The Washington times., 1923-02-13
WIDOW DIES SIX
WEEKS At TER
HUSBAND
Funeral Service for Aged
Montgomery Woman to Be
Held This Afternoon.

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. ID
Mrs. Mary Bentley Thomas, widow
of Edward P. Thomas, died early
Sunday evening at her home near
Ednor, aged seventy-seven years.
Although she had been in poor
| health for some time, her death,
which was due to a general break
down, Is believed to have been
hastened by the death of her hus.
band, which occurred about six
weeks ago. Surviving her are the
! following children:
Mrs. George B. Farquhar and
Mrs. Nathan Maple, OF Washington.
| and Miss May E., Samuel p, r.
Bentley and E. Clifton. Thomas, of
this county. The funeral will take
place this afternoon, burial to be
in the Friends Cemetery, at Sandy
Spring.
Mrs. Thomas was a daughter of
the late Richard T. Bentley, of
Sandy Spring. Several months ago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley celebrated
the fifty-fifth anniversary Of their
marriage.
William w. Harvey, son of the
late James e. Harvey, of this
county, and until a few years ago
a lifelong resident of the county,
died early Sunday morning at his
home at Savage, Md, aged fifty
one years. Pneumonia which re-
suited from the influenza, was the
cause Of death. He is survived by
his wife, formerly Miss Price, OF
this county, and a daughter and
two sons. The funeral will take
place this afternoon, burial to. be
in the cemetery at Olney, this
county.
Mr.. Harvey was for a number Of
years in the mercantile business at
Unity, this county, and at the time
of his death was engaged in a sim
liar business at Savage.
General debility caused the death
at her home, near Cedar Grove, this
county, on Sunday, Of Mrs. Char
lotte Watkins, wife Of James w.
Watkins. a farmer. She was the
mother of Mrs. Bert Igelhart. Of
Frederick, and Mrs. Jessie Tabler,
Maynard Watkins, Of this county.
She liz also survived by her hus-
band. The funeral win take place
church at Cedar Grove. Mrs. Wat
Of this county.
The first annual vesper service
Of Montgomery Council, No. 1929,
knights Of Columbus, Of Gathers
burg, this county, was held Sunday
afternoon in st. Martins Chapel,
Gaithersburg, and was attended by
a large number Of members Of the
organization from Gaithersburg,
various parts OF the county and the
District Of Columbia. The Rev. j.
s. Cuddy, pastor Of St. Martins
Church, was in charge, and the
Rev. Charles o. Rosensteel, pastor
of st. Johns Church, Forest Glen,
presided at the vesper service. The
sermon was by the Rev. Hugh
Monaghan, of Baltimore. who is
State Chaplain of the KAights Of
Columbus, st. Martins choir
furnished the music, which was d.
rected by Mrs. Edward p. Schwartz.
Funeral services for Mrs. Achsia
Hutchinson, wife of George 4.
Hutchinson, who died on Saturday
at her home at Oakdale, this coun-
ty, were neId yesterday AFTERNOON
at the family residence, the Rev.
Nolan B. Harmon, jr., pastor of
the Rockville Methodist Church, Of
Floating. Burial was in the cqrme,
terry at Olney.
Following a long illness of gen.
eral debility. Albin Lowe, a life
long resident of this county, died
on Saturday at the home of his
nephew, Nathan Easton, near Lay
Hill, aged seventy-five years. He
was unmarried. The funeral took
place yesterday afternoon from the
Methodist Church at Lay Hill. the
Rev. DIR. Dorsey. pastor IF the
church, conducting the services.
Burial was in the cemetery adjoin.
ing the church.
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