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Mrs. Rachel BEAVERS, born on April 15, 1834, died at her home at Maxwell Tuesday morning, death being due to infirmities of age. She was a daughter of the late Samuel and Annie LAMBERT, and was born in McDowell County WV. Her husband, James BEAVERS, long a well-known citizen of the county, died 28 years ago. The funeral and burial took place Wednesday afternoon. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She was the mother of eight children, Viz: Sam BEAVERS, Mrs. Jane WALDRON, Harve, Gus, James, Nannie, Tom, and Crockett BEAVERS, all of whom are dead but two. At the time of her death she was probably the oldest woman in the county.

Mrs. Frank C. FOX, died on last Thursday at her home in Cambria, at the age of sixty-one. Death was due to heart trouble. Mrs. FOX was the daughter of Thomas BROWN, on of the pioneer settlers of Burkes Garden, where Mrs. FOX lived until 19 years ago, when she moved to Cambria. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Cambria Methodist church, of which she had been a devout member. Besides her husband Mrs. FOX is survived by one son, Trubie FOX, of Bluefield, and a sister, Mrs. R.N. LEFERVE, of Newport News, Va., and the following brothers and sisters; Reece Bowen BROWN, Seattle, Wash.; O.J., C. F. H.C. and J. F. BROWN, all of Yakima, Wash.; Mrs. Ray SHELTON and Mrs. Lydia KNIGHT, of Lavenworth, Wash; Mrs. Agnes PEERY, Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs. Gordon HALL, Oak Grove, Mo.

Mrs. James M. TAULBEE, (nee) Miss Maude COMBS, of Russell county, Va, died at Benavides, Texas, on June 13th, aged 55 years. She was the daughter of the late S. F. and Elizabeth COMBS, of Fineey VA. She attended school in Tazewell when a girl and in 1896 she married Dr. J. M. TAULBEE, of Hazel Green, Ky. To this union were born five Children. Surviving Mrs. TAULBEE are: her husband, Dr. J. M. TAULBEE, two sons, Dr. Paul TAULBEE, of Benavides, Tex; James TAULBEE, jr. of the US Navy, and one daughter, Mrs. Howard KING. Two children preceded her to the grave; Chas TAULBEEand Mary Ann TAULBEE. Four grandchildren also survive; Paul Jr., Mary Ann, Howard and William TAULBEE, they being the Children of Dr. Paul TAULBEE. Mrs. TAULBEE was a member of the Lebanon, Va. Baptist Church. Mrs. TAULBEE was laid to rest in the Fraternal cemetery at Alise, Tex. Thursday, June 15th. There were 70 floral offerings. Rev. PEARSON, of the first Baptist church of Alice, conducted the services and the funeral was in charge of the Moyer mortuary of Alice. Dr. and Mrs. TAULBEE lived for four years at Seaboard near Richlands, where Dr. TAULBEE was company physician for the George Carter coal mines. Later the consolidation Coal company, before living at Seaboard, they resided in Russell County, VA.