Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-04-20
DEATH Is EVER BUSY.

ing "HSH the news OF the death Of Miss
Lula Wysong was announced. II had
not been known that she was ill-in-
deed, she had seemed in her usual
health the previous day, and was about
her household duties and had been
planting some flowers Tuesday evening.
She had been more or less indisposed
at times during the past few months
with heart trouble and a cough that
annoyed her considerably. TUESDAY
night she retired at about half-past
ten o'clock. Shortly after midnight
she awakened Miss Ruth Clipp, who
was in an adjoining room, and told her
she was ill. Her heart was affected
and she seemed to be suffering also
from a congested lung. Miss Clipp
gave her some medicine and at once
summoned DR.. G. w. Banks, but with.
In few moments and just as the
physician arrived she passed away.
Louise Ashby Wysong, who was sixty
years OF age, was a daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wysong, who
lived east of town along the river, and
alf her life was spent in this commune
ty. She was good woman and had
been for many years a member Of
Trinity Episcopal Church. Her death
will be deeply regretted by many
friends here, who esteemed her for her
Christian virtues. She is survived by
a brother, Rutherford Wysong, of Shep-
herdstown, and three sisters: Mrs.
John Riggs and Mrs. Roscoe Maxwell,
of Los Angeles, California, and Mrs.
Edward S. Lea, of Trenton, New Jersey.
The funeral service will be held this
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock from
Trinity Episcopal Church, interment in
Elmwood Cemetery.
DR.. Frank Byington, native of
Jefferson county, died at his home in
Washington City last Sunday, in the
Goth year of his age. He formerly
was Commissioner of Pensions, from
which he resigned February %, 1921,
when he was appointed medical re-
viewer in the Pension Bureau. Con-
tinued i'll health resulted in his retire
ment for disability March Ia, 1922.
DR.. Byington had been in the
Pension Bureau since September %,
1889, and had worked up through the
various grades to chief clerk, deputy
commissioner and, finally, commission
er. DR.. Byington was born at Duff
fields May 80, 1862, where his father
was practicing physician. He was
educated in the public schools and af-
terward graduated from the medical
department. of Maryland State Uni
versity. He was legal resident OF
Charles Town, to which place his re-
mains were taken for interment. He
is survived by a widow and one son,
DR.. Bury Byington, who served over
seas as an officer in the Medical
Corps during the World War, and is
at present doing work along medical
lines in the United States Veterans
Bureau.
Rev. Charles F. Bonn, who was pas
tor of the Methodist Church Of Shep-
herdstown about twelve years ago, died
last Wednesday at the home of his sis
ter, Mrs. George M. Herget, in Balti-
more. His death was caused by tuber-
culosis. He had been in declining
health for Ave or six years, but con-
tinued in the ministry until about
year aEo, when he was obliged to give
up the work. His last charge was at
Lewistown, Md. He was buried in
Hartford county, Md. Rev. Mr.. Bonn is
remembered here as an able preacher
and a man of the highest Christian
character, and his friends here will be
erieved to learn Of his death.
Mrs. Anita Harbaugh died on April
7th in St. Joseph's Hospital in Mem
phis, Tenn, and was buried in st.
Patrick's Cemetery. Mrs. Harbaugh
was formerly resident Of Shepherds
town, where she was better knwn as
Mrs. Annie Winebrenner, having mar
ried George Winebrenner, Of this
place. She had been an invalid for
twenty years from broken back. The
deceased was 81 years Of age.
DR.. Charles u. Gravatt, a brother
of Bishop w. L.Gravatt, of West Vir-
ginia, died last week at his home in
Richmond, Va, in the sob year Of his
age. He was surgeon in the United
States Navy for nearly fifty years. AT
the time of his death he was an influ-
entail member Of the Virginia State
Senate.
Mrs. Hattie Durham, wife # Samuel
Durham, died at her home in GerardS-
town, Berkeley county, last Friday.
She is survived by her husband and
eight children. Mrs. Durham was a
sister of the late DR.. Daniels, Of Ger
ardstown.
John Lyons, one Of Martnsburg's S
aged residents, and for many years a
shoe merchant in that place, died last
Thursday night, in his s4th year.
John C. Keney, aged II years died
last Thursday in Arden district OF
Berkeley county from paralysis.
The three -weeks-old infant Of Mr.
and Mrs Cleveland Griffith, south OF
town, died on Tuesday.
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