Smyrna times., 1918-05-08
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
John c. Garner. Old Grand Army Vet
eran and Carpenter Passes Away
Other Deaths of the Week


known grand army man and carpenter.
died at his residence on Frazier street
at IL o'clock last night after ling
ering illness of liver and stomach
trouble. Up to his recent illness he
was well preserved and uf vigorous
health for one of his years, He was
born IN England and came to this
country when a mere lad six wears
old. He learned the trade of carmen
tering. During the Civil War he es-
poused the cause of the Union and en-
listed in the 69th Pennsylvania Repi-
ment Infantry Volunteers and fought
at Gettysburg and all the important
battles, coming thru without a scratch
After the war he moved to Delaware
where he has resided ever since He
was one of the organizers and charter
members of General w. S. Hancock
Post, No. %, G. A. R., of this town
was its commanding officer and has
been Department Commander of Del
aware. His death leaves onlv six
members of the Smyrna Post, two of
whom live at distance. He was
member of the Presbyterian Church.
Besides his widow he is survived bv
six children as follows: Mrs. Sarah
Silver, Ashland, N. j.; Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Wood, Townsend; Miss Sidney
Garner, Philadelphia; Jospeh Garner.
near Townsend; John H. Garner.
Warwick, Md, and William C. Gar
ner, of Smyrna. Funeral services
will take place Friday afternoon at 2
p. m, in charge of Rev. ]. M. L.
Eckard and intnrment will be at Odd
Fellows cemetery.
Death of Mrs. Jonathan A. Brown
Mrs. Annie E. Brown, aged II.
widow of the late Jonathan A. Brown.
a we'll known carpenter of Smvrna.
died yesterday morning at her late
home, 1922 E. Montgomery avenue.
Philadelphia. She was daughter of
the late William w. and Ann (Bailev)
Nelson and was born near Smvrna
November %, 1841. In 1865 she
married Jonathan A. Brown who died
is years ago. Some years ago she
moved to Philadelphia where she has
been making her home ever since.
She is survived by four children {:
William F. Brown and Misses Nellie
and Emily Brown of Philadelphia, and
Herbert Brown of Pittsburg Pa.
She is also survived by a sister,
MIS-. James. T. TrIsx of this town.
Funeral services will take place at
her later residence in Philadelphia to-
morrow, Thursday, evening, and her
remains will be brought to Smyrna
on the noon train Friday and inferred
in the family lot in Glenwood GENE.
terry.
Mrs. Mary Rebecca Boyer Parker Dead
Mrs. Mary Rebecca Boyer, wife of
William A. Parker, of Bryn Mawr.
Pa, and sister of Mrs. Henry Curry
of this town, died at her residence in
Bryn Mawr yesterday morning after
a lingering illness. Mrs. Parker
formerly resided in Smyrna and is
known tn a number of our citizens
who will be sorry to learn of her
untimely death She is survived,
besides her husband, by three daugh-
fors. Mra VH;ll;or, Wo4,ov, oo1 M
A. X. ClaVpoole, of Atlantic City, N.
j., and Mrs. Robert W. Curry of Bryn
Mawr. Mrs. Parker is also survived
by two sisters: Mrs. Henry Curry
who makes her home with her daugh-
ter Mrs. William G. Roe of Smyrna,
and Mrs. Emma B. Kemp of Wiscon-
sin Funeral services will take place
at Bryn Mawr en- Wednesday and her
remains will be brought to Smyrna
Thursday on the noon train. Inter
ment will be in Glenwood cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Gamble Dies in Wilmington
Mrs. Sarah Gamble, aged &c. wife
of John Gamble formerly of Blackis-
toms Cross Roads. died at Whining
ton Monday after lingering illness.
Deceased was we'll known in Kenton
Hundred. Funeral services will be
held this Wednesday afternoon from
the Undertaking Psrlors of W. A..
FAIRIES and Son at two O'Clock and in
terment will be in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Death of Little Miss Lillian Reese
Lillian Reese, aged 13. daughter
of Thomas A. Reese, of New Castle,
was buried last Friday at St. Georges
cemetery. She was a niece of Mrs.
W. D. Deakyne and a granddaughter
of the late David Reese.
Bishop Hamilton Dies at Pittsburg
Bishop Franklin Hamilton, So years
old. resident bishop of the Pittsburg
district of the Methodist Episcopal