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LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. H. B.
HULL, age 79, mother of Mrs. C.W. STEELE, of Tazewell, died at her home at Chilhowie, Va.
early Tuesday morning from pneumonia following influenza. The lady had been ill only a
short time. She is survived by her husband, just recently out of the Abington hospital,
following a surgical operation, and a number of sons and daughters, who are prominent in
business and social circles on Southwest Virginia: Dr. H. B. HULL, of Arkansas; A. T.
HULL, of Emery; J.K. HULL, of Richmond; Mrs. C.W. STEELE, of Tazewell; Misses Pauline and
Josephine and Mr. Denton HULL, of Chilhowie. There survives also two sisters, Mrs.
GILMER, of Lebanon and Mrs.. Robert COPENHAVER, of Marion. The deceased lady was a sister
of Judge John KELLEY, a former president of the Virginia Court of Appeals.
Smith
SHORTRIDGE, Confederate veteran, 83 years old, died of pneumonia early Christmas morning
at his home in Newtown, a section of North Tazewell. Mr. SHORTRIDGE was a native of
Buchanan county, but had lived in Tazewell since his marriage to Susan
VANCE some years
ago. Rev. C. B. DICKENSON conducted the burial services from the Methodist church at North
Tazewell and interment was made in Maplewood cemetery. Besides a widow, he leaves a son,
Henry SHORTRIDGE, Jewell Ridge.
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