Smyrna times., 1919-04-23
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK.
J. Edward LattOmus, Well known
Clayton Citizen Comes to End By His
Own Hand-F. F. Mattiford. Dead.

.. EDWARD LattOmus, Well known
Clayton Citizen Comes to End Bv His
Own Hand-F. F. Mattiford. Dead.
Joseph Edward Lattomus. aged As.
a well known citizen of Clayton, who
had become respondent because of i'll
health, took his own life earlv Sun
day morning by cutting his throat
with a razor. He committed the art
unbeknown to his family sometime in
the early morning and was found in
bed by his family. He was hastened
to the Delaware Hospital where he
dled at two o'clock Monday morning.
The announcement of his untimeIv
death was shock to Clayton, where
ne had resided for a number of years.
and was esteemed by his friends.
lie was a son of the late Alexander
Lattomus, well-known farmer of the
Clayton-Smyrna vicinity, and had
spent the greater part of his life in
farming and mercantile persuits. He
is survived by his wife who was a
Miss BrocksOn and two sons: Harris
Lattomus of Slaughter's Meat Market
and Clarence Lattomus of the firm of
Lattomus and Lurty, plumbers. He
is also survived by one brother James
w. LattOmus, Esq, an attorney of
Wilmington and one sister, Mrs. We'll
don near Townsend. His funeral.
which will be private, will take place
tomorrow Thursday from his late res
idence in Clayton and interment will
be at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
James R. Crouch, MiddletOwn, Dead.
James r. Crouch, one of Middle
towns oldest residents, died at his
home on Crawford street, Saturday
night, April II after an illness of
five weeks. Mr.. Crouch was 78 years
of age. He came to Middletown
twenty years ago from Bohemia
Manor, where he was born and raised.
He was a member of the M. E.
Church. He was a staunch Demo-
crat, having voted the Republican
ticket just Once-when his son-in-law,
j. Z. Grassland was on the ticket last
fall for sheriff. Mr.. Crouch leaves a
widow and five children, Mrs. Harry
Grebe, of Philadelphia; Mrs. Daniel
Bacon and Mrs. Harry Spicer, of Will
mington; Mrs. Joshua z. Grassland, of
Middletown; and Colonel Crouch, of
Caney's Point The funeral was held
Tuesday morning of last week, from
his late residence, with interment at
Bethel, Nd, cemetery.
Frank MattifOrd, Formerly of Smyrna
Frank F. Mattiford, Al, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles H. Mattiford of this
town died Thursday morning, April
II, at st. Joseph Hospital in Philadel-
phia of pneumonia. He had been i'll
ten days. Deceased was employed in
the Ship Building Plant at Hog Is
land as an engineer an it was while
testing out a boat he contracted the
cold, which developed into pneumonia,
and his untimely death. He is sur
vived by his wife, who before her
marriage was Miss Clara R. Trout of
Philadelphia. They made their home
at 2511 South 9th street. Besides his
wife he is survived by his parents, a
brother, Walter H. Mattiford, and
two sisters: Mrs. Walter Lord, Ches-
ter and Mrs. Fred Denney, Smyrna.
Henry d. Crockett, MiddIetOwn, Dead
Henry D. Crockett, son of the late
Alfred P. Crockett, and Mrs. Crockett,
of Warwick, Md, died at Union Hos
pital, Elkton, Md, on Thursday morn
ing, April II, after an illness of some
weeks, aged about So years. The fun
eral was held Saturday morning at
1870 o'clock from the home OF the
undertaken, w. ]. Wilson, with inter-
ment at Forest Cemetery, MiddletOwn.