Smyrna times., 1919-04-16
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
Miss LaVinia Turner Daughter of En-
och Turner and Long a Trusted Clerk
OF W. o. HOffecker, Passes Away.

" AiOA Ae'Vll0I OH TdZlef street at $50
Sunday evening after a lingering i'll
ness. She had been in impaired
health for year or more and though
her disease was incurable, she under
went an operation in a Philadelphia
hospital on two occasions and made
a heroic battle for life. For several
months, however, she had been con-
fined to her home where day by day
she grew weaker until she"fell to
Sleep" Deceased was born, raised
and spent her whole life in Smyrna.
Upon completing her education and
graduating from the Smyrna Public
Schools, she took a business course
and later entered the insurance office
of Walter o. Hoffecker and The John
H. Hoffecker Canning Company where
she became and efficient typist, steno-
grapher and clerk. She was particu-
larly useful at the insurance end of
the work and for years was Mr.. Hof-
fecker's trusted clerk in keeping trace
of records and policies Conscientious
in the discharge of her duties, kind
hearted and cheerful, she made many
friends both in her business relations
and among the circle in which she
moved, all of whom regret her un-
timely death. Besides her father she
is survived by three brothers: Ben
jamin, Enoch and Charles, all of Phil
adelphia. Funeral services took
place from her late residence on Fra
zier street, at 200 o'clock this WED
nesday) afternoon adm interment was
in family lot in st. Peters Gene
terry, the Rev. R. P. Nichols her
pastor, of Asbury M. E. Church
officiating
Mrs. Albert Chandler Loses Her Sister
Mrs. Eleanor Walls of Trayor, Pa,
formerly of Crumpton, Md, who will
be remembered as a frequent visitor
to Smyrna Circuit Parsonage,when the
late Rev. Albert Chandler was pastor,
died Wednesday, April End and was
buried at Crumpton, Nd, April 9Th.
She was a sister of Mrs. Albert Chand-
Ter, of this town. She was married
twice. Her first husband was ]. Reese
Woodall builder and contractor. OF
this union three children survive: J.
Reese Woodall, Jr., of near Chester
Pa: William Goodwin Woodall of Lin
wood Heights and Mrs. J. D. Moore
formerly Miss Elsie Woodall teacher
of Severson's School, now residing at
Wayne, Pa. Her second husband who
survives is Joshua Walls of Traynor
Pa. :also one son Clifford Walls Of the
same place. Mrs. Walls was woman
of much culture and refinement,
lover of music and a cOntraltO singer
of much local repute. She early join
ed Church and was a devOut Metho
dist all her life. A large number at
tended her funeral which was IL
charge of Rev. Mr.. Ewing and Rev
Mr.. Turner of Philadelphia Confer
ence. A profusion of flowers covere'
her casket.
. Mrs. Fannie Thawley-Kelley Dead.
Mrs. Fannie Kelley mother OF Mrs
John C. Still, Mrs. Thomas Rheim
and Albert Thawley of this town an
CLAYTON, died suddenly at Laurel, Md
on Thursday last of acute indiges
ton. Deceased was formerly OF thu
: vicinity. She was married three time
Her first husband was William Lurt
of Chestertown, Md; her second hu'
= hand was Alexander Thawley
Church Hill, Md, and her third hu'
hand. who survives is Howard Kelle
S of Laurel. Md. Nine children SUI
vive her as follows: William Lurty
Iron Hill, Md; Mrs. John c. Still, MI
. Thomas Rheims, Mrs. Maud SparE
and Albert Thawley of Smyrna an
% Clavton; Mrs. Hope Copper OF SUI
p lersville, Md; Mrs. William Palm'
L. tory of Ingleside, Md; George IhaN
" lev of Mt. Pleasant; and Finley ThaN
70 lev of Chestertown, Md. Funeral al
IN interment took place Sunday afte
10 noon at Laurel, Md.
m Mrs Thirza ShalIcrOss, MiddletOwn
d. Mrs. Thirza Woodward Shallcro'
I'll daughter of the late William " al
e: Anne Shallcross, of Kent Count
ID MARYLAND, died very suddenly on Tue
tn day morning last at the residence
e W,P. Biggs, on Cass Street, Mlddl
N, town. Mrs. Shallcross was the WI
el ow of the late Jacob Shallcross' W
y died some years since, and was a Ia
ls' nossessed of nature of rare swe'
ee ness and nobility. Funeral servlC
ls' we're held at the residence Oh y
er Harry Griffith, near Sassafras' M
M at one o'clock Thursday afternoon;
m, torment at Still Pond cemetery.