| DEATH COMES TO |
| REV. S. J. DAMRON |
FORTY YEARS American Forces Over There At 2 o'clock Friday morning death claimed Rev. Sylvester James Damron, who succumbed at the age of seventy-three at his home at Twenty-eighth street and Ohio Avenue. He was m minister of the M. E. Church, South, for forty years or more and worked during a long period in Southern West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky. Two years before his death he entered the superanuate relation. The last years of his ministry were spent in evangelistic work in Ohio and Kentucky. He was a veteran of the Union Army and a member of Bailey Post No. 4, G. A. R. Another distinction was that he was a life long resident of Huntington, having been born on Four Pole Creek within the limits of the present city. He was twice married and leaves a widow, nine children, thirty-nine grandchildren and five great grand children. His youngest son is fighting with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. His funeral will take place at his home at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Rev. John Martin will be the officiating minister. He will be buried at Spring Hill Cemetery. Mr Damron spent his boyhood on his father's farm here and at the age of fifteen he ran away and joined Company F. of the Fifth West Virginia. He served for three years. In 1866, just after he came out of the army, he married Miss Louisa Lawhorn. She died in 1885. Of the children of this union the following survive: Henderson Damron, Twenty-eight street and Ohio avenue; D. P. Damron, 2446 Third avenue; Mrs. Deathiah Lewis, Bradrick, O.; Mrs. Pearl Dickey, Virginia avenue; Mrs. Malinda Foster, Fourth avenue; and J. D. Damron, who is somewhere in the south. Subsequently he married Miss Oma F. Elkins, of Wayne county, who, with three children, survive him. William, their son is in France, Mrs. Dollie Schultz, is at her father's home and Mrs. Ellen Disher resides at First avenue and Twenty-ninth street. -The Herald-Dispatch, Saturday Morning, August 17, 1918 |
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