FUNERAL FOR JAS. B. TAWES HELD SUNDAY
Was One Of Somerset's Most Prominent And Progressive Citizens; Funeral Largely Attended
Funeral services were held at Asbury M.E. Church in Lawsonia, Sunday afternoon, over the remains of James B. Tawes, father of State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes. The Rev. J.T. Rowlenson, pastor of the church officiated and burial was in Asbury cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Charles Goldsborough, G.E. Milbourne, George W. Lawson, Harry Nelson, Joseph Pinto, and Alton Cullen.
The Crisfield Times in speaking of the life and death of Mr. Tawes said:
One of the most prominent citizens of Crisfield, James B. Tawes, quietly passed away at his home on Asbury avenue Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Tawes had been suffering with pneumonia for several weeks and for the past week his condition had steadily grown worse, until the end came on Thursday.
He was the son of the late N. Wesley and Eugenia Tawes and was born in Crisfield Oct. 24, 1864, nearly 75 years of age.
A member of one of the old Somerset families who had been residents of this community since it was first settled many years ago. Mr. Tawes was one of the most successful business men in the city. For a good number of years he was engaged in the lumber business on his own account and with Benjamin Gibson until at the time of the world war this firm was liquidated and the firm's holding in the Jersey section sold.
He was one of the organizers of the Consumers Ice Company and served as an officer and director of that concern until it was purchased by the Eastern Shore Public Service Corporation. Then with his sons he founded the Tawes Baking Company, one of the largest baking concerns on the Shore, and was President of the concern at the time of his death.
He was one of the organizers and President of the Chesapeake Can Company, a concern that furnishes thousands of tin oyster and crab meat containers to Crisfield packers and to others in many sections of Maryland and Virginia.
For a great many years he had been a member of the Asbury M.E. Church and was a member of the official board there.
Mr. Tawes was a man of unusual energy, with a keen mind and the faculty of conducting the various enterprises he headed very successfully.
He loved his church and church work, was regular in his attendance and generous with his contributions. One of his outstanding characteristics was his unswerving devotion to the principles of prohibition.
In the community his activities were manifold. He held membership in many fraternal orders, was always ready to advance the civic interest of his community and among the first to contribute to worthy causes. The poor found in him a real friend, and his business and social associates a man of integrity, honor and dependability.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Alice V. Tawes, one daughter, Mrs. Rosalind Tawes Nycum of Everett, Pa., three sons, A. Wellington Tawes, President of the Bank of Crisfield; J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the State of Maryland, and Marvin Tawes, manager of the Tawes Baking Company of Crisfield. Seven grandchildren also survive.
Two brothers, Howard Tawes of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Vernon R. Tawes of Crisfield, and three sisters, Mrs. William E. Ward and Mrs. Effie Gerald of Crisfield, and Mrs. Ruth Tawes of the Panama Canal Zone, also survive him.
Marylander and Herald, Princess Anne, Maryland, Friday, February 24, 1939, p. 4
Was One Of Somerset's Most Prominent And Progressive Citizens; Funeral Largely Attended
Funeral services were held at Asbury M.E. Church in Lawsonia, Sunday afternoon, over the remains of James B. Tawes, father of State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes. The Rev. J.T. Rowlenson, pastor of the church officiated and burial was in Asbury cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Charles Goldsborough, G.E. Milbourne, George W. Lawson, Harry Nelson, Joseph Pinto, and Alton Cullen.
The Crisfield Times in speaking of the life and death of Mr. Tawes said:
One of the most prominent citizens of Crisfield, James B. Tawes, quietly passed away at his home on Asbury avenue Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Tawes had been suffering with pneumonia for several weeks and for the past week his condition had steadily grown worse, until the end came on Thursday.
He was the son of the late N. Wesley and Eugenia Tawes and was born in Crisfield Oct. 24, 1864, nearly 75 years of age.
A member of one of the old Somerset families who had been residents of this community since it was first settled many years ago. Mr. Tawes was one of the most successful business men in the city. For a good number of years he was engaged in the lumber business on his own account and with Benjamin Gibson until at the time of the world war this firm was liquidated and the firm's holding in the Jersey section sold.
He was one of the organizers of the Consumers Ice Company and served as an officer and director of that concern until it was purchased by the Eastern Shore Public Service Corporation. Then with his sons he founded the Tawes Baking Company, one of the largest baking concerns on the Shore, and was President of the concern at the time of his death.
He was one of the organizers and President of the Chesapeake Can Company, a concern that furnishes thousands of tin oyster and crab meat containers to Crisfield packers and to others in many sections of Maryland and Virginia.
For a great many years he had been a member of the Asbury M.E. Church and was a member of the official board there.
Mr. Tawes was a man of unusual energy, with a keen mind and the faculty of conducting the various enterprises he headed very successfully.
He loved his church and church work, was regular in his attendance and generous with his contributions. One of his outstanding characteristics was his unswerving devotion to the principles of prohibition.
In the community his activities were manifold. He held membership in many fraternal orders, was always ready to advance the civic interest of his community and among the first to contribute to worthy causes. The poor found in him a real friend, and his business and social associates a man of integrity, honor and dependability.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Alice V. Tawes, one daughter, Mrs. Rosalind Tawes Nycum of Everett, Pa., three sons, A. Wellington Tawes, President of the Bank of Crisfield; J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the State of Maryland, and Marvin Tawes, manager of the Tawes Baking Company of Crisfield. Seven grandchildren also survive.
Two brothers, Howard Tawes of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Vernon R. Tawes of Crisfield, and three sisters, Mrs. William E. Ward and Mrs. Effie Gerald of Crisfield, and Mrs. Ruth Tawes of the Panama Canal Zone, also survive him.
Marylander and Herald, Princess Anne, Maryland, Friday, February 24, 1939, p. 4
FUNERAL FOR JAS. B. TAWES HELD SUNDAY
Was One Of Somerset's Most Prominent And Progressive Citizens; Funeral Largely Attended
Funeral services were held at Asbury M.E. Church in Lawsonia, Sunday afternoon, over the remains of James B. Tawes, father of State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes. The Rev. J.T. Rowlenson, pastor of the church officiated and burial was in Asbury cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Charles Goldsborough, G.E. Milbourne, George W. Lawson, Harry Nelson, Joseph Pinto, and Alton Cullen.
The Crisfield Times in speaking of the life and death of Mr. Tawes said:
One of the most prominent citizens of Crisfield, James B. Tawes, quietly passed away at his home on Asbury avenue Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Tawes had been suffering with pneumonia for several weeks and for the past week his condition had steadily grown worse, until the end came on Thursday.
He was the son of the late N. Wesley and Eugenia Tawes and was born in Crisfield Oct. 24, 1864, nearly 75 years of age.
A member of one of the old Somerset families who had been residents of this community since it was first settled many years ago. Mr. Tawes was one of the most successful business men in the city. For a good number of years he was engaged in the lumber business on his own account and with Benjamin Gibson until at the time of the world war this firm was liquidated and the firm's holding in the Jersey section sold.
He was one of the organizers of the Consumers Ice Company and served as an officer and director of that concern until it was purchased by the Eastern Shore Public Service Corporation. Then with his sons he founded the Tawes Baking Company, one of the largest baking concerns on the Shore, and was President of the concern at the time of his death.
He was one of the organizers and President of the Chesapeake Can Company, a concern that furnishes thousands of tin oyster and crab meat containers to Crisfield packers and to others in many sections of Maryland and Virginia.
For a great many years he had been a member of the Asbury M.E. Church and was a member of the official board there.
Mr. Tawes was a man of unusual energy, with a keen mind and the faculty of conducting the various enterprises he headed very successfully.
He loved his church and church work, was regular in his attendance and generous with his contributions. One of his outstanding characteristics was his unswerving devotion to the principles of prohibition.
In the community his activities were manifold. He held membership in many fraternal orders, was always ready to advance the civic interest of his community and among the first to contribute to worthy causes. The poor found in him a real friend, and his business and social associates a man of integrity, honor and dependability.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Alice V. Tawes, one daughter, Mrs. Rosalind Tawes Nycum of Everett, Pa., three sons, A. Wellington Tawes, President of the Bank of Crisfield; J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the State of Maryland, and Marvin Tawes, manager of the Tawes Baking Company of Crisfield. Seven grandchildren also survive.
Two brothers, Howard Tawes of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Vernon R. Tawes of Crisfield, and three sisters, Mrs. William E. Ward and Mrs. Effie Gerald of Crisfield, and Mrs. Ruth Tawes of the Panama Canal Zone, also survive him.
Marylander and Herald, Princess Anne, Maryland, Friday, February 24, 1939, p. 4
Was One Of Somerset's Most Prominent And Progressive Citizens; Funeral Largely Attended
Funeral services were held at Asbury M.E. Church in Lawsonia, Sunday afternoon, over the remains of James B. Tawes, father of State Comptroller J. Millard Tawes. The Rev. J.T. Rowlenson, pastor of the church officiated and burial was in Asbury cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Charles Goldsborough, G.E. Milbourne, George W. Lawson, Harry Nelson, Joseph Pinto, and Alton Cullen.
The Crisfield Times in speaking of the life and death of Mr. Tawes said:
One of the most prominent citizens of Crisfield, James B. Tawes, quietly passed away at his home on Asbury avenue Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Tawes had been suffering with pneumonia for several weeks and for the past week his condition had steadily grown worse, until the end came on Thursday.
He was the son of the late N. Wesley and Eugenia Tawes and was born in Crisfield Oct. 24, 1864, nearly 75 years of age.
A member of one of the old Somerset families who had been residents of this community since it was first settled many years ago. Mr. Tawes was one of the most successful business men in the city. For a good number of years he was engaged in the lumber business on his own account and with Benjamin Gibson until at the time of the world war this firm was liquidated and the firm's holding in the Jersey section sold.
He was one of the organizers of the Consumers Ice Company and served as an officer and director of that concern until it was purchased by the Eastern Shore Public Service Corporation. Then with his sons he founded the Tawes Baking Company, one of the largest baking concerns on the Shore, and was President of the concern at the time of his death.
He was one of the organizers and President of the Chesapeake Can Company, a concern that furnishes thousands of tin oyster and crab meat containers to Crisfield packers and to others in many sections of Maryland and Virginia.
For a great many years he had been a member of the Asbury M.E. Church and was a member of the official board there.
Mr. Tawes was a man of unusual energy, with a keen mind and the faculty of conducting the various enterprises he headed very successfully.
He loved his church and church work, was regular in his attendance and generous with his contributions. One of his outstanding characteristics was his unswerving devotion to the principles of prohibition.
In the community his activities were manifold. He held membership in many fraternal orders, was always ready to advance the civic interest of his community and among the first to contribute to worthy causes. The poor found in him a real friend, and his business and social associates a man of integrity, honor and dependability.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Alice V. Tawes, one daughter, Mrs. Rosalind Tawes Nycum of Everett, Pa., three sons, A. Wellington Tawes, President of the Bank of Crisfield; J. Millard Tawes, Comptroller of the State of Maryland, and Marvin Tawes, manager of the Tawes Baking Company of Crisfield. Seven grandchildren also survive.
Two brothers, Howard Tawes of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Vernon R. Tawes of Crisfield, and three sisters, Mrs. William E. Ward and Mrs. Effie Gerald of Crisfield, and Mrs. Ruth Tawes of the Panama Canal Zone, also survive him.
Marylander and Herald, Princess Anne, Maryland, Friday, February 24, 1939, p. 4
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