The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-01-05

the brotherhood OF hallway Clerks.
He was retired railroad mail clerk.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Ida Renner
Walker, he is survived by: sister,
Mrs. Marie w. Jones, Los Angeles,
Calf, and four brothers, DR.. Carl
Walker and Bruce Walker, Annis-
ton, Ala; Hurd Walker, Florence,
Alabama, and Randolph Walker, Ha-
gerstown.
John ID. Spielman, proprietor of
a Clear Spring garage, better known
to his friends as Blunt Hull, died
suddenly on January l at his home
near Clear Spring, aged 40 years.
Born in the Clear Spring district,
he was the son of Daniel and Della
Mills Spielman.
Surviving are: his wife, Arlene
May (Trumpower) Spielman; two
sons, John Daniel Spielman, at home;
and Ernest j. Spielman, townsville;
two daughters, Brenda K Spiel
man, at home; and Mrs. June My
ers, Hagerstown; a half sister, Mrs.
David Snyder, Hagerstown; a broth
er, Hillard Spielman, Hagerstown;
half brother, James Mills, Hagers-
town; and one. grandchild
Harry C. Weaver, Welsh Run, died
on January l at the Washington
County Hospital, aged 70 years.
Son of the late Upton and Mary
Vance Weaver, he was a member
of the Robert Kennedy Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Welsh Run. A
resident of the Welsh Run district,
he was actively engaged until five
years ago.
Surviving are: his wife, Mamie
C. Weaver; daughter, Mrs. Allen
Finfrock, Leitersburg Pike; two
sons, c. Paul Weaver, at home; and
j. Dean Weaver, Middleburg Pike;
two sisters, Mrs. Mary Myers, Bal
timore; and Mrs. John Boyer, Silver
Springs; two brothers, Walter Weav-
er and Adam Weaver, Sharpsburg;
a half-brother, George Weaver, Fair
play; and two grandchildren.
Henry Jacob Bowers, of Fairplay,
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on December 81, after an ill
ness of two weeks, aged 81 years.
He was born and reared in the
townsville district and was the son
Of John w. and Belle Davis Bow
ers He had been living in Fairplay
for the past ten years and was a
member of the Grace Brethren
Church
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. Car
RE M. Bowers; a daughter, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Duttinger, at home; three sons,
John c. and Clarence E., Front Roy
al, Va, and Kenneth c., Clear
Spring; four sisters, Mrs. Annie
Meats of Hagerstown; Mrs. Daisie
Wilburn, Weston, w. Va; Mrs. Kath-
crime Kattlett, Front Royal, Va; and
Mrs. Carrie Mayhem, st. Louis, Mo-;
three brothers, David W., Charles
and John, all of townsville; and
eight grandchildren.
James Daniel Miller died on De
cember 81 at the home of his son,
Howard Miller, Williamsport, aged
81 years.
He was member of the Methodist
Church, Williamsport, was a retired
farmer and had lived in the Will
Transport vicinity for SO years. He
was born near Martinsburg.
He is survived by: two sons, How
ard and Maurice, both of Williams
port; one daughter, Mrs. Guy Ed
wards, Martinsburg; five grandchil-
dren and one great-grandchild.
Samuel Alvey Slime died at the
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Houser, 81 Broadway, on December
81, after a long illness, aged IL.
He was born near Maugansville
the son of Martin L. and Margaret
(Downin) Slime.
Mr.. Slime was a professor of music
and taught in Washington County
Schools and in Leaf River, Ill. He
was a member of the Leaf River
Methodist Church and was super
intendent of the Sunday School for
over 40 years.
Besides his wife, Mary Myers
Slime, he is survived by: a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Hobart; a son,
Harold Slime, Elgin, Ill, and four
grandchildren.
Earl D. RidenOur, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl D. Ridenour, ST.,
Smithsburg, died in the Newton D.
Baker Hospital on December 80, as