Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-04-07
JOHN B. WEBB PASSES AWAY

ror More Than Thirty Years He was
proprietor of the Smyrna Roller
Mills andwas Prominent Citizen
John B Webb, aged II years. for
more than thirty years a prominent
miller of Smyrna and up until last
November the proprietor of the
smyrna Roller Mills, died at 9.45
Monday morning after a lingering ILL
ness. The cause of his death was
heart disease. He had been in failing
health for year or more and for six
months had been confined to his home.
While he passed off in one of his heart
attacks, his death was no surprise to
those who had seen his condition and
noted is rapidly failing health.
Deceased was born near Milford.
August II, 1888 and when young
man moved to this vicinity. For a
time he was employed at the Allev
Mills. the mills at Galena, Nd, and
the Duck Creek Mills. About thirty
years ago he purchased the SMYRNA
Roller Mills at Lake Como which he
conducted with success. Last Novem-
Der he sold out his business to his son J.
Frank Webb. He established the we'll
known brands of White Loaf Flour
which is extensively used wherever
known. Deceased was a member of
st. Peters Church, Smyrna and for
number of years a vestryman. He
was also a member of Morning Star
Lodge, No. l. o. o. F. and Union
Castle No II of this town. In politics
he was staunch Democrat but never
sought or held Office. During the
war of the Rebellion he was drafted
but always managed to send a substi-
tute. In February 1862, Mr.. Webb
married Miss Sarah J. Bender Of Port
Penn, who survives him with four
childred as follows: Mrs. C. f.
Sherwood of Cloak Mills near Kenton:
Herman H. Webb of Mt. Airy, Pa,
Mrs. Frank Boyer and J. Frank Webb
of this town. Funeral services will
take place at his late residence on
Main street tomorrow, Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock in charge of the
Rev. w. H. Croft of Trinity Church.
Clayton and interment will be made
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
William Guessford, Townsend, Dead.
After an illness of one week, Will
liam j. Guessford died at his home
near Townsend, on Friday evening.
March 26th, aged 46 years. Mr..
Guessford had been suffering with
pneumonia and although three physi-
clans and a trained nurse had done
all in their power to save his life he
died at IL o'clock onthe above men
toned date. Mr.. Guessford who was
engaged in farming, was we'll and
favorably known in the section where
he resided and his death was a great
shock to his relatives and numerous
friends. He leaves a wife, six chill
dren, mother and several brothers
to mourn his death. Funeral SER
vices were held at his late residence
on Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. F. C. MacSor-
ley, and the remains were entered in
Emmanuel NJ. E. Cemetery, near
Townsend.
Mrs. Elizabeth Terry, Magnolia, Dead
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Terry, one of
the best-known women of central Del
aware, 81 years old, is dead at the
residence Of her daughter, Mrs. Clark
H. Mensch, at Magnolia. Funeral
services will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon, at ! O. clock interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Camden. Mrs.
! Terry was the mother of Rev.
Thomas E. Terry, of Easton, Md,
one of the leading members of the
Wilmington Conference; of Mrs.
James Faulkner and Mrs. Clark H.
Mensch. of Magnolia; Mrs. A. R.
Ross, of Asbury Park, ~ j., and of
Colonel Charles L. Terry of Camden.