The Penn's Grove record., 1909-10-15

JOSEPH G. suMMEElLL

who was stricken with paralysis, Wed
nesday evening, October 9th, died last
Friday, at 6 P. NJ, October 9Th, 1909,
aged 81 years, last August.
The funeral was largely attended last
Tuesday morning. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. E. A. Miller, of Emman-
uel NJ. E. Church, at his late residence
South PENIS Grove. The honorary pail
bearers were John Barrow, B. F. Reilly,
ii. Decker. j. A. Stanback, ]. F. Stiles,
of Philadelphia; Hon. George Hires,
President, and Henry M. Rumsey, Cash
Ter, of Salem National Bank; Senator
William Plummer, of Quinton; Edw.
Il. Green, Woodbury.; Edw. G. Miller,
Paulsboro; Joseph D. Whitaker and
ii. E. C%rompton. The active ~pallbearers
were his old employees. Interment was
in Emmanuel Cemetery.
The saddest part of his sudden demise
is that he has no children to heir his
large estate and carry on his business
which had been in the family for over
70 years, and was the largest in Penn's
| Grove when he closed it out two years
ago.
His wife has been an invalid for years
being confined to her bed most of the
time and was unable to see him after
he was stricken.
JOSEPH c. sUMMERILL
was the junior member of the firm of
John Summerill & Bro, widely known as
the leading business men of Penn's Grove
for forty years. He was the youngest of
the two sons of John Summerill 3rd by
Emily Smith Parker. The father began
business at South Penn's Grove in 1929,
and died in 1866, aged 63 years. His
oldest son John Sumnlerill, 4th, succeed
ed to the business with the late Samuel
b. Holton as dealers in grain, lumber, coal
shad netting and general dry goods and
grocery business.
Joseph Carney was educated at Hyatts'
Military Academy, Chester and OH be-
coming Of age formed the widely known
partnership of John Summerill & Bro.
He looked after the financial part of the
firm and it was principally thru his
business acumen that the firm maintained
the financial standing and successful
heritage the father left them. He was
the embodiment of business honor and
financial integrity and those who did bust
ness with him learned to know him best
and got the most favors in being prompt,
straight and honest.
Two years ago after the death of his
brother, John Summerill, he closed out
his mercantile business and devoIed his
time to his foreign investments, spend
ing most of his time in Philadelphia.
His father died at the age OF So, his
brother at 81 and he believed that he
would not live longer than either, altho
a half-sister several years older is living
and most of the Summerill family live
to he older. M4WF
BELLE Duss ~
widow of the late Nathan w. Dunn,
colored, died October s, 1909, at the ad.
vanced age of SO years, She had been in
feeble health for the past ten years dur
ing which time her eye sight had been
failing. The funeral took place on Mon
day, interment being at Marion.
She lived with her youngest daughters,
Mrs. Charles Valentine and Mrs. Richard
Giles OIL the Dunn homestead where she
resided for over sixty years. Her father
in-law-George Dunn owned the farm
his son Nathan inherited. They were
a free family long before the Civil War,
She was the mother of a large family all
of whom were kind neighbors and re-
and well thought OF by all who
knew them. She deserved praise for
such, being one of less than a half
dozen colored families in the Township.