The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-05-08
DEATHS

Revelle Reid and was a member OF
the Greenway cub. Church, Green
way, Va.
He was employed by the Fairchild
Aircraft Division for the past IL
years and was member of the
United Plant Guard Workers of
America, Local 100.
Surviving are: his wife, Lula d.
Reid; a son, Allen, Security; three
daughters, Mrs. Helen Shoop, this
city; Mrs. Ethel Webb, Boonsboro
and Miss Donna Reid, at home; a
brother, Herman Reid, White Post,
Va; and ten grandchildren.
Patricia Ann Jones, infant daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs Howard w.
Jones, near Maugansville, died at
the Washington County Hospital on
May 5, aged four days.
Surviving, besides her parents, are
her maternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs Howard A. Rudisill, city; and
her paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Catherine Jones, city.
Robbie BOlen Tanning, 225 Nor
way Avenue, died suddenly at his
home on May 4, aged 81 years.
Born in Williamson, S. c., he was
the son of the late Robert and Fan
ME (Holden) Tanning. He had re-
sided in Hagerstown for the past 38
years, and was a retired conductor
for the Western Maryland Railway.
He was a member of the First Bap-
fist Church and the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen.
Surviving are; his wife, Mrs. Ella
Marie Tanning, and a sister, Mrs.
Myrtle Williams, Norway, S. c.
William Henry Springer, SO East
Avenue, died on May 4, following a
months illness, aged 81.
Son of the late Charles and Mollie
(Black) Springer, he was born and
raised in Hagerstown and spent his
entire life here. For the past seven
years he was employed by the Ha-
gerstown Shoe Company. He was
a member of St. Pauls E. U. B.
Church, Antietam Fire Company and
CLIO Local 842, and was World War
II veteran.
In addition to his wife, Mrs. Eliza
beth (Peddicord) Springer, he is sur
vived by: two step-daughters, Mrs.
Donald Grubbs, Funkstown, and
Mrs. Lawrence Glover, this city;
three grandchildren; sister, Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Bowers, Hagers-
town; and brother, Dewey S.
Springer, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Bette N. Myers died on May at
her home, 220 East Antietam Street,
aged 70 years.
A former employee of the dietary
department of the Washington
County Hospital, she was member
of st. James Lutheran Church,
Uvilla, w. Va, and had made her
home in Hagerstown for the past %
years.
Surviving are: daughter, Mrs.
John D. Harmon, Hagerstown; two
brothers, Roger Osbourn, Hagers-
town; and Hugh Osbourn, Jefferson
County, w. Va, and one grandchild.
Norman Finley Schaub, 81 West
Side Avenue, died at the Washing
ton County Hospital, on May 2, aged
81.
He was born in Carroll County,
Va, the son of Charles and Emily
(Richardson) Schaub and had been
an engineer on the Western Mary
land Railway for rs years. He re-
tired in January, 1851.
He is survived by: daughter,
Mrs. Edgar Martin, Hagerstown; a
son, Robert P. Schaub, Route 8; Ha-
gerstown; four grandchildren, and
several brothers and sisters.
Max Scott Hoover, who directed
Hagerstown's fire fighting activities
for a quarter of a century, died on
May after an illness of three
months. He was 81 years of age.
A native of Hagerstown, and 6
resident here for his entire life, he
had served as volunteer fire chief
for more than two decades.
About five years ago, when Hag-
erstown's fire department was re.
organized, he was put on salariec
basis as fire chief.
Mr.. Hoover was closely connect
ed with the Junior Fire Company
serving as its president for more
than a score of years. He was alsc
active in the Cumberland Valley
Firemen's Association.
He had been engaged in the paint