Smyrna times., 1923-02-14
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Miss Mary f. Jefferson, Sister of
Former Postmaster Thomas JEFF i
fersOn, Died Sunday Morning

IeTSOn, OleQ SuHuay Morning
Miss Mary E. Jefferson, sister of
former Postmaster Thomas Jefferson, !
and one of Smyrna's best known wO-
men, died Sunday morning at two
o'clock after a lingering illness. She
had suffered several strokes of paral-
ysis, the last one about a week before
her death, rendering her unconscious.
She had been an invalid from a rheu
matte condition for twenty years and
was more or less a shut-in. She took
keen interest in what was going on
about town and counted her friends,
and flowers her JOY. Kind heart
ed and true, she was loved by
a host of friends. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Thomas E. and Elmira
(ShewelD jefferson and was born and
raised in Smyrna. In her younger
days she spent number of years in
Wilmington and Philadelphia, most of
the time with her sister, Mrs. Wilson,
who at that time resided in Whining
ton. She was a member of the Pres
byterian Church of Smyrna. One sis
ter and two brothers survive her:
Mrs. Samuel H. Wilson, of Norfolk,
Va; Thomas Jefferson, Smyrna, and
w. Frank jefferson, of Whining
ton. Funeral services took place from
her late residence on South Main
street at 1.3O o'clock yesterday, Tues
day afternoon in charge of Rev. ]. M.
L. Eckard, assisted by Rev. John j.
Bunting, pastor of Asbury NJ. E.
Church and interment was in the
family lot in st. Peters cemetery.
Death of Mrs. GIN. Outten, Townsend
Mrs. Alice Outten, wife of George
NJ. Outten, died of heart trouble at
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, at her
home on Taylor street, after an illness
of about two months duration, aged
65 years. Everything possible was
done to restore her health but the
disease seemed to be not only beyond
the reach of the physicians but be-
yOnd their ken. She was a devoted
wife and loving mother and she will
! be remembered not only for the words
she spoke but for the life she liveC
as we'll Besides her husband she
leaves to mourn her sad death, SIX
daughters: Mrs. Charles F. Boehmler
Malvern, Pa; Mrs. Zeta Barham
Cumberland, Md; Miss Corinne Out
ten, Wilmington; Mrs. R. R. Reynolds
Townsend; and two sons Calvin anC
Harold Outten, also of Townsend. Sh,
is also survived by two brothers ant
one sister. Funeral services wer
held at her late residence Sunday af
, ternoon at 1.30 o'clock, the Rev
George P. Jones being in charge. In
! terment was made in the TOwnsen
NJ. f. cemetery.
: w. w. Satterfeld, Formerly of Dove
t William w. Satterfeld, a forme
e resident of Dover, died in Philadelphi
e Saturday evening after a lingerin
e illness. Mr.. Satterield was in hi
f 50th year. He started in the news
e paper business at the State Sentint
n Office in Dover, nearly twenty year
n ago, and after working at his trad
n there several years went to Philade
n phia, where for a number of years h
e was employed in the advertising d.
: partment of the Philadelphia RecOr
Il where he remained until about tv
years ago when he went to work fC
e the Ward Printing Company, Phili
D. delphia. Mr.. Satterfeld married Mi
! Stats of Dover and leaves the wido
= and two children. ]. Dawson Satte
n field, of Dover, is a brother. His +
p mains were taken to Dover tO-da
= "wednesday at noon) and intermel
20 made in Lakeside Cemetery.