Smyrna times., 1923-01-24
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Alice c. Clark of Delaware City
a Victim of PneumOnia-Other
Deaths of the State Recorded

Deaths of the State Recorded
Mrs. Alice C. Clark, 78, widow of
George A. Clark, died Thursday at
her home on Washington street, Del
aware City, following a weeks illness
Mrs. Clark contracted a cold about
one week ago, which developed into
pneumonia. Mrs. Clark was born in
Virginia and went to Delaware City
shortly after her marriage. For many
years she had been member of the
First Presbyterian Church there. Mrs.
Clark is survived by one son. Harry
C. Clark, head of the contracting firm
of II. C. Clark and Son, and two
daughters, Mrs. Leroy Robertson and
Mrs. T. Bayard Heisel, and three
grandchildren, George R. and Miss
Margaret Clark, and Mrs. William
Pennington, all of Delaware City,
The funeral took place Sunday from
her late residence with the Rev. Rob-
eIt C. Pitzer, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church officiating. Interment
was in St. Georges Cemetery.
Mrs. E. L. Smith Follows Husband
Mrs. Deborah johnson Smith, widow
of Edward Lawrence Smith, late Dean
of the University of Delaware, died at
her home on Delaware avenue, New
ark, shortly before o'clock Monday
afternoon Death was due to double
pneumonia, which she had been suf-
fering for more than week. Mrs.
Smith was critically i'll at the time of
, her husbands death last Tuesday and
, had been growing worse every day.
Doctors Sunday night abandoned all
hope for her recovery. Deborah
Chambers Johnston was born Septem-
: Der IA, 1879, near Thompson's, foul
miles from Newark. She was a grad
/ uate of Newark Academy. She was
/ married on August 10, 1903, to Ed
: ward Laurence Smith. They spent {
D short honeymoon in Atlantic City anC
: the next summer toured Europe. UpOI
their return to this country they wen
d to Newark where they lived up to tht
+ time of Dean Smiths death, last week
0 Mrs. Smith is survived by one son
e Edward Laurence Smith, Jr., year
: old.
u Mrs. Noel, Native Milford Woman
Mrs. Elizabeth Asbury Hemmon
Noel, native of Milford, and a mem
Il Der of an old and prominent Delawar
o family, died Monday at the home o
Il her daughter, Mrs. A. A. Walker
y Clarksdale, Miss, in her eighty-thir
r year. She was the widow of the lat
y Luther E.Noel, for many years mel
IL chant of Philadelphia. In addition
IS Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Noel leaves tw
~ sons, William H. and Layton C. Noe
lie and a daughter, Mrs. S. H. Rippey, "a
Or of Philadelphia. Seven grandchildre
IN survive her, another grandson havin
he been killed in action in the Argonn
t Funeral services were held at IL
or Avenue Methodist Episcopal Churc
t Milford, and interment at Odd Fellow
id cemetery.
Death Mrs. Daniel c. Hitch of SUISSE
ne Mrs. Mary Louise Hitch, widow
tie the late Daniel c. Hitch of Seafor
of died recently at Los Angeles, C;
to Mrs. Hitch was born near Bridgevill
on and was the daughter of the late Sar
o. uel Knox Mr. Hitch died in 1906 al
nj since 1910 Mrs. Hitch had resid
Of with her daughter, Mrs. Addison
ais Adams, at Los Angeles. She is sU
ler vived by Mrs. Adams and by anoth
to daughter, Mrs. Margaret Horsey, wi
.ty of Judge Charles L. Horsey, of L
nd Vegas, Nevada, who is former Sc
ro- ford boy.