TAZEWELL COUNTY, VA - OBITUARIES - Zachariah S. Witten, 22 Jun 1887
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"Clinch Valley News"
Tazewell Court House,
Tazewell Co., VA
Friday, July 1, 1887

(From 1886-1892 Tazewell,
Tazewell Co., VA was known as
Tazewell Court House, Tazewell Co., VA)

DEATH
(Typed as written)
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
At a call meeting of Harman, Lodge No. 222, A. F. & A. M, held at their
Hall Graham, Va., June 22nd, A. D. 1887, A. L. 5887, the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted:

WHEREAS; it hath pleased the Supreme Ruler of the Universe in His wisdom
to remove from our midst , our dearly beloved friend and brother,
Zachariah S. Witten, who was a charter member of this Lodge, and its
first W. M., departed this life at 2 o’clock A. M. June 22nd, 1887, aged
72 years, 4 months and 14 days. BROTHER WITTEN  has been a devoted
Freemason for thirty years . Therefore be it:

RESOLVED 1st.  That n the death of BROTHER WITTEN we have indeed lost a
faithful  brother, and the community at large a good citizen.

RESOLVED 2nd. That we while bowing to the degree of the Supreme Ruler of
the Universe fee deeply grieved at the loss of our beloved friend and
brother, though knowing, by his unbounded charity, undoubted integrity,
honesty, and uprightness with his fellow man, that our loss will be
eternal gain, "Blessed are the pure in heart, they shall see God."

RESOLVED 3rd. That we deeply sympathise with his family, relatives and
friends, in their hour of trial, assuring them, though dead, he liveth
in our affections and esteem.

RESOLVED 4th. That the usual badge of mourning be worn for thirty days
and that a copy of these resolutions be sent BROTHER WITTEN’S family,
also the Clinch Valley News, Mountain Index, and Pocahontas Headlight
for publication, and that they be spread upon the records of our Lodge.

Fraternally Submitted:
J. MOSBY DAVIS
A. W. TABOR
H. J. MOSES
W. B. HANSON
W. B. MORTON
C. C. HARMAN
(Com)

(Zachariah Strother Witten, s/o Thomas S. Witten. Z. S. Witten was
married twice , first to Mary Zarilda ‘Polly’ Tiffany and second to
Julia A. Summers. Z. S. Witten was Master of Harman Lodge 1866-1871 &
1875-1876.

J. Mosby Davis- Master 1867-1868-1869

A. W. Tabor- Alexander Waltham‘Alex’  Tabor (Master, 1887-1888), s/o
Amos H. Tabor.

W. B .Morton -I BELIEVE to be William B. Morton, b. about 1852

C. C. Harman-Charles C. Harman, (Master 1878-1879).


Karen EAGLE Moman
arizonaeagle@qwest.net
April 2002