The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1947-06-05
DEATHS

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Virginia avenue, aged two years
He was a member of the Cradle
Roll at the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church.
Surviving are: His parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James H. Powers; brother,
Ronald Lee Powers, at home;
grandparents, Mrs. Margaret Pow
ers, this city; Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Clevenger, Amaranth, Pa; great
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Powers, ST., Hancock.
Miss Emma L. Deneen, Hancock,
died on June 3, at "The Pines" in
Berkeley Springs, w. Va, after a
long illness, aged 81 years.
Born in Washington County, she
was the daughter of William Carl
and Ellen Younkers Deneen and
was a lifelong member of the Ca
talpa Methodist Church and resi-
dent of Hancock for the past %
years.
She is survived by: A sister, An
ME D. Deneen, Hancock; brothers,
Walter F., Johnson City, Tenn, and
Elwood S., Hancock.
Daniel Edward Smith, 420 West
Church street, died on June at the
Washington County Hospital, after
a short illness, aged SO years.
He was member of the Loyal
Order of Eagles.
Surviving are: Two sons, Adam
and Elmer, this city; daughter, Ida,
at home and three grandchildren.
Jacob Newton Minnich, Jr., died
on June 3 at the home of sister,
Mrs John Bowman, Highfeld, aged
ST years. Death was due to heart
attack.
He was born in Waynesboro, a
son of Jacob N. and Mary Ruth
rauff Minnich, and was a member
of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen.
Surviving are: Three sisters, Mrs,
Bowman; Mrs. George Ryer, Green
castle, and Miss Hilda Minnich,
Erie, Pa; brothers, James and Jo-
seph r., of Reid, and Harvey Min
.,;oL &c Do,,zorxy;IIo
Mrs. Grace V. Norris, wife of
George H. Norris, 817 Mulberry ave
nue., died at the Washington County
Hospital on June l, aged AT years.
She was born and reared in Fred
erick but had been a resident of
this city for 25 years. She was a
member of ST. Johns Lutheran
Church and the Jones Bible Class
of the Sunday School, the DeMolay
Mother Circle and Queen Esther
Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
Besides her husband and a son,
George H. Norris, Jr., this city,
surviving are: Her mother, Mrs. An
ME Hildebrand, Frederick; sisters,
Mrs. Gertrude Clarkson, Washing
ton, D. c.; Mrs. Irene Lantz, and
Mrs. Pauline Bond, Frederick; Mrs.
Naomi Strawsberger, Baltimore; and
Mrs Bertha Hyde, York, Pa; broth
er, Paul Hildebrand, Frederick.
CLYDE E. Brewer, retired mer-
chant and former member of the
City Council, died on June l, at his
home, 8 Elizabeth street, of a heart
condition. He was 70 years of age.
Born in Hagerstown, he was the
son of the late Edward 1. and EN-
ma Cook Brewer. For forty years
he was engaged in the grocery bus
mess with his brother, the late Ned
w. Brewer. He served two years
as a member of the City Council
from Ward and later served two
terms as member of the Board of
Street Commissioners.
Surviving are: One daughter, Mrs.
Thomas D. Dively; sisters, Mrs.
John J. Rowland and Mrs. James K.
Hartman, all of HagerstoWn.
James Luther Bennett, iii, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Ben
nett, Jr., 208 Winter street, died on
May 81, at the Washington County
Hospital.
Besides his parents, he is survived
by: His grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs,
J. L. Bennett, and Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter w. Renner, both of this city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Middlekauff Petre
widow of Adolphus B. Petre, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs j
Edgar Remsburg, Main street
Sharpsburg, on May 80, after ar
illnesss of three weeks.
She was born and reared al
Beaver Creek and was the daugh-