Smyrna times., 1911-05-17
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper. of Willow
Grove; Thomas n. Bell, of Peters,
bnrg; Mrs. Anna M. Woodal

Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper, of Willow
Grove, widow of Peter Stout Cooper,
for many years one of the bailiff's
of the Kent county courts, died at
her home in Willow Grove, Friday,
May 5th, after a brief illness.
Mrs. Cooper was the daughter of
the late Thomas Gooden and Ellen
Marvel, and was born one mile west
of Willow Grove, April 9, 1888. She
is survived by two daughter, Clara,
wife of Alexander j. Draper, and
Susie, wife of John D. Berry, both
well-known farmers residing near
Wyoming. Mrs. Charles Pepper,
Georgetown; Isaac Kline Gooden,
Wyoming; Mrs. Henry Pratt and
Thomas M. Gooden, of Dover; Will
liam Tennessee Gooden, and Mrs.
Jonathan G. Cooper of Willow
Grove, are brothers and sisters of
the deceased. George H. Gooden,
of Woodside, is a nephew, being a
son of a deceased brother. Funeral
services held Monday afternoon of
last week, at o'clock with inter-
ment at the Cooper cemetery near
Willow Grove.
Death of Thomas n. Bell
Thomas H. Bell, lifelong resi-
dent of this county died Tuesday,
May 9th, in his 10Th year, at the
home of his son, Thomas A. Bell,
with whom he resided near Peters
burg. His father, Thomas Bell,
was farmer living near Willow
Grove. Thomas H. Bells wife,
Mary Slaughter, daughter of Will
liam Slaughter, died four or five
years ago. He leaves seven child
rem, all residents of this county :
Wilmina, wife of Richard John Sip
Pile; Walter H. Bell, Thomas A.
Bell, Ida, wife of Nathaniel Barrett !;
Emma, wife of Joseph Scott; Susie,
F., wife of Alfred W. Poore, and
Henry Bell. Services were held
at his late residence Thursday after
noon &C 2 O'Clock interment at Old
School Baptist Burying Ground, near
Petersburg.
Mrs. Anna M. WoodaIl
Mrs. Anna M. Woodall died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. George
V. Massey, Germantown, Pa, Sat-
urday, May 6, aged 92 years. Mrs.
Woodall was born in Kent county,
Delaware, moved to Talbot county,
Maryland in 1870, and resided with
her son, the late Edward Woodall /;
at his death she made her home with
her daughter, the late Mrs. John C.
Bartlett. The bearers at the funeral
were her grandsons, Robert v. Mas
sey, superintendent of the N. Y. P.
& N. R. R.; Thomas M. Rartlett,
George L. Bartlett, John Woodall,
William Woodall and Edward Wood
all. A special train carried the re-
mains to Easton, Md, where inter
ment was made on Tuesday, May 9,
in the Friends cemetery.
Death and Burial of Howell Buckingham
Howell Buckingham, Sr., 83 years
of age, for half century a promi
nent citizen of Dover, and father Of
Frank N, Howell H. and Miss Liz
zie Buckingham, died on Monday
May 8, after a long period of en-
feebled health. He was a neighboi
and business man greatly admired b,
his acquaintances and took an inter
est in ali good works for years. Mr.
Buckingham's has been a busy life
He often recalled the incidents O
his early life when the country ha,
no railroad nor steamboat facilities
while nobody had ever dreamed o
the telegraph or telephone. In 1874
Mr.. Buckingham, together with sev
eral other Delawareans living i
that age when they felt the lack @
. communication, resolved to take
, trip through the West. The
started and journed over WACO
road to Michigan. The funeral o
Mr.. Buckingham took place Wednes
day afternoon from his Bradfor
street home, Dover, with intermer
at Lakeside.
a Death of Frederick Layton
: Frederick Layton was born
h Camden, DEL, January "a, 1843, ar
e died in Brooklyn, N. Y, on Wet
g nesday, April I19, 1911. He was
u son of DR.. Garrett S. Layton,
J. prominent physician. He was e
It gagged in the manufacture of glue
l. Chicago until recent date.
r leaves a widow and three groy
'r children.
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