Smyrna times., 1917-02-07
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Edgar R. Sipple. Prominent Retired
Railroad Man and Citizen of Clay
ton' Died Suddenly Monday Night

lnent retired railroad man and citizen
OF Clayton, died at 5. 80 O'Clock Mon
day evening at his home in CLAYTON
after short illness. He was stricken
Sunday morning with uremic poison.
ing and fingered but a short while
Inc sudden passing out of Mr.. Simple
was shock to his many friends.
While he was showing his advanced
years more or less, none thought his
condition serious or that his life would
terminate so suddenly. Deceased was
born and raised in Sussex county and
early entered the service of the Penn.
sylvania Railroad. At the time he
retired from active service which was
about four or five years ago, he was
assistant tIainmaster in charge of the
office headquarters at CLAYTON. He
was a good official, strict but obliging
and made many friends throughout the
state. In Clayton he took an active
interest for the betterment and uplift
of community interest. He was at
the time of his death a member of
Clayton Town Council; Secretary of
the Clayton Savings and Loan Associa-
ton. and junior warden and vestry-
man in Trinity P E. Church, in ad-
dition to belonging to other organiza-
tions. In politics ne was q staunch
Republican and later became a Pro-
gressive, representing the latter state
organization at it's recent National
Convention in Chicago. He IS sur
vived by his wife, who was Miss
Emma Burton, of Georgetown, for
whom there IS much sympathy. He
is also survived by one sister. Mrs.
Layton, wife of DIR. Caleb r. Layton.
of Georgetown. Funeral will take
place tomorrow. Thursday, his re-
mains to be taken to St. Georges
Church, near Georgetown, where ser
vices will take place and interment
will be made.
E-W. Lapham Dies Suddenly in Florida
The sad intelligence has reached
Smyrna of the sudden death earlv yes
terday morning at his winter home in
Lakeland, Florida, of Edward w.
Laphsm, prominent farmer and fruit
grover west of Clayton. His son |.
Luther Lapham was in Florida visit
ing him but had gone on a trip to St.
Petersburg and other points and was
not with his father when he died. No
particulars have reached Smyrna as to
the cause of his death nor is any ar
rangement for his funeral known here
at this writing. His remains will be
brought home for intermant. De-
ceased was a son of the late Isaac S.
and Anna H. Lapham and was born
at Harrington, Ontarin county, N. Y.
March 1, 1912. After receiving his
education he joined ia 1867 his father
who had purchased the big farm west
of Clayton, and moved to Delaware.
He succeeded his father in 1880 and
took the management of his farms
which he added to and increased after
the death of his father in 1895. A
man of strict integrity, he stuck close
to business and was regarded one of
the model and up-to-date farmers cf
this vicinity. He studied fruit culture
scientifically and was considered an
authority on the subject. In recent
years he has been spending his winters
at Lakeland, Florida, where he bought
property and was enthusiastic over the
possibilities of his Florida possessions.
His wife. who was Miss Elizabeth Fry,
of Michigan, died August 20, 1909. Two
sons survive him: J.Spencer Lapham,
prominent fruit culturist of Colds
boro, Md, and l. Luther Lapham,
who assisted his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Still Lose Infant
Florence Madeline Still, infant
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. John C.
Still, died at their home on Monday,
February 5. at 8. 30 o'clock, from in
digestion, age 8 weeks and A days.
Much sympathy is felt for father and
mother to lose such a bright little
babe from their home. Funeral SER
vices will be held tomorrow, Thurs
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock at their
home, corner of Commerce and Market
streets, interment at .Glenwood Gem
etery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pinder Lose Daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pinder of |
White Hall Neck, have the sympathy |
of their friends in the death Tuesday
of last week. of their infant daughter |
Evelyn Ruth Pinder. aged / year and |
% days. Funeral took place Friday |