Smyrna times., 1918-07-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron T. Reynolds Lose
Their Five-Year-Old Son Kenneth
From Lock-jew-Other Deaths

sic, came to a sad and untimely death
Saturday afternoon from tetanus or
lock- jaw. The little fellow about
two weeks previous stepped upon some
glass and cut his foot, the wOun1
healed readily and nothing more was
thought of it until Friday when he
was taken ill. His father hastened
for medical aid and even drove miles
to get some serum but TO no avail
The little fellow died with great suf-
fering Saturday afternoon. Funeral
services were held at one 'clock this
"wednesday afternoon at the home |
of his parents near Leipsic and in |
terment was made in the family plot |
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
John P, HinsleY of Dover, Dead
John P HinsIey, within about a
month of being Sc years old, died at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Will
liam P. Forkum, wife of Town Coun-
Gilman w. 2. Forkum, on North
Governors avenue, Dover, He is
survived by two daughters. Funeral
services were held at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. FOrkum, on Sunday
afternoon at 2 O'Clock, followed by
interment at Lakeside cemetery. Mr..
Hinsley was born at ChaPeltown and
came to Dover about so years age.
He was a member of Central Lodge,
No. 10, knights of Pythias, of Dover,
which order attended the funeral in
body He was also & member of
Torbert Post.
Miss SalIie Stephenson of Wilmington
MISS Sallie Stephenson, of No. GOT
Van5ever avenue. Wilmington, form
erly Of this vicinity, Was buried Sat
urday from the home Of relatives near
Smyrna. Twenty-seVen years ago
Miss Stephenson went to Wilmington
to make her home For the last three
or four years, she has been failing in
health and the last Week before her
death, she was so i'll that her sister,
Mrs Bogey, of Washington, ID. c.,
YVES called. Miss Stephenson was in
her 8Oth year. She was daughter
Of the late Jonathan Stephenson of
near Smyrna. She is survived by
several brothers and sisters. Enter
ment being at <slenwood Cemetery
Smyrna.
Mrs. John L. Shcrtall Clayton, Dead
E Mrs. Mary A Shortau, aged "a,
= wife Of John l. Shortall, died Thurs
e dav at her home in Clayton after g
D lingering illness. Deceased was one
) Of those good women whose life was
e given to her home. She was devctef
s mother and good wife and esteemed
i by the community. Besides her hus
J. band, two sons: JChn l.. Shortall, Jr.
!, of Clayton, and Thomas F. Shortel
% of Wilmington, survive. Funera
services were held Monday at ST
- Joseph's Chapel in charge of Rev
Father O'Connell and interment wa
in Holy Cross Cemetery, Dover.
# Mrs. Ida A. Virden Dies at Myonnin
it Mrs Ida A. Barcus VirdeR, wifi
t. Of William Virden and daughter G
m the late Charles S. Bsrcus and hi
~ wife, Abby Ceaver Bsrcus, of Wyon
ee ing, died at her home in that tow
az on Tuesday and was buried in Cd
re Fellows cemetery Saturday. Sh
tn was 33 years old. Mrs. Virden d.
IS, veIoped tuberculosis about nine veal
ut ago while employed as a stenOgraph'
of by Bailey, Banks and Bid6le, Phiis
IL delphia, and made great effort
as regain health, but without success
Id Mrs. Virden had many friends, all (
on whom mourn her loss. Her husbaLt
on who is employed as Iighthou
lr- keeper, was on a ten Gays vacatiC
he at his home at the time of his wife
death.
ell Mrs. Harry Warner, Thoroughfare Net
IN Mrs. Martha Warner, aged sc. wi
ne of Harry Warner, of Thoroughfa
at Neck, died Friday after q lingeril
en- illness. She was a daughter of Wi
"a liam and Mary (MOOre) johnson of Il
The GOffith farm near Clayton, at who
IL, home she was visiting when she W
the taken i'll and died. Funeral servic
1as were held from the home of her pa
m ents near Clayton yesterday, Tuesd
iv- afternoon at one o'clock p. m. and
hat terment was made in Odd Fellow
uld Cemetery, Rev. Milton McCan
W. officiating.
mp Mr.. and Mrs. n. G. .Coverdale Lose s
and
,iaf Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Coverdale,
of Clayton, have the sympathy of tn
nIv friends in the loss by death of tn
csc infant son, Clarence B. COverds
ave who died July 10. aged 8 months q
n