Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-26
DIR. II. j. LYME, PROMINENT
STOCKPORT RESIDENT, DIES

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Thomas Jefferson Lyme, son of the
late Theodore and Philenia Num-
mey Lyme, was born in East Wind
sor at the old family homestead
near Mt. Olivet church, March "a,
1850. He died at his residence in
Stockport April 21, 1928, aged 63
years and 27 days. Death was
due to a nervous breakdown which
he suffered three weeks ago. He
was apparently recovering, when
pneumonia developed the Thursday
preceding his death.
He in early life attended the
district school and at the age of 16
commenced to teach, which profess
sion he followed for two years, un-
til compelled to give up on account
of i'll health. He was, however, pos
sessed of an iron will and an invin-
chile determination to obtain an ed
ucation and entered Dartmouth col
lege. Hanover, N. H., obtaining his
I M. D. degree in the class of 1882.
He came back to Ohio and practiced
at Winchester, Guernsey county for
| ten years. While living at Winches-
ter he was united in marriage with
Miss Mintie Moore who died in 1913.
From this union three sons survive:
| Alva b. Lyme of Saskatchewan, Can
ada; Arthur, assistant cashier of the
Stockport bank, and Charles Lyme
! of Stockport, registered pharma-
| cist. In 1892 DR.. Lyme purchased
the Gatewood drug store and remov-
ed to Stockport where he had since
| resided. For more than 25 years he
successfully practiced his profession,
until he broke himself down. and
about five years ago retired from ac-
tive practice and gave his attention
| TO his business interests. He was
again united in marriage, with En-
ma Perkins, July 6, 1914. Besides
the second wife and the children
who are named above he leaves two
brothers, Judge John @. Lyme of
| McConnelsville, and DR.. George Les
lie Lyme of Chardon, Ohio, and one
sister, Margaret Lyme of East Wind
sor.
| DR.. Lyme was one of the organ
izers and founders of the Stockport
bank and was president of the bank
at the time of his death. He was al
so one of the founders of the Stock
port Hardware company and was
Vice President of the Herald Print
ing Company of McConnelsville, and
was a stockholder in the First Ma
tional bank. McConnelsville. He was
prominent in Masonic affairs.
The Masonic order meant great
| deal to him. He held the order in
high esteem and was always present
at all meetings when it did not inter
fere with his medical profession.
He was dearly loved by the entire
! brotherhood. He was also promi-
nent member of Webb Chapter o.
f. s., at Stockport for many years.
In his passing, Windsor township
| has lost substantial, useful and
valuable resident; the family ten
/ der hearted, generous father and
husband; the county good citizen
ever ready to sacrifice himself for
the best interests Of his home and
friends and the general welfare of
the community.
The funeral was one of the largest
ever held in Stockport. 1t was con-
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity
FROM the residence Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. G. E. Jeffers officiat-
ing. quite numDer OF MaSOnS
were present from McConnelsville,
Chesterhill and Pennsvilles and as
sisted in the beautiful Masonic GER
emonies The pail bearers were
Geo. Brokaw, Chas. B. Mosier, E. o.
Ball, j. H. McKibben, T. T. Wallace,
and A. B. Van Fossen. The large
number of persons attending the
funeral evidenced the high es-
TEEN in which he was held in the
compunity in which he lived, and he
will be greatly missed. The music
was furnished by mixed quartet
from McConnelsville which rendered
some beautiful and appropriate Sc
lections.
Those that attended the funeral
from a distance were Judge and
Mrs J. O. Lyme of McConnelsville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Buford Perkins and
son Thurston of Akron; Miss Alice
Moore and Mrs. H. Kennedy of
Winterset, o.; Mrs. ]. H. Mills of
Caldwell; Miss Margaret Moore and
Miss Letha Moore of Lowell, O.; Mr..
l.. D. Daugherty and son of Ports
mouth, O., and Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ford Lyme of Cambridge and Geo.
Jones of Newark