The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-04-14
DEATHS

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George Elmer Harsh, resident
farmer at the San Mar Orphans
Home, died at the Washington
County Hospital on April IL, after
an illness of two weeks, aged 81
years.
He was born and reared at Shady
Bower and was the son of Nelson
and Della Shank Harsh. He had
been employed as resident farmer
at San Mar Orphans Home for the
last ten years.
He was a member of st. Marks
Lutheran Church, Hagerstown, the
Mems Bible Class, Odd Fellows
Lodge at Clear Spring and the
Pioneer Hook and Ladder Fire Com
pany of Hagerstown.
He is survived by: his wife, Mary
E. Draper Harsh; three daughters,
Mrs. Walter Beckley and Mrs. David
Secrist, Huyetts, and Mrs. Ralph
Funkhouser, York, Pa; son, Lloyd
of Gainesville, Md, and foster son,
Elmer, at home; 20 grandchildren
and two sisters, Mrs. Aide Ander-
son, Hagerstown, and Mrs. Corinne
Ward of Clear Spring.
Mrs. Amanda StOuffer BachtelI,
widow of Tracy Bachtell, died on
April II at her home at Edgemont,
aged go years.
Mrs. Bachtell was born at Green's
burg, near Smithsburg, the daugh-
ter of Jacob and Elizabeth Gehr
Stouffer and had resided during her
entire life in Washington County,
IS years of which were at Edge
mont. She was a member of st.
PauIs Evangelical Lutheran Church,
Greensburg.
Surviving are: six children, E. P.
and Robert N, both of Hagerstown;
Charles D., Chambersburg; Miss
Amy E., at home; Mrs. Amos E. Bow
man, Chewsville, and Mrs. j. NJ
Smith, Edgemont; Is grandchildren
and seven great grandchildren. She
was the last of five children.
Mrs. Lettie Pearl Ambrose, wife
of Irwin N. Ambrose, died on April
II at the home of her sister in-law,
Mrs. H. L. Ambrose, Ais Mitchell
avenue, aged 81.
She was member of the Luth-
eran Church. Born at Mt. Jackson,
Va, she was the daughter of Lee
and Mary GLENN Weatherholtz,
and was resident here for the last
"a years.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: son, Irwin l. Ambrose, and
several sisters.
Mrs. Anna Jane Mlzell, widow of
Louis Mizell, died on April II at her
home near Indian Springs, aged 70
years.
Born at Fairfield, Pa, she was the
daughter of the late Robert and
Mary Eshelman Watson. She was
a member of the Fairfield Method
ist Church.
Surviving are: two sons, Russell F,
Kensington, Md, and George NJ,
Towson, Md; daughter, Mrs. Flora
Mulhern, Indian Springs; brother,
w. Frank Watson, Fairfield, Pa;
10 grandchildren and great grand
children.
The Rev. John Wallace HOgshead.
pastor of the Hancock Presbyterian
charge for the last four years, died
suddenly at the manse. in Hancock
on April g. He was So years old.
Born in Augusta county, Va, he
was the son of Joseph M. and Fan
ME Rosen Hogshead His first two
charges were the Abingdon Presby-
terry at Lodi, Va. where he served
four years, and the Presbyterian
Church of Petersburg, w. Va,
where he was pastor for 16 years |
His charge here included the War
fordsburg, Mt. Olivet, and Hancock
Presbyterian churches.
The Rev. Mr.. Hogshead was
veteran of both World Wars. In
World War Two, he was a chaplain |
in the United States Army Air Corps
for two and one-half years.
The survivors include: his wife, |
Mary Bell (Speck) Hogshead; two
daughters, Mrs. Ann Gum, Elkins.
w. Va, and Sue Bell HogShead, at
home, and an aunt, Mrs. Will Evans, i
Staunton, Va.
Larry Gene Carbaugh, infant son
of John Lane and Katherine Sny-
der Carbaugh, 811 Georgia avenue,
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on April 9, aged five months. i
Besides his parents, he is survived
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