Smyrna times., 1918-10-23
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Leon W. Crawford, Who Married Miss
Florence BlackistOn, Niece of the
Late Mrs. ]. Wesley Jones.

Crawford was born in Wilmington. his
father being ]. w. Crawford, now of
Elsmere. His wife who was Miss
Florence Blackiston, of Wilmington.
niece of the late Mrs. ]. Wesley Jones
and the late Miss Irene Roberts. of
smyrna, and two children, one a bow
only two weeks old, survive him. Mr.
Crawford had brilliant career as an
architect. In his early manhood he
was associated with William Brinckle.
at that time a prominent Wilmington
architect, and he assisted in the work
on number of important building op-
eratiOns. He went to the University
OF Pennsylvania, taking a course in ar
chitecture, and was graduated with
high honors, after which he became
the architect for about $50 houses and
public buildings in Wilmington. When
the dupont Company decided to carry
through the development at Wawaset.
where more than 100 homes are being
built for employees, Mr.. Crawford was
selected as the man best suited for
this work and he gave up his private
practice to assume the position of man.
aging director for the new housing
project. He was regarded as being
especially well qualified for this work
and at the time he became i'll had car
ried it through to a point where most
OF the houses were we'll under way.
He was prominent in the social and
business life of Wilmington as we'll as
in architectural circles. He was a
member of the Country Club and was
active in the Masonic fraternity as
well as being a member of the Archi-
tectural Society of America and
number of other organizations made
up of architects.
Death of Mrs. Helen LOfIand Smith
Mrs. Helen Lofland Smith, wife of
w. Victor Smith, of Wilmington, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Reed Lofand, of near Smyrna, died
yesterday, Tuesday morning, of pneu-
monia following influenza. She died
at the home of Mr.. Smiths sister,
Mrs. ]. H. Atwell, 2311 jefferson
street, after an illness of few days.
The sad intelligence was received in
Smyrna with great sorrow. Mrs.
Smith was born, raised and spent her
girlhood days on the farm near Smyr-
ma and was educated at our public
schools. She possessed a winning
personality and won a large circle of
friends. In May, 1911, she married W.
Victor Smith, oldest son of the late
H. NJ. Smith, of this town, who sur
wives her with three small daughters.
Funeral will take place from the
undertaking parlor of w. A. FAIRIES
& Son, this town, tomorrow, Thurs
day afternoon at p. M, interment
at st. Peters Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Cosden Foster Passes Away
Mrs. Harry F. Foster, who before
her marriage was Miss Mary L. Cos
den, native Smyrnian, died at her
residence, 6130 Chestnut street, in
Philadelphia, Saturday evening after
lingering illness. The sad intelli-
gence of her death was received with
sorrow by her friends in this town and
vicinity. She was a sister of Mrs.
George M. Stevenson. Mrs Foster
was the daughter of the late John and
Mary (Millaway) Cosden of this town
and was born, raised and spent her
girlhood days in Smyrna. She mar
ried Harry S. Foster of Philadelphia
who survives her with two children,
Mrs. Burt West and Raymond Foster
both of Philadelphia. The funeral will
take place at her late residence in
Philadelphia at o'clock this after
noon.
William p. Taylor, Jr., Dies of "Flu."
William P. Taylor, Jr., son of Rev.
William P. Taylor, of Wilmington
Conference and uncle of Herman G.
Taylor, of Dover, died at Ellington
Field, Houston Texas, after short
illness. He was a graduate of Mil
ford High School, Dickinson College
and took a course at Cornell. He was
about to receive a commission as
Second Lieutenant at Houston when
taken ill. His body was brought to
the home of his father in Salisbury,
Nd, and interment will take place
at Chesapeake city, Md.
Mrs. Anna Archer White, Dead.
Mrs Anna B. White, aged 35, wife
of Talbert White, of Clayton, and
daughter of the late B. B. Archer, died
in CIavton Sunday. of influenza. Be