The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-09-09
DEATHS

F. p. Hammers died at his home
in Elkton, Va, Aug. so. He is sur
vived by several children, one of
whom, Mrs. G. W. Wyant, resides
here, and by sister, Mrs. c. o.
Hotel, also of this city. He is also
survived by four grandsons in the
armed forces: Jesse L Hammers,
USN, Sampson, N. Y; T. J. Reed,
USN, Chapel Hill, N. c.; Jesse H.
Wyant, USA, Camp Croft, S. c.,
and Owen Eugene Wyant, USA ov-
erseas. The funeral was held Sept
l, with interment in Elkrun GEM
etery.
Mrs. Dorothy Louise Minnich,
wife of Edward H. Minnich, Jr.,
died at her home, 726 Guilford ave-
nue., Sept /, of asthma, aged %
years
She was a member of st. Paups
United Brethren Chruch and the
Sunday School.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by daughter, Judith Ann;
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Fisher; sister, Mrs Helen H. Mum
ma; brother, George w. Fisher, all
of this city; grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Fisher, Fayette-
vile, Pa, and Mrs. Harry Mellinger,
Pottstown, Pa, and mother-in-law,
Mrs. Florence Minnich, this city.
Services were held on Friday,
with the Rev. Dr. F. Berry Plummer
officiating. Interment in Rest Ha-
ven cemetery.
Della l. Updegraff, wife of George
F. Updegraff, died Sept. l, at her
home, 474 Potomac avenue, after a
long illness. She was aged 81, and
was a daughter of the late Henry S.
and Sara Catherine Eavey. She is
survived by her husband, one son,
George W., sister, Mrs. Edward
NJ Updegraff, and one brother, Dr.
H. R. Eavey.
Funeral services were held at the
home Friday by Rev DR. William
M. Norment. Interment in Rose
Hill cemetery.
Geary Lee Smith, AT, an employee
of the Lands Tool Company for the
past 80 years, died at his home in
Ringgold Aug. 80. He had been i'll
three days.
Born near Smithsburg, the son of
Reuben Wand Mary E. (Williams)
Smith, he had lived in Ringgold for
the past Is years, and was a mem
Der of the Cavetown Reformed
Church.
Besides his widow, Minta (Creag-
err Smith, he has the following 9TH
er survivors: Children, Mrs. Arthur
Kline, Ringgold; Pvt. Richard M.
Smith, Hawaiian Islands; Eugene,
Gladys, Mary Catherine, Ray Yer
non, Edith May and Jerry Glen, at
home; brothers, Roy c., Chewsville,
and E. Wade, Cavetown, and three
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday from the home, with the
Rev. Edward Hahn officiating In
terment in the Ringgold cemetery.
Aurelia M. Kane, widow of Frank
W. Kane, died at the Washington
County Hospital August 81, aged 81.
She is survived by daughters, Mrs.
c. L. Pfeiffer, Hagerstown; Mrs. E.
Howard Asendorf, Baltimore; son,
George W., U. S. Navy.
The body was taken to Baltimore
where interment took place at
Woodlawn cemetery.
James w. SymOnS, of Hagerstown,
died Sept. 2 at the Springfield State
Hospital, aged SO.
He was the son of Jacob w. and
Hattie M. (Johnston) Symons, and
was a member of Grace U. B.
Church this city.
Surviving are sisters, Mrs. Mar
tin Kelly, Hagerstown; Mrs. Gerald
Bowers, Funkstown; brothers, Harry
and Elvin, Hagerstown.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at the Grace U. B. Church, Rev.
G. Rider officiating. Interment in
Edge Hill cemetery, Berryville, Va.
Mrs. Nettie A. Stockslager, widow
of Harvey o. Stockslager, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. S.
Diller, 557 South Church ctraa+