Smyrna times., 1917-12-26
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
DR.. Walter v. Woods Well Known New
Castle County Physician Dies at
Odessa-Other Death Records

nlgn SCreeC IN OOesSa, rlQay morning |
in his 64th year. He had been criti-
cally i'll for sometime and his death
had been expected hourly for several
days. DR.. Woods was one of the best
known physicians in lower New Castle
County and for many years previous
to moving to Philadelphia enjoyed a
large practice in Odessa. AS a stu
dent he attended the West Chester
State Normal School, Layfette Col
lege, Easton, Pa, and later graduated
from Jefferson Medical College and
the Medico Chi College. In 1892
DIR. Woods accepted the professorship
in gynecology at Medico Chi Hos
pital, but owing to failing health he
was compelled to retire in 1905 and
returned to Odessa where he has re-
sided up to the time of his death. He
leaves to mourn his death a widow
who before her marriage was Miss
Josephine Miff1in and one brother Mr..
/. Jsnvier Woods, of near McDonough.
The funeral services were held at his
late home on Monday afternoon at two
O'Clock, and interment was made in
Old Drawers Cemetery.
Alex. Brown Formerly of Middletown
Alexander Brown, formerly of Mid
dletown, died Thursday at Brookline,
Mass, suburb of Boston, where he
resided. He had been ill of pneu-
monia two weeks. Mr.. Brown was
fifty years of age. At the time of his
death he was New England manager
of the Welsbach Lighting Company.
He was a descendant of Governors
Minday and Skunk, of Pennsylvania.
His father, the late Charles Brown,
of Philadelphia, was for many years
a member Of Congress, and during
the administration of Franklin Pierce,
fourteenth of the United States, was
collector of the Port of Philadelphia.
He was born at Dover, this State,
and after attending school there,
studied at the Chambersburg Academy,
Chambersburg. He married Miss
Reynolds, of Middletown, a grand
daughter of Governor Cochran, of Del
aware. She survives him. He leaves
no children. Besides his two broth
,ers, Attorney General Frank Skunk
Brown, Of Pennsylvania, and William
F. Brown, he is survived by two sis
tiers. the elder being Mrs. Downs, wife
of DIR. Presley Spruance Downs, OF
Dover, and the other Mrs. William
McGonigal, of Philadelphia.
Former Kenton Man Dies in Dover
John W. HillYard, a well-knowr
painter of Dover, formerly of Kenton,
after eating his supper, Tuesday
evening of last week, at his home or
North New street, Dover, and light
ing his pipe for smoke, sat on {
couch, but had no sooner taken hi
seat when he was seized with heav!
breathing and within ten minutes wa
dead, from a paralytic stroke. Mr.
HiIlyard was 62 years of age ant
leaves q widow and several children.
Deceased was born at Kenton, thi
county and was 62 years of age. e.
is survived by his wife, six children
a sister, Mrs. Davis Temple, of Phil
adelphia, and two brothers, Louis F
HilIyard, of Kenton, and William B
!, Hillyard, of Georgetown. The de
ceased moved to Dover from Cheswol
about twelve years ago. The funera
was held from his home, North. NeV
: street, Thursday afternoon, with in
terment at Lakeside cemetery.
: Mrs. Alexander Lord, Clayton, Dead
> Mrs. Irene S. Lord, aged 48, widO'
of Alexander Lord, who died a wee
ago, passed away Friday morning afte
a lingering illness of heart trouble
The condition of her heart was sue
n that the shock of her husbands deaf
was more than she could stand. Ernes
# Lord the only son had just returned t
n Atlantic City following the death an
:. funeral of his father when the sum
"a mons came that death had taken hi
m step mother. Deceased was tormerl
+ Miss Irene Millington, of Pennsy
N vania and was the third wife of MI
ia Lord. She was devoted companlo
and leaves many friends at Clayto
\ who mourn her untimely death. Fur
h eral services were held at her lat
# residence Sunday night and her re
q mains were taken to Salisbury, Md
for interment.
Or. Hearn, Famous Surgeon. Dead
DIR. W. Joseph Hearn, the note
physician and surgeon of Philadelphia
emeritus clinic professor of surgel
at Jefferson Medical College, wi
lg died Friday at the home of his son-ll
to law, Louis r. Little, Media. is
ar former Delawarean. having been boz