Smyrna times., 1923-02-21
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Alexander P. COrbit Prominent Citizen
and Active In State Affairs Dies
At His Home In Odessa


ing and military circles, died at his
home in Odessa at noon Sunday as
the result of an attack of pneumonia.
General Corbit became sick, last Tues
day but his condition was not regard
ed as serious until Thursday. He
was 62 years old. General Corbit was
born in Odessa, in February 1861, the
son of John Cowgirl and Emily Peter
son Corbit. He received his elemen-
tary education at Lawrenceville School
near Princeton, N. j., and later at
tended HaverfOrd College, 'Haverford,
Pa, graduating in 1880. Following
his graduation from College, General
Corbit returned to Odessa and engeg-
ed in agriculture, his farm being one
of the largest and most modern in
that section of the State. He was a
Republican in politics and served in
both the State Senate and the House,
being speaker of the House during the
session of 1919. He was first elected
to the House in 1905, served again at
a subsequent session and in 1908 was
elected to the Senate, serving at the
sessions of 1909 and 1911. After the
expiration of his term in the Senate,
General Corbit was returned to the
House, serving during the session of
1919, as speaker, the special session
of 1920 and the session of 1921. Gen
eral COrbit always took an active in
terest in the Delaware National
Guard. He was instrumental in OBJ
/ tanning the enactment of Legislature
/ for the construction of modern armory
facilities throughout the State and
had been chairman of the military
affairs committee of the House or
several occasions. He served on five
governors staffs being first appointed
by Governor Preston Lea. He wa.
subsequently reappOinted by Cover
nors' Simeon Pennewill, Charles R
Miller, John G. Townsend, Jr., anC
William D. Denney. He was official
ly assigned to the ordnance depart
ment of the State military Organiza
ton During his long service in tn,
Legislature, General Corbit was al
ways friendfly to legislation in tn
interest of Wilmington, with the ex
ception of the measures to increas
Wilmington's representation, Genera
Corbit was recently elected presiden
of the New Castle County Nationa
Bank, succeeding his uncle Daniel {
Corbit. He was also a director of\th
, Delaware Railroad Company, a mem
Der of the University Club of Phi
adelphia, the Sons of the Revolutio
and the Delaware Historical Societ!
, He is survived by his brother Danit
: Corbit. Funeral this afternoon.
l f. F. Jones, Former KentOn Farmt
: Edward F. Jones, aged SO years,
: former well-known farmer of Kento
4 Hundred, died suddenly at the hon
of his daughter, Mrs. Carr, at viii
o insburg, a suburb of Pittsburg, Pa
! Friday, following a stroke of paraly
is. He went up stairs to take a na
o and when his daughter found him
was unconscious. He never rallie
= Funeral took place Monday on the a
: rival in Smyrna of the $40 a. I
. train, interment being in Odd Fellow
!. cemetery. The news of Mr.. Jone
! death was received with sorrow |
!. his old friends of the Smyrna Claytt
/ vicinity. He was a son of the la
q James Jones and the youngest brot
- er of William S. Jones of this vici
: ity, and was raised and spent all h
:, active life in this vicinity About Fl
e teen or twenty years ago he gave l
= farming and since has been spendil
70 his winters with his daughter, Nj
- Carr near Pittsburg, and his summe
with Mrs. Slaughter near Dover. H
wife who was Miss Martha LOhar
died several years ago. He is 81
re vived by three children as follow
IS Mrs. Andrew Carr, Pittsburg, P;
IN Harry Jones, Clayton, and Mrs. w
le liam Slaughter, near Dover.
or Mrs. Busteed Dies on Delaware Sire
- Mrs. Mary E. Busteed, aged
"A wife Of X. NJ. Busted of this tow
i, died at her home on Delaware Sire
n Friday, afer a lingering illness. S
II had been in failing health for SON
a. time. Mrs Busteed was a daught
ii of the late James and Emaline (P
co ers) Cobbage. She was MARI
40 twice. Her first husband was John
=. Clark, of Kenton Hundred who di
of in 1891. There were six children
~ this union: Mrs. Ernest Roop, of Il
on vicinity, formerly of Milford; M
.c- Charles Postles, Milford; ex-Rep
n sentative Harry B. Clark, of Kentt
+o Wilbur E. Clark, Clayton and lie
bv Clark, Allentown, Pa. Her secC
bo husband was r. M. Busteed retil
bo farmer and agricultural implem
or dealer of Sudlersville, Md, who S
~ wives her. Mrs. Busteed spent m