Smyrna times., 1921-10-26
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
James d. Wilds, Aged IS, Well-KnOwn
Retired Railroad Man Passed Away
Friday After Lingering Illness

retired railroad man, died early Fri
day morning after a lingering illness
of general debility. Recently he left
his home on Mt. Vernon street and
went out with his daughter, Mrs. w.
G. Anthony, at "Bannister Hall Farm"
He was made as comfortable as possi-
BILE and received every attention, but
his strength failed him and he passed
away quietly, even before many
thought the end was so near. Mr..
Wilds was son of the late Nathaniel |
D. and Elizabeth (Hoffecker) Wilds |
and was born, raised and spent his !
whole life in this vicinity. He left the /
farm when a boy and went into the
railroad Office at Clayton, learning
telegraphy and working his way UP in |
the service of the company until he be-
came one of the chief accountants in
the freight claims department in
Broad Street Station. He was retired
on the age limit eight years ago. Mr..
Wilds married in 1876, Miss Elizabeth
Cloak daughter of the late Ebenezer
Cloak Of this town. She died Febru-
ary u, 1918. He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. w. G. Anthony and
two sisters Mrs. Kate Z. Smithers and
Miss Emma Wilds-all of Smyrna. Mr.
/ Wilds was a man of affable nature, al
ways a good sport, and made many
friends both here and in railroad cir
cles. Funeral took place from the
residence of.his daughter Monday af-
ternoon in charge of Rev. Thomas
Getz Hill, rector of st. Peters Church,
assisted by Rev. Ransom P. Nichols,
pastor of Asbury M. E. Church and in
terment was made at St. Peters ceme-
terry.
Albert L. HOffecker Passes Away
Albert T. Hoffecker, aged 80, who
for several years followed farming at
Cheswold, died Sunday morning of
general debility at the residence of his
son, DR.. w. Denney Hoffecker at New
Canaan, Connecticut. Mr.. Hoffeckcr
was the youngest and last surviving
member of the family of seven chill
dren of the late Joseph and Sabra
(Denney) Hoffecker. He was broth
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itor and founder of the Smyrna Times.
In early life he was associated with
his brothers in the woOlen manufactur-
ing business at Milford and when che
plant burned down he took and ran the
, mill and farm at Hoffecker's millpond
on the State road near Cheswold
Some years later he bought farm at
/ the western end of Cheswold which he
conducted until he moved to make his
home with his son in Connecticut. He
never lost interest in Delaware anC
: kept up with it to the last. A man o1
= sterling integrity, deep piety, great
. lover of nature, and a close reader, hC
!, made friends wherever he lived anC
:. kept abreast of the current events o.
:, the day. He was a member of th'
Methodist Episcopal Church and ;
prominent church worker when h
Z lived at Cheswold. When both of hi
sons were mere lads he had the mis-
, fortune to lose his wife, who was for
+ merly Miss Mary Smith, of Cheswold
He raised his boys with singular de
votion and care and saw them eacl
:, grow to manhood successful and use
I full men. His sons are DR.. w. Denne
; Hoffecker, prominent practitioner o
New Canoon, Connecticut, and Nor
man S. Hoffecker, jeweler with Mil
G lard F. Davis, Wilmington, residing a
Clayton. The remains of Mr.. A.
Hoffecker were brought to the HON
of his son at Clayton last evening an
> to old Bethel M. E. Church, near Ches
- void to-day where after short srevice
,f at one o'clock this afternoon his re
= mains were laid to rest besides thos
\ of his wife in old Bethel Cemetery.
/, Theodore CarrOw Formerly of Smyrn
~ Theodore Carrow, aged 70, for man
:, years a prominent farmer about Smyl
- ma, died at his home in st. Georges q
oI Wednesday last after a lingering il
- ness. The sad intelligent of h
~ death was received with sorrow by h
- old friends of this vicinity. He VIZ
&c a progressive farmer and good cit
is zen. Some years ago he gave up h
- farm near st. Georges and moved
~ that town. He is survived by his vii
~ ow and seven children as follows: Wi
&c lard Carrow, of New York; Fletch
IF Carrow, Philadelphia; Frank Caro-
bo st. Georges; Harry Carrow, of Cal
ho fornia; Mrs. Lawrence Clark, Philade
II phia; Mrs. William Phillips of Ea
n ton, Md; and Miss Mary Carrow,
Wilmington. Funeral took place
Sunday and his remains were broup
nd to Glenwood Cemetery, Smyrna, f
,so interment.
at Cove S. Wilson Former Dover BO
Use Cove S. Wilson, Of Washington,
of c., formerly Of Dover, died Saturds
rec He was a son of the late Andrew
W. Wilson of Kent county and is surviv
CHI by his wife and one son. His w
Wis was formerly Miss Jennie Fountain
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