The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-01-06
DEATHS

Mrs. Nora L. Kriete, mother of
Mrs. Edwin J. Smead, this city,
died on January 4 at the Gateway
Convalescent Home after an ex-
tended illness.
Born and reared in Baltimore,
Maryland, she was the widow of
Howard W. Kriete, who died %
years ago. Since her husbands
death she had lived with her daugh-
ter here in Hagerstown.
Besides her daughter, she is sur
vived by two grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Mrs. Sara Rhoda Morrison, wife
of Edgar B. Morrison, of COS Sun
set Avenue, died at the Washington
County Hospital on January 4, as
the result of injuries received in an
automobile accident on December
"a. She was 68 years of age.
Mrs. Morrison was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church and the
Queen Esther Sunday School class.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: two sons, Edgar B. Morrison, Jr,
of Pennington, w. Va, and Freder-
lex w, Shepherdstown; brother,
J. Arthur Wilhide, of Lantz, Md,
and two grandchildren.
Mrs Helen v. Smith, wife of Har-
ry w. Smith, died at their home, 43
Elizabeth Street. on January 2. She
was 80 years of age.
Mrs. Smith was the daughter of
the late George and Bessie Boward
Rider.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by: a brother, George Rider,
Hagerstown; and four sisters, Mrs
Roy circuit, Mrs. Robert Wolf and
Mrs. Ernest Peterson, all of Hagers-
town; and Mrs. Marion Gaskins,
Akron, Ohio.
Berkeley Bryan Kendall, River
dale, Md, died on January 2 in Vet
Grams Hospital, Washington, D c.,
aged 80.
Surviving are: his wife, Muriel
Hustead Kendall, Riverdale; one
daughter, Jacqueline Kendall, River
dale; his father, Roy L. Kendall,
Hagerstown; and brother, Max L.
Kendall, Hagerstown.
Mrs. Emma COrnelia Seigman,
widow of George Seigman, rs East
Washington street, died at the Wash
ington County Hospital on January
2 after an illness of two weeks, aged
80 years
Born and reared near Chewsville,
she was the daughter of Charles and
Mary (Stouffer) Bowers. She had
resided in Hagerstown the last IS
years. She was a member of the
Evangelical United Brethren Church
of Chewsville.
She is survived by: seven grand
children, six great grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews
Stewart Milton Roth, widely
known local official of the Western
Maryland Railroad, died suddenly
on January /, age Sd years.
Mr.. Roth started his railroad ca
reer as a locomotive fireman in 1912,
and after serving in World War 1,
helped organize the local post of the
American Legion, with which he was
affiliated for number of years.
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. Irene
Shank Roth; two brothers, DeCoursy,
Cumberland; and Russell P, of Oak
land; sister, Mrs. Marguerite Bow
ser, Dayton, Ohio; and one step-son,
William E. Lewis, of Baltimore.
William Henry Croft, retired en-
ployee of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad, died at his home in Thigh
manton on January l of a cerebral
hemorrhage after an illness of one
day, aged rs years.
The son of the late Isaac and
Amanda (Suman) Croft, he was
born in Tilghmanton. He was a
member of the First Brethren Church
of ST. James and Resolute Council
No. Al, Junior Order of United
American Mechanics. He was also a
member of the Sons and Daughters
of Liberty Lodge No. rs of Hagers-
town, the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Brotherhood, and the Montsar-
ada Grange of Fairplay.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs.
Estella V. (Jacobs) Croft, one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarence Summers of Ha-
gerstown; three sisters, Mrs. Lizzie
yesterday of townsville, Miss Clara
Croft of Petersburg, w. Va, and Miss