Smyrna times., 1921-10-19
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Margaret Hill Jefferson, Wife of
Charles H. jefferson, of ChestertOwn
Md, Died Suddenly Sunday Night


Nd, Died Suddenly Sunday Night
Mrs. Margaret Hill Jefferson, aged
68 years, native of Smyrna and wife
of Charles H. Jefferson, prominent
retired citizen of Chestertown, Nd,
died suddenly Sunday evening at ten
o'clock following a stroke of apo
plexy. She had been in poor health
for some months but her condition was
not regarded so serious as to occasion
any immediate alarm. She was strick-
en- Sunday morning and sank rapidly,
the end coming at ten o'clock. The
sad intelligence was a shock to her
Smyrna relatives and friends for two
days before she was in Smyrna visit
ing her sisters and was in happy spir-
its. Mrs. Jefferson was daughter of
the late Henry F. and Sarah Eliza
beth (Robertsl Hill and was born,
raised and spent her early life in and
about Smyrna. Some forty-fiev or more
years ago she was married to Mr..
Charles H. Jefferson, then a farmer of
the Smyrna-Leipsic vicinity. They
resided here until about twenty-five
years ago when they moved to near
ChestertOwn, Md, where they have Te-
sided ever since. Some few years ago
Mr.. Jefferson retired from active
farming and built a fine home in
Chestertown where they have resided
ever since. Mrs. Jefferson was wo-
man of estimable qualities devoted to
her church and to her home and lived
an exemplary and useful life. She is
survived by five children as follows.
Mrs. Elizabeth Baxter, who lived at
home; Harry F. Jefferson, a merchant
of Chestertown, Md, C. Norman JEFF
/ fersOn, merchant of Easton, Md;
Mrs Charles Boggs, of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma, and Mrs. Fred Sylvester,
of Hillsboro, Md. She is also survived
| by five sisters: Misses Hettie and
Susie Hill and Mrs. A. L. Hudson, Jr.,
of Smyrna; Mrs. Eta Spear, of Balti-
more, Md; Mrs. w. F. Green, of Cen
treville, Md, and one brother, Harry
C. Hill, of Philadelphia. Funeral SER
vices took place yesterday, Tuesday
afternoon, at two o'clock; interment at
Chestertown, Md.
Nate Cooper, of Near KentOn, Dead
Ignatius S. Cooper, aged 43, we'll
known farmer near Kenton, died sud
denly Monday morning in his automo-
bile while returning from Dover. He
and his wife had been there on busi-
ness. His wife took the wheel and
drove home and when she arrived and
attempted to wake her husband, who
had been in a stupor, she found him
limp and lifeless. Dr. Smith, of Ken
ton, was summoned and pronounced
him dead. Young Cooper was a son
of the late DR.. VIM. H. and Eleanor
(Wilds) Cooper and had been spend
ing his life at farming. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, who was Miss Martha
Darrah, daughter of the late Robert
Darrah, near Clayton, and four small
children: Margaret Cooper, Martha
Cooper, Flo Cooper and Roland Coop
er. He is also survived by one broth
er, William H. Cooper, ESQ.,, a Will
mington lawyer and one sister, Mrs
/ Elizabeth Cooper Hughes, of Kenton
Funeral services to take place to-mOr-
; row, Thursday afternoon at two O'Clock
} and interment will be at Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna.
Frank P. Price Dies at ElktOn, Md
Frank P. Price, 67 years old, one oi
the most prominent residents of Elk
ton, Md, died Monday afternoon il
st. Agnes Hospital, Baltimore. Fol
more than 80 years he was in busines:
at EIkton and was president of the
Elkton Banking and Trust Company
He was a pillar of the Methodist Epis
copal Church and superintendent o,
Sunday school. Mr.. Price is survived
by wife and two daughters. Mr.
Price was a cousin of John P. Hyatt
of Wilmington and a nephew of Mrs
Hyatt and Charles E. Price of Soutl
: street, Smyrna.
. Mrs. Annie Truax Dies in Wilmington
Mrs. Anna Truax, well-known il
O Smyrna, widow of Robert Lewes Tru
e AK, of this town, who passed ava.
g many years ago died Monday at he
n home, 1400 West Seventh street, Viii
! mington, in her sixty-frst year. Sh
a was born at Middletown on July
It 1860, living there until 1905, when sh
S moved to Wilmington. She is surviv
s ed by two daughters Misses Catherin
t. and Mary Truax. Funeral will b
/ held from her late home at 1.30 o'clocl
/ Thursday afternoon. Interment vii
r be made in Forrest Cemetery, Middle
n town.