Smyrna times., 1909-01-27
DEATH RECORD OE THE WEEK
Miss Louisa A. Cummins Formerly of
'Woodlawn" Dies at Toronto,
Canada, Sunday Morning.


Smyrna Monday morning of the death
of Miss Louisa A. Cummins of Toron-
to, Canada, who left her beautiful
home at WoOdlawn' Smyrna last
Spring to take up residence in
northern cline where she sought bet
ter health. She had only been seri-
Ously i'll about four weeks and her
death came as a shock to her many
relatives and fir ends in this vicinity.
The deceased, since the death of her
only sister Miss Sallie Cummins,
which occurred about three years ago,
had been keeping up the old home
WOodlawn" and it was with much
regret that she gave up her home here
to go to Canada. She resided and
was comfortably quartered at II Elm
Grove, Toronto, Ontario, and for
time was much benefited until her
recent illness undermined her health.
Deceased was the youngest daughter
of the late George W. and Evelina
Denney) Cummins, and was born and
raised in Smyrna and lived nearly her
whole life at "Woodlawn. - Pos
sessed of much culture and refinement
she with her sister, dispensed rare
hospitality and in her younger days
gave more or less social prestige to
"Woodlawn " She early cultivated
literary taste, enjoyed the best
books, and was a woman of splendid
attainments. Her death removes
the last of her immediate family from
this vicinity. Funeral services were
held in Toronto, Canada, Monday
morning and the remains were brought
to Smyrna for interment, the body
arriving here on the 1l.47 train
yesterday morning. Short services
were held at the grave at ST. Peters s
Cemetery by the Rev. W. H. Greff
of Trinity Church, Clayton, and
interment took place in the family
lot. A number of relatives and
friends followed the cortage to its
distressing place.
OOhili WeAl0inott " ihSi OiHI itAb 0Ge1N
The death at the Philadelphia Hos
pital Saturday evening, January
%, of one of Felton's elderly anc
honored citizens has removed another
well-known man from their midst, Johr
M. Waldman. The deceased ha:
, lived in that community for thirty
G,,o ,roor. H. 1ryos IN boporaJ y,oovo
f ber of the M. E. Church for many
! years, and one of those men wht
. tried hard to DO his duty. He hat
r been a member of Morning Sta
; Lodge, at Smyrna, for 40 years ant
8 was a charter member of the K. O.
P. of FELTON,. His wife died in Ma,
1907. Three children survive him
. George Waldman, a well-known bust
ness man of FELTON,; Mrs. Minor C
r Smith of Wilmington. and Mrs
d James Cook of Cleveland, OHIO
@ Interment will be made at the OdC
g Fellows Cemetery at Camden Tn
g deceased was in his 10Th year.
:. Mrs. Mary Hickey near CheswoId
Cheswold, Jan. 26.--Mrs,. Mar
Hickey widow of Samuel Hickey, die
: last Sunday night at the home of he
= = son, Charles Hickey, who is in tenur
; of Mr.. J. P. Jefferson's farm nea
Bethel Church. Mrs. Hickey thoug
g subject to a decline of health due t
her advanced age was i'll only thre
- weeks with pneumonia when she sue
cumbed at the age of 85. For man
:. years her hearing has been great
= impaired and the home duties wit
her son has furnished her contentmer
= with quiet home life Besides he
son, Mrs. Samuel Emery of Cheswol
are the only surviving members {
: her family.
-y Death of John Stevenson Mitchell
III News reached Smyrna Monday ev'
i ming of the sudden death of Mr.. Jot
Is Stevenson Mitchell of Los Angeles
u Cal, where he moved his family son
le two years ago from Philadelphia. F
was stricken suddenly at his hon
N with paralysis, dying instantly. Tt
'N deceased spent his boyhood days
W this town, beng the second son
III the late Richard and Anna Mitchell
1e He leaves a widow and two daugl
ed ters grown, and is brother of Mr.
re w. H. Carr of this town.
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