Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-14
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Well Known People Who Have Been
 Called Away.

| l The funeral of Charles E. Lamb
 will be held from his late residence
 Johnson street, tomorrow after-
 noon at ? o'clock, the Rev F. D.
 Buckley of Trinity church ofIiciating. Miss Anna M. Griffin, aged twenty years, daughter of Mrs Hannah Grif- m or 2S4 North Main street, died at o'clock yesterday morning. She
 leaves besides her mother, three sis-
 ters, Mary. Nora and Helen, and two brothers, Michael and Patrick. The
 funeral will be held at the house at S:3O o'clock tomorrow morning. In-
 terment will be in the new St Joseph
 cemetery.
 The funeral of the late F. L. Cur
 tiss was held yesterday afternoon at
 the family residence on West Main
 street. Service was conducted by
 pr Rowland and the Rev John N.
 Lewis and included the reading by
 the Rev MT Lewis of Tennyson's
 Crossing the Bar" and Now the
 laborers task is over.'' The honorary
 bearers were F. J. Kingsbury, H. H.
 Peck, George K. Terry. R. R. Brown, '. r. Gloss, F. B. Merriman. The in-
 terment was in Riverside cemetery.
 Mrs Joseph Downs, aged 49 years. died last night at her home on the
 Forest park road. She had been i'll Tor some time past but her condition was not considered critical until late last night when she took a bad spell and passed away. Besides her hus- band she leaves nine children, Will liam, Joseph, John, Francis, Charles, Mrs William Kennaugh, Mrs George Cnapelle, Anna and Margaret Downs. The deceased, whose maiden name was Margaret Coughlin, was Tor many years resident of Baldwin street, where she had many relatives and friends.
 The funeral of Francis P. Grimes took place this morning from the residence of his mother, Mrs William Grimes, on Hill street, to St Thomas church, where mass of requiem was celebrated by the Rev Father Sulli- van. The bearers were Thomas Reed, Joseph and Edward Donahue, of Der by; Joseph Kelly, M. J. Wagner and Thomas Nolan. The floral tributes included pillow from the family. The funeral was very largely attend ed, relatives from Philadelphia, New York and other out of town places being present. The interment was in St Joseph's cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs Mary Pierce took place this morning from her late home on Beldwin street to the Im- Conception church where a solemn mass of requiem was cele- brated with these officers Celebrant Father O'Brien; deacon, Father sub-deacon, Father Bren- nan; master of ceremonies, Father Slocum. The bearers were Jeremiah Carroll, John Flaherty, Thomas Bowling, John McGuinness, James COughlan and Patrick Moriarty. The floral tributes included pillow from the Misses Mary and Catherine Pierce: cross. Mir and Mrs Edward conran of Naugatuck sheaf of wheat. Mir and Mrs Frank Leclair; wreath, Mrs Helen Miller: wreath, Walter and Lauretta Miller, grand- of the deceased; bouquets, Mary Dunn. Margaret Flood. John Sake; sheaf of wheat, Alice Conran, standing wreath. em- ployes of the ivory department of the Burton Co: heart, Mir and Mrs Thomas Ashe: basket of roses, Della Leclair. Katherine Roche. Mrs Siven and Mrs M. Brunette. The in- erment was in St Joseph's cemetery, Rev Father Brick of Camden, N. J.. vas in the sanctuary during the mass md read the service in the cemetery.