Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-03-11
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DEATHS SADDEN
81 NM -,
. MANY HOMES
Sudden Passing of b. w. stras
and Mrs. Mahan Shock to
Town and Community-Oth.
er Deaths Noted.

MIR. u. w. Stras, one of Tazewel,'s
iiivsU hisnly eSCeeneu c.I,zens, dleu
ac ms nome mere, OIL SATURDAY lasu
about IL o'elocn, after All illness OF
oniy q rev hours. lie Tell on the
street saturday morning about q
O'Clock, as he WAS on his way 10 has
place OF BUSINESS aG NorCn Iazeweil
MI. j. Is. Caudill was passing at tue
Time and saw nm taiI. Meulcai aid
was summoned ut once. He was tax
Ell to the home of his son, b. w.
Stras, Jr., nearby. Reviving some
what lie was taken TO ms home, where
ms ueath occurred as stated, wIGn-
out his having reganea CONSCIOUS
ness.
The funeral and burial took place
from the Episcopal church, Stras Me-
moral, ut $3.50 o'clo). on Monday,
attended by large >concourse OF
people from all over the county, and
towns outside the county. Rev. T.. w.
Hughes read the impressive service
of The Episcopal church.
The pail bearers were: Active
Wade Ii. Peery, M. Ii. Kiser, John
G. O'Keeffe, Lathrop O'Keeffe, Sam
Gillespie, John Mcfarland, Elmer
Kiser, George Lawrence.
Honorary pall-bearers, - also act
ing as flower bearers: H. E. Harman,
Henry Preston, DR.. John e. Jack
son, r. G. Chapman, j. A. Greever,
. B. Buchanan, H. P, Britain, C. Il.
Peery, C, M. Hunter, T. w. William
son, George C.. Peery, w. A. Scott,
A. j. Steele, X. D. r. Harman. Judge
S. M. b. Coulling, John S. Bottimore,
Geo. w. st. Clair.
The floral tributes were profuse,
beautiful and attested the love and
appreciation of friends. Burial was
had in 'Maplewood Cemetery.
Besides widow he leaves one son
and one daughter-B. w. Stras, Jr.,
of Tazewell and Mrs. Harry Taylor,
Winston Salem, N. c., one brother,
Rev. JOS. Stras, Roanoke, and q sis
ter, Mrs. A. D. Walton, also of Roa-
noke.
Beverly White Stras was born in
this town about Cd years ago.
His father, the late Joseph Stras,
was a man of distinction and infiu-
cnce in his day. He was lawyer and
man of affairs in the business
world. His mother was a Miss Hig-
ginbotham, n member of the large
and influential family of that name
in this community.
He was educated at Hampden Sid
ney College, afterwards taking a bus
mess course i'll Poughkeepsie, New
York.
He was happily married to Miss
Hattie, daughter of the late Capt.
George SPOTS and Mrs. Spots of
this town.
1t appears that Mr.. Stras desired
to enter the legal profession, and
was Tor a time connected with the
well known firm of Henry and Gra-
ham. Finding it impossible to con-
tinue in the study of law owing to
a serious defect in his eyesight. he
was forced to abandon the law. Lat
er he organized the wholesale rroc-
cry firm of Stras, Hartman and Co..
of which he was President and gen,
+ eral manager at the time of his
death. This is brief epitome of his
business career. Besides he was one
OF the organizers of the Bank of
Clinch Valley, and connected with n
number of other business organiza-
tlons. Through his instrumentalitv
and leadership Stras Memorial church
was erected, and also largely sun
ported through his influence and
l6erality, and here. in his church to
winch ne was ardently devoted. he
wali be missed as well as in all bus
iness and social circles with which
he was connected.
In all walks of life Beverly Stros
was a model mana prime amono
men. He lowered above the averope
man, like some tall peak above the
valleys and hills around him. Below
ed and respected by the lowliest as
Wen as the, highest. We say of cer-
tam men men when they pass away: "He
was ONE Of the best men / ever
knew" Of Beverly Stras we saw:
he was the BEST man I ever knew
man, citizen, a Christian gentle
man, IN whom there was no guile -
it rs comforting and assuring that
whlie the Grim Reaper took him nm
aIares ne did not find him unprcpar-
Inc following is, taken from a com.
p,u,,caeion ponnc1 from. Tazewell to the
No man stood higher n +ho
1sJl'aSion ~ e OF his fellows that Mr. b
~. ~. Stras. He was at all times tbat
high type of Christian ~antian,a.; una'
ana his passing leaves n vo;d tha,
cannot be filed. A host of fr;enJ,
mourn his departure, and dee,,,l ,r,enas 1,,,e,
pathize with the bereaved FAM fanilyyn Syn
Resolutions by Directors of Bank .,
clinch Valley. u
We: the undersigned, bavinc hao,
asPpDineed Din a committee by the Roer, ,
10 ia, Dm1rectors of Bank of Clinch Vol Vel
on tho 7w,eii, 7t,s virginia, at meetine
prepare resolutions as nsSi, t.
snelr respect and esteem af marx O.
associate and friend. Mr. r. Ra, our lat,
SStras, who passed awav Dever,y e w
lowing: -'Ni' submit the fol
sire seselsed So sss That: First of all. we ,o
i fic;al lrelat,ons had with him ana N b; pleas
no va connection and otbar,,, Il; ms OF