Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-08
OBITUARY..
Charles Austin Stanton.

News was received here Monday of
the death of Charles Austin Stanton,
western manager of the Loyal Pro-
tective Insurance Co.. of Chicago, and
the only son of the late Robert Aus
tin and Mary Sullivan Stanton. He
suCcumbed to an ATTACK OF acute in
digestion.
The deceased was fifty years Of age,
and had been western manager of the
Loyal Protective Insurance Co., for
thirteen years.
Mr.. Stanton was a member of sew
eral lodges and was also a shriner.
He was genial sympathetic, and gen
erOus, and had a pleasing personality
which made for him a. host of friends.
He leaves to mourn mis- loss, besides
many friends, one sister Mrs. E. P.
WhitfOTd Of Old Mystic, three nieces
Miss Lucy s. WhitfOrd of Old Mystic,
and the Misses Cassie and Mildred
EnOs, Of Norwich, and one nephew,
EvCrard P WhitfOrd of Old Mystic.
At O'Clock, Friday afternoon, the
funeral of Charles A. Stanton was
held from the German chapel, Mys-
tic. Rev. Mr.. DenniCk offiCiated. The
CommittaI services at the grave were
conducted by the MasOns. There were
many beautiful flowers and burial
took place in the family lot at Elm
Grove cemetery. Mystic.
Mrs. Anna Sloan Phelps.
Mrs. Anna E. Csloan} Phelps, the
wife of ex-CiviI Service Commission
er Henry G. Phelps, died in Cleveland,
O., Thursday morning. She, with her
husband, went to Cleveland last fall,
to be near their son, Gurley Phelps,
who is in the United States marine
service there. She was 63 years Of
age. She leaves a husband, Henry G..
Phelps; one son, GurIey Phelps; two
sisters, Mrs. Howell and Mrs. Reed,
both of Cleveland, and two brothers,
Rev. William Sloan Of Montana, and
Rev. Davis Sloan of California. The
ial will be in the Andover cemetery.
Mrs. Adele F. Rudd.
Mrs. Adele F. Rudd, who recently
moved to her new bungalow at the
Golden Spur from New London, was
taken suddenly i'll Friday from acute
indigestion and passed away Sunday
evening. Mrs. Rudd, who had been a
resident Of New London for many
years, was highly respected by a large
circle Of friends who will be shorked
by her sudden demise. Mrs. Rudd was
long a member Of the First Baptist
church Of Nashua, N. H, where she
lived before going to New London and
was also affiliated with Beulah lodge,
N. E, o. P.
Mrs Rudd was the mother of sew
en- children, six of whom survive: AL
derman Lafayette G. Rudd, State Po-
licemon Alfred L, Rudd and Arthur
G. Rudd of New London; Mrs. Ben
pjamin F. Bump of East Lyme, Mrs.
Carlos A. Chapman of Groton and
Mrs. Virgil W. Champion of South
Norwalk who were all with her at
the last and six grandchildren, G.
Faye Chapman, P. Dudley Chapman Of
Groton and Miss Dorothys Rudd, Mas
ters Alfred, William and Thomas
Rudd of New London, Mrs. Rudd's
husband. Alfred Rudd. died % years
ago at Nashua. N. H.
Lowell King Smith.
Lowell Ktnk Smith a native OF Frank
lin died at New Rochelle, NJ, Y, Mon
dap morning, August 7th, in his 18th
year,
funeral services at New Rochelle
will be held Wednesday at his resi-
dence and interInent will be made in
the Franklin cemetery.
He was q highly esteemed resident
of Franklin for many years. and was
tho eldest son of Prentice Orr1n and
tFNza King Smith.
). His widow, Josephine Ladd Smith
and his two. sons Leonard z, and Rob-,