Smyrna times., 1916-10-25
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
ne0oore w. CaVender, a Retired and
prominent Citizen Dies in His 72nd
Tear-Other Deaths Recorded

at eight O'Clock in his 72nd wear
Three weeks previous to his death he
sustained severe fall and never fully
recovered from the shock. Deceased
was a ron of the late John A. and
Frances (Reynolds) Cavender and was
Dorn' raised and spent his whole life
IN this town and vicinity. For fifty
one years he resided on his farm over
IN New Castle County near Smyrna
Landing and was known as a model
farmer. Every detail of the farm
received his close and Undivided at
tention and he was not only wide
awake on the subject of agriculture,
out kept his home and surroundings so
neat and clean that few passed bv
that did not remark about it. 1t was
at one time famous as a peach farm.
While a Democrat all his life he
neither sought nor cared for office.
He was devoted to his home, his
family and his farm and lived a clean
life, good citizen. He was married
twice. His first wife was Miss Mary
Crow, daughter of the late Owen Crow.
She died some twenty years ago leav
ing him with two children: Mrs. Will
liam F. Clements of Clayton and Mrs.
John Wright, of near Smyrna.
Thirteen years ago he was united in
marriage to Miss Ida Slaughter, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Ezekiel Slaughter.
who survives him. He is also suryi-
we'd by one sister, Mrs. Mary Eliza.
beth Voshell, Of this town and one
brother Joseph L. Cavender. of Pbila-
.delphia. He is also survived by one
grand child. Charles Clements of
Clayton. Among the several nephews
and nieces, his namesake, Theodore
Cavender, is the present Mayor of New
Castle. Funeral services were held
at his late residence on Commerce
street at 1.30 Monday afternoon in
charge of Rev. J. M. L. Eckard,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church.
assisted by Rev. Milton McCann. pas
tor of Smyrna Circuit.
Rev, 7. A. Il. O'8rien Called by Death
Rev. Theodore A. H. O'Brien. d.
D., superintendent of Salisbury dis
tEict of Wilmington Methodist Episco-
pal Conference. died suddenly of heart
trouble Saturday morning, at his home
in Salisbury. Md. He had been i'll
only two days. He is survived bv
Mrs. O'Brien, who was a daughter of
Captain Charles H. Smith of vii.
mington; son, Theodore, who is a
physician connected with the CITY
Hospital in Seattle, Wash, and
daughter, Anna R., who is a member
of the faculty of the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy at Dover. Rev. DR..
Theodore A. H. O'BIien was born Ga
years ago in Tennessee. He worked
his way through college, graduating
from one of the schools now composing
a part of the Chattanooga University,
and on the recommendation of the bis
hop came to the Wilmington Confer
ence, in the session of 1876, and was
one of class of fifteen that applied
for admission. Bishop Levi Scott pre-
siding. In that class were: Revs.
w. F. Corkran, L. E. Barrett, Tho
mas E. Terry, E. l.. Hoffecker, G.
W. Townsend, C. L. Hardesty and ].
M. Collins, still surviving. He served
appointments as follows: 1876. Snow
Hill; TT, Fruitland; '78, Princess
Anne; 1890, Chincoteague; 81
'83. Madeley; 1876, Chesapeake
City; '87-'S9, Cherry Hill; '9O-'92,
Cecilton; 1895, Fairmount; '96-
'98, Frederick; $4,000, Hillsboro;
'01-'03, Mt. Salem; '04-'06, Lewes;
07'-'11, Asbury (Crisfeld); '12-'14,
Port Deposit. In 1915, at the ses-
sion of the conference held in Laurel,
Bishop Cooke appointed him superin-~
tendent of Salisbury district, which
position he held at the time of his
death.
Frank II. Hoffecker, Esq, Passes Away
Francis Hodgson HofFecker, aged
62 years. the we'll known Wilmington
attorney, died at his home, Clermont
Farm, near Marshallton, last, night,
after a short illness. Death was due
to uraemia. Funeral services will be
at st. Andrews Episcopal church at
IL o'clock Friday morning. The Rev.
Richard W. Trapnell will conduct the
services. Interment, which will be
private, will be in Wilmington and
Brandywine cemetery. Mr.. Hoffecber
was born in Wilmington August "a,
1854, a son of James Henry Hoffecker
and Sarah (Sasin) Hoffecker. The
Hoffecker family now numbers three
sons and two daughters-J. H. Hof-
fecker, Jr., of Philadelphia; ]. Savin
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