The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-09-04

Mrs. Blanche Horn, Mrs T. ]. Funk
houser, Miss Mary j. Hose, Mrs Ruth
Martin, and Mrs. Katherine Miller,
all of Hagerstown.
Laura E. Hastings died at Spring
field Hospital on August 30, aged 81.
She was a member of the Church
of the Brethren, Hagerstown.
Surviving are: four children, Har-
ry E. Hastings, Broadfording; Mrs.
Katherine Harper, Kemp's Mill; Her
bert Hastings, Beaver Creek; and
Mrs. Jeanette Payser, Philadelphia;
five brothers and sisters, Lloyd Hull,
Fairview: Mrs. Grant Hoffman, Ha-
gerstown; Paul Hull, New Salem;
Mrs. Alvey Bussard, st. PauIs; and
Harry Hull Boonsboro; 16 grand
children and one great-grandchild.
Miss Irene Virginia Neikirk, 105
Hollywood Road, died at Washington
County Hospital on August 80, fol-
lowing an illness of eight weeks,
aged go years.
Born and reared near Williams
port, she was the daughter of Victor
and Catherine Neikirk, and lived
her entire life in this vicinity. She
was a member of Zion Lutheran
Church, Williamsport.
Surviving are: her sister, Miss An
ma c. Neikirk, Halfway; and two
brothers, Clayton f., Halfway; and
Stanley, Funkstown.
Mrs. Nora Elizabeth (HOllyday)
Ruth, wife of John Clayton Ruth,
died at the Washington County Hos
pital on August 20, aged 81 years.
Born and reared at Beaver Creek,
Md, she was the daughter of the late
Archibald and Clara Hollyday. She
had resided at Paramount for the
past two years, having lived in Ha-
gerstown for Al years prior to that
She was a member of the First
Brethren Church.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: two sons, L. Leroy, and Wood
row G.; five daughters, Mrs. Anita
l.. Beard, Mrs. M. LaBelle Harbaugh,
Mrs. IONA May Bingaman, Mrs.
Madeline V. Stouffer and Mrs. Alta
H. Sampsell, all of Hagerstown; and
16 grandchildren.
Mrs. Annie nj. Horst, 80, widow of
Abram E. Horst, formerly of Clear
Spring, died on August 20 at the
Maugansville ennonite Home
where she had been a guest four
years. She had been i'll seven
months.
She was a member of the Clear
Spring Mennonite Church.
Surviving are: a son, Ohio S. Horst,
Clear Spring; two daughters, Mrs.
Adm H. Horst, Reid, and Mrs. Ruth
Clugston, Lititz, Pa; four stepsons,
Abram S. Horst, Paramount; Phares
S. Horst, Clear Spring; Michael S.
Horst, Chambersburg; and Henry S.
Horst; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Jonas
Horst, Hagerstown, and Mrs. William
Gehman, Lancaster; q grandchil-
dren; six great grandchildren; two
brothers, Henry Shank, Leaf River,
Ill; and Harvey Shank, Hagers-
town; and three sisters, Mrs. Charles
Barnhart, Cearfoss, Mrs. Peter Rice,
Waynesboro Route 8; and Mrs. Allen
Binkley, State Line.
Mrs. Nettie Virginia Harbaugh,
wife of Samuel E. Harbaugh, died at
Homewood, Williamsport Pike on
August 49, She was 81 years old.
Born and reared at Lantz, Md,
she was the daughter of George M.
and Savilla (Brown) Harbaugh. She
had resided here for "a years, and
was a member of Zion Reformed
Church.
Surviving are: two sons, Omer M.
Harbaugh, and Marshall E. Har-
baugh, Hagerstown; four grandchil-
dren; two great grandchildren; and
a brother, Harry L. Harbaugh, Thur
mont.
Eli Burkett Gerhart, 814 Dale
Street, died at the Washington Coun-
ty Hospital on August %, aged 70.
He was born and reared at Big
Pool and was the son of Jacob A. and
Rachel Anne (Myers) Gerhart. He
had lived in Hagerstown for the past
so years. He was member of the