The Washington times., 1937-02-15
REQUIEM MASS
F0RF.J. WEBER
WEDNESDAY

sr., SO. chairman of the board Of
inspection for the United States
Postoffice Department, who died
yesterday after a long illness at
his home, 1347 Irving st. N. w.
Mr.. Weber, who had been with
the Postoffice Department for 80
years, was appointed chairman Of
the board of inspection about two
years ago. He had been a resident
Of washington and nearby Mary.
land for about 35 years. The son
of the late Leonard Weber, lieu
tenant in the Civil War, he was
born in HagerstoWn, Md.
AS a resident of Silver Spring,
Mo, a few years ago, Mr.. Weber
was one of the leaders in the move
to establish st. Michael's Catholic
Church.
An active worker he assisted the
new Churchs pastor, the Rev.
Thomas j. Calnan. in every parish
project. The Rev. Calnan will cele-
brate the mass Wednesday.
Mr.. Weber was fourth degree
Knight of Columbus, Forest Glen
Council; a member of the Man
resa Club. the Holy Name Society,
the Silver Spring Md Lions
Club, and the Sons of Veterans.
AS a certified public accountant,
he graduated from Pace Institute,
now Benjamin Franklin Univer-
sity.
Mr.. Weber is survived by his
widow. Mrs. Fannie Weber; a son.
Frank j. Weber. ir. and three sis
ters. Mrs. James L. Cullinan, Miss
Josephine Weber and Mrs. Clegg
Bovey, of HagerstoWn, Md.
Interment will be at Cedar Hill
FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Vienna (VaD Presbyterian
Church for Franklin Williams. IS,
former member of the Virginia
house of delegates from Fairfax
county. who died Saturday after a
long illness at the home of his
sister, Mrs. Charles Bragg, at
Ballston. Va.
The Rev. w. D. Denham and
the Rev. U. S. Knox will officiate.
with interment at Fairfax Gene
terry.
Born near Delaplane, Fauquier
county, he came to Fairfax with
his parents so years ago. His
father was the late Lieut.. Frank
lin Williams, C. S. A.. who was
one of Mosby's men when they
made the daring raid on Fairfax
Court House in 1863
Mr.. Williams. who for 20 years
served on the old Providence dis.
trict school board, represented
Fairfax in the Virginia house of
delegates from 1916 to 1924.
Author of the Virginia compulsory
school attendance law and chair
man of schools and colleges, Mr..
Williams wsS responsible for con-
struction of the Oakton and Nc
Lean schools.
He was & member of the Fair
fax county chamber of commerce,
one of the organizers Of the Fair
fax Fair Association and prior to
his illness managed the Franklin
Fruit Farms near Vienna.
Besides his sister, he leaves two
brothers, Hampton and Herbert
Williams, of Vienna.
MRS. MARGARET A. HIGGINS
Death yesterday claimed Mrs.
Margaret A. Higgins. 80. widow of
William Higgins. founder of the
Potomac Iron Works. in George
town, at her home, 1900 Hamlin
st. N. E
A resident of Washington for "a
years, she was born in County
Down, Ireland, and came to New
London, Conn, as a girl. Active
IN church and charity work, she
was member of St. Anthony s
Catholic Church, Brookland.
Mrs. Higgins is survived by three
Sons-Major Hugh Higgins, dis.
bursement officer in the Treasury
Department; William E. Higgins,
OF the Agriculture Department,
and Lawrence P. Higgins, who car.
rieS on the business begun by his
father; IA grandchildren and IL
sreat-grandchildren.
Following requiem mass tomor.
row morning in st. Anthony S
Church, her body will be trans
terred to New London for burial
DR.. HARRY G. SPURRIER
DR.. Harry Gilmore Spurrier, TO-
who died Friday night of a heart
ailment near his home in Mont
gomery county, was buried today
In the family graveyard in the
Etchison area.
DR.. Spurrier, who preferred tc
use horse and buggy in his prac
tice, collapsed on the way home
after visiting a patient and was
found beside a road the next
morning.
A native of Mt Airy, Charles
county Nd. DR.. Spurrier was a
graduate Of Western Maryland
School of Medicine. He was a
member of the Medical Society OF
Maryland and the Alumni Associa
ton of Western Maryland
WILLIAM c. McKINNON
Requiem mass for William Cor
neliuS McKinnon, At, guard at the