Smyrna times., 1924-12-31
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
William E. Spruance, Jr, Well-KnOwn
Retired Commission Merchant of
Philadelphia, Dies at Orlando. Fla

William E. Spruance, Jr., WelI-Knowr
keured Commission Merchant of
Philadelphia, Dies at Orlando. Fla.
William E. Spruance, Jr., a we'll
known retired commission merchant
OF Philadelphia, died suddenly at his
winter home, Orlando, Florida. Samr-
day, December 9th, of an acute heart
attack following grippe. The an
nouncement of his death was not onlv
a shock but was received with sorrow
by his friends in and about Smvrna
Mr.. Spruance was the son of Will
liam r. Spruance, ST., and Martha
(Voshell) Spruance and brother of the
late John V. and DR.. J. Harvey Spru-
ance. He is survived by his widow
and one daughter and his mother and
sister, Mrs. Nan Spruance Jones all
OF Philadelphia, Pa, and two broth
ers, Gilbert Spruance of PHILADELPHIA.
and Harry Douglas Spruance Of New
York. He, Like his parents, and all
members of his family, was born in
Smyrna, and was 55 years old on
October 4th, last. He was for MANY
years member of the well-known
Wholesale citrus fruit merchants C.
u. Justice & Co., of 1913 Dock Street
Philadelphia. About ten years ago
he was married to Miss Anna Carlson.
and their daughter Ruth surviving
him. For the past four years he has
made his winter home in Orlando
where he has extensive business in
terests. Mr.. Spruance was president
of the Gilbert Spruance Co., manufac-
turers of paints, varnishes, etc. He
was also stOckhOlder of the Philadel-
phia Auction Company of which the
late John p. Wilson was for MANY
years president. Full of industry.
with everything to live for, with a
singular devotion to his family, moth
er and sister, his death is deeply
mOuned. Funeral services will be
conducted at Oliver BARS, 1920 Chest
nut Street, at 1 o'clock p. M, Friday.
January End. Interment at Holv
Sepulchre Cemetery, Philadelphia.
Death of Mrs. Charles Turner
Mrs. Alice Lodge Turner, aged Al, !
wife of Charles Turner, a former
Smyrna boy, died at Dover, Wednes-
day evening following an illness of
about month. The sad intelligence
of her death was received with sorrow
in Smyrna where she and her husband
were frequent visitors to his father
EnOch Turner on Frazier street. Mrs. |
Turner was a native of Kent county, T.
having lived near Magnolia in her
early life and attended the Dover /
public school. She had lived in Phil |
adelphia for the last 18 years. She is
survived by a husband and one son,
also two brothers and two sisters. |
Funeral services were held Sunday /
afternoon at 1.3O o'clock with inter |,
ment at Odd Fellows cemetery, Cam
den. The Smyrna quartette sang
familiar hymns and a number of |
Smyrnians mOtored down to attend /
the funeral. /
VIM. ]. Shearer Dies at Elizabeth, NJ. /
William J. Shearer, aged 60, who at /
one time was a member of the Facul-
ty Of Smyrna Summer School under
Principal Lake, died at Elizabeth, n.
j., yesterday morning at 11.3O after a
lingering illness of diabetes. Mr..
Shearer is survived by his wife who
was Miss Carrie Lassell and three
sons and one daughter. Mr.Shearer be
came superintendent of New Castle,
Pa, schools and York, Pa, schools.
He later moved to New Jersey became
superintendent of the city schools and
later county superintendent. He was
the arthOr Of several text books. In
recent years and until his health broke
down he was in the realestate busi-
ness. He had been an invalid for
three or four years. No arrangement
had been learned of the funeral at
this writing.