Smyrna times., 1919-01-01
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. BOyce, Wife of Resident 1,5
non w. H. BOyce, of Dover, Dies
at GeOrgetOwn-Other Deatbs

one went to Georgetown three 49,
ago from her home in Dover - -. "ocNS
Ireatment at the hands of Dr. Po,,' {
49, W. [aynter, and took quarters a.
'lie BRICK Hotel, where death 80, az
pace pace; From the first it was forUd Od
'nat her case was hopless one , anI
she gradually became woaIom an anu
Poyce' before her marriage, was Miss
-iiina 4. Valiant, daughter of co.
IAN William H. Valiant of Rol1oI''lo
talbot county, Nd, where obo 80 Ue'
"er young girlhood days. Mrs Rove
"l'er her marriage, spent most Of h.,
IlIe at Georgetown. Her brshaNI
was Vhen member of the Susse~
county bar. After his appointment
10 the bench he served one torn, ~
associate judge for Sussex count
"hen ne was reappointed he was
transferred to Dover, where he has
since been resident iudge of -
county In addition to her husband
she is survived by one son, Lieutenan+
). l. Boyce, U. S. ~, who arrived
nome several days ago with the viz
tory fleet. Mrs. Boyce had been active
IN the Episcopal Church for man,,
years and for years was a member Of
81 Paul's P. E. Church at GEORGE
town. She was a most lovable woman
and had an unusually large circle of
trends. When Judge Boyce was re-
appointed to the bench by Governor
Pennewill about ten years ago. he was
made Resident Judge of Kent County
and they moved to Dover. The
funeral of Mrs. Boyce was held in St
PauPs Church, Georgetown, at 1890
O'clock yesterday, Tuesday. Inter-
ment was made at Laurel.
Charles W. Clark, Formerly of Kenton
Kenton, Jan. 1.-Mr. Charles w
Clark, aged sc years, passed away
early Monday morning, at the home of
his son, James B. Clark. Easton. Md
Mr.. Clark had been in failing health
for sometime, due to old age and gen
eral debility. He was born in Duck
Greek Hundred, but had spent SO
years of his life in Kenton and vici-
nifty. In early life he married Miss
Mary KentOn, who passed awav in
August 1917. Since the death of his
wife he had made his home with his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Attix. In Nov
ember he went to visit his sons at
Easton. He is survivid by eight child
ren-Mr. Charles w. Clark Jr., and
William B. Clark, of Brooklyn, N. Y;
Nehemiah E. Clark and James B.
Clark, of Easton, Nd, Mrs. w. S.
CantweD, Cheswold; Mrs L B. Scotten,
Hartly; Mrs. L. D. Clark, Philadel-
phia, Pa, and Mrs. Frank Attix, of
KentOn. Funeral services will be
held at FAIRIES Undertaking Parlors,
at one o'clock this afternoon. with
interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Smyrna.
Mrs. Mary E. MOffett Dies at Leipsic.
Mrs. Mary E. Moffett, aged 73, wife
of Garrett S. Moffett, a well-known
farmer, died at Leipsic, on Monday,
December %, and was buried at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, on Fri
day, 9th. Deceased was one of the
good, estimable women of the Leipsic
vicinity, and raised a family of nine
children, all boys, who grew to man
hood. T. R.Moffett, residing on the
HAZEL farm, near Clayton, is one of
her sons. The surviving sons are:
Samuel Moffett, Leipsic; Benjamin F.
Baltimore, Md; Thomas R., near
Smyrna; Villa ms, Brenford; John
P, East Vassaloboro, Maine; Charles
S, near Buffalo, N. Y; Martin E.,
Glenolden, Pa; James c., Camden, N.
j.; Nathaniel W., Wilmington, Del.
Frank II. Shakespeare Loses Father.
Benjamin F. Shakespeare, father of
Frank H. Shakespeare, died suddenly
Saturday at his home, POI Central
Ave-, East Orange, N. J. For more
than twenty years he was connected
with the Pennsylvania and Delaware
Oil Company. He was in his seventy
first year. Hearth disease caused his
death. Mr.. Shakespeare was born in
New Castle county, son of the late
William Mcintyre Shakespeare, OF
Dover. He married Miss Emma Hev-
erin, of Dover, forty-eight years ago.
In addition to his widow, he leaves
five children, Miss Katherine Shakes
peare, Franklin H. Shakespeare, Ma
jor William M. Shakespeare, Mrs. ii.
E. Andrews and Mrs. F. c. Decker.
Death of Little Miss Catherine Carey