William G. Lowther was the son of Archibald and Charlotte Willard Lowther. He was born in Harrison Co. (W)Virginia and died in Holbrook, Ritchie Co. WV. He was with Co. G. 14th WV inf. Civil War. He was married to Emily Jane Kendall on Dec 17, 1866 in Ritchie Co. They had 4 children; Gertude Harden, Herbert Stanford Lowther, Louie Maude Beyer, and Minnie Kendall Lowther, the WV author. After Emma died in 1875 he married Mary Eleanor Meridith Leggett, a widower also.
I just found his Obit from the May 1921 Ritchie Co. WV newspaper. Chris German
In Memoriam
"There's not a cloud that doth arise,
To hide my savior from my eyes;
I soon shall mount the upper skies,
All is well! all is well!
Just as the hand of the clock pointed to the hour of six on Tuesday evening, May 24, 1921, William G. Lowther quietly 'crossed over to rest under the shade of the trees on the other side." He had been ill since September, and the end came peacefully, after forty eight hours of unconsciousness.
Mr Lowther was the eldest son of the late Archibald and Charlotte Wilard Lowther, pioneer settlers of the Holbrook vicinity, and he was a native and life-long resident of Ritchie County. He was born in the wilderness on February 11, 1839, and, while he had no early educational advantages, he was a man of unusual intellectual endowments and attainments, and of the highest sense of honor. He had no compromise to make with what he believed to be wrong, and he thoroughly despised a petty act of whatever name or nature. And he leaves to his children that most priceless of heritages, - an unsullied name. From early manhood, he had been a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his faith 'grew bright and brighter unto the perfect day." In his lucid as well as in his wandering moments, he talked repeatedly of his prospects for Heaven and his longing to be there; and o'er and o'er again repeated the language of the old hymn, as above, and other favorite ones, as well as listened rapturously to their melody, which had power to sooth-even in his delirium.
In 1862, he enlisted for his country and served three years in Company G. 14th West Virginia Infantry, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. Some time after his return to civil life, he claimed Miss Jennie Kendall, daughter of Ransom Kendall, of near Harrisville, as his bride, and after a few brief years of delightful companionship she went to live in that 'Far away Home of the Soul,' leaving four little children entirely to his care. He was again married to Mrs. Mary E. Meredith Leggett, whole loyal devotion was the staff and comfort of his declining years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, who are as follows: Mrs Gertie Harden, Marion county; Mrs Louis M. Beyer, Parkersburg; Herbert, of Washington City; and Minnie Kendall, who is identified in the newspaper field, all of whom were present at the funeral, except Mrs Harden, who was detained by the grave illness of her husband. He is also survived by two step-daughter, Mrs. Addie Hamrick , of Webster county: and Mrs Mida Walker, of Parkersburg, who has been at his bedside for several month; and one brother, J.M. Lowther, of Auburn.
The funeral took place from 'Rest Cottage," the family home in Oakwood, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and, in accord with his wishes, was characterized by true simplicity. There were no flowers, but a beautiful American flag was gracefully draped about the casket. The Rev. W. H. Burnes, of the Methodist Protestant church, read the ritualistic service: and Mrs Carrie Tharp Sigler and Miss Jennie Moats sang his favorite, 'All is Well," as a duet; and Messrs. P. R. Tharpe and Claude Rexroad joined them in singing, "The home of the Soul." Mrs Sigler completed the service by reading Tennyson's 'Crossing the Bar." The remains were then borne to the Harrisville cemetery where they were laid away in the family lot by the side of the wife of his youth. Messrs. S.C. Phillips, P. S.. Lough, A.J. Wilson, J G. Cooper, J. N. Sharpnack and S.G. Zinn were the pall-bearers.
Among the relatives in attendance from a distance were: C.A. Nutter and Mrs. Bird Hall, of Parkersburg, Mr. and Mrs.. L. S. Clayton, of White Oak; Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. Leggett, Pullman; and Milton and Orval Cox, Mt. Zion.
I just found his Obit from the May 1921 Ritchie Co. WV newspaper. Chris German
In Memoriam
"There's not a cloud that doth arise,
To hide my savior from my eyes;
I soon shall mount the upper skies,
All is well! all is well!
Just as the hand of the clock pointed to the hour of six on Tuesday evening, May 24, 1921, William G. Lowther quietly 'crossed over to rest under the shade of the trees on the other side." He had been ill since September, and the end came peacefully, after forty eight hours of unconsciousness.
Mr Lowther was the eldest son of the late Archibald and Charlotte Wilard Lowther, pioneer settlers of the Holbrook vicinity, and he was a native and life-long resident of Ritchie County. He was born in the wilderness on February 11, 1839, and, while he had no early educational advantages, he was a man of unusual intellectual endowments and attainments, and of the highest sense of honor. He had no compromise to make with what he believed to be wrong, and he thoroughly despised a petty act of whatever name or nature. And he leaves to his children that most priceless of heritages, - an unsullied name. From early manhood, he had been a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his faith 'grew bright and brighter unto the perfect day." In his lucid as well as in his wandering moments, he talked repeatedly of his prospects for Heaven and his longing to be there; and o'er and o'er again repeated the language of the old hymn, as above, and other favorite ones, as well as listened rapturously to their melody, which had power to sooth-even in his delirium.
In 1862, he enlisted for his country and served three years in Company G. 14th West Virginia Infantry, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. Some time after his return to civil life, he claimed Miss Jennie Kendall, daughter of Ransom Kendall, of near Harrisville, as his bride, and after a few brief years of delightful companionship she went to live in that 'Far away Home of the Soul,' leaving four little children entirely to his care. He was again married to Mrs. Mary E. Meredith Leggett, whole loyal devotion was the staff and comfort of his declining years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, who are as follows: Mrs Gertie Harden, Marion county; Mrs Louis M. Beyer, Parkersburg; Herbert, of Washington City; and Minnie Kendall, who is identified in the newspaper field, all of whom were present at the funeral, except Mrs Harden, who was detained by the grave illness of her husband. He is also survived by two step-daughter, Mrs. Addie Hamrick , of Webster county: and Mrs Mida Walker, of Parkersburg, who has been at his bedside for several month; and one brother, J.M. Lowther, of Auburn.
The funeral took place from 'Rest Cottage," the family home in Oakwood, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and, in accord with his wishes, was characterized by true simplicity. There were no flowers, but a beautiful American flag was gracefully draped about the casket. The Rev. W. H. Burnes, of the Methodist Protestant church, read the ritualistic service: and Mrs Carrie Tharp Sigler and Miss Jennie Moats sang his favorite, 'All is Well," as a duet; and Messrs. P. R. Tharpe and Claude Rexroad joined them in singing, "The home of the Soul." Mrs Sigler completed the service by reading Tennyson's 'Crossing the Bar." The remains were then borne to the Harrisville cemetery where they were laid away in the family lot by the side of the wife of his youth. Messrs. S.C. Phillips, P. S.. Lough, A.J. Wilson, J G. Cooper, J. N. Sharpnack and S.G. Zinn were the pall-bearers.
Among the relatives in attendance from a distance were: C.A. Nutter and Mrs. Bird Hall, of Parkersburg, Mr. and Mrs.. L. S. Clayton, of White Oak; Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. Leggett, Pullman; and Milton and Orval Cox, Mt. Zion.
William G. Lowther was the son of Archibald and Charlotte Willard Lowther. He was born in Harrison Co. (W)Virginia and died in Holbrook, Ritchie Co. WV. He was with Co. G. 14th WV inf. Civil War. He was married to Emily Jane Kendall on Dec 17, 1866 in Ritchie Co. They had 4 children; Gertude Harden, Herbert Stanford Lowther, Louie Maude Beyer, and Minnie Kendall Lowther, the WV author. After Emma died in 1875 he married Mary Eleanor Meridith Leggett, a widower also.
I just found his Obit from the May 1921 Ritchie Co. WV newspaper. Chris German
In Memoriam
"There's not a cloud that doth arise,
To hide my savior from my eyes;
I soon shall mount the upper skies,
All is well! all is well!
Just as the hand of the clock pointed to the hour of six on Tuesday evening, May 24, 1921, William G. Lowther quietly 'crossed over to rest under the shade of the trees on the other side." He had been ill since September, and the end came peacefully, after forty eight hours of unconsciousness.
Mr Lowther was the eldest son of the late Archibald and Charlotte Wilard Lowther, pioneer settlers of the Holbrook vicinity, and he was a native and life-long resident of Ritchie County. He was born in the wilderness on February 11, 1839, and, while he had no early educational advantages, he was a man of unusual intellectual endowments and attainments, and of the highest sense of honor. He had no compromise to make with what he believed to be wrong, and he thoroughly despised a petty act of whatever name or nature. And he leaves to his children that most priceless of heritages, - an unsullied name. From early manhood, he had been a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his faith 'grew bright and brighter unto the perfect day." In his lucid as well as in his wandering moments, he talked repeatedly of his prospects for Heaven and his longing to be there; and o'er and o'er again repeated the language of the old hymn, as above, and other favorite ones, as well as listened rapturously to their melody, which had power to sooth-even in his delirium.
In 1862, he enlisted for his country and served three years in Company G. 14th West Virginia Infantry, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. Some time after his return to civil life, he claimed Miss Jennie Kendall, daughter of Ransom Kendall, of near Harrisville, as his bride, and after a few brief years of delightful companionship she went to live in that 'Far away Home of the Soul,' leaving four little children entirely to his care. He was again married to Mrs. Mary E. Meredith Leggett, whole loyal devotion was the staff and comfort of his declining years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, who are as follows: Mrs Gertie Harden, Marion county; Mrs Louis M. Beyer, Parkersburg; Herbert, of Washington City; and Minnie Kendall, who is identified in the newspaper field, all of whom were present at the funeral, except Mrs Harden, who was detained by the grave illness of her husband. He is also survived by two step-daughter, Mrs. Addie Hamrick , of Webster county: and Mrs Mida Walker, of Parkersburg, who has been at his bedside for several month; and one brother, J.M. Lowther, of Auburn.
The funeral took place from 'Rest Cottage," the family home in Oakwood, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and, in accord with his wishes, was characterized by true simplicity. There were no flowers, but a beautiful American flag was gracefully draped about the casket. The Rev. W. H. Burnes, of the Methodist Protestant church, read the ritualistic service: and Mrs Carrie Tharp Sigler and Miss Jennie Moats sang his favorite, 'All is Well," as a duet; and Messrs. P. R. Tharpe and Claude Rexroad joined them in singing, "The home of the Soul." Mrs Sigler completed the service by reading Tennyson's 'Crossing the Bar." The remains were then borne to the Harrisville cemetery where they were laid away in the family lot by the side of the wife of his youth. Messrs. S.C. Phillips, P. S.. Lough, A.J. Wilson, J G. Cooper, J. N. Sharpnack and S.G. Zinn were the pall-bearers.
Among the relatives in attendance from a distance were: C.A. Nutter and Mrs. Bird Hall, of Parkersburg, Mr. and Mrs.. L. S. Clayton, of White Oak; Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. Leggett, Pullman; and Milton and Orval Cox, Mt. Zion.
I just found his Obit from the May 1921 Ritchie Co. WV newspaper. Chris German
In Memoriam
"There's not a cloud that doth arise,
To hide my savior from my eyes;
I soon shall mount the upper skies,
All is well! all is well!
Just as the hand of the clock pointed to the hour of six on Tuesday evening, May 24, 1921, William G. Lowther quietly 'crossed over to rest under the shade of the trees on the other side." He had been ill since September, and the end came peacefully, after forty eight hours of unconsciousness.
Mr Lowther was the eldest son of the late Archibald and Charlotte Wilard Lowther, pioneer settlers of the Holbrook vicinity, and he was a native and life-long resident of Ritchie County. He was born in the wilderness on February 11, 1839, and, while he had no early educational advantages, he was a man of unusual intellectual endowments and attainments, and of the highest sense of honor. He had no compromise to make with what he believed to be wrong, and he thoroughly despised a petty act of whatever name or nature. And he leaves to his children that most priceless of heritages, - an unsullied name. From early manhood, he had been a communicant of the Methodist Episcopal church, and his faith 'grew bright and brighter unto the perfect day." In his lucid as well as in his wandering moments, he talked repeatedly of his prospects for Heaven and his longing to be there; and o'er and o'er again repeated the language of the old hymn, as above, and other favorite ones, as well as listened rapturously to their melody, which had power to sooth-even in his delirium.
In 1862, he enlisted for his country and served three years in Company G. 14th West Virginia Infantry, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. Some time after his return to civil life, he claimed Miss Jennie Kendall, daughter of Ransom Kendall, of near Harrisville, as his bride, and after a few brief years of delightful companionship she went to live in that 'Far away Home of the Soul,' leaving four little children entirely to his care. He was again married to Mrs. Mary E. Meredith Leggett, whole loyal devotion was the staff and comfort of his declining years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his four children, who are as follows: Mrs Gertie Harden, Marion county; Mrs Louis M. Beyer, Parkersburg; Herbert, of Washington City; and Minnie Kendall, who is identified in the newspaper field, all of whom were present at the funeral, except Mrs Harden, who was detained by the grave illness of her husband. He is also survived by two step-daughter, Mrs. Addie Hamrick , of Webster county: and Mrs Mida Walker, of Parkersburg, who has been at his bedside for several month; and one brother, J.M. Lowther, of Auburn.
The funeral took place from 'Rest Cottage," the family home in Oakwood, on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and, in accord with his wishes, was characterized by true simplicity. There were no flowers, but a beautiful American flag was gracefully draped about the casket. The Rev. W. H. Burnes, of the Methodist Protestant church, read the ritualistic service: and Mrs Carrie Tharp Sigler and Miss Jennie Moats sang his favorite, 'All is Well," as a duet; and Messrs. P. R. Tharpe and Claude Rexroad joined them in singing, "The home of the Soul." Mrs Sigler completed the service by reading Tennyson's 'Crossing the Bar." The remains were then borne to the Harrisville cemetery where they were laid away in the family lot by the side of the wife of his youth. Messrs. S.C. Phillips, P. S.. Lough, A.J. Wilson, J G. Cooper, J. N. Sharpnack and S.G. Zinn were the pall-bearers.
Among the relatives in attendance from a distance were: C.A. Nutter and Mrs. Bird Hall, of Parkersburg, Mr. and Mrs.. L. S. Clayton, of White Oak; Mrs. and Mrs. C.W. Leggett, Pullman; and Milton and Orval Cox, Mt. Zion.
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