The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-09-11
DEATHS

Norris Wilmer Willard died at the
Washington County Hospital on Sep
TENDER 8, aged 40 years.
He is survived by: his father, Rob
ert D. Willard, Smithsburg; brothers,
Charles R. Willard, Boonsboro; Ray
W., and Harvey Willard, Smithsburg,
and Joseph Willard, U. S. Army; sis
tiers, Mrs. Ray Smith and Mrs. Guy
Manahan, Lantz; Mrs. Edna Smith,
Baltimore, and Mrs. Charles Swope,
Smithsburg.
Catherine Elizabeth SiepeImyer,
widow of Conrad D. Siepelmyer,
died a THE home of her daughter,
Mrs. Carrie r. Matthews, 866 Vir-
ginia avenue, on September s, aged
95.
A member of st. Marks Lutheran
church, she is survived by: daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Bernard L. Evering, Bal
timore; Mrs. C. Rex Pomeroy, Mrs.
Carrie r. Matthews, Miss Lydia Sic
pelnyer, all of Hagerstown; and son,
John, Roanoke.
Mrs. Sarah ChenOweth, of st.
James, Mimi, died at st. Joseph
Hospital, Mankato, Mimi, on Sep
TENDER after an illness of a few
days. aged 70 years. She was born
in Minnesota and was a member of
the Methodist Church.
She was we'll known in this city
where she frequently visited her
daughter, Mrs. Hubert L. Porter
field, this city.
Her only survivors are her daugh-
ter and a grandson, H William
Porterfield
Ira G. Robinson, well known
Hancock banker and contractor,
died on September 6 at the Gateway
Nursing Home, Conococheague, af-
ter an illness Of ten months, aged SO.
Born in Potter County, Pa, he
was the son of John and Amanda
Could Robinson, but resided in
Hancock for the past 35 years. For
many years he was contractor
and State roads builder, and also
served as resident of the Peoples
Bank of Hancock from 1888 until
1947, when he became i'll He was
q member of the Hancock Presby-
terrain church.
Surviving are: his wife, Mary E.
Mentzer Robinson, and brother,
Ernest, of Hollidaysburg, Pa.
william Freeland Ankeney, aged
%, 1920 Pope Avenue, died on Sep
TENDER 6, when the motorcycle he
was riding crashed into an automo-
bile on the Hagerstown-F Frederick
Highway.
Mr. Ankeney was born in Martins
burg, w Va, and was a veteran of
four and-one-half years service in
the army. He was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
Christian Church of Hagerstown.
Surviving are: parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William F. Ankeney, Pope
Avenue; a brother, Robert E. at
home; grandfather, Howard An
keney, Charlton; and grandmother,
Mrs. Della Phelps, Hagerstown
David 7. L. MalOtt, 50, an ice
truck driver, of Williamsport, died
on the way to the Washington
County Hospital on September 5, of
a heart attack suffered while on his
morning route.
The son of James Elias and En-
ma Maddox Malott, he was life
long resident and business man of
Williamsport, having operated a
hauling and transfer business there
for many years. He was member
of the church of God.
Surviving, besides his wife, Emma
Virginia (Bennett) Malott, are the
following: seven daughters, Mrs.
Dorine Harshman, Smithsburg, Dor
ceous A. Malott, Pittsburg, Pa, and
Emma Virginia, Berdina c., Norma
Rae, Wilma Jean and Barbara Ann,
at home; seven sons, John E. David,
Jr., Robert E., William A, Franklin
D. and Philip G., at home, and
Ardel, of Williamsport; two grand
children; and one brother, Edward
S. Malott, of Williamsport.