Smyrna times., 1923-03-21
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
John w. Watkins of Odessa, at One
Time a Resident of Smyrna, Died
Suddenly Friday Afternoon

died suddenly Friday afternoon at Z.oO
o'clock at his home in Odessa from
stroke of apoplexy while in his bath
room. He died before a physician ar
rived. The sad intelligence was a /
shock not only to his own home town
but to his Smyrna friends as well. |
Mr.. Watkins during the days of the
Brady Steamboat Company of Smyrna
was the local manager of the line and
made his home corner of South and
Union streets in the Mrs. Rebecca
Bailey residence now the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James H. Wilson. He was
widely known throughout the Delmar-
via Peninsula. For many years he
travelled through Delaware and the
adjoining States as a cement salesman
for a large Pennsylvania concern, and
was very we'll known. He was part
owner Of the Watkins Packing Com
pany of Odessa and of the coal yard
operated in connection with it. For
many years he was connected with
the Charles Warner Co. Recently he
was elected to the board of directors
of the Odessa Bank, to succeed the
late Daniel Corbit. Mr.. Watkins is
survived by his widow, two married
daughters, Mrs. John Eyman of Phila
delphia, and Mrs. Norman A. Wright
of Wilmington; two brothers, Frank
Watkins of Odessa and Columbus
Watkins of Wilmington, and one sis
ter, Mrs. Richard Foard of Orange,
N. J. The funeral was held yesterday
Tuesday afternoon, with services at
his late home in Odessa at 2 o'clock.
Interment will be in Old Drawers
, cemetery.
!. Death of Mrs. Mary COrbit Warner
Mrs. Mary Corbit Warner, native
of Odessa widow of Edward Tatnall
! Warner, died Monday morning at her
= home 9O3 Delaware avenue, Whining
;. ton, after an illness of two and a-halt
months. For many years prior to dis
:. ability due to advanced years and fail
= ing health, Mrs. Warner was one Of
. the best known and most active wOm-
en-, socially and in other ways in Will
mingtOn and State. Her fine woman.
ly qualities won and held for hel
). thousands of friends. She was borr
q at Odessa, a daughter of the late
;, Daniel and Mary Wilson COrbit. Sh,
i lived in Odessa until her marriage il
, 1876, when she came to Wilmington
to make her home. She had lived il
! the house she occupied for the pas
: AZ years. Mrs. Warmers husband
Il who was a prominent citizen of VIII
N mington, was the president of tn
q Charles Warner COmpany,Of Whining
ton. He died in 1904. For man
-, years Mrs. Warner had been an &C
~ tive member of the Wilmington Ne1
,e Century Club, the Board of DorectOI
~ of the Young WOmen's Christian As
oI sociation; and the Colonial Danes
oI She was deeply interested in all line
of civic work, and was long a membe
of st. Andrews p. E., Wilmington
IT Mrs. Warner is survived by a daugl
ter, Mrs. Frank H. Edsall, of Hatbor
,v Pa, formerly of Wilmington; Mr.
Cecil F. Backus, of Wilmington an
nd E. f. w. Edsall, of HatborO, Pa
M grandchildren. The following niece
ba and nephew survive her: Mrs. Pre-
re ton Lee and Mrs. Charles NJ. Levi
90 of Wilmington; Mr.. Edward L. Due
III and Daniel Corbit, of Odessa. Flu
,e- eral services will be held at her la
on home at l o'clock tomorrow, Thur
sr- day afternoon, and interment will
he made in the Corbit cemetery
PC Odessa. e.
iii Cashier EnOch S. Short, of CeciItOl
nd Enoch S. Short, cashier of the Gee
he ton Bank, of the Elkton Banking al
no Trust Co., died Saturday, March 10
he his home in CeciltOn, Md, after Sc
of eral weeks illness of heart troub
er- Prior to entering the banking bu
ION ness, Mr.. Short was the leading me
a chant in the First district, of Ce
ms County, Md. Deceased was 65 yea
ion of age and is survived by widow a
of two children. His funeral was ht
he Tuesday afternoon of last week fro
M his late home, Rev. Mr.. VanDyke
nos ficiating.
of DIR. w. T. Ryan Loses His BrOthC
DR.. w. T. Ryan, the we'll knO,
veterinarian of Smyrna, was called
S New Haven, Connecticut, last week,
attend the funeral of his brother, W
are lard c. Ryan, who died suddenly, lie;
ing widow and two daughters
twn survive him. Interment was made
ght the Catholic cemetery at New Hav
and beside the body of son who dieC
the few years ago.
had Death of Mrs. SalIie A. Steven.
AS Mrs. Sallie A. Stevens, aged 76,
the at the residence of her sons, John /;
ssed Will Stevens on South Main strt
the Thursday, and was buried Monday
The Glenwood cemetery. Mrs. Stew
ans had been a widow many years.
af- leaves three sons, John and Will;