Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-15
OBITUARY
Water 3. cronks

OBITUARY
Waiter 3. Crooks
Walter Benjamin Crooks, a life long
resident OF Norwich, died at his home
at AL Laurel Hill avenue on Sunday
afternoon following a two weeks ILL
ness with typhoid fever. Mr.. Crooks
was a man who was highly esteemed
| by all who knew him and it was with
a feeling of sincere personal loss that
the news of his death was received on
! Sunday.
He was born in this city on Dec.
l 10 1884, the son of Samuel and Marg-
aret Booth Brines Crooks. He receiv-
cd MS education in the schools of Nor
wien and at the Norwich Free Acade-
my, being member of the class of
i 1919. After leaving @Sheol he became
ldentlf1ed with the cotton goods bus
mess being employed in the office of
the .. s. Finishing company, for sew
era! years, was messenger in the SUI
per1or court for a time and later went
with the Aspinook company in Jewett
CITY He was member of all the Ma
sonic bodies in this city, being a 22nd
| degree Mason. He was a member of
CHRIST Episcopal church and since a.
| young boy has sung in the choir For
several years he has been superintend-
ent Of the Sunday school,
In this city on Sept. II, 1912 he
was united in marriage with Miss Sus-
an Spicer, who survives him with two
children, Margaret Anna and Walter
B. Crooks, Jr. Besides his wife and
children he leaves his father, one
brother, Harrison L. Crooks Of this
city, and one sister, Mrs. Arthur P.
| McWilldans, also of Norwich.
Chauncey Clark Cruttenden
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over SO years a resident of this city
and well known at resent Beach for
| past 35 years, died about noon Sunday
| at PSI Main street, the home of his sis
| ter, Mrs. Jane NJ. Williams He had
been seriously sick for two weeks and
had suffered before that with heart
trouble.
/ He was the son of George Crutten-
den and Eliza Ann Strong and was
born in Middle Haddam, Sept 19, 1871.
His eaEly life was spent there and in
Guilford, but he came to Norwich
about fifty years ago and has lived
here since. He followed the trade of
painter, but for the last thirty
years has spent every summer at
Crescent Beach, where he was one
of the old land marks and was known
as Captain Cruttenden.
He was unmarried and besides his
sister with whom he lived is survived
by three half-sisters and half
brother, Miss Kate F. Cruttenden,
Miss Leila Cruttenden, Mrs H. j.
Weldon and John ]. Cruttenden, all
of Crescent Beach.
A. W. Barrows.
The death of AdeIbert w. Barrows
occurred Friday night at his New Lon
don residence, S44 Bank street. as a
result Of heart disease. Although he
had been in poor health for about two
| years his death was unexpected and came
| suddenly.
Mr.. Barrows had been a resident of
| New London for about 80 years. Yring
this time he had been employed as over
| seer at the spinning room room of the
Brainerd & Armstrong Co. mill, where he
| remained for many years. Two years
| ago as result Of iii health, he was
forced to sell out store he had on
Bank street and retire.
He was born II years ago, the son
of Willis William and Selma Place Bar
rows of Mansfield. He made his home
| in that place as a boy and later went
to Willimantie, where he married Miss
Harriott Russ. He was whilk there
also employed in a mill. Coming to New
London with his family he made his
home there ever since. He is survived
; by his wife, two daughters Miss Ethel
Barrows, Mrs George Tiffany and the
following sons: Capt Ernest Russ Bar
rows of Camp Eustis, Va; William F
Barrows, assistant superintendent of the
A. & P. stores in New London and Wal
ter A. Barrows, a student at the Har-
ward Law school. A sister. Miss Della
Barrows of Willinantic also survives
: Mrs. J. MorreIl Currier,
After suffering for some time viii
heart trouble, Annie E. Fellows, wife o.
j. Morrell Currier. died Saturday evening
at 9 o'clock at her home in Chelsea
Mass, where she had lived since hel
marriage in 1897 in Norwich to ]. Nor
rell Currier. who was one of the firm o.
Currier Bros, keeping a mems clothing
store.
She was born in New London 70 year,
ago, the daughter Of Joshua E. and Eu
nice A. Fellows. She is survived by he
husband and by a brother, Street Com
missioner George E. Fellows. of this city
Before her marriage Mrs. Currier wa!
one of the most valued teachers of tn,
Central district, Norwich for the create,
part of the time at the Laurel Hill schoo,
She is affectionatety remembered by he
former pupils and associate teachers
While in Norwich she was active in tn
work, first Of the East Main street Meth
odist church, later, following the merge
/, Of the three churches in Trinity M. E
3 church, and was member of the origina
. cabinet Of the Epworth league of Trinity
0 After locating in Chelsea she becam
7 active in the church and Sunday seheo
! there until falling health compelled he
/ to give uD her varied interests in tina
church and society.
Mr. and Mrs. Currier had a wei
equipped summer cottage at Willimanti
: camp ground, where they were aecus
4 toned to spend the season.
! Mrs. Harry II. Keller.
Anna Stedman, wife of Harry H. Kel
Ter, died at their residence. $50 Senec
avenue. Ridgewood, Brooklyn, N Y, O
( Wednesday, the 10th, inst, after an i'll
n ness of short duration terminating in a
attack of cerebral apoDlexy. Fnners
S services conducted by Rev A. w. CHI
t ford, pastor of the Wirlllam Congrega
e 4 tienal church, were held on Saturday, tn
b 18th, at the residence Of her sister, Mr.,
f Henry E. (Anne Stedman) Card, at Sout
Windhan, Conn, with burial and CON
initial services at the grave in Windha1
cemetery.
Mrs. Keller who was one of the twi
\ daughters of James II. and the late Eliz
: Larkin Stednan, was born in Franklin
: Conn, June II. 1871. III infancy he
n parents removed to Lebanon, where the
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