Smyrna times., 1915-07-14
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
WIS MARY Hall Megear, Wife of VIII
"am q. megear of Wilmington.
Formerly Of Smvrna pae... H..

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ma last evening Of the untimelv doth
UI mrs. William B. Megear. of 1910
west 10th street. Wilmington. after
lingering illness from Briebt's dis
ease. Early in the spring Mrs Me-
gear suffered an acute attack br. ~.
recovery from this was only temnor.
ary- Sunday she suffered anotbe,
acute attack and died last evening a.
S.3O O'Clock. While her relstivo.
ana many friends of Smyrna were
eognizant Of her hopeless case her
oeaih nevertheless produced a sbock
ana profound sorrow in Smvrpa wbe,o
she was born. raised and spent nearly
her whole life. Deceased was
daughter Of the late William + and
Laura (Carrow) Hall. She was sdn-
Gated and graduated from the Smv,r.
ruoIic Schools and on February 2
Io9z' was united in marriage TO Mr.
William B. Megear. then Iaadfno
young merchant of Smyrna. assoeiats5
with his father. Thomas B Meqesr
under the firm name of Megear & Son
mrs. Megear while devoted n her
nome' found time for outside Sn,ies
ana was an active member and at one
time president of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club. She was a womanlv wo.
man. kind and sympathetic. cultured
and refined and leaves a memorv door
to those who knew and loved her hes,
six years ago, after her husband had
purchased the large wholesale grocery
IN Wilmington he now owns she
moved with her family to 1910 West
IO'h street that city. She never lost
interest in her old home town and nm.
vi her recent illness wss a freoner,
visitor Besides her husband she is
survived by two children: William
b. Megear, j.. and Miss Esther Me. |
gear. Tor whom there is much svr,-
pathy. She is also survived nv one
sister. Mrs. J. Harry Hurtt. of Rio. |
ley Park Pa, and one brother. As.
semblyman Hervey P. Hall of
Smyrna. Preliminary funeral ser
vices will be held at her late resi-
5enee at I3O o'clock to-morrow
thursday evening. July 18th. and
concluded at the home ~ be-
brother. Mr.. Hervey p. Hail
smyrna. at ? o'clock on Fridav
afternoon. the 18th inst. Interment
1t GlenwOOd cemetery. Relatives
and friends are invited to atterd the
erviees.
Death of Mrs. Sarah A. Frazier
Mrs. Sarah A. Frazier. aged 90
widow Of Carey Frazier. a well-known
armer Of this vicinity. died early this
morning at y 30 at the home Of ber
on in-law. Reuben Ford. She had
'een in failing health the mast two
ears. Deceased was before marriage
Mss Sarah Carey. daughter of the ,
ate Nehemiah Carey. Some sixtv
ears ago she married Carey Frazier
7ho died in 1896 For years she was
member and actively interested in :
raymond S Church. was a good mother
nd lived an exemplary life. Nine
hildren were born TO her, those sur T,
wing being as follows: Mrs. John +,
. Jones, Mrs. Howard Jones. Mrs
.euben Ford and James Frazier of
ear Smyrna and Mrs. Elisha VosbeII !.
near Dover. She lost three chill.
rem two "a set of twins), dying in .
lfaney and Carey Frazier, Jr. and Mrs
athaniel Carey. dying after grown. :,
brother. Nehemiah Carey. of near =
rederiea. also survives. Funeral ser. ;,
ices will be held from the residence :,
Reuben Ford. on Friday, July 18th =,
p. m. Interment in Odd Fellows :,
'metery. -
oseph w. Hamilton. Retired Farmer a,
Joseph w Hamilton, eyed 72 for ~
any years a well-known farmer Of 70
rs vicinity. died at his residence in
nyrna, on Friday. last. July 9th.
ter a lingering illness. He had
ien IN falling health for about a sn
ar, but the immediate cause of his m
ath was pneumonia. He had been ar
Ting in Smyrna since the death of al
; wife in January. 1913, but before tn
at time bad followed farming ae. st
rely since his young manhood. He m
survived by two sons. George Ham, lal
N, Of WynwoOd. Ps. Joseph w.
lmiltOn, Jr., of Edgemoor, and one pr
lighter. Mrs. James Stevens, of the qu
Igar Spruanee farm near Smyrna. tel
neral services were held Sunday pr
the undertaking parlors % w. a. LOT
ries 4 Son, in charge of Rev. Mil. th'
Mccain and intsrment took place COZ
Odd Fellows cemetery. va
Death Of William Charles Thomas. foi
Announcement has just been Re. th'
we'd Of the death this morning ~ she