Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-08-17
The Death Record.

William Nathaniel Grubbs, a retired
farmer of Leetown, this county, and
well-known in Shepherdstown. died at
his home in the former place Sunday
e"cnlng, at the age Of 63 years. Mr..
Grutts had been failing in health for
the past three or four years. He was
afflicted with heart trouble and was
subject to attacks Of rheumatism. For
the past month he has been seriously
| i'll, having been confined to his bed.
Mr.. Grubbs was born in Frederick
county, Va, and came to Jefferson
county number of years ago. He
lived on the Herr farm, on the Sandy
| Ridge road south of Shepherdstown,
/ for about twelve years, but on accorns
| Of i'll health he retired, moving to-
Leetown about four years ago. Tho
deceased was a good and upright man,
ard consistent member of the Meth.
oiist Episcopal Church South in Shsp-
herdstown and later in Leetown. Dur
ing his last illness he bore terrib.o
suffering with Christian fortitudc.
Besides his wife, he is survived b.
Two children, Mrs. N. c. Furr, of Lee
town and Clyde n. Grubbs, Of Shep-
herdstown. and by one brother. Walter
G7ubbs, who lives near Marrinsburp.
The funeral was held at his late home
Monday morning at 1870 clock, the
service being conducted b. Rev. w.
". Compton, of the M. Z. Church
South, of Shepherdstow. Interment
was made in Elmwood Cemetery in
this place.
Mrs. Susan Pearl, widow of Capt.
Louis Pearl, for years well-known
passenger conductor on the Baltimore
6 Ohio Railroad, expired suddenly OF
hart trouble at her home in Harper's
Ferry last Monday night. To all ap-
pcarances she was in perfect health
wnen she retired at 10 o'clock, but
was later seized with a heart atlael.
and soon expired. For years the PearI
family resided in Martinsburg, bun
about 35 years ago they moved to Har-
per's Ferry. Mrs. Pearl is survived
by the following children: Mrs Carrie
Owings, Mrs. w. M. Walter, Mrs. e
z. TebO, Mrs. J. w. Morrow. of Bal
timore; Mrs. A. w. Shewbridge, Mrs.
W. s. Slinkman at home; eight grand
children and two sisters, Mrs r. z.
Snaifer, of Jefferson county, and Mrs.
william Leitz, of Baltimore. Mrs.
Pearl was a devoted mother and
woman Of exalted character.
Mrs. Emma Eltinge Lauck, wife Of
VIM. B. Lauck, of Keyser, w. Va, died
az her home in that place recently.
aged ~ years. Besides her husband,
she is survived by the following chill
cren: w. Jett Lauck, Lee Lauck and
Rex Lauck, of Washington; Mrs. Irene
turbee and Misses Dott, Laura and
Nancy Lauck, of Keyser. Her hus-
c2nd, Vim. B. Lauck, was n resident of
SAerherdstown many years ago.
Mrs. Berkeley Virginia Myers. wife
o. Frank Myers and one of the most
n'ghy regarded residents OF her home
section, died last Monday at her nome
a; Berkeley Station. Her death. which
was sudden, was caused by stroke
Of apopleXy. She was so years oId
MRS. Myers is survived by her husband
and one son, Seibert Myers, & sister.
MRS. Harry Sperow, and five brothers
Sharles, Stewart, Harland, Wade and
Cleveland M. Seibert.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs
hendricks Byers, who live OH the "a
Osoourn farm on the Sandy RIDGE
road, died early yesterday morning
following an attack of acute indipes.
ton The little boy, who was about 2
year old, mad been very i'll TUESDAY
nignt, and about 4.3O "Wednesday
notning he died in spite of all that
could be done for him.