The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1954-01-14
DEATHS

son of DR.. William ii. and Ellen
(Zepp) Demmitt. He had been liv-
ing here for the past AZ years and
was employed by the Western Mary
land Railway as a boiler maker for
many years, retiring six years ago.
He was a member of the Methodist
Church in Union Bridge and the
Woodmen of the World.
He is survived by: his wife, Mrs.
Agnes May (Stephens) Demmitt; two
sons, Charles L., Boonsboro; and
George William, Cearfoss; daugh-
ter, Mrs. Eileen Wilson, Hagerstown;
eight grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
May Light, Washington, D. c.; and
Mrs. Maude Shivers, Baltimore; and
a brother, Melvin Demmitt, Balti-
more.
S. TaliaferrO Bridges died at his
home in Hancock on January 10,
after an illness of several days, aged
81 years.
He was a son of the late Robert
and Priscilla Breathead of Hancock.
He attended Washington and Lee
University and was a member of the
Sigma MI Fraternity. A retired
building contractor, he was a mem
Der of the Hancock Presbyterian
Church, where he had served as
elder for a number of years.
He is survived by: a daughter, Mrs.
Walter Blackwell, Hancock; a son,
Robert Bridges, New Rochelle, New
York; a brother, Henry j., Hancock;
a sister, Mrs. William Murray, Han
cock; and two grandchildren.
Eva Marion Grove, wife of Daniel
Grove, died at her home near Lett
ersburg on January 10, aged "a years.
A daughter of the late Jacob and
Elizabeth Tritle Stoner, she had lived
her entire life in the Leitersburg
area. She was a member of the Lett
ersburg Lutheran Church.
Surviving, besides her husband,
are: brother, Arthur Stoner, Hag-
erstown; and four sisters, Mrs. BERTHE
Kemp, Mrs. Nena Winters and Mrs.
Amy Winters, Hagerstown; and Miss
Mary Stoner, Waynesboro
J. Robert Glenn died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Harry Crowl,
Jr., of Gapland, on January 9. He
had been i'll five days and was "a
years old
He was a member of the Christian
Church of Beaver Creek For a num-
Der of years he was janitor at the
Boonsboro High School, and he was
a former superintendent of the
Boonsboro Cemetery
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. Edna
(Ford) Glenn; two daughters, Mrs.
William Derr, Boonsboro, and Mrs.
Harry Crowl, Jr., Gapland; a son,
John, LeMesa, California; a sister,
Mrs. Max Eckstine; two brothers,
Elmer and Guy, Joliet, Illinois; and
two grandchildren.
Benjamin Franklin Yates, 1872
Hamilton Boulevard, we'll known
Prudential Insurance Co. agent, died
at the Washington County Hospital
January 8, after an illness of a few
days. Mr.. Yates suffered a stroke on
Monday. He was 81 years old.
He was born and reared in Har-
mony, Pa, and came with his parents
to Hagerstown as a child. He was
son of the late Rev. Rudolph and
Ida Oswald Yates.
MIR. Yates served overseas with the
U, S. Navy during World War 1 for
four years and had worked for the
Prudential Company for 35 years He
was staunch Democrat and was
the party's candidate for City Coun-
Gilman from Ward in the 1949 cleo
ton. t
He was member of Christ Evan
gelical and Reformed Church and a
member of the Last Man Club of
Morris Frock Post, American Legion.
Surviving are: his wife, Helen Bog
er Yates; a son, Harold w., Chesa-
peake Beach, Md; brother, the Rev.
William o., Baltimore; sister, Mrs.
Suda Bupp, Hagerstown, and two
grandchildren
Carmie Luther Metz, of near
Boonsboro, died suddenly of a heart
condition while at work on January
8 at the Central Chemical Company,
aged SO years.
He was the son Of the late John
and Catherine (Martin) Metz, of near
Boonsboro. He was member of the
Church of God, Boonsboro.
Surviving are: his wife, Mrs. Stella
Mary Metz; six children, John R.,
Mrs. Anna Mae Shoemaker, Carmie
L., Jr., William E., Mrs. Lenora L.
Miller and Mrs. Lucille L. Griffith,
all of Boonsboro; 26 grandchildren
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