Smyrna times., 1906-08-22
SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. MARY DENNEY
Widow of j. Wesley Denney One of Smyrna's
Best Known and Beloved Women Expires
While Enroute from Atlantic City.

The sad intelligence reached Smyrna
early Saturday morning that Mrs.
Mary A. Denney, widow of J. Wesley
Denney, one of Smyrnas well-known
and beloved women, had expired sud
denly. 1t was not until Saturday ev-
ening however that the full particulars
were ascertained. The deceased had !
been spending several weeks at "The
Borton" Atlantic City. Two weeks
ago she was overcome with heat and
was i'll in bed with a trained nurse at
tending her. She got better, however,
and Friday expressed desire to come
home, assuring her physician that she
was able to make the journey. Fri
day afternoon in company with her
nurse Miss Frances Naylor boarde
parlor car at the Pennsylvania Rail-
road station at Atlantic City and
started on her homeward journey. She
enjoyed the ride much better than she
had anticipated and remarked several
times how we'll she felt. After the
train pulled in Broad Street Station it
was learned that they had some time
to wait before the Delaware train due
in Smyrna at SIS, left About five
O'Clock they went to the Dining Room
in Broad street station and partook
o. @ light lunch. At the table Mrs
Denney showed no ill effects of her
recent illness and talked cheerfully
of the journey she had so far taken
and how she was enjoying her lunch.
In moment without the least warn
ing, Mrs. Denney's head fell over on
her breast and she was dead. Miss
Naylor the nurse summoned a waiter
who called DIR. Neidermeyer one of the
Pennsylvania Railroad company's
physicians who found her dead when
he arrived.
ThOughtfuIness of Steward Kept Scene Quiet
The restaurant was crowded at the
time but not a guest knew that death
had entered their midst. This was
accomplished by the prompt action of
Head Steward j. 81. Barker who had
the table screened off, and screens
placed in line to the doorway leading
into the waitingroom. Behind these
the body was carried on stretcher out
the Filbert street exit and from there
, it was taken to Blair's undertaking
establishment at Eighteenth and Fill
bert streets. At the inquest on Sat
, urday verdict of death from heart
disease was rendered. Word was at
once dispatched Harry H. Deakyne
her nephew, a prominent druggists
of Atlantic City, who took the first
train to Philadelphia and took personal
, charge of the remains and brought
| them down to Smyrna on the noon
train Monday. Word was also dis
| patched Ernest P. Collins and W. f
| Dunn.
= Sketch OF the Deceased and Her Life Ia Smyrsi
/ The deceased was formerly Mis-
: Mary Deakyne daughter of Thomas
Q and Ann Ballon Deakyne of Thorough
q fare Neck and was born in Thorough
v fare Neck November 6, 1885. On JULY
: II, 1860 she was united in marriag
i to ]. Wesley Denney for many year.
d Appointment druggist of Smyrna. Thi
o happy relation was severed on Marc
3 the 9th, 1900 by the untimely deaf
10 of Mr.. Denney. After that she move
,r from the residence adjoining the drug
l. store, now Dunn's Pharmacy, into tn
g Robert Hill residence which sh
e. purchased and greatly improved
is Nearly all her life Mrs. Denney was
at consistent member of Asbury M. Z
y, Church and gave of her time and mean
d. to further the work of the churcl
IN She was also Unidentified with the churc
IN societies, was a Kings Daughter,
member of the VIC. 7. u, Twentiet
= Century Club and other organization
- Funeral services were held at her lai
-, residence on Commerce street at OIL
a o'clock yesterday afternoon in chars
GO of her pastor Rev. Robert Watt ID. ID
no assisted by Rev. w. II. Hutchins,
~ Middletown, and Rev. Albert Chan
;ss Ter, of Smyrna Circuit. Interms
~ was made at Odd Fellows Cemeter