Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-06-26
DR.. J. w. CROSSAN
DIED TODAY At HIS
CENTREvlLLE HOME
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lwas also very much interested In the
served for ono year as Grand Master
OF tho Grand Lodge OF Delaware. and
for four years as special representative
to tho Sovereign Grand Lodge: He
was elected to the Grand MaStership
on November II. 1909.
While serving as special represen-
ative OF the Grand Lodge OF Delaware,
DR.. Crossan attended annual conven-
tions OF the Sovereign Grand Lodge
on four occasions. These were In
Atlantic City. y. j.. San Fransico,
Cal. Chattanooga, Tenn. and Louis
Vile. Ky. respectively. He was men,
ber OF the Past Grand Officers As
sociation.
| DR.. Crossan was a member Of Cen
treville Lodge of Odd Fellows. Chris
tine Encampmcnt and Canton Della
ware. He filed all the offices OF the
Centreville Lodge at various times, and
at the time OF his death was a mem
Der OF the board of trustees.
DIR. Crossan was n highly-esteered
member OF tho Deloware State Med
ical Association. Ho had a very large
practice In and about Centreville, and
had a host OF friends throughout the
state.
Deceased is survived by his widow
Mrs. Mary A. Crossan. and two daugh.
ters. Sarah p. and Mary F. Crossar
OF Centreville; ono brother, Evans
II. Crossan OF Brandywine Springs
and one sister, Mrs. George b. Ball
also OF Brandywine Springs.
The funeral will be held on We'd.
ncsday afternoon. with services at tn,
house at 3 o'clock. daylight saving
time Rev. Thomas Armeutrout. pas
tor OF Lower Brandywine Preebyter
ian Church, which DR.. Crossan attend
Cd. Will be in charge OF the services
assisted by Rev. John 3. Blake. pas
ter of Red Clay Creek Presbyteriar
Church. Interment viii be made II
Red Clay Creek Cemetery.
y large delegation of Odd Fellow
Will attend the funeral in a body. I
was announced today.
Miss Merle +. Dickson.
Word has been received In this cit,
Of the death. in a hospital in Tampa
Fla. on June %, Of Miss Merle Z
Dickson. daughter of Charles c. Dick
son. formerly vice-president Of tn
! Delaware Trust Co. She was 81 year
Old. Death was due 10 appendiciti.
and followed a brief Illness. TIL
Dickson family formerly lived at 230
, Boulevard and We're weu-known 4
Wilmington. Mr.. Dickson severed hi
, connections with the Delaware Trus
, Co. last October. and moved with hi
family 10 Tampa, Fla, where the
have since lived.
John p. Holland.
Following an illness OF two months
OF gausrene. John p. Holland. S
years old. veteran OF the Civil Wa.
died at the Delaware Hospital, o
Saturday afternoon. He had been Z
the institution about FIVE weeks Th
funeral will be held tomorrow morr
ing. from the home of Andrew Ms
/ honey. cousin Of the deceased, 10.
Monroe street. a requiem mass wi
be said at the Sacred Heart Churc
AZ o'clock and interrpent will be !
the Cathedral cemetery.
l Although born in Ireland, Mr.. Ho
Q land had lived practically all his Ii,
in Wilmington. He came here at
! very early age. At the age OF J
; he joined Pennsylvania regiment ar
I. fought in the Civil War. He spe,
some time in a soldiers home 1
Tennessee. but came 10 live with h
cousin, Mr., Mahoney. about two yea,
ago.
}. Mrs. Martha B. Lank.
While attending a reunion OF Il
Barrett family at the home OF b
= sister. Mrs. William Farmington.
: Lancaster. Pa, Mrs. Martha Barre
9 Lank OF this city, died OF kidney co,
e vulsions and stroke OF paralysis. 81
was stricken on Sunday a week A.
n and was removed 10 the General Ho
o Pita. IN Lancaster. where ehe di
!. Tuesday. The deceased was IS yea
old. The funeral services wera he
Il Friday afternoon from the residence
n her sister. Mrs. Ida Dougherty.
Is South Brooue street, with whom s,
made her home
= Mrs. Zack Endriss.
? The funeral OF Mrs. Idle Meredi
: Endriss, formerly Of 30S Seventh ay
a nue., this city. late OF New Have
, Conn. will be held from Chandle
g undertaking establishment, Delawa
a avenue and Jefferson street, tornorrt
r. afternoon. al 2 o'clock. Interrrfent W
ID be in Silverbrook cemetery. Mrs. Me,
.r oith, whose death occurred last r
v. day. was ~ years old. She is surviv
ID by her husba nd, Zack Endriss.
Mrs. Mary Jane Smith.
Mrs. Mary Jane Smith. 81 years O
% widow Of Edward c. Smith, died y,
terday at the home of her son-in ia
e Oscar G. Russell, 112 West Twent
,e nth street. The funeral will be h,
in on Wednesday afternoon, at o'ciot
N from the Russell home. Interme
Will be in Riverv!ew cemetery.
h. Mrs. Emma NJ. Couser.
'h After a long illness. Mrs. Eml
"a NJ Clouser. % years old, OF The Ceda
{" died Saturday. The funeral will be h
on Wednesday afternoon at o'clo
with interment in Lombardy cemete
Mrs. Clouser is survived by her b,
band. Earl NJ. Clouser, and her p;
7 ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ehart.
: Sarah A. Cleaver.
e. Sarah 4. Cleaver. for many years
te resident OF Delaware City. died I
morning, aged SO. The funeral will
is, held on Wednesday afternoon. at
o'clock. standard time. from her j
residence in Delaware City. Interm
Will be Ia Hickory Grove cemetery
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