Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Levi Il. cooch of Cooch's Bridge Re-
cent Agricultural Agent of New
Cestle County Died Sunday


Levi Hollingsworth Cooch, aged Al
years, son of the late ]. Wilken Cooch.
died Sunday after long illness at his
home, known as the Cooch homestead.
Cooch's Bridge. Mr.. Cooch was we'll
known throughout the county, having
served as farm agent for rural New
Castle county. For some years until
he BECAME county agent, Mr.. Cooch
was connected with agricultural pub
lications, first with "The Farmer of
st. Paul, Minn., and later with the
Practical Farmer" of Philadelphia.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Marian L. Clark, daughter of
William Clark of Buffalo, N. Y, and
two daughters, Margaret H. and
Phoebe L. Cooch, his mother, Mrs.
Mary E. Cooch, and two brothers,
Francis A. Cooch, trust officer for the
Equitable Trust Company of Whining
ton, and ]. Edward Cooch, Whining
ton lawyer. The funeral was held
from his late home yesterday after
noon; interment at Walsh Tract.
UntimelY Death of Theodore A. Phillips
Theodore A. Phillips, aged 80 years,
uncle o. V. Lay Phillips the we'll
known Smyrna jeweler, was killed in
stantly at Eighth street in Laurel Fri
day morning by a northbound pas
senger train running to make up time.
He was coming from E. D. James
store and, evidently not understanding
the warning shouts of the crossing
guard and others, started across the
track ahead of the oncoming train.
When almost across he hesitated. as
though to turn back, and the train
struck him and hurled him fifty feet
or more. Every bone in the body is
believed TO have been broken, the head
being crushed. The accident was wit
messed by probably half a hundred
persons. The accident caused deep
gloom in Laurel. Mr.. Phillips was
one of the best known and most
highly esteemed citizens of his COM
munity and the accident is deeply re-
GREETED. He is survived by three
daughters and three brothers.
Native of Smyrna Vicinity Passes Away
Mrs. Sarah Isabel Deweese, of
Camden, Delaware. after a brief ILL.,
ness, died at the home of her daugh-
ter -in-law. Mrs. Wilbur Tinley, Har-
rington, Del Friday afternoon, June
18th. Funeral services were held
Monday Of last week, interment be-
ing made at Barratt's Chapel. The
deceased was the daughter of Ann
Clements and Thomas Dunn, both
deceased, and was born at Brick Store
Landing, Duck Creek Hundred, near
Smyrna, 78 years ago. She was q
sister of the late Francis M. Dunn,
founder of The Dover Index; and OF
Sheriff Robert G. Dunn. Her early
life was spent near Willow Grove
She was twice married, her first hus.
band being John Tinley, a prosperous
farmer near Thomas Chapel. After
living at FELTON, she married William
Fl. Deweese, an extensive farmer neal
Denton, Md. After the death of MIR,
Deweese she made her home in Cam
den.
A. F. Huey Dies Suddenly at Massey
Adam F. Huey, a hardware ant
farm implement merchant over a
Massey, Md, and one of the lsrges
landowners in sthe upper section o
Kent county, Maryland, died suddenl!
Sunday morning of heart failure. H.
was leading Democrat of the Firs
district but was never a candidate TO
Office. He was vestrymsn of Masse.
Protestant Episcopal Church, ant
for years a director in the Thir,
National Bank of Chestertown, Md.
w. K. Anderson Dies Near .6Iackiston'
W. K. Ander son, aged 66, VIII
lived with his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel I. Sinnett, on the Mime
farm, near Blackstone, died Thurs
day last after a lingering illness. Fl
was buried at Crumpton, Md, o.
Sunday.