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Fairmont H. Latimer
West Virginia Elderdice Jr. \'

Hugh Latimer Elderdice Jr., I ' ),

75, of 81 West Green Street, "',"....\.., "....

Westminster, died Friday at - 0 (!;lo i ( ':>

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Dear friend - following an extended illness. "> ,

Thank you for your Christmas card and the very sad 'If .He was born in Pocomoke City, tL.,. ".1'1
note about Latimer. Your thoughtfulness in adding the :f0ll\trvand came to Westminster at an \ , "<> I
newspaper clipping is also appreciated.
early age when his father, \ I I ."
You may know that I have always felt deeply indebted to
the Elderdice family. It was your father who opened Hugh Latimer Elderdice, h(\,,!) ,,1\ ,,~~ ~
the door to the ministry for me and influenced ~, education became president of West- 'V "IU H '~ ,
in College as well as in the Seminary. I suppose this was
one reason Latimer were so close through our college years. minster Theological Seminary.]. ' '(J ~ \" ' ". '
We inlisted together and lived in the same tent during the ,.r- ~ ,'ret..:)tJ f l ' ..r
first year of our Army service. Wben we were commissioned After graduation from Western
in June 1918 he was sent to France and I to Tacoma. Wash. I~'
Since then we have seen little of each other but I have Maryland College, he did " ',l' I
always placed a high value on our friendship. Since f\
receiving your letter I have read the article in lithe Hillll postgraduate work in' U~i'
Be was. indeed. generous. kind and considerate of others _
chemistry at John's Hopkins .
always a fascinating person.
University. In 1929he became ( /,

assistant professor of

chemistry. at Western "

Maryland College and con-"

tinued there until his

retirement in 1961. After his

enlistment in 1917 with Com-

pany B tst Infantry, Maryland

National Guard, he was i\II f r,
assigned to the Thirli 0 T C,

Camp McClellan, Alabama,

29th Division. In June of that

year, he was .a,ssigned to ..
Saumur Artillery. School,

France, and served as 2nd 1.

I remember you kindly as a very helpful teacher in the class Lieutenant, F .A. Following his
room and one who contributed a great deal. as in later years
I would try to implement those rules of speech you had em- , honorable discharge in 1919he
phasized so strongly.
joined Company H, tst In-

fantry, to remain in service for

20 years, rising to the rank of

Commanding Officer. During "
World War II he attained the
You have probably forgotten the night some of us borrowed a
rank of Lt. Col., 115th lnfantry
bob-sled (with your help) for riding on the hill beyond the
and in March 1953, he retired .

college. I recall how fri@htened I was trying to steer the as Colonel. His father, Hugh L. 1 ' t.

thing With the Wind and snow blinding my viSion. That was Elderdice, and his mother "

the fastest sleigh ride I ever had. We discove~the hill was Annabel Smith Elderdice, died I

covered with ice and the next time did not go III the t a number of years ago. His

the top. way 0 wife, Helen Fowble Elderdice .

~ed in. August ,1961: His only \

It was good to see you for a few minutes When we were last 75Immediate SUrVIYOIrS a sister' \ ,, !
in Westminster. I am sure you miss Latimer very much.
Miss Dorothy Elderdice,
West Green' Street, West-

minster. Also surviving are I

several cousins, among which

Pauline joins me in wishing for you a good measure of health are, Rev. Charles M. Elderdice "

~lY4and happiness in this year of 1972. and Lloyd M. Elderdice both'
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of Westminster. F~neral

services ~ill be Monday at :

11:30a.m. at the Myers funeral

home, Westminster. The Rev I

Julian A. Tavenner and th~

Rev. Donald W. Frank pastors r
of the Westminster I United

Methodist Church, will of-

ficiate. Burial will be in the

Westminster 'Cemetery

Friends may call at the funerai I.

home Sunday from 7 to 9 p m \

Instead of flowers memo;iai t

tribu~ may be made to the '

AmerIcan Cll~cer SOCiety of ~

the Westmmster United

Methodist Church.