Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-08-24
THE DEATH RECORD.

! "s' ANahil'S iay.oV, natlve and
lifelong resident of jefferson coun-
and who until year ago lived in
Shepherdstown, died Sunday morning
AZ the home OF her sister, Mrs. iszis
Hood, at Oak Hill, w. Va. Death was
Que to the inhrmities Of old age, Mrs
Taylor having been sick all summer
Last September, she moved away fro,r
ShePherdstown permanently for the
hrst time in her life, going to centra
west Virginia to live with her sister.
MRS. Taylor was Is years old Shd
was daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Garland Butler, who owned the
iarm near kearneysville now owned
by ID. L. Magruder. II was at the
nome there that Mrs. Taylor was born
being one of family of ten children.
only four OF whom now survive. Mrs
Taylor was the widow of !. William
Taylor, veteran of the Civil War vino
served with the Shepherdstown COM
pany in the Confederate army. The
oody was brought to Shepherdstown
tuesday morning, and funeral SER
vices were held in the Presbyterian
church here Tuesday afternoon az
TWO o'clock. Rev. DR.. John G. Siler.
OF Shenandoah Junction, conducted
the services. Besides Mrs. Hood,
Mrs. Taylor is survived by three other
sisters: Mrs. Lucy Marshall, formerly
OF Shenandoah Junction, now Of Wash.
ington, and well-known in Sheeherds
town: Miss Jane Butler, of Washing.
ton. and Mrs. w. H. Billmyer, of Al.
lantic City. Three children also sur
vive her, Mrs. Douglas Butler, of
Berkeley county, Mrs. Emma Ludlam,
OF Washington, and Harry Taylor, of
Selin's Grove, Pa. The pallbearers
were George M. Knott, w. T. McOuil-
kin, Armistead Lucas, L. !. Mcdonald
and DR.. G. w. Banks.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Folk, widow OF
the late Henry Folk, died at the home
OF her daughter law, Mrs. Gertie
Folk, in Leetown Sunday morning, a,
the age Of 7S years. Until about a
year ago Mrs. Folk had retained all
her faculties, but she began TO fail in
health as the natural consequence of
advanced age, gradually weakening un-
til her death, which, while not unex.
pected, came as a shock to her many
friends in this vicinity. Mrs. Folk was
a member of the Methodist Church at
Leetown, and was a Christian lady OF
| spun "hO iiNCu u lOIE anu use
ful life. She is survived by six or
seven grandchildren and three chill.
dren, one OF whom, Miss Rose Folk,
lived with her mother in Leetown. Mrs
, Margaret Crissler, another daughter
lives in Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Harr,
fulk, the son, is a Berkeley county
/ man. The funeral was held Tuesda,
morning at the Folk home in Leetown
| the services being conducted by Rev
w. M. Compton.
Mr.. Joseph Ncewarner, an enter.
prising farmer of Leetown died at his
| home in that place Tuesday morning
from heart disease, aged 60 years. Mr.
Nicewarners death was very sudden
as he had worked all day on Monday
and came as a shock TO large circle
. OF friends in Jefferson and Berkeley
| counties. The funeral was held this
morning at the Methodist Church in
Leetown. the services being conduct.
| ed by Rev. w. NJ Compton, OF the
, M E. Church South Of Shepherds
7 town. Besides his widow, Mr.. Nice
warner is survived by two daughters
Misses Corinnc and Bertha Nice
warner, trhee sops, Charles, Howard
and willard, and one brother, Walter
who lives in Millville, this county. The
body was buried in Edgehill Cemetery
Charles Town.
]. Walper Snyder, go years old, died
i, at his home in Berkeley county, near
Pleasant Plains, on Saturday, after
, lingering illness Of several
months. Mr. Snyder was for a lonr
time the operator Of a -four and saw
mill, but retired from active life some
years ago. His younger life was spen
. in Jefferson county. where he married
Miss Louisa Gorrell, who died abou
, six years ago. He enlisted in tho
army a number of times. but was dis
charged on account OF poor health
He is survived by six children. anc
, three sisters, one Of whom, Mrs Annie
, Turner, resides in Shepherdstown.
Mrs. Fannie Locke Henry. wife o.
Mr.. Charles w. Henry, who lives nea'
Summit Point, Jefferson county, dice
at her home in that place Monday az
: ternoon following an illness from acute
nephritis. Mrs. Henry. who was a.
years old, is survived BY her husband
, two sons and two daughters, he'
father, Nathaniel Locke, and three
brothers, all residents of Martinsburg
and by three sisters, one Of wohm
Mrs. Robert Everhart, lives near Lee
town, this county.
] Clarence A. Dixon, aged 43 years
r native and lifelong resident of Mar
) tinsburg. died at his home in tha
place last Thursday following an i'll
ness OF about eight months. He i.
survived bv his widow. three daugh
b tcrs. his father, and one brother.