Smyrna times., 1919-01-08
DEATH RECORD OF THE wEFr
Iohn 1. Porter, Former Smvrna po,.
Dles at Scranton, Pa, After a Sue
cessful Life-Other Deatbs


OIeu at Scranton, Pa, on SUNDAY
morning after lingering illness Tho
SAD intelligence was received bv bis
ola trends, in Smyrna with mucb 10
gret. While it was known he was n
railing health, his death neve,+bolos.
was shock. Mr.. Porter was con
OF the late Abel J. and Sarah Van
Felt) Porter and was born on a farm
near smyrna. His only SURVIVING sic
Ter Mrs. Mary Porter Price lives in
smyrna with her daughter Mrs. Tbor-
as wilson. When a young manMr Por-
Ter left Smyrna for New York bu+
later took up the commission business
IN scranton, Pa. Success attended bie
efforts and he not only built up a bio
business but found time to devote 70
other public and private enterprisos
lie amassed a fortune and became .
millionaire. He was bank president
and a director of several institutions
some years ago he relinquished his
commission business to his sons which
Is run in the name of J. r. Po,tor E.
sons. Mr.. Porter travelled some bjt
was fond of his home and the good
things of life. He owned a mapnif-
lcent estate at Scranton. He is sur-
VlVed by his wife who was Miss Har-
net Schlager, of Scranton and five
children as follows: Mrs. Ralph Sui
hvan, Miss Eleanor Porter and Mes
sers. Russell and Kenneth Porter all
OF Scranton, Pa. He was buried at
Scranton yesterday.
Rev. Ralph T. Coursey Passes AWAY
The Rev. Ralph T. Coursev. aged
about 90 years, for 80 years engaged
IN pastoral work for the Methodist
Episcopal Church, on the Delmarvia
Peninsula, died at Wyoming, Sunday
afternoon of uremic poisoning. He
leaves a wife and one son. The body
was sent to the home of his brother.
Robert COursey, at Centreville. Md.
at which place the funeral will be held
on Tuesday afternoon. Interment will
be on Wednesday at noon in the Cen
treville cemetery. Ralph T. Coursey
was born in Centreville, Nd, August
q, 1862, the son of the late Joseph V.
and Henrietta Coursey. He was ad-
mltted to the Wilmington NJ. f. Con-
ference in 1887, his first charge being
at HurlOck, Nd. Other charges in
turn were at Cannon, Harrington.
Snow Hill; Harrison Street Church. .
Wilmington, 1897-1899; Newport, East
Ohio Conference, FairmOunt, Milton. /.
Cambridge; Brandywine Church, Viii /
1912-13; Hillsboro, for a
time a conference evangelist. and in
1917 went to Wyoming, where he died. |
Death of Mrs. George Yates FAIRIES.
Mrs. George Yates FAIRIES, aged "a
wife of VIM. r. FAIRIES, of this town,
died yesterday after a short illness of .
the "Flu." Her untimely death has
much sorrow among her
family and friends. She was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Yates
of this town and was highly esteemed
for her good womanly qualities. She
and Mr.. FAIRIES had only been married
a few years and they were about
TO move on the "Driggs Farm" owned
by Ralph f. Stats which Mr.. FAIRIES
S to till. Besides her husband she is
by one daughter, Ruth, 16
months old. Funeral will take place
Friday, interment at Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
William A. Scott Dies Near Kenton.
KentOn, Jan. 7.-Mr. William A.
Scott, aged 62 years, died at his home
near Seven Hickones on Monday
morning. Mr.. Scott had been a suf-
'erer of Bright's Disease for several
ears. He was son of the late Ma
haniel and Swepita Scott and was
'On near Harrington. Most of his
ife was spent around Dinah's Corner.
Besides his widow who was Mrs. Har-
let Hammond, he is also survived by
brother, Hezekial Scott, of Smyrna.
funeral services will be held from
;heswold M. E. Church, on Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock in charge of
rev. G. P. Smith. Interment at
'ethel M. E. Cemetery.
frs. Arnett Dies at Smyrna Landing
Mrs. Mary Anett, aged 76, widow I
f John Arnett died at Smyrna Land /
1g last Thursday and was buried Sat- '
rday, at Odd Fellows Cemetery. She S
; survived by son, Howard Arnett. l
I'D Resident of Downs Chapel Dead. 7