The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-10-12
DEATHS

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,er, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Merle Funk, Boonsboro,
October 9, aged 88 years. He was
the son of the late Daniel and Susan
Dutrow Itenyre, Boonsboro, where
he was born and spent his entire
life. The deceased was member
of the Lutheran Church and Jr. o.
U. A. M.
Besides his daughter, Mrs. Funk,
other survivors are: Sons, Roy E.,
this city; Earl R., Boonsboro; broth
er, William E., Boonsboro, and six
grandchildren.
The body was removed to the
Bast Funeral Home, where services
will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock, with interment in Boons-
boro cemetery.
Barbara C. HOuck, widow of
George M. Houck, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Robert l..
Guessford, $50 West North street,
October 8, aged 70.
A member of st. Mary's Catholic
Church and the Catholic Daughters
of America, she was a resident of
this city for 20 years.
Surviving are daughters, Mrs.
Robert L .Guessford, Hagerstown;
Mrs. Roy C. Myers, West Bridge
water, Pa; sons, Anthony G., Cum
berland; John D., Lakewood, Pa;
stepson, James E. Houck, Emmits-
burg, Md; sisters, Mrs. Harry Will
ison, Cumberland; Mrs. Louise
Kammerer, Morgantown, w. Va;
Miss Cecilia Bigler, Wheeling, w.
Va; brother, Joseph Bigler, Akron,
Ohio.
Mrs. Bessie Lee Hartle Funk,
widow of Elvin w. Funk, died Oc-
tober at her home along the Cave
town pike, aged 70 years. She was
the daughter of the late Peter and
Margaret Shelly Hartle and was the
last member of her family. She
was member of the Reformed
Church.
Surviving is a son, Robert L.
Funk, seaman nc, stationed in
Italy,
Mrs. Sadie M. GigOus, wife of Ed
ward ]. Gigous, died October at
her home, 1877 South Mulberry
street. She was a member of st.
Johns Lutheran Church.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: Sons, Edward M. Gigous, Oil
yer R. Gigous, this city, and Richard
D. Gigous, Mapleville; sisters, Mrs.
Harry Sharer, this city; brothers,
Frank Dommel, Roseville, Calf;
Joseph Dommel, Chicago, and Jo-
seph Dommel, Grand Junction,
Iowa; granddaughter, Jane For
rest Gigous.
George AdOlph Topper died at his
home, North Conococheague street,
Williamsport, October 6, aged 81.
Born and reared in Hyndman, Pa,
he was resident of Hagerstown I'M
til two months ago. Employed at
the Western Maryland Railroad for
the past 33 years, he was a mem
Der of the Methodist Church and
the Western Maryland Railroad Re-
lief.
Besides his wife, Elsie, he is sur
vived by: Children, Thelma Jean
and George, Jr., at home; Gordon
L., Dunbar, Pa; Clyde A., this city,
and two grandsons; brother, Robert
j., Dunbar Pa; sisters, Mrs. Ethel
Minnich, Huntingdon, Pa, and Mrs.
Charles East, Akron, Ohio.
Mrs. Eva B. Moser, the wife of
Joseph Moser, of Locust Grove, died
October 6 at the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital, aged 46. She was
daughter of Mrs. Emma Poffenber-
ger and the late Jerome Poffenber-
ger and member of the Church of
God at Zittlestown.
Besides her husband and mother,
she is survived by: Sisters, Mrs.
William Babbington, Boonsboro,
and Mrs. Paul Biser, Mt. Carmel;
brother, Clarence Poffenberger, of
near Boonsboro.
Charles Myers died at his home,
Leitersburg, October 4, aged rs
years. He was born at Petersburg,
the son of Solomon and Elizabeth
Christ Myers, and spent his entire
life in that community.
Surviving are: Wife, Amanda
Remly Myers, to whom he was mar
ried 60 years; children, Harry c.,
Sharpsville, Pa; Mrs. Morris Shar-
d..