Smyrna times., 1923-08-15
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
James c. Thornley,, Sr., Father of c.
P. Thornley, and Mrs. John w.
Tucker Dies at Sassafras, Md.

James I. IhOrnley, ST., Father of L. |
P. Thornley, and Mrs. John w.
Tucker Dies at Sassafras, Md.
James c. Thornley,, Sr., aged 81, a |
Grand Army Veteran and retired |
farmer, father of Charles P. Thorn
ley and Mrs. John w. Tucker, of
Smyrna, died at his home at Sassa-
fras, Nd, at 2.3O Friday afternoon
after a two weeks illness. He had
been in failing health for some time
of general debility. Mr.. Thornley,
was born and raised in Philadelphia.
When the Civil War broke out he es-
poused the cause of the Union and
enlisted his services. He fought in
several battles of the Ciyil War in
cluding Gettysburg, but escaped with
out a wound. Following the war he
moved to Sassafras, Md, where he be-
came a well-knOwn and prosperous
farmer, from which vocation he re-
tired about ten years ago, when adj
vanced years forced him to forgo
strenuous activities. Since then he
had been enjoying a ripe old age with
his wife, in the quiet seclusion of his
home where friends and neighbors
were dear and where he was held in
high esteem by the community. His
wife before her marriage was Miss
Mary Wagner, of Utica, n. Y, who
survives him with six children as fol-
lows: Charles P. Thornley,, of the firm
of TOpkis Brothers Inc, well-known
nainsook underwear manufactures of
Smyrna; Mrs. Tucker, wife of John
w. Tucker, Smyrna's well-knOwn
clothing merchant; John R. Thornley,
Sassafras, Md; Mrs. James MulfOrd
Galena, Md; Mrs. Harry Stidham
Reading, Pa, and James c. Thornley,
Jr. Sassafras. Funeral services were
held at his late residence at Sassafrai
Monday afternoon and interment wa!
in the Sassafras Cemetery. A firing
squad of the American Legion Pos
of Smyrna went over to pay last mill
tary honOrs, firing the customar.
salute over the G. A. r. Veteran
grave.
Death of Mrs. Elmer Emerson
i Mrs. Esther Simmons Emerson
= wife of Elmer Emerson, died at tn
: home of her husbands parents, GeC
e H. Emerson, on the Lee Cummin
e farm near Clayton, early Sunda
o morning, August II, after Iingerin
e illness of one week. She was faitl
u full member of Ewell NJ. P. Church {
i CLAYTON, a good and devoted mothe
e and was loved by all who knew he
n She leaves>to mourn her death hui
.e band and three small children. She
r also survived by her mother, a sistt
2 and two brothers. Funeral service
d were hefd from her late residenc
is Wednesday,Au Is, at 2 o'clock. Re
Il LIE. Haddaway, pastor of Ewell M
r Church of Clayton, had charge of Il
at services. Interment was at Tow
it send.
U, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, Middleton
~ ~ Mrs. Elizabeth Ann COmpson Gre,
AZ died at her home in Middletown
< Sunday after an illness of sew
D weeks from complications due to h
~ advanced age. Mrs. Green was
- years old. She was the widow of t
late Sewell Green, who was a we
On known banker. No blood relatio
- survive Mrs. Green, her only livi
No relative being a son-in-law, Brigad
- General Richard BlatchfOrd, U. S.
- who is stationed at Seattle, Wa
~ The funeral of Mrs. Green took pls
~, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, W
20 services in St.Ann's Episcopal Chur
70. Interment was made in st. An
rol cemetery.
ate Death of John Fox, Odessa Trapp'
= John Fox, well-known trapper
'ou the Delaware River marshes, d
er- early Saturday morning at his no
at near Odessa. Mr.. Fox had been
ne failing health for several years, ca
OF ed by tuberculosis. He had been
YER gagged in trapping and made his no
see with his mother, the family NOV
ON to Odessa some years ago from Phi
delphia where they bought what '
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