Smyrna times., 1923-09-12
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Elsie Mcdowell Bicking, Form
erIy of Smyrna, Wife of Rev. J.R.
Bicking, Dies at POcOmOke

Bicking, Dies at POcOmOke
Mrs. Elsie Mcdowell Bicking, wife
of Rev. ]. R. Bicking, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at POGO
moke City, Nd, died Monday night
after a lingering illness. Although
she had been in ill health for some
time, her death was hastened by the
fire at the Bicking home on August
18, caused by malicious persons in
that town after her husband had de-
nounced Pocomoke City's bootleggers' |
from the pulpit. Previous to the
burning of the parsonage malicious
persons had attempted to sink his |
yacht. Two years ago Mrs. Bicking
lived in New Castle, her husband be-
| ing pastor of the Methodist church
there, at the time. She underwent an
operation and since that time has been
taking special medical treatment.
Early in the spring of the present
year she began to fail in health, but
was not confined to her home entirely.
In the summer her health again fail
ed. Mrs. Bicking before her marriage
was Miss Elsie Mcdowell. She was
born over in Millington, Md, but
her early childhood was spent in
Smyrna. She went to Wilmington to
live as a young woman. Her mar
riage to the Rev. Mr.. Bicking took
place there. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Bick-
ing were active in the affairs of
Union M. E. Church, Wilmington, pre-
vious to their marriage. Mr.. Bicking
entered the ministry from Union
Church. Mrs. Bicking was deeply in
terested in her husbands work and
was helpful to him in all ways. She
had one of the largest women's Sun
i day school classes in PocomOke City.
Mr. and Mrs. Bicking lived in Will
mington while Mr.. Bicking was pastor
of Eastlake NJ. E. Church. Following
their removal from Wilmington, they
: were located at Centreville, Md;
:. Bridgeville, and New Castle. At the
;. latter place, they lived for four years.
J, They were sent from New Castle to
: Pocomoke City, in March,. 1922. Mrs.
II Bicking is survived by her husband,
: two sons Willard and Paul; her moth
: er, Mrs. Martha Mcdowell, and sisters
: Mrs. William Carver, Mrs. Willard
Wright and Mrs. Esper of Altoona
g Pa. Funeral services will be held in
= Union NJ. E. Church, Wilmington, at
2.3O o'clock tomorrow, Thursday af-
tenoOn. Interment will be in River.
:, view cemetery.
% Daniel Wells Dies in Philadelphia
Ie Daniel Wells, well-known former
;e Smyrnian, died in Philadelphia Mon
i day after an illness of several months
ID He was a son of the late Joseph anC
sc Susan Wells of this town and in earl!
1t life lived on and conducted his farm
n now the farm of H. D. Hartman nea
d, Smyrna. Many years ago he gave VI
farming and entered the commission
business in Philadelphia which he fol
be lowed up until his illness and death
ut Besides his widow, who was hi
he second wife, he is survived by thre
be children of his first wife, who was
at daughter of the late George D. Col
re Inns of Smyrna. They are: Mr.
an Hilda Wells Thompson, wife of D.
en- William Thompson, of Philadelphia
he Mrs. Wilhelmina FAIRIES, wife {
on Harvey W. FAIRIES, of Smyrna an
er. Mrs. Flora Boggs, wife of Calvi
ut BOggs, of Philadelphia. Funeral SCI
nm vices we'll be held in Andrew Bait
NO undertaking parlors in PHILADELPHIA
he this evening and the remains will /
ne. brought to Smyrna on the noon trai
IDS tomorrow and inferred in st. Pete
lc- cemetery.
for Death of DIR. Oliver d. Robinson
an DIR. Oliver D. Robinson, aged
H. who died at his home on West Mark
IS street, Georgetown, was buried la
rm Wednesday afternoon in st. Paul
on, Protestant Episcopal Church, of whi'
by he had been a member for MAJ
he years. The services were in chari
the of Rev. Samuel d. VanLOan. Burr
tu- was made in the adjoining churc
ess yard. DIR. Robinson served as Regi
de- ter of Wills of Sussex county fro
de. January, 1915 to 1919, having be
eed elected on the Democratic ticket.
eld was a graduate of the University
eed Pennsylvania, class of 1884 and shol
ion ly after entered into the protest.
of at Georgetown. For many years
The was a physician for the Pennsylvar
,wn Railroad Co., and conducted an exte
ally sive fire insurance business.
heu w. T. Melbourne, DOver's Aged Gtiz
,,.aI William T. Milboune, one of I
+bo ver's most respected citizens, aged
;oid years, died at his home on Divisi
,noe street, Dover, Saturday evening. \
two Milbourne in his younger days was
. be zimmerman ne loiio"eo 'nat w
ons to Dover, he was made Chief of
enf- lice, in which capacity he served l
Tho til elected custodian of the Do
nr;eosIIo pIooIr of4o.. See oov vg4,.,,rfi