Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-28
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Maraaret Pophann.

After a three weeks illness the use- full life of Mrs Margaret Popham came to a. peaceful close at her home in Fitchville on Christmas morning. Mrs Popham was born in Ireland about 75 years ago, but for the past 25 years has resided in Fitchville, where as a home maker and neighbor. her strong Christian character revealed itself
 Wednesday morning in St. Johns church a mass of requiem was cele- brated by Rev. David o'Donnell. at nine o'clock. At the offertory Miss Doris Authier rendered Pieu Jesu sane Charles Kingberger sang Flee as a Bird as a closing hymn. Mrs. Fran cfs Gribbin also asisted the regular choir. Burial was in the family plot in the Greeneville cemetery. These friends acted as bearers, Michael Sweeney. John Fields, William Fields, John McNamara, Patrick Lynch and Peter Alison.
 M. Hourigan was the funeral direc- tor.
 Mrs. Popham is survived by six chil- dren, Henry and Essie of Fitchsille, of Hartford, Mrs. Peter Alison of Jew cit City and Mrs. Courtland Miller of Baltimore, Md.
 Neya Palmer Smith. Neva Palmer, the two year old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Norris Smith died at the residence of her parents, 293 Pequot avenue, New London, on Tuesday afternoon The little girl had been ill but a few days. Mrs. Smith was formerly Miss Lucy Gibson. MT Smith is the son of MT. and Mrs. La tham Smith, of Gales Ferry. | Mrs. Charles E. Dyer. The death of Cornelia Meeker I widaw of Charles B. Dyer, occurred Tuesday, at her home, 46 South Airing ton avenue, East Orange. N. J., where she resided with her sister, Mrs. Mar years a resident of Norwich. and was | one of five sisters. of whom Mary and Henrietta established and successfully
 conducted Miss Meeker's school, a fashionable, select, boarding and day | school for young ladies, on Washing l ton street, Norwich.
 1 She was the second wife of the late Charles B. Dyer, manager of The Nor | wich Bulletin sSom 1876 to 1880 ant
 from 1884 to 1888. who died in Nor. 1 wich, January Is, 1895.
 Miss Alice c. Dyer. of Sachem street Is her sister-in-law.
 Mrs. Dyer was of agreeable. person ality, great executive ability, ani pleasoing in conversation, and is af lfectionately remembered by friends il 1 Norwich.
 1 Her funeral will take. place thi I dlISTiOOu, llSE
 in East Orange.
 Rev. Lester L. West, D. D.
 Friends of Rev. Lester L. West wer
 in California, on Wednesday morn ing as a result of a fev
 months illness with diabetes. D1 ] West was a former pastor of the Sec
 ond Congregational church of this cit, for a number of years, coming to Nor 1 ,ioh in Minh lwhere he had been pastor of the Con gregational church for twelve years He was agraduate of Tabor college having prepared for the ministry a the Chicago Theological school. H
 was ordained in 1878.
 | Dr. West received a call from tn I Everett Congregational church in tn
 state of Washington, in 1909. and lief for that place, after most successful pastorate in this city. on Decembe IT, 1909.
 Dr. West had been most earnes and faithful pastor, ministering to tn spiritual needs of his people with fin success. His leaving here was re gretted generally. He had made man friends in and out of his church. Tn clergy here were greatly devoted t him and upon his departure adopte resolutions of sympathy. Dr. Yves
 was a fine pulpit orator and had don much good in the community.
 He remained in the west until las | year when he went to the iome of hi daughter in California on account c I his health. Some time after he ha
 left Everett he was continued as pas
 tor of the church there. Surviving ar Eleanor, wife of. Dr. West, and tw
 daughter, Mrs. Wells. wife of a mem
 Der of the Harvard faculty at Cam
 bridge, and Miss Margaret West C
 Santa Ana, Cal.