Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-03-22
ANDREW FREDERICK sHRoyER

Andrew Frederick Shroyer. SON of
Irving and Lucinda Shroyer was born
near Cove Run, w. Va, June "a, 1878.
died where he was born March is,
1923 in his 45th year. August liz.
1917 he was married to Miss Margaret
McCombs of Sherrard, w. Va, with
whom he lived happily until Novem-
Der 1922 at which time Mrs. Shroyer
died in Philippi, w. Va. Beside the
parents of the deceased he is survived
by>one sister and two brothers all of
which live close to the old homestead
near Cove Run.
Early in life Andrew Shroyer made
profession of religion, afterwards
joining the home church of his par
ents and people at Mt. Morris, to
which church he was most faithful
all of his life, and under whose shad-
ow he was laid to rest on Tuesday,
March 20. Appreciative of his splen-
did career and his life filled with so
many good traits many stood at the
open grave with broken hearts, while
many beautiful floral emblems coy
cred his casket.
For something like four years the
sand in the hour glass were slipping,
conscious Of his condition he used
every prscaution, and consulted many
leading physicians concerning his
health, but all to no avail. At one
time for several months he was a
patient in Mercy Hospital, Baltimore,
Md, and later at the Ohio General
Hospital in Wheeling, but his fight
was losing one-but he was not
afraid Of death and just as he lived
he met death and conquered.
Much of his life was devoted TO
teaching. After completing his high
school education and some years in
the Fairmont State Normal, he was
elected County Superintendent of
Public Schools of Barbour County,
and filled this responsible position
for the full term of four years. After
which he completed his training in
the Fairmont State Normal and West
Virginia University at Morgantown
graduating with honors from both in
stitutions. For a number of years he
was superintendent of the public
schools of Sherrard, Marshall County
where he was most successful and
won for himself the respect of large
circle of friends After completing
his work in Marshall County he ac-
cepted like. position in Redwood,
w. Va, but on account of his health
was only permitted to teach little
over one year, when he returned to
his old home where he spent much of
his time until his death.
The life of our deceased friend has
been an open book-read and known
by all who have come in contact with
him during the past twenty five years
hence difficult task to pronounce
an extravagant eulogy-but he does
not need it. Enough to know he was
man of many sterling qualities, and
character above reproach. He was
not only good teacher, but hard
student and rendered faithful work
wherever he was employed. He was
quiet, unassuming, studious, thorough,
sympathetic, faithful, loyal, brother
ly, lovable. He was in love with his
task, he was interested in young peo-
pie, monney matters were secondary,
be truly lived to serve and was never
happier when in the school-room help
ing his students in their problems Of
life. One of his friends and men,
Der of former board of education
said this beautiful thing about his
profession ard life, and it is fitting
climax to al that has been said and
that might be said: ''He cared for
the affairs of his school with sys-
tematic thoroughness like the head of
great business concern" He will
be greatly missed, and the entire
community in which he was born and
reared as well as the county offer |
words of sympathy to the bereaved
family.
The funeral services were in charge !
of Rev. "A. D. Craig of the Diamond !
St. M. E. Church, Fairmont, an old
friend and pastor of the deceased, as
SISTED by Rev. A. j. L. Curtis of the
Knottsville Circuit Internlent being
made in the family plot beside his
wife in the Mt. Morris Cemetery.