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- Mrs. L. Milton VAN HORN, 48,
Milton, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, in the
- University Hospitals, Madison, following
several weeks illness.
- Services were to be held Thursday,
Oct. 5, in the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church,
- the Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph officiating.
Burial will be in Milton Cemetery.
- Mary Kathryn VAN HORN, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey VAN HORN, was
- born Jan. 1, 1913 in Lost Creek, W.
Va. She was a graduate of the Lost Creek High School, the Normal
Course of Salem College, and the Bachelor of Arts course of Milton
College. She taught in the elementary schools of West Virginia,
and for several years has served as a substitute teacher in the
elementary schools of Milton and Milton Junction and in Milton
Union High School.
- She was married to L. Milton VAN
HORN in 1933 and in 1937 they came to
- Milton with her husband where she has
since made her home. Mrs. VAN HORN was an active member
of the Milton Seventh Day Baptist Church, a worker in both the
Sabbath School and Women's circle. She had been president of
the Women's organization of the denomination, but was not able
to take office because of illness. She was also a past president
of the Village Improvement Club.
- Surviving are her husband; four children:
Peter J., a senior in the Wisconsin University
- School of Engineers; David M., who
has just enrolled in the Art Center School, Los Angeles, Calif.,
Judith E., a sophomore in Milton College, and Robert L., a freshman
in Milton-Milton Junction High School; one grandson; her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey VAN HORN, Lost Creek, W. Va.; three
sisters, Mrs. Robert L. BOND, Middleburg Center, Pa.,
Mrs. Joseph GERSTNER, Weston, W. Va., Miss Betty Lou VAN
HORN, Lost Creek, W. Va., three brothers, Edward S., Clarksburg,
W. Va., Harvey O. Jr., Morgantown, W. Va., and Lewis J., Corsicana,
Texas. [Thursday, p. 1]
- The Rev George B. SHAW, D.D.,
died Thursday, Sept. 21, at his home in Alfred,
- N.Y., after a long illness. He was
96 years old.
- His wife, Mrs. Nellie BURDICK SHAW,
survived him by nine days, and died
- Saturday, Sept. 30.
- George Bly SHAW, son of John
Leland and Catherine BURDICK SHAW was
- born at Freeborn, Minn., Jan. 25, 1865.
He was a graduate of Milton College in the class of 1891; and
of Alfred School of Theology. He also did graduate work at
the University of Chicago.
- He was ordained into the Seventh Day
Baptist ministry, and held pastorates in New
- York State, Plainfield, N.J., North
Loup, Neb., Ashaway, R.I., Salem, W. Va., and twice in New York
City. He retired in 1938.
- Nellie E[vangel] SHAW, daughter
of Silas Greenman and Hannah E. HULL
- BURDICK,
was born March 1, 1868 at Lima, Wis. She graduated from Milton
College in 1892. She and Mr. SHAW were married in Milton
Aug. 14, 1894. They were the parents of four daughters, three
of whom survive: Mrs. H. O. (Hannah) BURDICK, Alfred,
N.Y., Mrs. George (Helen) THORNGATE of Monterey, Calif.,
and Mrs. James I. (Catherine) STILLMAN of Houston, Texas;
also 10 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. The youngest
daughter, Miss Miriam SHAW, died in 1958.
- The Rev. Mr. SHAW was a brother
of the late Dr. Edwin Ben SHAW of Milton.
- Nephews and nieces in this area are
Leland C. SHAW, Miss Stephana SHAW, Elston E. SHAW,
and Mrs. Elton BINGHAM. Mrs. J. Paul GREEN is
a niece of Mrs. SHAW.
- Services for both were held in the
First Seventh Day Baptist church, Alfred, N.Y.,
- with burial in Alfred Rural Cemetery.
[Thursday edition, p. 5]
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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