Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1906-02-07
DEATH RECOROO OF THE PAST
WEEK ON THE PENINSULA
NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN CITIZENS FROM
DOVER AND VICINITY PASS AWAY.

DR.. VIM. Heverin tiobsOu of Philadelphia
Former Dover Boy Dead-Well Known
Methodist Minister Dead-0thers Deaths
William II. Sapp, aged so years,
former resident of Dover, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. B. Frank
Harris, Atlantic City, Friday, the Goth
nit. The remains were brought to
Dover on the noon train Monday and
inferred in Lakeside Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary E. Lewis.
Mrs. Mary E. Lewis. aged SO years,
widow of David S. Lewis, a former
resident of this county, died Monday
morning of last week at the home of
her son-inlaw, William l.. Smith,
Baltimore, Md. The remains were
brought to Dover on the noon train
and inferred in Lakeside Cemetery.
Samuel Richards.
Samuel p. Richards died at his home
near kits Hammock, Tuesday, Jan
uary %, aged 81 years. He is survived
by a widow. This aged couple were
familiar to persons who travelled the
Bay road. They kept a watering place
and accommodated almost every team
that made the trip to Kits Hammock.
DR.. William FiObsOn.
DIR. William Heverin Hobson, of
Philadelphia, died in the Samaritan
Hospital of typhoid fever. DIR. Hob
son was born in Dover in 1870, and was
a son of William H. Hobson, for many
years clerk of the Orphans Court at
Dover and Register in Chancery. AT
ter being educated in the public school
of Dover, he went to Philadelphia and
entered the PhiladelphiG College of
Pharmacy and Immediately after grad
uating, studied medicine in the Jeffer-
son Medical College. Upon gradua-
tion he spent a year as resident physi-
clan in st. Timothy's Hospital, Rox-
borough. DIR. Hobson was married
five months ago to Miss Emma Ove-
stock, of Milton, Pa, who with his
mother and three brothers survive him.
Miss PhOnnie Couaway.
Miss Phonnie Conway, daughter of
Mrs. Virginia Conway, of Dover, and
the late Minos t. Conway, former
representative in the Delaware Legis-
lature. died Sunday of last week aged
about 35 years. She had been i'll for
several months. The funeral was held.
Wednesday afternoon and, according
to the wish of the deceased, none but
s--7~--ssrs rraae1fate relatives and friends of
the family were present. Rev. l.. E.
Barrett. pastor of Wesley Church, had
charge of the services. By special re-
quest Herman Taylor sang, "Thy Will
Be Done" and "Above the Bright
Blue" The bearers, selected by the
deceased, prior to her death, were John
@. Hopkins, William j. Shockley,
James M. Satterfeld and II. @. Tay
lor. Interment was made in Lakeside
Cemetery.
Rev. Robert Todd.
Late on Monday night of last week
Rev. Robert W. Todd, a member OF
the Wilmington NJ E. Conference, but
retired, died at his home in Baltimore.
He had been in poor health for some
time. In 1870 and 1871 DR.. Todd was
pastor of st. Paul's NJ E. Church
Wilmington. He organized the Reho.
both Campmeeting Association anC
was its first president. He was latel
presiding elder of the Dover district o.
the Wilmington Conference, ant
corresponding secretary of the Mary
land Bible Society. His last charge
was at Hopewell Church, neal
Port Deposit, Md. Mr.. Todd wal
well known as an authority on confer
ence historical matters. and was thu
author of volume entitled "Metho
dism of the Peninsula. He was a
one time president of the conference
historical society and editor of a con
ference paper, which he began publish
ing when a resident of Dover. He i
survived by wife and seven grow
children.
Jacob B. Meredith.
Jacob B. Meredith, a highly Ell
teemed farmer of near PETERSBURG
died while visiting his daughter, Mrs
Arthur Rounds near Newark, O
Thursday morning, January 25th i
his list year. He was a son of the lat
Samuel Meredith, and was raised nes
the farm which he owned at the tim
of his death. A brother, William Me
edith, of Viola, and sister, Mrs. Ale,
ander 9. Frazier of Petersburg. a,
living in this county. MIR. Meredit
was a jealous Democrat. He had bee
one of the pillars of the OLD Soho,
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