Smyrna times., 1923-07-11
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
John Van Wrinkle, Builder and Con-
tractor, of LansdOwne, and Form
er Resident of Smyrna, Dead

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Winkle and Mrs. R. Y. Wallen, of this
town, died at Lansdowne, Pa, July the
fourth after a lingering illness. The
announcement of Mr.. VanWinkles
death was received with sorrow by his
friends of the Smyrna-Clayton vicini-
ty with whom he was held in high
esteem. He has been away from
Smyrna some twenty five years or
more and had been making a success
of life. He was a son of the late
James and Sarah (MalOney) Van
Winkle and was born, raised and spent
his early life in this vicinity. He was
married twice. Besides his widow, he
is survived by one son by his first
marriage, Mr.. Lewis VanWinkle, Phil
adelphia, and three brothers and two
sisters as follows: Mrs. Joseph Steph-
enson, of Stanford, Conn; Mrs. R. Y.
Wallen, and Mr.. Charles VanWinlle,
Smyrna, and James VanWinkle and
Joseph VanWinkle, Philadelphia. Fu-
neral services took place from his late
residence at Lansdowne, Pa, on Sat-
urday. lnterment was made in the
cemetery at LansdOwne.
Death of DIR. John R. lamar, ElktOn
DR.. John R. lamar, aged SO years,
the oldest member of the medical fra
ternity of Cecil county Nd, died at
his home on Main street, EIkton, Md,
at 7.30 o'clock Thursday night. He
was stricken with apoplexy on We'd
nesdey evening. The funeral was
held at $50 o'clock Sunday afternoon
from his late residence and interment
was made in the ElktOn cemetery.
DR.. Jamar's wife died some years ago,
but he is survived by one son, DR.. j.
H. R. lamar who is clerk of the Su-
periOr Court of Chicago and three
daughters, Misses Corinne, Mary H.,
and Isabel lamar, who lived with their
father. DR.. lamar was the son of the
late Reuben D. lamar and was born
in Elkton, June p, 1910. He grad
uated from the University of Penn
sylvania in 1861 and served as a sur
geon in the Civil War. He located in
Port Deposit after the war but re-
moved to Eikton his native town in
1872 and had practiced his profession
at Elkton ever since. He was a MEM
Der of the Elkton Masonic lodge for
fifty years. For twenty years DR..
lamar had been a member of the
Board of Pension Examiners for Cecil
County. He was also formerly a
member of the State Board of Health
and had been physician for the county
Jail and county almshouse.
Mrs.J.S. Burchenal Dies at Canterbury
Mrs. Mary NJ. Burchenal, of Canter-
bury, Del, mother of Caleb E. Burch-
email, a Wilmington attorney, died at
her home in Canterbury, Sunday, June
"a from paralysis. Mrs. Burchenal
and her husband, John S. Burchenal
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary last October. One of the
tragic things about Mrs. Burchenals
death was that her daughters, Mrs
William c. Lewis, of Seattle, Wash
ington, visited her mother and had
was stricken. She did not learn OF
her mothers death until she arrived at
her home in the west. Besides her
husband, Mrs. Lewis and Caleb E
Burchenal, the deceased is survived by
a son, ]. Edgar Burchenal who lives
at Canterbury. Mrs. Burchenal was
the daughter of John W. Conner, OF
Canterbury.
Joseph B.Handy, ,Jr., Dies in New YOrE
Joseph Breckenridge Handy, Jr.
aged about 27 years, son of Judge
Joseph B. Handy, and Helen Calvert
of Staten Island, of New York, and q
former University of Delaware stu.
dent, died at the home of his father
on Staten Island, N. Y, Thursday
July D. He was a student at the Uni
versity of Delaware several years ago
but did not graduate. At that time
he was delicate and suffered with
heart trouble. He left Delaware tC
study law with his father. 1t is un-
derstoOd that he had been i'll for some
time. The deceased was a nephew OF
the late L. Irving Handy, of Smyrna
Judge Handy for some years has had
cottage at Rehoboth and he and his
family are well known to summer Wis.
itOrs to that resort. Burial took place
at Princess Anne, Md, Saturday.
c. w. Fisher, Dover, Loses Mother
Mrs. William Fisher, mother of C
w. Fisher, of Dover, who lived with
her daughter, Mrs. Chase in Chester
died last week and her remains taker
to Dover, Tuesday. Interment was
made in the Old NJ. E. Cemetery. Mrs
Fisher who was the widow of the late
William Fisher for many years a con
tractor Of Dover, lived there until the
death Of her husband a few years ago
She was S5 years of age.
AVIATOR STALLS NEAR SMYRNA