Smyrna times., 1911-06-14
GOOD WOMAN PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Spruance Widow
of Enoch Spruance Ends Long Life
Spent In And About Smyrna

was hAOWH W d SrSdI many VI OuI
people, "Aunt Lizzie" passed away
at her home on South Street last
Saturday afternoon about six o. clock. |
Mrs. Spruance was the oldest daugh-
ter of John and Eliza Ann Frazier
and was born near Cowgill's Corner
in this county, November, 1926, and |
was consequently nearly 85 years
old. Both her father and mother were |
of old Delaware families who had
been long identified with the history
of the State. In her young woman
hood she married Enoch Spruance,
then young business man of Smyrna
and she has lived all her active life
in and around this town. For sew
eral years her husband owned and
lived at Fraland, at that time
popular summer resort on the Della
ware Bay, just below Woodland
Beach and patronized extensively by
the people of lower New Castle and
upper Kent Counties. 1t had
probably the first bathing beach on
the western shore of the bay. Her
husband died over thirty years ago,
and she has since lived on South
street, surrounded by friends and
acquaintances whom she was always
glad to see. She was particularly
fond of children, and her home being
opposite the public school many
children daily came to shout their
greetings to her. She always had
been, throughout her entire life, a
reader of books, papers and current
periodicals and, while great home
body, was wonderfully well posted
on what was occurring at home and
abroad. During her long life and
despite her advanced years she had
never used glasses of any kind, and
continued to read her letters and
papers until the day before she died.
She asked for the last issue of the
Smyrna Times and read with interest
of the preparations for the coming
Fourth of July, which she hoped to
see from the window of her front
room. Her last illness was of short
duration, about six weeks, and up
to about two weeks ago it was eX-
pected she would recover. She was
member of the Presbyterian Church
of Smyrna and her funeral services
will be conducted by her pastor,
Rev. j. E. Franklin, at her late res
idence this afternoon at one o'clock.
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery,
Dover. She is survived by a sister,
Mrs r. M Jones, of Dover, and
four nephews, George M. Jones and
John Jones, of Dover; R. Frazier
: Jones, of near Harrington. and Will.
liam B. Jones, of Morris, Pa.
WapeIs Burton, Popular Dover Man
a NAPLES Burton, 80 years old, one
t of Dover's best-known and mos
: nterprising young business men, dieC
n early yesterday morning at his resi-
n dence on Bradford street, Dover
= MIR. Burton's illness became s,
d serious on Sunday that the square Of
II Bradford street from Division to tn,
q Academy campus was roped off. Th
n patient sufferer, however, showe
n no improved condition and SAM
ID slowly to the end of his brief earthl
IS career. Funeral services will b
Il held tomorrow with Presbyteria
"a rites, the Rev. Joseph Brown Turne
IS conducting the service at the lat
L residence of Mr.. Burton at 2 clock
a. The interment will be in Dover Pres
ne byterian cemetery, on Governor
er avenue.
he Mrs. Jonothan w. Aydon Passes Aws
~ Following an operation at the De
aware Hospital on Monday evening
Mrs. Mary Emma Aydon, wife {
Jonathan w. Aydon, of Wilmington
u died at that institution last nigh
~ Deceased was a mother-in-law
' Mayor j. Harvey Spruance, of Wi
90 mington. Mrs. Aydon was SO yea
VI of age and in addition to her husbar
~ she is survived by two daughter
on Mrs. J. Harvey Spruance and Mr.
- George M. Moore, the latter of Pc
ln sacola, Fla. Mrs. Aydon was Il
1 = daughter of Robert Palmatory
- = Smyrna, where she was born, al
=. she had been married AZ yeas. A
7o' rangements for the funeral had n
-. been made late last night.
~ Mre Carrie Nation. Saloon Snoash
=. Many Smyrnians will regret
IN hear that Mrs. Carrie Nation, W
~ spoke last Fall in Smyrna and 9th
luA towns of the State died last week
ps' Leavenworth, Kansas. A shc
a." sketch will be- found on ou six
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