Smyrna times., 1917-01-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Harlow II. Curtis, of Newark, a News
paper Man Died Saturday Followed
Next Day BY His Aged Mother

Frederick A. Curtis, widow of Fred
erick Curtis, died Sunday afternoon
at her home in Newark. Harlow Hurd
Curtis died at the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, early Saturday morning
as the result of an attack of pneu-
monia while the cause of Mrs. Curtis's
death was a cold which settled on the
bronchial tubes. MIR. Curtis was 40 |
years of age while Mrs. Curtis was
95. For some time past Mr.. Curtis |
had been in a run down condition, but |
having heatd of the death Of a friend |
in New Jersey despite his condition |
and the advice of relatives and friends,
he insisted upon attending the funeral.
While there he caught a cold which
grew worse rapidly, and on Thursday
he developed symptoms of pneumonia
which caused his death. Harlow Cur
tis was a graduate of Delaware Col
lege. Soon after his graduation he
entered newspaper life. For a time
he was Newark correspondent of The
Every Evening. later becoming news
editor of the Wilmington Morning
| News. Afterwards he did good work
for the New York Evening Post, the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin and the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. He re-
tired from active newspaper life few
years ago and since that time had
made his hume in Newark. He was
commUnicant of the Episcopal Church
and a churchman noted for his fidelity
to his faith and his religious duties.
His funeral and interment took place
Monday afternoon. Mrs. Curtis. his
aged mother. was formerly Miss Hurd
and was born in Newton Lower Falls.
Mass. in 1922 and it was there she
met her husband. Frederick Curtis,
IA papermaker, of the original firm of
Curtis & Brother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis moved to Delaware in 1850 and
settled in Newark, where Mr.. Curtis
died in 1884. Mrs. Curtis had been
an invalid for several years on account
Of her advanced age. Her funeral
was held yesterday. Tuesday after
noon. Interment was made in the
Curtis lot in the churchyard, where
her son was buried the day before.
In addition to Chancellor Curtis the
following members of the immediate
family mourn the double death: Alfred
A. Curtis, Mrs. Annie M. Cooch.
Robert A. Curtis, Louis L. Curtis and
Mrs. Delaware Clark.
Mrs. A. p. Crockett, MiddI etown, Dead
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Crockett,
widow of Alfred P. Crockett, died al
, her home near Warwick, Md, Sun
; day, January Ia. of pneumonia, fol-
. lowing bad fall two weeks ago wher
: she broke her hip. Mrs. Crockett
. would have been 80 years old if she
had lived until February 10th. De
! ceased was a daughter of the lat'
a EIenry and Mary (ROberts) Hoffecke
= and sister of the late James r
. Hoffecker, of Middletown. He
:, husband, Alfred P. Crockett, die,
n about thirteen years ago; one son
e Niven. died several years before hi
. father, and second son, CORTLAND
n lived but a few months after hi
\ father. Mrs. Crockett has lived i
= this section most of her life, and wa
we'll known to the older people, o
the neighborhood, and although of
-" quiet, retiring disposition, had man.
j friends. One son, Henry D. Crockett
> with whom she made her home, sur
u wives her. The funeral services wer
>. held at Mr.. Crockett's home on Wed
~ nesdav afternoon, and were in charg
= of Rev. F. H. Moore, pastor of Fol-
10 est Presbyterian Church, assisted b
8 Rev. ]. M. Link. of the Warwick N
e ~P. Church. Interment was made
10 Forest cemetery. Middletown.
MRS. Susan A. Frazier, Passes Away
: Mrs. Susan A. Frazier, aged 8
wears, mother of State Senator JOSEF
w A. Frazier, died on Saturday at he
On home in Frederick. Mrs. Frazier hs
been an invalid for more than yeai
;" She was the widow of Joseph Frazie
!. who died in 1894, and is survived I
:. the following children: William, WI
" lives at Harrington; Mrs. Annie
=, Anderson, of Milford; Mrs. Sail
. . Haarn, of Clayton; Mrs. Emma HI
:. y. len, of Rehoboth; Mrs. Ellis, OF DE
~ ~ mar; Harvey. of Philadelphia, DaV
70 H.. Susan and Joseph Frazier,
y, ~ Frederick. The funeral took pla
~ =, Yesterday, with services at the hou
- and interment in Barratt's Chap
co cemetery.
ids Death of Mrs. Cheairs. Delaware q
- Mrs. Annie Cheairs, aged oo year
- M widow of John T. Cheairs, died at n
lAO - esMarIdala - near DelaWa