tn yi,i,
rciatives i'll Grcenbricr and came 10
Mrs. Mann'S, sister OF Mrs. Brack.
man, on thar day. Little Joe Hunter
was well and happy all dav Monday
he spending the greater norton nf
me naH at play in the yard. Tues
aay morning he was not we'll. A
uoctof was summoned and nothing
serious was anticipated, but on Wed
ncSdiE The indications were that
dEphtheri;l had set in and ivory.
means known to medical ,ci,nc:.
, WAS used TO save his life. I'm, In
no avail. DR. Wyatt, of White Sui
phur, DR.. Parker, of Lewisburr and
DIR. Love, of Roncevcrte, were ali
called IN consultation and rendered
an assistance possible but the Inal,-
ny was OF the most malignant form
ana the sad result. could not be
prevented. Little Joe Hunter on
INC day Of his death was 3 wears
% months and % days old. He was
a lo'able. manly little fellow and
mad reached degree Of maturity
much beyond his years. He was
all ideal child in every respect. Inst
Such a child as won the heart of
every one OH the meeting. In
halelsh and Beckley and among his
most "f relatives, wherever he was
hNo"'n, ne was known as Little .Joc
Hunter. Young rs he was, he would
enter lnlo 4 child-like conversation
! win every one with whom he WAS
acquainted. His manlincss, Dreco-
clousncSs and intelligence, far in ad
vance OIL his years, Immediately wan
the hearts Of all and made him ,hn
aonl ration Of every one who was
privileged to know him. In hi,
ta'ai illness, he won the hearts OF
inc physicians who were called tn
wait on him. When it came to od-
mlnlSterlng the antitoxin, his father
explained TO him that it was ncccs-
sary that he might get we'll. In his
simple, chlld-like, manly NAV he
went through the painful ordeal
without whimper. SO completely
u!d ne WIN the hearts of his pllysi-
clans, that one remarked to the
writer: 1T penetrated my heart to
us very depth that that child had
10 de" Owing to the malady of
winch he died none could be pres-
ent but the Immediate family. His
remains were prepared for burial
by l.. +. Kramer, of Roncevertc. and
securely boxed and sealed as the law
requires. On Saturday morning las;
accomRanied by his father. hi.
uncle, NJ. {. BRAKEMAN, and Mr.
deorge Carson, his remains wpr,
conveyed by auto to Clifton Foro.
Virginia, and laid to rest in Crown
Hill Cemetery beside his materna,
grandparents, Robert and Bette
Gordon Robinson. The beautiful
Autumn day, the golden tinuad
peaks Of The Aleghaneys and all ma.
tire seemed to harmonic with The
Solemnity Of the occasion. Beautiful
impressive, and appropriate burial
services were conducted by Rev. Mr.
Sydnor, Of The Episcopal Church O,
Clifton Forge. As his little gray,
was covered With flowers, il was
win sadness that we turned from
all mat was mortal Of lille Joe Hun,
cr--thc idol Of our hearts. Hui
from his noble life We have an in.
spiratlon. If God gave the power /,
iItllc Joe Hunter to live in The sim
plicity of child-likc manlircss. the
life he did, SO far in advance oI
! MS wears. may we not all be insDir
/ ca TO nohlcr, trucr and purcr lives
! 10 The hcartbrokcn father ant
mother 'the mother who WAS &,
crushed that she could moi accom-
pahE thc remains TO The gravcl ":
INttnd our trn;lcrcst sympathy.