Smyrna times., 1923-07-04
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Catherine Wilds Smithers, Wild
Ow of Joseph Smithers, and Prom
inent w. c. T. U. Woman, Dead

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inent w. c. T. U. Woman, Dead
Mrs. Catherine E. Smithers, aged
SO, widow of Joseph Smithers and one
of Smyrna's and the State of Della
wares best known women, passed to
her eternal rest suddenly Sunday
morning, at her home on West Com
merce street. She had not been feel
ing we'll but this was not unusual for
her. She retired early and about eight |
o'clock Sunday morning, while she
was preparing to come down stairs,
she fell and died almost instantly. |
Her daughter, Miss Bertha Smithers,
who heard the fall, rushed to her as
sistance and summoned a physician at
once but to no avail. Life was eX-
tinct before the physician arrived. A
heart attack had stricken her down
without warning. The death of Mrs.
Smithers removes from the scene of
activity one, who was all her life
useful woman. While the infrmaties
of recent years had kept her more or
| less confined to her home, she never
| tn less took a keen interest in current
events and her friends and was
bright and cheerful to the end. She
was born, raised and spent her whole
life in this town and vicinity being the
daughter of the late Nathaniel D. and
Elizabeth (Hoffecker) Wilds. In early
life she married Joseph Smithers, a
well-Rnown railroad man, for years
station agent at Clayton who died
August "a, 1917, in his 81st year.
Aside from her home duties, Mrs.
Smithers became prominent in church
and temperance work. She Joined AS
bury Methodist Episcopal Church in
early life and was a pioneer in the
work of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. For a number OF
7 years she was president of both the
: local and Kent County Unions and
was elevated to the State presidency
? in which she became a woman OF
( much influence in the temperance
4 movement. When her days of activity
S in w. c. I. U. work had to be SHIFTED
f to younger shoulders, she was made
= honorary president, position sh'
Y held at the time of her death. Sh
: lived to see the prayers and efforts o
r the Woman's Christian Temperate
:. Union fruitful of results in not onl,
: obtaining a saloOnless nation, long tn
5, slogan of the White Ribboners, but t
o see national prohibition made a par
It of our constitution. Mrs. Smither:
y besides being active in the auxiliar
IS societies Of the church, the Kings
le Daughters and Benevolent SOciet!
L was interested in all good and uplift
I'd ing movements and gave to her hOm
d. a love of sweet devotion. She is SUI
TO vived by one daughter, Miss Berth
~ Smithers with whom she made he
home, and one sister, Miss Emm
Wilds of this town. Two children
IS Andrew Smithers of Denver, Cal, ar
Mrs. Jennie c. S. Price, first wife
tie Mr.. Lewis NJ. Price, died a number
Do years ago. Funeral services too
as place yesterday, Tuesday, afternoo
IL from her late residence on West Cor
its merce stret and was largely attende
.e- Rev. John ]. Bunting, pastor of A
N bury NJ. f. Church, had charge Of t
rd services, favorite hymns were sung
)n, a quartette of voices and a eulOi
of was passed on her exemplary Iii
IN Interment took place in the family
Mt in Odd Fellows cemetery.
nj Mrs. Frank w. Reeve Passes Ava
ely Mrs. Marian Oldfeld Reeve, wife
er- the late Frank w. Reeve of Dow
nit died suddenly on June 26th, at II
ur- A. NJ. at the home of her sister, NJ
OF Clara H. Smith, Jr. For many ye;
OF she was a resident of Frederica a
hat Dover, but moved to Atlantic G
ate shortly after her marriage. NJ
ley Reeve is survived by one daught
had Mrs. Allen B. Endicott, Jr., and sist
ing Mrs. Harry H. Smith, Jr., Of Allan
ers City and one brother, James W. 0
1m- field of Laurel, Delaware.
ivi-
up- d. P. Anderson, Formerly of Milf
liz David P. Anderson, was born
tes' Kent County, Delaware, in 1884, ;
lost lived in the State of Delaware all
Oh life, died June 22nd. He is survi
an by one sister, Mrs. B. F. Cain of H
ara rington, one brother, Samuel G. !
d derson, who went west in 1870
tent has never returned, now a resident
tact Des Moines, Iowa, and three 81
Iac- James D. Anderson of Redding, c
Tor fornia, Major L. Anderson Of Milf
10 and Roland T. Anderson Of Do
lme; The funeral was held at Harrington
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