Smyrna times., 1911-07-12
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Albina P. HAZEL Wife of Captain
William Henry HAZEL Dies Suddenly
Death of r. A. Hance, Philadelphia

OF Captain William Henry HAZEL,
died suddenly about midnight Sun
day evening from an acute attack
of indigestion which affected her
heart. She had been having heart
fiurries for several weeks and Sunday
afternoon she suffered an attack and |
DR.. L. L. Artis, her physician, was
summoned. He sooon relieved her. !
Later in the evening she had another
furry and again DR.. Arts relieved
her, but as she had been having these
attacks frequently, her condition
was not deemed alarming. About
midnight, she suffered third attack,
which resulted fatally. The sudden
and untimely death of Mrs. HAZEL
produced a shock to the community
and town where she was held in
highest esteem. She was ~one OF
those quiet, lovable, retiring women,
whose home life was sweet and
abiding, devoted constantly to her
husband and her children. Deceased
was born, raised and lived her whole
life in Smyrna. She was daughter
of the late James Pratt and Mary E,
Lambdin. On May 10, 1870, she was
united in marriage to Captain HAZEL
who survives her with five children ::
Mrs. William M. Harris, Philadel-
phia; Miss Edith HAZEL, Smyrna !;
/ Mrs. Louis H. Thompson and Miss
: Anna P. Hazel Wilmington, and W..
: Edwin HAZEL, of New York. One
4 brother, ]. Frank Pratt, Philadel-
= phia, and two sisters, Mrs. Howard
o D. Taylor, Ocean City, N. j., anc
d Miss Sarah D. Pratt, Atlantic City,
r also survive. Deceased was con
: sistent member of Asbury M. E.
d Church. AS one of her closes
n friends and neighbors has said of her
: "She was a lovable woman, de
l. voted wife and mother and a tru
i friend and neighbor. Everyone VIII
goes from us to the World of Ligh
goes holding Ian invisible chain o
love by which to draw us there.
lie Funeral services will take place a
s. her late residence, corner of Con
to merce and Union streets, tomorrow
I'd Thursday, afternoon at one O'CLOCK
n, The services will be in charge of he
e, pastor, Rev. W. D. Parry, of Asbur
an M. E. Church and interment will
as made at Glenwood Cemetery.
-, Robert A. Hance Dies in PhiadeIph
at Robert Alfred Hance, aged 7S,
q. Philadelphia, father of Mrs. Walt
tie o. Hoffecker of this town, died
no 8. 80 O'Clock Saturday afternoon
he peritonitis. He had been in failil
if health for sometime. Last week
yot was taken to the hospital for
be operation, following which peritonit
lad set in and resulted fatally. N
pre- Hance was a frequent visitor
zen SMYRNA and has many friends a
led acuuaintances who are sorry to ne
at of his death. He was a pleasal
ere genial old gentleman, generous
cen heart and kindly in his bearing.
the Philadelphia, his home, he was Wild
k a known in wholesale drug circles
aid among the Society of Friends.
are was for many years engaged in
fter business of pharmaceutical chem
sci. and manufacturer. Mr.. Hance is s
lat vived by his widow, two sons, Rob
re- A. Hance, Jr., and W. N. Han
,ans and six daughters, Mrs. Walter
,nes Hoffecker, Smyrna; Mrs. M. Chill
fact Mrs. Jeremiah Fritz, Mrs. G.
,le'' Wanamaker, Miss Caroline Hal
and Miss Sarah Hance. Fune
services were held at his late r
sses dence 4236 Chestnut street, Phila'
tton mia, at two O'Clock yesterday at
Nc noon. Intern Mt private. Mr..
ever O. Hoffecker was summoned to T
neon adelphia by telegram Satur
.ket afternoon but arrived after
had Hanca had died. Mrs. Hoffe'
need had been up there several days.
n H. Death of Mrs. Jefferson Coope
!. - Cbeswold, July 12.-The sad
'.o telligence reached US this NOR
'nes' of the death of Mrs. Harriet Co
.~n,s T wife of Jefferson Cooper, pr
en- nent citizen of Cheswold. Dece
'lue -uod had been i'll with typhoid fever
sVSo oSa a few days. and during the thu
;, 'ne ~ storm this morning about ten o'C
~ " sbe expired. Her death has prod
o,o. ,ppei profound sorrow in this commuI
~ eYes' where she was highly esteel
IOng' I Deceased was daughter of Mr..
L - Mrs. John Bishop, and was
, ,assei raised and spent her whole lif
may this vicinity. Recently Mr.. &c
WI sold out his mercantile busines
',s Cheswold and with his family n
Tn anu to the Bishop homestead farm
Bishops Corner. Deceased W
member of Bethel M. E. Churcl
otel was connected with several cha