The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1953-09-17

Boys Town. He belonged to Reho-
beth Methodist Church at Timber
Ridge, Pa. and was also a member
of James w. Bowers Lodge No. 173
AT & AM of Hancock.
Surviving are: his wife, Elizabeth
Yeakle Fite; and a daughter, Mrs.
Suella Rank of Warfordsburg, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Keller, widow
of Elmer E. R. Keller, died on Sep
TENDER II at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Pearl Stouffer, near Gear
floss, aged 81 years.
Born and reared near MERGERS
burg, she was the daughter of John
Henry and Matilda Toms. She was
a member of Salem Evangelical and
Reformed Church, near Cearfoss.
! Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs.
Pearl Stouffer, near Cearfoss; four
sons, George j., Greencastle, Route
Three; John j., Greencastle, Route
Two; Lester M, Hagerstown; and
Elmer J., Greencastle, Route Two;
80 grandchildren; several great
grandchildren; and a sister, Mrs.
Flora M. Sparrow, Frederick.
Lloyd Alvin EicheIberger of Beav-
err Creek died at the Washington
County Hospital on September IL,
after an illness of IL days, age A.
Born near Clear Spring, he was
the son of Jacob and Ruth blast
ings) Eichelberger. He has been
farming in this vicinity his entire
life and was member of the Church
of the Brethren, Beaver Creek.
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs.
Helen Spicl1ler Eichelberger; a
daughter, Miss Marie Eichelberger,
at home; his mother, Mrs. Ruth
Eichelberger, Fayetteville, Pa; five
sisters, Mrs. Beulah Detlor, Houston,
Texas; Mrs. Alma Suffecool, Clear
Spring; Mrs, Daisy Erect, Fayette-
vile, Pa; Mrs. Mary Whitney, Mer-
cersburg; and Mrs. Ruth Christ,
Florence, KY; and four brothers,
Preston and Albert, Clear Spring;
Chester, Kent, Ohio; and Perry,
Fayetteville, Pa.
David Clarence Miller, ST., well
known local building contractor of
rs Glenside Avenue, died at the
Washington County Hospital on
September 10, aged 70 years.
Born at Mechanicsburg, Pa, he
was son of the late John and Mary
Ann (BrownelD Miller and came to
Hagerstown when he was nine years
old and had lived here ever since.
/ He was a cabinetmaker by trade be-
fore entering the contracting bust
ness. He was member of st.
PauPs E. U. B. Church and of the
Mems Bible Glass there and the Odd
Fellows Lodge, Hagerstown; and of
the Jr. o. U. A. M, Funkstown.
. Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs.
Louis Becker, Baltimore; two sons,
David c., Jr., and George R., both of
Hagerstown, and five grandchildren.
+ Robert Charles Snyder, aged Is, of
Fairview Mountain, died on Sep
TENDER 10 as the result of an acct
dental shooting while out hunting
with friend near his home.
! He is survived by: his mother and
father, Mrs. Esther Mills and Charles
Snyder; two sisters, Mrs. Henry
Burkett, Hagerstown; and Miss
Carol Snyder, Williamsport; half
sister, Madeline Whitacre, Boons-
boro; four brothers, William, Boons
boro; Harry, Clear Spring; Jackie,
Clear Spring; and George, Detroit,
Mich; and his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry M. Mills, Route /, Will
Transport.
Benjamin Franklin Spangler died
on September 8 of a heart attack at
the home of Mrs. Robert Stultz,
Fairplay Ri. 2, where he had resid-
ed since last December. He was rs
years of age.
! Born in Waynesboro, where he
lived most of his life, he was the
son of the late John w. and Kath-
crime (Moats) Spangler. A machin-
list by trade during his active life, he
had been retired for q years, since
the death of his wife.
Surviving are: son, Lawrence
E., Waynesboro, and one grand
daughter
Miss Laura Belle Hardwood, one
of the oldest residents of Hagers-
town, died at the Gateway Nursing
Home on September 9, aged go.
Born and reared in Berkeley
County, when it was still in Vir-
ginia, she was the daughter of the
late James T. and Eliza (Hughes)