The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-07-29
DELL T. CANOvA
Dies OF TYPHOID
Was one of Palatka's Most
Promising Young Men.

After an illness of some six weeks,
during which time every thing known
TO the science of medicine and the most
careful nursing was done to save him,
Dell T. Canova, one of Palatka's best
loved young men, died at little before
midnight last Saturday at the home of
his father, Mr.. Louis C.. Canova, on
North Third street.
Death was due TO typhoid fever with
which he came home ill from Jackson
vile.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Father Barry at st. Monicas
church, of which he was faithful COM
municant, on Sunday afternoon at 4:30,
and the interment was in the family lot
at ST. MonicaS cemetery. The pail
bearers were selected from among the
intimate friends and associates of the
deceased, and were Messrs. Jos. Price
i jr, Fred T. Merrill, Jerome Bruce, War
ner T. Hamm, Julian c. and Judge E.
Noble Calhoun. The funeral was large
ly attended and long procession of
carriages followed the remains TO the
grave, upon which many beautiful floral
offerings were placed.
| Dell TRAY Canova was manly char
acter, clean and altogether wholesome
young man of the manly sort, the kind
of whom our most useful citizens are
made. He possessed in a remarkable
degree all those splendid traits which
go to make citizens of real worth, and
his death right at the threshold of a most
promising career comes as a crushing
blow upon his fond parents. his loving
brothers and sisters, and as shock
upon all the people of the city, where
he was born and grew to manhood, and
where his character was universally ad
mired.
Mr.. Canova was born in Palatka June
10Th, 1887, and was therefore but little
more than % years of age. He had
spent the greater part of his life in this
city, receiving his early education in
St. JoSephS convent and the Putnam
high school. He ceased his work in
the high school in the spring of 1906
and in the fall of the same year entered
the preparatory school of the U. S. Naval
Academy at Annapolis. In the follow
ing spring he was admitted as a cadet in
the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis, to which institution he was
appointed by Senator Jas. P. Taliaferro.
He resigned from the Naval Academy in
February, 1908, having the credit of
splendid standing and an enviable record
for popularity.
In September, 1908, he entered the
Georgia School of Technology at At
lanta, remaining until February of this
year, when he came home for a brief
vacation. In April he returned 10 At
lanta, and went later to Augusta from
which place he came to Jacksonville
where he had obtained position of
trust in the Commercial National Bank.
1t was while there engaged that he was
taken sick with what proved fatal ILL
ness.
Dell Canova stood high with the
young people of this city, being mem
Der of all the leading social organiza-
tionS, including the r. w. Davis Guards.
While at the Georgia School of Tech
nology he was the leader of the Mando-
lin club and prominent as a member of
the Kappa Alpha fraternity, member
ship he retained until the end.
The people of Palatka are over
welcomed with sorrow at his untimely
death and their sympathy goes out in
love 10 the more crushing sorrow of the
bereaved family