Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Number 3
PROF. GEO. r.. WARMAN DIES
FUNERAL HELD HERE MONDAY

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The people of this community
were very much shocked last Friday
morning when the sad news came
that Prof. George r. Warman. SUI
perintendent of the Windham, o.,
schools, and former superintendent
of the schools here, had passed
away. death following a double on
Grafton which he underwent Tues
,day for appendicitis and gall blad-
der trouble. Mr. Warman had not
been in the best of health for some
time. The week previous to Christ
mas week he was off duty, but after
the holidays went back to school,
and while OFF occasionally, he had
taught for the most part up until
the first of last week, being at his
school Monday. However the pain
he was suffering became so great
THAT it was decided he would have
to undergo an operation, and on
Tuesday morning he was taken to
the Riverside hospital at Warren
and about moor underwent the op-
erations. He rallied from the oper-
ations and his condition was con-
sldered favorable until Thursday,
when pneumonia developed, and he
passed away at 9;10 Thursday even
ing. With him when the end came
were his wife and son Robert.
| George Reagh Warman was in
his SD year. He was born near
Mt. Vernon, O., and was son of
the late John and Margaret E. War
man. lie graduated from the mill
tary academy at Gambler, and in
! 1898 graduated from Kenyon col
| iege at Gambler. He also took post
graduate work at Harvard and Chi
! cago universities. He made teach
ing his profession. He taught for
TWO years at Gambler; two years at
| Coshocton; and in the year 1902
came here where for four years he
was principal, when J. NJ. Richard
son was uperintendent, and sue
ceeded the latter here as superin-
/ 1endent. which position he held for
eight years. leaving here in the
year 1914 for Plain City. O., where
| he was suneEinteudent until 1920.
since which time he had been su-
Perlnteraent Of the Windham
acEools. IN ali he taught 2S years.
| In December. 1901. he was united
/ IN marriage 10 Miss Gertrude Mat
son OF this place, who survives him.
| To this union were BORN two sons
Robert who is sophomore at Woos-
ter college, and George who is a
junior in the Windham high school.
lie also leaves two brothers and
two sisters
At the age of is years he joined
| The Presbyterian church, and from
that time on he was very active in
church work. While here he taught
the young ladies' class of the Pres
| byterian Sunday school, While at
Plain City he taught the mems
Bible class, and at Windham he was
| the Bible class teacher at the
| Methodist Episcopal church, there
being no Presbyterian church at
| that place. While here he was also
member Of the choir of the Pres
byterian church. When residing in
| McConnelsville he Joined Corinthian
lodge No. Ill F & 4. NJ, and never
transferred his membership from
the Masonic lodge of this place.
Mr. George W. Lowell was on a
business trip to Bucyrus when he
received word of his brother-in-Iaw's
death, and went to join Mrs. War
man, and staid. accompanying the
remains here Sunday evening. The
body was taken to the Lowell home.
Saturday afternoon funeral services
had been held from the Methodist
Episcopal church at Windham, being
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Ferguson of
the Methodist church and Rev.
Bryant Of the congregational
church. Prof. Preston who was the
music teacher in the schools at
Plain City, and a particular friend
of the deceased, sang several pieces.
Funeral services were also held
Monday at o'clock, from the Pres
byterian church here where he faith
fully wOrshipped when residing
here. They were in charge of the
church pastor Rev. A n. Grove,
who offered prayer, read the Twen-
ty-third Psalm, and preached a
short sermon. Judge Harry NJ. Fin
ley who was intimately associated
with the deceased when he resided
herein his school work, his
church, aud as citizen in general,
read well prepared and appro-
pirate sketch. The Masonic lodge
here of which the deceased was a
member, had their part in the
services. with the Master Chas A.
Gaylord in charge, part of the
service being given at the church,
and the ceremony being concluded
at the cemetery. A quartet from
the church choir, Miss Ada Hatton,
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Mcdonald, and Messrs.
F. NJ. Kahler and P. G. Ball, sang
three selections-"Abide with Me-"
Nearer Ny God to Thee" and
Rock of Ages" Mrs. J. E. Spence
served as organist. The pail bear
eTs We're Messrs. G. o. McGonagle.
J. S. Taylor. A H. Mercer, c.. E.
Harper, F. B. Kraps and c.. S. Dye.
The many beautiful floral tributes
formed a bank about the casket,
and chancel of the church Inter-
ment was made in the McConnels-
vile cemetery.
Mr.. Warman was a man of the
very highest type. He possessed a
keen mind; was of splendid Chris
tfan character, and during the many
years he taught, it was his constant