Smyrna times., 1923-08-22
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Col. William T. Records, of Laurel,
Well-KnOwn Delaware Politician
Dies of an Heart Attack

ocean OlLy, mu., where ne ana MIS-.
Records were spending some time in
the hope that Mrs. Records health
would be benefited, was one of the
wealthiest and most highly respected
residents of the State. Col. Records
had always enjoyed good health, and
before retiring Wednesday evening he
was in good spirits and joked with
other guests about the hotel. He had
Just returned from Baltimore, where
he had been to consult a heart special
list, having had slight attack of the
disease on Sunday. About midnight |
he called for Mrs. Records and told
her he was i'll and physician was
called, but restOratives failed to pro-
long his life. A widow, who was |
Miss Virginia S. Giles before her
marriage to him, survives. One son,
Victor c. Records, also survives. Fun
eral services were held at the late
home of the deceased Saturday af-
ternoon, in charge of Rev. Essel P.
Thomas, pastor of Centenary M. E.
Church, Laurel, Of which Col. Records
had been member for number of
years. Deceased had sold his busi-
ness interests in the firm of w. 7.
Records & Son to his son, Victor G.
Records, and had retired from active
business. He was, however, a direc-
tor of the Delaware Railroad Com
pany and vice-president and director
of the Sussex Trust Company. In
politics he was a staunch Democrat
and had served his party as State
Senator for one term, besides other
minor offices. He was made colonel
, on Governor Biggs' staff.
Rev. Daniel Forbes LOckerbie Dead
Rev. Daniel Forbes Lockerbie, the
, marrying Parson," of ElktOn, Md,
, died late yesterday afternoon in the
: Union Hospital at Elkton, Nd. He
was eighty-fve years old Mr.. Lock
! erbie, who is said to have performed
about 5000 marriages, underwent an
. operation last week, Due to his ad
! vanced age he failed to rally. MIR
! Lockerbie, who formerly lived al
!, Nineteenth and Tioga streets, Phil
: adelphia, was an independent Presby
terian minister. He took up his resi-
. dence in Ellkton four years ago, goinl
there with the expressed intention 0
- becoming a marrying parson." h
\ was a graduate of the Princeton The
!, illogical Seminary and ordained
- Presbyterian minister in 1869. Sine
- he became a marrying parsOn" prot
ably no minister on the shore wa
better known. A number of wee
re dings around Smyrna and Clayto
in were performed by him.
y, Aged Minister Dies At MiddletOwn
r Rev. Edwin w. Caswell, a retire
r. minister of the New York East Coz
IN ference of the Methodist EpiscOp
oy Church, died at his home in Middl
70 town Monday morning in the SOt
Is year of his age. DR.. Caswell was
III native of New York and was past
,e- of several churches there until he +
nv tired from active ministry in 19C
ie He also spent four years, from 1S
u to 1898, on the Pacific Coast. He W
A. ~, pastor of the Bethesda NJ. f. Chur
81. in Middletown in 1899. Mr.. Casw
ldI married Miss Charlotte Jones, daug
70 ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesl
e Jones, of Middletown, who surviy
oN him. One son, Rev. Lincoln Caswe
w ~, and a sister and brother also survi
g him.
ice. Miss Eva Ceilings, Formerly of DON
Nc Miss Eva L. Ceilings, of Asbu
ept Park, N. j., formerly of Dover, d
,y's last week and her remains W,
Mr.. brought to Dover Thursday and int
.nts ment made in Lakeside Cemete
Miss Ceilings was an aunt of N
10 Eldridge r. Johnson, wife of EldriC
r. johnson, president of the Vic
coys Talking Machine Company, of Ca
res den, N. J. Relatives Of the decea
ghc accompanied the remains to Dover
OF we'll as several of the officers of
par Victor Talking Machine Compa
70 The Rev. r. c. Helfenstein, d.
can, pastor of Peoples Christian Chul
anu had charge of the services at
'iIl - grave
,aye Mrs. Leander Hopkins, of Fredel
who Mrs. Annie D. Hopkins, widow
Po- Leander Hopkins of Frederica, dieC
pub Baltimore, Thursday, after sew
men weeks illness. Her body was ia
Mrs. to Frederica on Monday, and serv
fast, held there, after which interment
d by made at Barrett's Chapel beside
ouse husband, Leander Hopkins, who
ying several years ago. She is survived
Both one daughter, Miss Mary Hopkins
we're Baltimore one brother William l
the son, Baltimore, and one sister,
the William d. Hudson, Smyrna. Nj
John c. Hopkins, Of Dover, was
brother-in-law. Deceased was
daughter Of the late DR.. Ezekiel I
nus son Of Baltimore, Md.
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