Smyrna times., 1922-02-08
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Hester FOrkum Start, Wife of
]. Wesley Start Formerly of Smyr-
ma Dies in West Philadelphia

Mrs. Hester Forkum Start, aged 20
wife of j. Wesley Start, of 5457 Pine
street, Philadelphia, formerly of |
Smyrna, died in that city Friday last |
February 3rd, after lingering illness.
She had been in poor health for some |
time and despite everything that could |
be done she passed peacefully away
Her death was received with sorrow
in Smyrna where she resided so many
years and where she was held in high
est esteem by all who knew her. She
was a devoted wife and mother
and aside from her home duties
gave much of her time to church work,
being a communicate of st. Peters
Church of Smyrna until she left in
1904 since which she became actively
interested in St. Georges Church 61st
and Cedar avenue, Philadelphia. Mrs
Start was a daughter of the late Elias
and (Annie B. Evansl Forkum. Af-
ter her fathers death her mother mar
ried Thomas NJ. Hoyle a well-known
Smyrna carpenter. She died in No
ember the year 1911. In her early
life she married ]. Wesley Start
of this vicinity. On February l: 1920
they celebrated in Philadelphia their
Golden Wedding anniversary and had
just passed their Sind anniversary.
Besides Mr.. Start, she is survived by
nine children as follows. William Start
of Boston, Mass; John Start, of Tren-
ton, N. j.; Mrs. May Montgomery,
Mrs. l. N. Stewart, Mrs. Percy Mac
cain, Mrs. G. Davis Brown, Miss Nan
Start and Mr.. Elwood Start, all of
,, Philadelphia. She is also survived
! by three brothers and one sister as
follows: w. E. Forkum and E. w.
Forkum, of Holly Beach, N. j.; Harry
> Hoyle, of Fairlee, Md; and Mrs. ".
George Lees, of Baltimore. Services
were held at her home 5457 Pine
street Monday morning in charge of
Rev. Father Smith, of St. Georges
Church and the remains brought down
to Smyrna on the noon train Monday
( and inferred in the family lot il Ode
{ Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. w. Charles Deakyne of Walker.
. Mrs. Catherine C. Deakyne, aged 70
widow of William Charles Deakyne, ;
II well-known farmer of Thoroughfart
q Neck, died on Thursday last, FebIuar!
u 2, after a lingering illness of genera
e debility. Deceased was a daughter O
a the late Isaac P. and Rachel (How er
l. Walker and spent her whole life on tn
Ia farm opposite Walkers School !.,ousc
lie She endeared herself to many by he
's kindness and her winsome character
ID She is survived by several brother
Al and sisters. Funeral took place Nor
AZ day afternoon with interment in tn
7o burrying ground of Friendship NJ.
o. Church cemetery, the church she love
re and worshipped in during the activ
" years of her life.
- George Hall, SOn-inHaw w. ID. Whit
T. George w. Hall, aged "a, formerl
Re of Little Creek, was killed Saturda
-it morning in a railroad accident /;
nd Trenton, N. j., and was buried yeste
m day at Silver Lake Cemetery, Dove
,st He had been in the railroad servit
in as flagman for several years. He
of survived by his wife, who was Mi
an Ruth A. White, daughter of Wakenls
Ias d. White of this town, and Two chi
he dren, ages 2 years and months. 1
NO spectively. He is also survived by h
To- father, Captain John R. Hall, former
ae. of Little Creek, now of Dover, al
,oI several brothers and sisters.
49,, William Scuse, near CheswOld, De
E. William Scuse, former resident
p. Dover, but for the past two years l
Mr. siding OH a farm near Brenford, di
on Saturday, aged 68 years. Funel
lar will take place at Bethel Church, ne
are Cheswold, Thursday. His death ]
md moves one of the best known farme
raj of the Brenford- Cheswold vicinity.
lay James F. Taylor, Dover Farmer DE
). James F. Taylor, for several We;
al a well-known farmer of st. Jones ne
On died Saturday evening at the home
the his son-in-law, Harry NJ. Case. ne
at Wyoming, aged IA years. The fun
ton al was held this wednesday, aft
reh' noon.
Cy George Knight Dies Near DOvel
dow George Knight, aged go years,
Tho ing on a small farm just west of
ttee yer, died Sunday after lingering
, to ness.
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