A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34240 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: February 21 1909 Article Description: Deaths Elsewhere Article Text: Deaths Elsewhere Funeral of Mrs. A M. CHURCH: The funeral of Mrs. ANNIE M. CHURCH, wife of FRANK A. CHURCH, took place from her home, 323 Commerce Street, Alexandria, at 2o’clock yesterday afternoon. The services were conducted by the Rev. G. I. HUMPHREYS, pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church. William F. Wise Dead. Scion of Old Virginia Family, Who Fought in “Wise Legion” Until Surrender: Norfolk, Va, Feb 20. WILLIAM F. WISE, a member of the old WISE family of Virginia, and for a long time one of the prominent and influential citizens of Norfolk county, died at his home at Churchland, near Portsmouth today. At the time of his death, he was president of the West Norfolk Land Company, vice president of the American Fertilizer Company, and was connected with other business enterprises. He was the founder of West Norfolk, a thriving business community. He volunteered for the Confederate service joining the famous Wise legion, and fought, rising to a lieutenancy, until a few days before Lee’s surrender. Surviving children are: WILLIAM L. WISE, of Churchland; GEORGE NELMS WISE, of Newport News, and Mrs. JOHN B. LINDSAY of Portsmouth. J. F. Morrissey Buried: Funeral services for JOHN F. MORRISSEY were held in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Alexandria, yesterday morning. The Rev. L. F. KELLY officiated. Pallbearers were JOSEPH CARR, H. DIEDRICH, H. WILKERSON, G. BIRRELL, D. HULLETT, and D. CLARK. Bank President Wallace Buried: Fredericksburg, Va., Feb. 20. The funeral of J. STANSBURY WALLACE took place from St. George Episcopal Church here today at 11 o’clock and was largely attended. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. R. J. McBRYDE and the Rev. H. H. BARBER. Interment was in the family plot in City Cemetery. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com