The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-02-23
DEATHS

Edward nj. Tenney, Jr., 44-year-
old Baltimore exporter and import
er who was born in this county, died
suddenly of heart attack on Feb
ruary 20.
Born at Edgemont, he was the son
of the late Edward M and Mary G.
Tenney, and member of the First
Baptist Church here.
After graduating from the Uni
versity of Maryland in 1928, he spent
eight years in China with the Stand
ard Oil Company After returning
to this country in 1896, he went into
business in Baltimore
During World War Two, he served
three years in the armed forces,
spending much of that time in the
China-Burma-India theater of oper-
ations, and receiving his discharge
with the rating of captain.
Mr.. Tenney was member of the
Alumni Association of the Univer-
sity of Maryland and of the Kappa
Alpha Fraternity.
Surviving are: his wife, Margaret
c. (Ferguson) Tenney, Baltimore;
and six brothers and sisters, John r.,
Robert H., and Mrs Florence Swink,
Hagerstown; William R., Chicago;
Henry S., New York; and Mrs. Hazel
j. Tuemmler, College Park.
George F. Raffensberger, 81s West
Franklin Street, died at the Baker
Veterans Administration Center,
Martinsburg, on February 20, after
an illness of IA months, aged "a
years.
A Spanish-American War veteran,
he lived here for 20 years, and was
employed by the Southern Shoe
Company. He was member of ST.
Mary's Catholic Church.
Surviving are: his wife, Margie;
daughter, Mrs. Florence eastman,
Hagerstown; and a sister, Mrs. Ma
mic Fink, York, Pennsylvania.
Edward BOmberger Cost died on
February 20 at the Gateway Conva-
descent Home, after long illness,
aged 80 years.
He was the son of John w. and
Sarah (Bomberger) Cost, and was
a member of St Johns Lutheran
Church, and the Mems Bible Class.
Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs
Roger B. Fowler, Winston-Salem, NJ
c.; two sisters, Mrs. John A. Martin
and Mrs. Frank E. Dancer, Hagers-
town; two brothers, N. Bruce, Balti-
more; and j. Albert, Pittsburgh; and
two grandchildren.
Earl ID. Dewitt Myers, ST., 1902
Virginia Avenue, died at the
Washington County Hospital on
February 20, aged Sc years He had
been i'll for two weeks.
Born in Frederick, he had lived in
Hagerstown for the last 30 years and
was member of the United Breth-
rem Church. He served with the
715th Infantry in World War 1 and
was member of the local Amer
lean Legion.
He is survived by: his wife, Tril-
by Buraaff Myers; three sons, Earl
B., Jr., Sherwood G. and Leonard
L., all of Hagerstown; two sisters,
Mrs. Louise Huer and Mrs Myrtle
Cox, both of Hagerstown; brother,
Lester L. Myers, of Hagerstown, and
four grandchildren.
Miss Esther S. South died at her
home in Funkstown on February
20, following three weeks illness.
She was member of st. Johns
Episcopal Church.
Miss South was the last surviv-
ing member of her family. Only
cousins survive.
Clinton A. Carbaugh, ST., died at
his home, BAT Memorial Boulevard,
on February 10, after an illness of
three hours, aged So.
Born in Hanover, Pa, he was the
son of the late Charles and Emma
(Gettier) Carbaugh. He came to
Hagerstown at the age of 20 and
worked for the Western Maryland
Railway Company as an engineer.
He was member of B. P. o. E.
No 378, L. o. o. M, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
and the Western Maryland Relief.
Besides his wife, Lille Carbaugh,
he is survived by: three daughters,
Mrs. Marguerite Kuhns, Hanover;
Mrs. Mary Jane Brown, Washing
ton, D. c., and Mrs Julia Ann Ma
lecki, Hagerstown; three sons, Robert
c., Hagerstown; Clinton A., Jr.,
n ~ T.