Smyrna times., 1909-02-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Theodore Stratton Aged IA, Father of
Mrs. John c. Blizzard, Died
Suddenly on Monday Evening.

the best KNOWN CllLZenS u LllS IOWii,
died suddenly at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. John c. Blizzard 7
Monday evening from stroke OF
paralysis. He suffered slight stroke
several days ago but his condition
was not regarded serious until Mon
day when he suffered another and died
about eleven o'clock. The sudden
death of Mr.. Stratton was a severe
shock to not only the members OF |
his household but to his circle OF
friends. Deceased was son of John
and Mary Sloan (BransOn) Stratton
and was born July IA, 1885 near Med
ford, N. ]. He spent most of his life
in Wilmington where he was cabinet
maker. During the civil war he en-
tered the service early and was
member of the 18th New Jersey Regi-
ment and fought in nearly all the
important engagements. He was
member of Dupont Post No. 2 G. A.
R. of Wilmington and Delaware Lodge
No. l, I.O.O.F. of Wilmington. On
January the first 1866 he married Eliza
Naomi Sherry who was faithful
companion and helpmate for him for
over forty years. She died April 6.
1907. He is survived by one daugh.
ter. Mrs. John C. Blizzard. Funeral
services will be held Thursday, the
remains being taken on the 8.5S train
to Wilmington and after short ser
vices in Riverview Chapel will be In
tered in the family lot beside the
remains of his wife, in Riverviev
Cemetery.
Death ofMrs. Jacob Schmid, CheswolC
Cheswold, Feb. 29.-Mrs. Mari;
Elizabeth Christiana Schmid wife O.
Jacob Schmid died at her home nea
Cheswold early Sunday morning las
: aged Is. Mrs: Schmid was born Il
Kleinheppach Wurtenburg, Germany
April 13, 1881 and emigFated t
. America in 1882 She and he
) husband, Jacob Schmid, settled
: Delaware in 1898 having purchase
the David Boggs farm near Ches
: void lying east of the State roac
= where in their advanced years the
son Carl Albert Schmid has furnishe
: them a home. Mrs. Schmid has lie
a quiet home life in Delaware whiC
NAV also be said of her family
which she has been an exponent
!. industry, honesty and thrift. Beir
as well-to. do farmers they are we
90 thought of by the community
$. which they live. Besides the husbal
4 an son with whom she lived Mr.
n Schmid leaves a daughter, Mrs. Jose
n Heintz of Dover. Funeral servic
IN were held Tuesday afternoon Re
ne Milton Mccain officiated and int
i ment was made at Lakeside Cemetel
lte James H. Hendrickson Passes Ava
= James H. Hendrickson aged
-" wears. one of the oldest citizens
% this vicinity died at his home
90 90 Smyrna Landing at three O'Clock t
'+' morning after a lingering llln
" from general debility. The decea
- was a shipbuilder and contractor
-, at the time when Smyrna Land
was a snipbuilding center, he was
80 of the most active and progress
l" citizens of this vicinity. He was
- ter of the late Mrs. Captain Sc
and has one brother, John Hendri
- son, living at Little Creek Landi
The wife of the deceased died Eel
- airy a. 1904.
adie Death of Howard M. WiIkinsC
ner- The remains of Howard M Will
rlca son the clever Dover druggist, &.
WIS left Dover rather suddenly a
att' years ago, and has since been loo
MIS- in st. Louis, where he died, '
re brought to Dover Saturday and il
er- red in Lakeside Cemetery. The Y,
llrs' man had made dying request t
per buried by the side of his uncle,
lara late DIR. John M. Wilkinson, whol
MIS- revered and loved.
Charles e.. jackson Dies in Lansd'
TEN Clarence E. Jackson aged % .
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William JaC
D,ent formerly of Smyrna, died at Ii
!. downe, Pa, February 7th aft
lingering illness firm peritnnitis.
% on remains were brought to Smryn
ed on the 18th and inferred in Glen
shoes Cemetery, the Rev. Robert '
Empty officiating.
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