Smyrna times., 1907-07-03
DEATH RECORD OF THE PAST WEEK
William E. Lord Well Known in Smyrna Passes
Away at DentOn-Other Deaths of Well
Known Citizens Recorded.

Ex-COunty Commissioner William
Il; Lord died suddenly of heart trouble
at his home in Denton, Md, on Thurs
DAY, IN the seventy-fifth year of his
age. Mr.. Lord had been in good
health previously, and was about to
rise for the day when stricken. Drs.
George and Fisher. nearby physicians
were summoned, but life was extinct
before they arrived. Mr.. Lord was
native OF Kent county. In early life
he purchased valuable tract of land
IN Tuckaho Neck, Caroline county,
where he resided until about ten years
ago, when, retiring from farm life, he
purchased property and removed to
Denton. He was twice married, to
Miss Angeline Redden, of near Farm
lngton, whom he survived about two
years, aud Miss Jennie Marker, of near
Smyrna, who survives, Besides the
widow the following children survive
Mrs. j. Howard Griffin, Hoboken, N.
T.; Mrs. j. Ira Fisher, Willow Grove,
Pa; Mrs. George Fisher, New York
city; Mrs. Captain Corkran, of Balti-
more; William Lord, of Philadelphia;
Walter Fl. Lord, of Ridgely, Caroline
county, and Homer Lord, of New York
city.
Miss. Anna Cats Passed Away Yesterday
Miss Anna Cats, sister of Samue
Cats of this town, who has been il
for many weeks died at one o'clocE
yesterday afternoon. Deceased wat
one of Smyrna's cultured nd'refineC
women and was highly esteemed by
all who knew her. She was th,
daughter of the late Col Samuel anC
Sarah Daily Cats and had spent he
whole life in this town. \ Since th,
death of her parents, she has beer
making her home with her brother
She was member of st. Peters Epis
cOpal Church. She is survived by tw,
brothers, Samuel Cats of Smyrna anC
Charles w. Cats of Philadelphia ant
two sisters Mrs. Sarah E. Cunningham
of this town and Miss Evaline Cats O
Philadelphia. Funeral services will
be held Friday morning from her lat
residence on Commerce street at 1
o'clock and interment will take plac
in st Peters Cemetery in charge o
her rector Rev. G. Valerie Gilraeth.
Popular YOnug N. E. Minister Passes Away
The Rev. William r. Hlrons, mem
ber of the Wilmington NJ. E. Confer
ence, 30 years, and son of Assembly
man James r. Hirons, of Dover, die
Friday in the Methodist Hospital
Philadelphia, whittier he had gone i
a run down condition from overstudy
Appendicitis and then typhoid feve
appeared, causing his speedy undoing
The young man had begun a most sue
cessful ministry, having been las
stationed at Onancock, a $1,000 appoin
ment- He leaves widow. At a re
cent session of conference in Smyrn
the Rev. Mr.. Hirons, who was one
the brightest young men in the Wi
mington COference, was left withou
an appointment at his own request
order that he might attend Dickinso
College for past graduate studies.
g Samuel Tucker, Prominent Dover Man Del
r Samuel Tucker, a prominent meu
< Der of the Ancient Order of Unite
3 WOrkmen, and member of a vel
f known peninsula family, died Frida
t at his home in Dover after long il
= ness. He was born in 1858, was maj
o ried early in life and was the father
n seven girls, several of whom are stl
o dents or teachers who have graduate
n from the Delaware schools with honor
b The order of which he was a memb
It attended Mr.. fuckers funeral Sundi
: afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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