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Art Obituaries Richmond Times-Dispatch Saturday November 25 1939 New York Philharmonic Bought for TOLEDO Ohio the first time in its nearly a century of existence New York's Philhannonic-8ymphony Orchestra yesterday was bought privately for a a free gift to the members Dr I Vance Succumbs Noted Churchman Scholar NASHVILLE TEXN Dr James Isaac Vance eminent murthman and scholar was en route In death Friday nifht to his native Tennessee The 71-year-old former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States died in the morning in Blowing Rock his summer home alter a lengthy illness Or Vance was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here for 2 years He resigned the pastorate in 1936 and had been pastor emeritus since His body is expected to arrive of famed museum of art Even more curiously considering the habit of large donors the world over the man who provides this yearly present for Toledo is unknown even to those who enjoy the gift His check covers the entire expense: he asks no thanks Last night also was probably the -first time in its history that the orchestra has played in an art museum John Lipscomb To Be Buried Today Funeral services for John Lipscomb husband of Mrs Isla Kent Lipscomb who died Friday at his home 2504-A Third Avenue will be held at Funeral Home at 3 Saturday Burial will be in Maury Cemetery Mr Lipscomb had been connected with the Atlantic Agency Inc for the past 20 years He was a member of the Second Baptist Church and of Joppa Lodge No 40 A A A and of No 9 Commandery Active pallbearers will Include McCue Rush Horace Sharp John Hebring Edmond Sheffield Kirk George King and Charles Phillips ASA MONROE McCRAW Asa Monroe McCraw 57 who fell from a ladder while painting the outside of a Commerce Street Store died Wednesday night at Lynchburg Hospital He was a native of Lynchburg the son of Charles and Mrs Virginia Blackburn McCraw He is survived by a son Charles McCraw of Covington Ky and a daughter Mrs Robert Sissler of Roanoke and the following brothers and sisters: McCraw McCraw A McCraw Mrs Ware and Mrs Ware all of Funeral Rites Held For Colonel Wood LEXINGTON Funeral sefVices for Colonel Joseph Wood 71 were conducted at the home in Goshen Tuesday afternoon by the Rev Rose of the Methodist Church assisted by the Rev Walker of the Presbyterian Church the Rev Robinson of the Baptist Church and the Rev Jamison of the Hebron Church with burial in the Waynesboro Cemetery The commitment service there was in charge cf the Masons Colonel Wood was the son of Joseph and Mrs Martha Wood anrf Was bom in Barbours ville He lived in Goshen 50 years coming there in 1889 In IS90 he accepted the position as agent for the and Railroad at Goshen He was a Shriner and belonged to Acca Temple Richmond He is survived by his wife the former Miss Pearl Teter of Goshen and several nieces and nephews JOHN THOMAS VASSAR SOUTH BOSTON Services for John Thomas Vassar of Republican Grove were held at the Republican Grove Baptist Church Thursday with burial in the church cemetery The Rev Jesse Hite Danville minister and a native of Halifax County conducted the rites Mr Vassar one of the oldest citizens died Tuesday in a Danville hospital He is survived by four sons Vassar A Vassar Fort Worth Texas and Vassar East Liverpool Nathalie Vassar Danville Ohio and two daughters Mrs John Hall Republican Grove and Mrs White of Danville ing taken treatment In Harrison- burg and elsewhere Before marriage she was Miss Maggie Bum-gardner She is survived by one brother Bumgardner of Shenandoah: two sisters Mrs Newton Foltz and Mrs Thomas Alger of this community: and the following children Miss Nina Hitt Washington Clark and Willie Hitt Newport Mrs John Comer Shenandoah Mrs Nelson Foltz Mrs Claude Higgs and Mrs Ernest Alger of Alma Page County MRS RIVERS The body of Mrs Rivers of Baltimore who formerly lived here was brought here for burial in the Presbyterian Cemetery on Sunday She is survived by her husband Rivers and two sons Thomas and Jack Rivers She was a member of Scottsville Baptist Church The Rev Northern her pastor conducted the burial services and was assisted by the Rev Daniel MRS EMMA MARIA COBB HOW ARDS VILLE Mrs Emma Maria Cobb 82 widow of Flavius Cobb was buried in the family cemetery near Glenmore in Buckingham County on Monday afternoon She was a daughter of John and Sara Anne Williams Cobb Surviving are four daughters Mrs A Cornell of Warren Mrs W-Morris Mrs Anna Tooley and Miss Elsie Cobb all of Howardsville and a son Cobb of Buffalo Station seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren MISS MARY LANG FREDERICKSBURG Miss Mary Fannie Lang died Thursday night at the home of a cousin Mrs Cocke in Fredericksburg Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Saturday at the home 307 Amelia Street Dr Austin Dies in Rockfish CROZET Dr Austin Micklem 80 of Rockfish died Thursday-in the University Hospital after a short illness He was a native of England son of John and Annie Butler Micklem of Berkshire England He came to America when young having graduated in pharmacy In England He received his degree from the Medical College of Virginia His wife the former Miss Bettie Farrar survives with two daughters and three sons: Mrs Dewey Fortune Schuyler Mrs Harding Washington Austin of Hopewell Rowland of Schuyler and Willard Micklem of Rocki-fish two sisters Mrs Marion Ar-rowsmith of England and Mrs Alice M- Morley of Sidney Australia and one brother Ernest Micklem of Shipman Funeral services will be' held at 2 Saturday at Riverside Presbyterian Church with interment in thefamily burial grounds MRS HORNER Mrs L- Horner 73 widow of Horner of Farmville died at the residence here Friday She was the last member of her family and had lived in Farmville for the past 25 years The funeral will be held at 2 Saturday at the Baptist Church and interment will be in Burkeville Cemetery- MRS JOHN HITT Funeral services for Mrs Maggie Blanche Hitt wife of John Hitt of near Shenandoah forest warden were held yesterday at the Newport Christian Church by Elder Cave assisted by the Rev John Henderson She was 62 years old and had been ill for several months hav- i Graham Rites To Be Held Totlay Samuel Mercer Graham World War veteran 41 died suddenly Thursday morning in Huntington Va where he had been stationed with the United States Army Engineers Burial services will be conducted by Dr Murray at 11 A Saturday at the home in Monroe Park and the body will be interred in the family plot in the Lexington Cemetery Mr Graham was an honor student of Washington and Lee University a member of the Omicron Delta Kappa Phi Kappa Sigma and Sigma fraternities He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Sarah Lucas of Roanoke daughter of Mrs Lucas and the late George Lucas: Professor John A Graham: a sister Mary and an aunt Miss Elizabeth Graham of Lexington Mr Graham was a member of a prominent Lexington family the youngest son of the late Edward Graham Sr and a brother of the late Captain Graham Jr Because the philharmonic has made no American tour of length since 1929 museum authorities have been unable to include it in the list of first-string symphony orchestras which have been given In Toledo John Barbirolli rewarded one of the most understanding audiences of the tour so far with one of his and his superior performances The brisk young conductor expressed himself as overpowered and delighted to find a museum of art which saw the field of art as one great canvas and Included such activities as a nonprofit concert course of first-rate attractions highly popular study courses for children and adults and special concerts of the sort played last night among its activities LEWIS ROBINSON Funeral sen-ices for Lewis Robinson father of Mrs William Mc-Kemie of Richmond who died suddenly Thursday will be held at 3 Sunday at Kingsville Texas He is survived by his wife Mrs Tura Robinson: a daughter Mrs McKemie and a son Dr John Robinson of San Antonio Texas Mrs Parker 88 Dies in Hampton HAMPTON Mrs Hannah Jones Parker 88 died Friday at her residence on Back River Road following an illness of 16 months She Is survived by five sons including Dr Paul Parker coroner of Elizabeth City County Funeral services will be held at 11 A Saturday at the residence by the Rev John Garber pastor of Hampton Baptist Church Interment will be in St John's churchyard Mrs Parker was the former Miss Hannah Wood a native of Elizabeth City County She was the widow of Parker and Is survived by a sister Mrs Jennie Jones of Newport News five sons Parker Parker and Parker all of Elizabeth City County and Dr Paul Parker and Parker of Hampton: and one grandson Lee Darracott Parker a student at Washington and Lee University at Lexington LINWOOD SMITH Lin wood Smith of 1214 Bain-bridge Street died Friday at local hospital Funeral services will be held at the Joseph Bliley Funeral Home at 2 Sunday with burial In Maury Cemetery He Is survived by his wife Bfrs Grace Caudle Smith three sons and Smith one daughter Mrs Lucille Dennis and one sister Miss Nora lee Smith MRS GABIE ELUTON CROZET Funeral and burial rites for Mrs Gable Ella EUiton 79 were held Friday afternoon at St John's Episcopal Church near Ivy Mrs Elliton died Wednesday night after an extended illness in the home of her daughter Mrs Layne of Crozet She was a native of Albemarle daughter of the late Robert and Betlie Dudley Besides the daughter one son Eugene Elliton and one brother A Dudley both of Charlottesville survive Saturday afternoon and will be taken to the home of a daughter Mrs Alien 'Berry Relatives said funeral services probably would be held Monday Once voted by fellow ministers 1 us one of the 25 influential ministers in the nation Dr Vance gave up a boyhood ambition to study medicine and turned to the healing of the spiritual lives of UksM la Born in Arcadia Tenn September 25 1862 Dr Vanre was educated at King College Bristol Tenn and Union Theological Seminary Richmond Va He was ordained a minister in 1886 and accepted the pastorate of the Wytheville Va Presbyterian Church He filled pastorates at Alexandria and Norfolk In Virginia before coming to Nashville in 1894 After six years he accepted a call to Newark where he served far 10 years returning to the Nashville church in 1910 In the year of his ordination Vance married Miss Mamie Stiles Currell or York 8 They were the parents of six children Linwood Newman Diet on Motor Trip Lin wood Newman 50 of Lexington died Thursday night while en route In an automobile from tlw I-V I football game Ut Roanoke to his home Funeral arrangements have not been completed He Is survived by Ills wife a Bister Mrs Winston Richmond and three brothers Herbert Harvey and 8 New- A former resident of Richmond Mr Newman moved 10 Lexington about two years ago SOLOMON THOMAS Funeral services for Solomon Thomas who died Thursday will be held at the Joseph Bliley Funeral Home at 2 Saturday with burial in Mount Calvary 1 Cemetery He Is survived by two daughters Mrs Paulina Lester and Mrs Mabel Cooper JOHN RUDD SR SOUTH Services were held Thursday for John Rudd Sr at the home at Republican Grove Halifax County by the Rev Robert Booker of the Brooknral Baptist Church Burial was in the family burying ground near the home Mr Rudd who died of infirmities of age had been postmaster at the Grove He was a member of the Republican Grove Baptist Church He is survived by one son John Rudd Jr present postmaster OTIS DARLINGTON Otis Darlington 55 died Friday at his home near Manakin Funeral services will be held at 2 Sunday at St Methodist Church Goochland Counay He is survived by his wife Mrs Grace Mann Darlington three daughters Maria Sarah and Helen Darlington one son Burlie Darlington two sisters Mrs Annie Marrlble and Mrs Fannie Binris and a brother Rufus Darlington SYMS LLOYD Funeral services for Syms Lloyd of Rockville who died Thursday at a local hospital will be held at Bpringfield Christian Church Hanover County at 3 Saturday Burial will be in the church cemetery He is survived by his wife Mrs Edna Atkins Lloyd four sisters Mrs Effie Jones Mrs Reynolds Mrs Hutchinson of Richmond and Mrs Leila Murphy of Cincinnati four brothers and Lloyd of Rockville Lloyd of sabot and Mason Lloyd of Waynesboro and several nieces and nephews MRS LEE BELL Services for Mrs Lee Bell who died Friday at her home 862 North Twenty-second Street will be held at St Paul's Methodist Church at 2:30 Sunday Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery She is survived by a son Wallace Bell two daughters Dorothy Bell and Mrs Leake a foster-daughter Lucille Sims a stepdaughter Mrs Whitlock a grandaughter Olga Lee Leake: five brothers one sister and 11 step-grandchildren CHARLES EDWARD SEAY APPOMATTOX Charles Edward Seay 64 died at his home here Thursday afternoon following a long illness He had suffered a stroke of paralysis and then developed pneumonia 10 days ago LLOYD FLINT POWELL The funeral of Lloyd Flint Powell of 510 West Twentieth 8treet who died Friday at a local hospital will take place at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon at St Episcopal Church with burial In Maury Cemetery Mr Powell is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Flint Powell a sister Mrs Thelma Bowers: a brother Lin wood Powell and three nieces GEORGE SMITH Funeral for George Washington Smith 63 who died Friday morning in a local hospital will be held at St Catholic Church at 3:30 Sunday Burial will be In River-view Cemetery He Is survived by his wife Mrs Lena Loterzo 8mith six sons George Marlon A Lorenzo A Bernard A Louis and Leo 8mlth two daughters Misses Louise and Mary Elizabeth Smith and five sisters Mrs William Burnett Mrs McLain Mrs William Snyder Mrs Lillie Hairfleld and Mrs Ruth Wsrriner JOHN SCHLUETER Funeral services for John Schlueter who died Thursday at a local hospital will be held at St Catholic Church at 10 A Saturday with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery He is survived by four daughters Mrs Palmer Mrs Williams Mrs Butts and Mrs Prank Mason one son John Schlueter: eight grandchildren and 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