Mr. Lytton's Funeral
Osbert L. Lytton, eighty-four years old, a Confederate veteran, died in a Richmond hospital Tuesday morning. Infirmities incidental to age caused his death. The body reached Staunton Tuesday evening.
The funeral will be from the home of his son, Frank G. Lytton, 10 South Madison Street, this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Lytton was a member of Central Methodist church and his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ernest L. Woolf, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Thornrose cemetery, the following serving as bearers: Jos. J Kivlighan, Dr. S. C. Neff, H. H. Wayt, Thos. S. Proctor, J. W. Spitler, and Duncan Curry.
Mr. Lytton was born in Indiana, coming to Staunton when a young man. During the War Between the States he was a sergeant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Infantry, enlisting April 17, 1861. He fought with the Confederate forces until May 10, 1864, when he was captured at Spottsylvania Courthouse. Sergeant Lytton was released May 5, 1865 at Fort Delaware, Del. Although participating in many engagements, he never was wounded.
Surviving Mr. Lytton are three sons, Frank G., of this city: J.W., of Norfolk, and Bruce Lytton, of Boston.
Osbert L. Lytton, eighty-four years old, a Confederate veteran, died in a Richmond hospital Tuesday morning. Infirmities incidental to age caused his death. The body reached Staunton Tuesday evening.
The funeral will be from the home of his son, Frank G. Lytton, 10 South Madison Street, this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Lytton was a member of Central Methodist church and his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ernest L. Woolf, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Thornrose cemetery, the following serving as bearers: Jos. J Kivlighan, Dr. S. C. Neff, H. H. Wayt, Thos. S. Proctor, J. W. Spitler, and Duncan Curry.
Mr. Lytton was born in Indiana, coming to Staunton when a young man. During the War Between the States he was a sergeant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Infantry, enlisting April 17, 1861. He fought with the Confederate forces until May 10, 1864, when he was captured at Spottsylvania Courthouse. Sergeant Lytton was released May 5, 1865 at Fort Delaware, Del. Although participating in many engagements, he never was wounded.
Surviving Mr. Lytton are three sons, Frank G., of this city: J.W., of Norfolk, and Bruce Lytton, of Boston.
Mr. Lytton's Funeral
Osbert L. Lytton, eighty-four years old, a Confederate veteran, died in a Richmond hospital Tuesday morning. Infirmities incidental to age caused his death. The body reached Staunton Tuesday evening.
The funeral will be from the home of his son, Frank G. Lytton, 10 South Madison Street, this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Lytton was a member of Central Methodist church and his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ernest L. Woolf, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Thornrose cemetery, the following serving as bearers: Jos. J Kivlighan, Dr. S. C. Neff, H. H. Wayt, Thos. S. Proctor, J. W. Spitler, and Duncan Curry.
Mr. Lytton was born in Indiana, coming to Staunton when a young man. During the War Between the States he was a sergeant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Infantry, enlisting April 17, 1861. He fought with the Confederate forces until May 10, 1864, when he was captured at Spottsylvania Courthouse. Sergeant Lytton was released May 5, 1865 at Fort Delaware, Del. Although participating in many engagements, he never was wounded.
Surviving Mr. Lytton are three sons, Frank G., of this city: J.W., of Norfolk, and Bruce Lytton, of Boston.
Osbert L. Lytton, eighty-four years old, a Confederate veteran, died in a Richmond hospital Tuesday morning. Infirmities incidental to age caused his death. The body reached Staunton Tuesday evening.
The funeral will be from the home of his son, Frank G. Lytton, 10 South Madison Street, this morning at eleven o'clock. Mr. Lytton was a member of Central Methodist church and his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Ernest L. Woolf, will conduct the services. Burial will be in Thornrose cemetery, the following serving as bearers: Jos. J Kivlighan, Dr. S. C. Neff, H. H. Wayt, Thos. S. Proctor, J. W. Spitler, and Duncan Curry.
Mr. Lytton was born in Indiana, coming to Staunton when a young man. During the War Between the States he was a sergeant in Company C, Fifth Virginia Infantry, enlisting April 17, 1861. He fought with the Confederate forces until May 10, 1864, when he was captured at Spottsylvania Courthouse. Sergeant Lytton was released May 5, 1865 at Fort Delaware, Del. Although participating in many engagements, he never was wounded.
Surviving Mr. Lytton are three sons, Frank G., of this city: J.W., of Norfolk, and Bruce Lytton, of Boston.
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