The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-06-11

manager of R. D. Mckee, Inc, died
on June 9 at the Washington County
Hospital. He was As years old.
Born and reared in Funkstown,
Mr. South was the son of Roy o. and
Naomi K. (Knott) South.
A resident of 1910 Fountain Head
Road, he had been assistant manager
in Frederick for Sears, Roebuck and
Company before assuming the post
at the local hardware store.
He was a member of st. PauPs
Lutheran Church, Funkstown; took
an active part in the Hagerstown Re-
tailers Bureau, and was an associate
member of the Fraternal Order of
Police here.
Surviving are: his wife, Mozelle
(Walters) South; daughter, Benelle
Walters South, at home; three sis
tiers, Mrs. Dewitt Bowen, Washing
ton; Mrs Harry Moore, Funkstown;
and Mrs. P. L. Smith, Washington;
and four brothers, Eugene, Hagers-
town; Robert, Hagerstown; Raney,
Bridgeport; and Ned K, Hagerstown.
Edward Charles KnOdle died at his
residence, 161 Summit Avenue on
June 9, aged n.
He was born and reared at Boons-
boro and was the son of the late
Josiah and Nanzella (Welty) Knodle.
The last member of his generation,
his forebears had settled in this
county in 100. He spent his entire
life in this community and was con-
sidered the dean of antique collectors
and dealers in the East, having en-
gagged in business since 1905.
He was a member of st. Pauls
Methodist Church and the Loyal
Order of the Moose.
Surviving are: a son, Ray N.
Knodle; daughter, Mrs. Robert E.
Artz, four grandchildren and one
great grandchild.
Mrs. Nancy Goodrich Eyerly, wild
ow of Charles H. Eyerly, died on
June 8 at her residence, 653 Oak Hill
Avenue.
Born May 8, 1874, Mrs. Eyerly was
70 years old.
She was a native of Clear Spring,
the daughter of the late Rev. Will
liam Goodrich and Caroline (Straub)
Goodrich.
Mrs. Eyerly was married on June
8, 1904, to the widely known former
owner of Eyerly's Department Store,
who died on December 18, 1947.
She was a member of Zion Evan
gelical and Reformed Church.
Surviving are: nephew, Paul
Goodrich Loose, Rock Island, Ill;
two nieces, Lila Goodrich Larch
Reading, Pa; and Elizabeth Good
rich Lanks, Washington, D. c.; and
a sister-in-law, Elizabeth M Good
rich, Reading, Pa.
Frederick L. Miles, Shady Bower,
near Clear Spring, died on June 8
at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, aged so.
Born at Big Spring, he was the son
of John and Amanda (Bowers) Miles.
He was a member of St. Paul's
Church, Western Pike, its Mems
Bible Glass, and the Clear Spring
Lodge, Junior Order, United Amer
lean Mechanics.
Surviving are: his wife, Mary
(Ward) Miles; a son, Daniel, Shady
Bower; three daughters, Mrs. Cath
crime Poole, Clear Spring; and Mrs.
Julia Poole, Spicklers; and Mrs.
Mary Anna Phillips, both of Hagers-
town; sister, Mrs. Anna Bryan,
Clear Spring; four brothers, Frank,
Hagerstown; William, Petersburg;
Gardner, Shady Bower; and Earl,
Clear Spring; and nine grandchil-
dren.
Mrs. Dolly E. Miers) Rafter, 329
South Mulberry Street, died at the
Washington County Hospital on
June 8, aged rs years.
Born at Martinsburg and later
moving to Keyser, w. Va, she came
to Hagerstown in 1907. She was a
member of the Presbyterian Church
of Keyser, w. Va.
Surviving are: a son, Marshall J.
at home; three grandchildren; four
great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Cora Castle, Cumberland, and Mrs
L. M. Brill, Baltimore; and one
brother, Claude Miers, Keyser.
William Henry Alder, 1919 West
Bethel Street, died at the Washing
ton County Hospital on June s, aged
70 years.
Born and reared at Shepherds
town, he was the son of James M
and Georgianna (Walker) Alder
and had lived in Hagerstown for As