Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1922-12-08
DEATHS.

''N "iHtIlCt. ulcd IN Washing
ION City on Thursday of last week.
appropriate services were held q;
washington and his remains were
taken TO Chicago for burial on Mon
aaH. Mr.. Mann had long been n
leader OF the Republican party and
served about sixteen years in Con.
grcSS
| Hcnry lionakcr, who lived on the
Ola Goldman place near Caldwell
dropped dead on last Monday morn
ing while in the act of fcedinn his
COWS. lie was aged about Sixty
wears and WAS Il most excellent man
nc leaves wife and several sons
ana daughters, the names of whom
we were unable to learn. His re-
mains were buried in the Honakcr
burN1nS ground near his home. Mr.
tionakcr Will be greatly missed by
MS family and many friends.
Thad X. Scott. prominent citi-
zen OF southern West Virginia. died
al his home in Bccklcy on Tuesday
OF last week. Mr.. Scott is of one Of
the oldest families of West VIRGINIA
ana waS related to many people of
lhlS county. He has served fourteen
years as Postmaster of BeckIcy. He
is the father of Hale NJ. Scott, con-
structlon engineer of the Grccnbrier
and Eastern Raidroad and a brother
-ln-law of Judge w. II. McGinnis, re-
Gently elected to the Supreme Court
OF West Virginia.
Mrs Annie Waugh Baxter, wife, of
u. Il. Baxter, died Nov. %, 1922. at
the Marlinton Hospital, from the ef-
lect OF injuries received in an auto
mobile accident on Nov. 9Th. On
that date Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter were
coming from the home of their son
Floyd Baxter. of Poagc Lane. i'm an
automobile. As they were coming
UP out OF the run near the residence
OF Giles Sharp, the machine left the
road and turned over, breaking
Mrs. BaNter's back an dotherwisc in
Juring her. Funeral services were
conducted from the Edray Church
In tiie presence of large congre-
CATION. Burial in the Edray cemetery
| Many hearts are saddcned BY the
death Of Miss Zula Miller. daus hlcr
OF MIR. and Mrs. Algie p. Miller, of
Lcnlth, Monroe county, which took
Iplace on the morning of Nov. 10Th,
l922. in the Grcenbricr General Hos
DItal at Roncevertc, where she had
been patient since Nov 9TH, being
Ill OF appendicitis complicated with
pcritonitis. After two weeks treat
ment at the hospital the pcritonitls
subsided and last week she was op-
Grated on. She stood the operation
successfully and appeared to be get
hing on quite well. Her ,mather was
with her on Last Tuesday making
plans to for bringing her daoughter
home, so favorable seemed the con-
dition of the patient. Most uncx-
pectedly a change for the worse set
in that nigh and in a few hours
Miss Miller's life went out. Her pas
sing has been a terrible shock and
heart-breaking bereavement to her
| family and friends. She was about
20 years Of age and a sweet and low
bic young girl. general favoritc in
her community. She was member
of the Baptist Church and IA sincere
Christianity Waterman.
On November is. 1922. Sarah
Pauline Hanna, wife Of r. +. Hanna.
Of ESty. 4 lis county, passed TO her
reward after a brief illness. She
was daughter of the late Cyrus $.
and Julia Larcw, of near LcwiSburg,
and was born in Augusta county.
Virginia, January 7, 1843. Her age
was Scvcnty-ninc years, three mos.
and eleven days. She is survived
by the husband and four children
Aler H., of Esty; Fred g., of CovinG-
ton, Va; Mrs. S. A. McFerrin and
Albert l.. Hanna, of Rcnick. One
sister, Mrs. &. II. Alexander, and q
brother, DR.. JAS. A. Larcw, of Pu-
laSki, Tenn, also survive her. Mrs.
Hanna made a profession of faith
in Christ early in youth and united
with the Old Stone Church, Lewis
burg. Later, upon moving to Esty.
or membership was placed with
the Spring Creek Presbyterian
Church at Rcnick, where she re-
manned a consistent member until
death. She was a woman of bcalti-
full Christian character whose sweet
and gentle spirit made her great
host CT friends. Tho funeral ser
vices were conducted at the home
by her pastor. Rev. J. J.. Pharr. as
sisted by former pastor. Rev. r.
u. WiX, and The body was laid to
rest in the Falling Spring Cemetery
al RpuiCk.