Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-20
OBITUARY.
John Vauahn Reynolds.

John V. Reynolds passed from life Thursday morning at his .ncme, No. F Ann street, having been twelve years an invalid. at the age of 7S years.
 He was born at North Kingston, R. l.. in 1S40. the son of Henry and Ruth Sweet Reynolds. and in boyhool with his parents became a resident of cor chester where he received a common school education.
 In his youth MT. Reynolds was em- ployed in a g1ist and sawnill, and la ter in Standish's sash and blind shop, Colchester.
 He married Miss Hattie Stewart of Colchester, who will be remembered as an active member of the Central Meth odist church to the time of her death in September. 1891.
 Mir. Reynolds came to Norwich as a clerk for Ford & Gardner, provision l dealers, over. half a century ago, and at the death of MT. Ford became a partner of Mir. Gardner, with whom he carried on the business for several years, finally purchasing MT Gard ner's interest and carrying on the business for himself, having been in the same store, No: Market street, i for 45 yearss when he sold cut. In 1897 he was married to Mrs. 1 Harriet Strong Reynolds of Colches- 1 ter, and she and her daughter. Martha E. Reynolds survive him. He was the last survivor of family of eight children.
 Mir. Reynolds was a member of Un- cas Lodge, No. Il, I. o. o. F., of this city.
 He kept patient and cheerful 1 through all the years of his invalid
 ism, and was up and dressed till with in few days of his death. He was so habituated to industry that he
 worked for the very love Of it, and his garden now bespeaks his labor anG diligent care.
 He was a loving and fndulgent husband and parent, and a 10e pel cent. American in these days of tria and stress.
 He was a Methodist. but was an at
 tendant as long as he was able to at tend, at the Second Congregations
 church. of which Mrs. Reynolds was a member.
 MT Reynolds was widely known ir
 Norwich and will be remembered hl
 all for his sterling honesty and hearty
 good cheer.
 l Frederick B. Tooker.
 The death of Frederick B. Tookel | of Uncasville occurred Thursday il Norwich following an illness of jus
 one week with the Spanish influenza On Sept. F MT. Tooker registered il the selective draft and then went t his home where he was taken sick, tn Edisease turning into pneumonia. He was born in Uncasville on Oct ;. 1889. the son of William B. ar, Mary J. Tooker He has always live l in Uncasville and for the past : years has been a rural mail carriel
 He was a member of Thames Lodge
 l. O.. o. F.. the Loyal Order of Moose
 the Musicians. union and Tubbs , band He leaves his wife and tw
 children, Alice and Robert and , brother M. E. ToolSer of Montville, Henry A. Smith. ' Following an illness of only fou
 days with influenza Henry A. Smitf
 the 17 year old son of MT. and Mir! , Frank Smith of 30 Ward street, die : at the home of his parents on Wednes | | day. He was a graduate of the M P Pleasant street school and had at l tended the Norwich Free Academ t for one year where he was very pop g lIIar with his classmates. He attende = the Trinity Methodist church and wa
 a member of Troop 6, Boy Scouts ( : America. He leaves besides his : parents, his grandparents, Mir. an D Mrs Frank Smith and his matern; = grandmother Mrs. Emma Mile : There is also an uncle Private Ed
 mund Smith of Camp Devens, an aun
 Mrs. Henrietta Johnson and two cous
 ins, Ebert and Fenuel Johnson, all ( 5 this city.
 The young man was of a quiet. loN |, ing disposition and favorite with a IA who knew him. His family have tf k sympathy of a large number of frienC -- in their sudden berea avement.