The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1943-12-30

Stewart IL. HeirOnimus, well
known retired merchant, 645 Oak
Hill avenue, died Sunday, aged 81
years. He was born and reared in
Paw Paw, w. Va, the son of Will
liam Fink and Cornelius (Herbert)
Heironimus.
Mr.. Heironimus was an active
baseball fan and was actively inter
es ed in the Hagerstown Club dur
ing the Blue Ridge League days.
Surviving are: Sister, Miss Emma
K. Heironimus; niece, Mrs. j. OFT
Funkhouser, this city; grandniece,
Mrs. Cornelia Weirengo, grand
nephews, ]. OFT Funkhouser, Jr.,
Muskegon, Mich, and 1t. Lewis o.
Funkhouser, of the U. S. Navy.
George M. ROhrer died at his
home at Boonsboro on Saturday,
aged 80 years.
He was a son of the late Philip
and Matilda Creamery Rohrer, was
born in Boonsboro and was mem
Der of he Lutheran Church
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Ed
ward M. Bigelow, Alexandria, Va,
and a brother, Josiah Rohrer, of
Elmer ii. KeadIe died at his home
near Boonsboro on Saturday, aged
IA years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Keadle; daughters, Mrs. Ed
win Staley, Beaver Creek; Mrs.
Paul Wise, at home; sons, Orville,
Beaver Creek; Russell, Beaver
Creek; two brothers, James and
Harry Keadle, Mapleville.
Laura Hammond Arnsparger, wife
of Maurice N. Arnsparger, died at
her home on the Cearfoss Pike,
Christmas morning, aged SO years.
She is survived by her husband,
Mrs. Henry E. Forsythe,
this city, and two grandsons; sis
tiers, Mrs Walter Arnsparger, Mrs.
C. E. Sim and Mrs. George Ride
nour, all of this city.
Mrs. Fannie Belle Kreps, widow
of Harry S. Kreps, died Friday eve
ming at her home on Heisterboro
road, aged IA years.
She was a member of st. Peters
Lutheran Church, Clear Spring.
One son, John Kreps, and
grandson survive.
Mrs. LOrena 7. Strife, widow of
John c. Strife, former member of
the House of Delegates, died Sunday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Esther Marlowe, Front Royal, Va.
She was member of the Eastern
Star and the First Christian Church.
She is survived by daughters,
Mrs. Marlowe, Front Royal, and
Mrs. Janet Whalan, San Pedro, Cal;
brothers, John A. Miller, Keedys-
vile; County Commissioner Ernest
w. Miller, Hagerstown; Everett B.
Miller, Oklahoma, and Rev. Victor
Hayes Miller, Elwood, Ind; sisters,
Mrs. James Peterman, and Miss
Enola, Hagerstown; Mrs. Amos
Baumgardner, Kaw county, Okla.
Allen d. Middlekauff died at the
home of his brother, George w.
Middlekauff, at Spielmans Station,
Saturday evening, aged 70 years.
He was a son of the late Aaron
and Laura (Eakle) Middlekauff and
was born at Spielman's.
He was member of the Masonic
Lodge at Keedysville and St. Ber-
nard's Commandery, Knights Temp
lar.
Surviving are: Sisters, Mrs. Viii
liam G. Rhodes, Lappans; Mrs. Jo-
seph Delauder, Spielman's; Mrs.
John Sperow, st. James, and Mrs
Clarence Stouffer, Hagerstown:
brothers, Jacob M. Middlekauff,
Halfway, and John E. Middlekauff
Hagerstown.
lola (Miller) Eckstine, wife of J.
Luther Eckstine, died at her home
551 West Howard street, Monday
aged 81.
| She was member of st. Johns
| Lutheran Church, and the John H
Jones Bible Glass.
Surviving besides her husband
are sister, Mrs. G. Merlin Snyder
and several nieces and nephews.
Kate Moore Cushwa, &c North
Potomac street, died Friday after.
noon at l o'clock, aged "a years.
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