The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-12-29
DEATHS

DEAlH HIS
Ernest b. Emmert died suddenly
on December q at the home of a
daughter, Mrs. ]. c. Good, SOB Sum
NIT Avenue, aged 83 years.
Born and reared in the Funkstown
district, he was a son of Elias and
Ella Burkhart Emmert and was last
employed at the Hoffman Chevrolet
Sales, Inc.
Mr.. Emmert was long identified
with the bicycle and garage business
in Hagerstown and was employed
for years by the late S. w. Kent
Miller in the days when bicycles
were extremely popular. Later he
went with John E. Stonebraker, Sr.,
and had worked for upwards of ten
years in the office of the Central
Garage.
Mr.. Emmert was widely known,
especially among the automobile
trade He enjoyed excellent health
and was about town as usual on
Saturday.
Surviving are: three daughters,
Mrs. R. c. Gimple, Funkstown, and
Mrs. w. r. Cram and Mrs. Good,
Hagerstown; a sister, Mrs. F. E. Nc
Murray, Madison, Ohio; and two
brothers, Charles S. Emmert, Hag-
erstown, and S. Burkhart Emmert,
Huntington, Long Island, N. Y.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Turner died
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Shipley, 124 West Sails
bury Street, Williamsport, on De-
cember 81, aged 81.
A daughter of the late Cornelius
and Rebecca Ridenour, she was born
in the Williamsport district and
was a member of the Williamsport
Methodist Church.
Surviving, besides Mrs. Shipley,
are: three daughters, Mrs. Samuel
Buharp, Williamsport; Mrs. Leo
Jolly, Hagerstown; and Mrs. Anthony
Smith, Miami, Fla; two sisters, Mrs.
Emma Ridenour and Mrs. Charles
Cromer, both of HagerstoWn; 20
grandchildren and As great-grand-
children
James Edgar BOwser, well known
resident of the Smithsburg District,
died on December Is at his home,
Smithsburg, Route One, aged 76.
He was the son of David and Eliza
(Harr) Bowser, and lived in the
Smithsburg area all his life, except
for a few years when he farmed
near Waynesboro.
Surviving are: his wife, Fannie
(Frey) Bowser; and two sisters, Mrs.
Samuel Pryor, Hagerstown, Route
5, and Mrs. Henry Baker, Middle
town.
Robert Lamar Smith, son of Mr..
and Mrs ], Raymond Smith, Sr.,
Main Street, Smithsburg, died in
stantly on December Is in an auto
mobile accident near Edgemont. He
was Is years of age.
He was member of the Luther
an Church and the Smithsburg Rec
reation Club.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by: a sister, Joyce; four bro
theirs, ]. R. Smith, Jr., James, DON
aid and Richard, all at home; his
grandfather Charles G.. Fishack,
Smithsburg; and his grandmother,
Mrs. Jennie NJ. Smith, Smithsburg.
Harry C. Hoover, Ala South Pc
tomac Street, died at the Garlock
Memorial Home on December "a.
He was employed as clerk at the
Maryland Hotel for a number of
years.
Surviving are: sister, Miss Mel
lie Hoover, Hagerstown; and a
niece, Mrs. Helen Jenkins, Chatham
N. j.
Mrs. Name E. Brown, widow OF
DIR. William d. Brown, 81 South
Prospect Street, died on December
% at the Washington County Hos
pital, after an illness of one day.
Born and reared in Carroll Coun-
ty, Mrs Brown was the daughter OF
the late James H. and Anna .(Clay-
baugh) Rooms. She has been living
in Hagerstown for the past Is years
Surviving are: her sister, Mrs
Carol K. Beard, Hagerstown; and
two brothers, Edgar H., Hagerstown
and Clarence P, Long Island City
N. Y.
Mrs. Elizabeth Harsh Poffenberger