Smyrna times., 1924-04-09
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. George V. Peverley Prominent
Woman of MiddletOwn Dies in Hos
pital-Death Mrs. w. d. Burrows

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Mrs. Charlotte Dunham Peverley, /
wife of George V. Peverley of Mid |
dletown, died Sunday evening in the |
Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, |
where she had been a patient but a
few days. She was operated on the |
day before, but a stroke of apoplexy |
followed and this resulted in her death |
Mrs. Peverley was born in Canada, |
but came to Middletown several years
ago. Her husband and four children |
survive: George c. Peverley, a State
Senator from St. Marys county, Md;
Sidney Peverley, of Aberdeen, Md;
Mrs. James E. WOodall, of George
town, Md; Miss Charlotte Peverley,
who lived at home. Mrs. Peverley
was prominent member of St.Anne's
| P. Z. Church and of the Century Club.
The funeral was held from her home
this wednesday, afternoon at 2
o'clock, with services in charge of
Rev. P. L. Donaghay, pastor of st.
Anne's Church. Interment was made
/ in st. Anne's cemetery.
| O6dlu VI MIS- WARY Dell DuIIOWS
Mrs. Mary Bell Burrows, wife of
William D. Burrows, of near Walk
/ er's, died Thursday after a lingering
! illness. Mrs. Burrows who was for
merly Miss Mary Cannon, daughter of
the late Henry and Martha Maloney
/ Cannon, and lived for many years in
Camden, and also several years in Do
yer. She was about 65 years of age
and was held in high esteem by all
who knew her. She was a good chris
tian and loving mother to her children
and an ideal home maker. She was
married twice, first to a Luther Bell
a well-known miller of Camden and
second to w. D. Burrows, a we'll
known farmer of the Walkers district
near Smyrna. Besides the latter she
is survived by three children by her
first marriage: w. H. Bell, of An
napolis, Md, instructor in ordinance
at the u. S. Naval Academy; Mrs.
Sadie Wright, who resided with the
deceased and J. P. Bell, of Chester,
Pa, connected with the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Company,
. in Philadelphia. She is also survived
, by sister, Mrs. J. w. Ault, of Phil
adelphia. Six grandchildren also sur
vive her.
w. T. Cullen Dies Suddenly at Dover
William T. Cullen, father of Post
master w. Bateman Cullen of Clay
ton, one of the best known farmers
near Dover, died Thursday from an
attack of acute indigestion followed
by other complications. His death
came as a great surprise to his many
friends in Dover and vicinity. He
was taken i'll late Wednesday evening
his condition being rather seriou;
from the first. He died late Thurs
day evening. He was 20 years of age
and is survived by his widow, Mrs
Rebecca Bateman Cullen, two son:
and two daughters: w. Bateman Cul
len, the postmaster at Clayton; Arm
strong Cullen of Dover; Mrs. Pau
Winchester, Annapolis, Md; and Mrs
James Holt, Philadelphia. Mrs. Holt!
husband is brother of Jack Holt, tht
movie star. Funeral services wer
'r held from his late residence Monda.
afternoon with interment at Lakesid
cemetery, Dover.
Death of Mrs. Anna H. Quillen
Mrs. Anna H. Quillen, widow o
William Quillen, and grandmother o
Dewey CULLEN, of this town, die
Sunday at her late residence in Spru
ance City, after an illness of four o
five months. She is survived by on
son, William Quillen of GoldsborO, Md
and two daughters, Mrs. William Love
less of Harvey Station, Delaware, an
Mrs. Jennie Still White, Of Cheste
IN Pa. Funeral services took place yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock, intel
ment at Townsend, Delaware. Re-
J. ]. Bunting and Rev. w. f. MAJ
thews, officiated.
E.WilIiam Stats Dies Near Sassafra
E, William Stats, of near Sass'
fras, Md, died after a short illness
his home Friday night, March 28. ID
ceased was SO years old and is su
viveG by his widow, Mrs. Elizabet
Stats, one sister, Mrs. James D. d;
Wis, of Galena, Md, and a brOthe
lE Jacob C.. Stats, of Philadelphia. II
funeral services were held at his la
n home Monday afternoon of last wee
" u at o'clock, Rev. Roby, of Warwic
d Md, officiating and interment WI
ha made there in the family lot in Il
Id, NJ. P. Cemetery.
CO. Mrs.Fred Hepburn, Near KentOn De-
a., Mrs. Bessie G. Hepburn, aged Z
MS, wife of Fred Hepburn, near Kento
mt died last Wednesday after lingeril
.he illness. She was a daughter of Cha
he les f. and Sarah Garman Green a
old spent practically her entire MARI
md life ~, +lo f,,-,o ,,aor Underwood