The Washington times., 1937-05-10
MRS. f. |. CLINE
DIES HERE AT
AGE OF 30


Mrs. Edith Lucinda Cline, grand
mother Of Mrs. Beatrice Mullen
Baker, bride of a year when she
was killed in an automobile acct
dent November 26 at Connecticut
Ave. and I st. N. W., died today
OF a heart ailment at the home of
her son.in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. J. A. Shuler, 1909 w
st. N. W.
Mrs. Cline, a native Of La.
Grange, Ca, had been grief
stricken since the death Of her
granddaughter, a condition which
was said to have fastened her
death. She was 80 years old.
Her body will be forwarded to-
morrow to Atlanta, Ca. Services
will be held in the Patterson
funeral home there and interment
will be ip West View Cemetery.
A resident of washington for
IS years, she was the wife Of the
late William D. Cline, a Confed-
crate officer.
Besides her daughter with
whom she made her home, Mrs.
Cline is survived by two other
daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Ellis, of
Ridgefield, N. j., and Mrs. Vivian
Ozborn. Of Atlanta; and three
sons, Hall w. Cline. of Atlanta;
Frank Cline, of Baltimore, and
Heidi Cline, Of washington.
MRS. MARY v. LEUTBECKER
Funeral services were held to-
day in the National Baptist
Church, Sixteenth and Columbia
Road N. w. for Mrs. Mary Vir-
g1nia Leutbecker, widow of w. S.
Leutbecker. The Rev. DR.. G.. G.
johnson, pastor, officiated, with
lnterment in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mrs. Leutbecker, a native of
Bedford County, Va, died Friday
after an illness Of 10 days in
sibley Memorial Hospital. She
was 70 years old. An active mem
Der of the National Baptist
Church for 10 years prior to her
recent illness, Mrs. Leutbecker
had been a resident of the Dis
trict. for is years.
Surviving is her son, W, S,
Leutbecker jr., of Detroit, Mich;
four daughters, Mrs. L. G.. Ros-
coe, with whom she made her
home at 5710 Georgia Avenue N.
W.; Mrs. c. Melcolm Scates, also
OF Washington; Mrs. C. L. Pierce,
OF Richmond, Va; and Mrs. A.
B. Cheatham, of Norfolk, Va;
two brothers, M. H. Chambers,
and w. E. Chambers, both Of Bal
timore; two sisters, Mrs. E. w.
Prime, Of Washington: and Mrs. 4
George Armstrong, of Detroit,
and eight grandchildren.
GEORGE VERNON WRIGHT
George Vernon Wright, of 1925
Euclid st. N. W., with the person
mel division of the National Cap
1tal Parks Service, died late last
night in Garfield Memorial Hos
pital Of a heart ailment. He was
40 years old.
A native of Baltimore, Md, he
served in the Navy during the
World War. Services conducted
by the American Legion will be
held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after
noon at his late residence. Burial
with military honors will be at
Arlington.
Surviving is his widow, Mrs.
Lola Wright; his son, George
Burke Wright, and his mother,
Mrs. w. E. Barron, all of the
Euclid Street address.
REV. DIR. J. r. HERSON
Private burial in Baltimore.
Md, was conducted today for the
Rev. DR.. Joseph T. Herson, form
erly pastor Of Hamline M, E.
Church here. who died suddenly
Thursday in Havre de Grace, Md.
where he was pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church.
Funeral services were held yes
terday in his church at Havre de
Grace. DR.. Herson is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Grace Rodda Her
son; two sons, Robert and william
HerSon; and two daughters.
VICTOR L. BOENAU
Victor L. Boenau, of 1885 Nine
teenth st. N. w., administrative
officer OF the insurance service
section, Veterans Administration,
died yesterday at Emergency Hos
pital OF a heart ailment. He was
SO years old.
Rosary service will be held to-
night at $3.50 in the William H.
Sardo chapel, 412 H st. N. e. His
body will be taken to his home
town, Shelby, Ohio, for burial
Thursday.
Mr.. Boenau is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Boenau,
and a brother, Faustine Boenau.
both Of Shelby, who are here for
the services tonight.
MRS. LOUISA DONALDSON
GEORGE DONALDSON
Services will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
George w. Wise chapel, 1900 M
st. N. w. for Mrs. Louisa Donald
son, 81, and her son, George, Sc,
who burned to death early Satur-
day morning when lightning struck
struck their home at 5007 Belt Rd. |
N. w.
Mrs. Donaldson, native of New