The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-26

Hagerstown Lodge of Masons, the
Elks Lodge and the Alsatia Club.
Surviving him are: His wife, Ruth
Cronise Rudisill; daughter, Mrs.
Jane Wolber; one grandchild; his
mother Mrs. Lydia Rudisill brother,
Floyd W., and sisters, Miss Anita
Rudisill and Mrs. Thelma McCard-
ell, of this city, and Mrs. Arvine
Benner, Baltimore.
John SpitznOgle, Sharpsburg, died
at the Washington County Hospital
on June 20, after an illness of five
months, aged Sc.
Born in the Williamsport district,
he was the son of Samuel and Mary
(Silver) Spitznogle. For Al years,
he resided in Altoona, Pa, moving
to Sharpsburg last December.
He wa sa member of Christ's Ev-
angelical and Reformed Church, the
Masonic Order of Roaring Springs,
Pa, and the Consistory of Harris
burg. --- $780,
Surviving are: His wife, Birdie
(Rohrer) Spitznogle; daughter, Mary
Katherine, Washington; sisters, Mrs.
Myrtle Lanich, Canton, Ohio, and
Mrs. BERTHE Barncord, Hagerstown.
Mrs. Grace Louise French, wife of
Harold E. French, Clear Spring,
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on June 20.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: Five children, Walter Eugene,
Boonsboro; Mrs Madeline Shupp,
Clear Spring; Earl, armed forces in
Germany; Ethel and Ernest, at
home; father, Joseph B. McCauley,
Boonsboro; sisters, Mrs. Blanche
Byers, Williamsport; Mrs. Florence
Whip, Sharpsburg; Mrs. Margaret
Shupp, Clear Spring; Mrs. Isabelle
Wilmer, Roxbury; and Mrs. Pearl
Kendall, ,Boonsboro.
Mrs. Annie l.. StOner, wife of
Luther M. Stoner, Hopewell Road,
Route 2, died at the Washington
County Hospital on June 20, after an
illness o flour weeks, aged SO.
Born and reared in this city, she
was the daughter of Charles and
Mary Metzger, and a member of ST.
Marks Lutheran church.
Surviving besides her husband are:
Five daughters, Mrs. Franklin Wat
kins, Mrs. Benjamin Drury, Hagers-
town, route two; Mrs. Floyd D. Tim
mons, Wilson's; Mrs. Allen Brag-
unier, Hagerstown; Miss Helen
Stoner, near Baltimore; son, Lu
Their A. Stoner; Hagerstown; sister,
Mrs Calvin Hartman Hagerstown;
brothers, George and Harry, Colum-
bus, Ohio; and IA grandchildren.
Mrs. Catherine Elizabeth Richard,
Williamsport, died at the Washing
ton County Hospital on June 20,
age rs.
Formerly of Sharpsburg, she was
the daughter of the late Florence
Stevens and Mr.. Stevens.
She is survived by: Her husband,
Charles w. Richard; children, Con-
ME, Marie, and Gary William, and
foster child, Barbara; and grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Meats, Thigh
manton.
Amos ShOckey, retired farmer of
Smithsburg, died at his home on
June 10, after an illness of year
and a half, aged IA years.
The son of Benjamin and Melinda
(Kohler) Shockey, he was born and
reared in Ringgold and resided for
most of his life on the old Shockey
homestead. He was member of the
First Brethren Church of Waynes-
boro.
He is survived by: His wife, Mrs.
Laura May (Barkdoll) Shockey;
daughters, Mrs. Robert Chopper, at
home; Mrs. Richard Newcomer, of
Smithsburg; sons, Harry B., and
Herman E., both of Ringgold; sis
tiers, Mrs. D. E. Kaufman, Waynes-
boro, Rt. 4; Mrs. Eugene Keiffer,
Chambersburg, Pa; brothers, l. B.
Shockey, Waynesboro; Daniel K.
Alexander, Va; Welty, Reed, Md;
II grandchildren and 10 great grand
children.
Mrs. Clarissa NORM FOltz, wife of
Samuel E. Foltz, 451 West Antietam
street, died at the Washington Coun-
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