Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1922-07-07
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. A. ]. TYNES
Mother of Large and Well
known Family Expires at
Home Here at Advanced
Age.

Mrs. Harriet Tynos, widow of the
late Capt. A. ]. Tynes, passed away
mt her home OH Tazcwell avenue. Cal
last Saturday night, after an illness
of several weeks, in the SOth year of
her age. The funeral service was held
in the Presbyterian church OH Sun
day afternoon, conducted by her pas
tor, Rev. w. w. Arrowood. Burial
was had in tho new cemetery. The
body was laid away beside that of
her husband, who preceded hcr to the
Better Land, Nov IL, 1916.
Deceased was the mother Of eleven
childrcn-five daughters and six sons
all of whom survive except ono son
Charles who died in young manhood,
and Miss Mamie Tynes, who died in
1898.
The survivors, all of whom wero
present during the closing days OF
their mothers life, are: Mrs. Mary
Lee, widow Of the late Hnnrv e. Har-
man, Auburn, Nebraska; Mrs. Eva
Laird, wife of J. r. Laird, Bluefield;
Misses Harriet, Frances and Eliza
Tynes, who reside at tho old home
here. Sons, DR.. A. L. Tynos, prom
incnt physician, Staunton, Va, l.. A.
Tynes, Tazewcll, Conrad f. Tynes,
Bluefield, and Buford C. Tynes, prom
inent attorney. of Huntington, West
Va.
Harriet Louise Fudge, daughter of
tho late Reuben Fudge and Capt. A.
j. Tynes, n young officer in the Con-
federate army, were married March
2, 1864, while he was on leave Of
absence, at the home of Reube,
Fudge, on the south fork Of Clinch
river, near Grafton.
After the war Capt. Tyncs built
the home Mt Rocky Dell, where the
family resided In the year 1900 the
home on Tazewcll avenue was estab-
lished, and the family moved to Taze-
well. The Tynes family were natives
of Alleghaney county. There was Il
large family.
There were only three children in
the family of Reuben Fudge all of
whom have passed away, namely,
Mrs. Ann Eliza, wife of the late Thos.
G. Witten, Capt. C. A. Fudge and
Mrs. Tynes.
After century the names and his
tory of the people mentioned in this
connection, number of whom wcro
pioneers in the founding and build
ing Of the civilization, social and re-
ligions, of this county, are still hon
ored and revered, and none more than
the sainted mother who has just fall
en- asleep. 1t is pleasing thought
that the two pilgrims, wife and hus-
band, are united in tho home Of many
mansions, where they await the COM
ing Of their children, who are on the
way home.
Some idea Of tho esteem in which
Mrs. Tynes was held was evidenced
by the large attendance at her fun
cral and burial, and the floral tributes
offered. There were 80 honorary pail
bearers, names given below, every one
of whom carried two or more large
lunches, wreathes, etc. of flowers.
The pail bearers were: Active-H.
E. Harman A. G. Kiser, Chas. Peery,
S. ]. Thompson, DR.. Jas. st. Clair,
Bonsacks, T.. f. Wittcn. Honorary
j. Powell Royal, H. w. Pobst, ]. D.
Boyer, A. B. Buchanan, Geo. A. Mar
tin, II. p. Britain Jno. O'Keeffe, l..
T. Mcclure, w. T. Gillespie, Fugate
White, C. w. Jones, C. H. Peery Sr.,
G. T. Larimer, Judge s. M. B. Coul-
ling ]. w. Harman, Henry Preston.
Geo. w. st. Clair, VIM. Painter, jeff
Ward, DR.. C. T. st. Clair, H. G.
Peery, DIR. P. D. Johnston, j. A. Les
lie, j. A. Greever, X. D. R. Harman,
F. T. Witten, w. f. Harman, Mr..
Harman, Pulaski, w. A. Scott, r. G.
Chapman.