Smyrna times., 1912-01-10
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Dr.. Chauncey Turner, Well-Known in
Smyrna and Dover Dies at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, Sunday

Many friends here are surprlseu
to hear of the death of DR.. Chaun-
cey Turner, who formerly resided
near Dover, on the bay road, and
also began the study of medicine at
the drug store of Clarke & McDan-
iels, Dover. He was we'll known in
Smyrna, having substituted for the
late W. F. Dunn, druggist, on
several occasions. The following |
facts are reprinted from a Wilkes
Barre paper. DR.. C. c. Turner,
one of the visiting physicians OH
the staff of the Wilkes Bare,
Pa, hospital, died Saturday
evening, December 29th, at
O'Clock, at the home of his brother,
Attorney Arthur L Turner, Wilkes
Barre. DR.. Turner was taken sud-
denly ill while returning from min
istering to a patient in the southern
part of the city, and hurried to his
brothers. home and five minutes
after reaching there he became un-
conscious. DR.. Charles H. Ernest
was summoned and found him in
critical condition, and Drs. Mat
lack, Guthrie and Hnwarth were
called in consultation. 1t was
found that a cerebral hemorrhage
had been developed. DR.. Howarth
attended him all night, but his con-
dition did not improve and he passed
away after % hours without regain
ing consciousness. Halt an hour
before stricken DR.. Turner was per-
fectly well and had just left the
operating room in the hospital to
attend a patient in South Wilkes
Barre. His many friends within
and out of the profession were
shocked when the news of his death
reached them. DR.. Turner located
his Office at that city about two
months ago and his death cut off
what promised to be a brilliant
medical career. He was born April
IA, 1879, at Vanwert, Ohio, being
the son of George Turner. In 1909
he was graduated from Jefferson
College of Medicine and served one
year in the Wilkes-Barre hospital,
three months in the Children's Hos
pital of Philadelphia, and one year
in the Lyingin Hospital of New
York City. He specialized in obste-
! trical work and seemed destined for
a prominent part among local prac-
! titioners. Immediately upon set
: tling in Wilkes Barre, he was ad-
] mitted to the staff of the city hos
S pital, and proved his worth as a Wis
t itor to the meeting of the Luzerne
e County Medical Society. He is
: survived by his grandmother, Mrs.
+. Ann Turner, one sister, Miss Edit
s j. Turner, and his brother, Arthur
e L. Turner. The funeral was hell
p from the residence of his brother ol
l. Monday afternoon. Interment wa
y private and took place in Oak Law
G Cemetery.
- Other Deaths in Kent County
ID Mrs. Mary Speer, mother of Mrs
ID S. M. Morgan, of Wilmington, bu
le formerly of Dover, died at Cham
: bersbu1g, Pa, Sunday, aged Z
Is years.
Sarah E. TarburtOn, wife of Ed
Us ward P. Tarburton. died at Littl
lg Creek, Tuesday, January End, age
ne SO years. Funeral was Friday after
Oh noon with interment at Lakesid
ni Cemetery, Dover.
Oh Jacob Schmidt, aged 10 years
E. died January 4th, at the home of hi
MS son, c. A. Schmidt, on the Stat
ne road, near Bishops Corner. Fun'
On raj took place Saturday afternoon {
~ l o'cock, interment at Lakesic
ne cemetery, Dover.
a. Robert W. Hirons died at Leips
"a January 4th, after prolonged illne
IS aged SO years. Funeral was held {
e' the M. E. Church, Leipsic, on SIN
lie day afternoon at l o'lcock, inte
&c meut was made in old M. E. Gem
al terry, Dover. Deceased is surviv,
'o' by a wife and three grown childre
m Mrs. Sarah A. Campbell. moth
he of Rev. B. F. Campbell, of Weat
OF erly, Pa, formerly of Catasauqu
e" Pa, and Dover, DEL, died at t
W. home of her daughter, Mrs. S.
ell Blakslee, at Weatherly, on Monds
=. January 1st, in her 76h year. F
L. ralysis of the nerve centers was t
$ immediate cause of her death. S
the was buried at Catasauqua her natl
home.