Smyrna times., 1925-06-10
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Richard NJ. Cooper, Prominent Citizen
of Near CheswOld, Passes Away
Monday Night After Brief Illness

Monday Night After Brief Illness
Richard NJ. Cooper, aged SO years,
the third day of last September, one
of the best known men in the state
and especially in Kent county where
he resided on his farm on the road
from Cheswold to Smyrna, died Mon
day evening. He had been in i'll health
for several weeks and members of the
family were notified a few days ago
that the end would likely come at any
time. Mr.. Cooper is survived by his
widow, Susie f. Cooper, one daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Cooper and three sons,
jefferson Cooper, Rev. Dr. Richard
Watson Cooper and Arthur Cooper.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day morning at 1870 with interment
at Bethel NJ. +. cemetery, near Ches-
wold on the state highway, Mr.. Copper
for many years being an official of
Bethel Church and a regular attend
ant there. Mr.. Cooper was an ardent
prohibitionist and was hOnored by the
prohibition party on several occasions
/ by being placed on the ticket. He was
a candidate on the Republican ticket
over 40 years ago for Congress. He
was elected a delegate to the General
Conference of the NJ. E. Church in
1904, being one of the lay delegates
from the Wilmington NJ E. Confer
ence the same year that the late Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore was elected
a delegate, both attending the session
of the General Conference held that
year in Los Angeles, Cal. He had
been member of the Wilmington NJ
E. Conference Board of Stewards for
over 20 years and always attended
the meetings until recently.
Mrs. Samuel Dickinson, MiddIetOwn
Mrs. Sarah Catherine Dickinson, 81
years old, widow of Samuel Dickin-
son, died at the home of her daughter
Mrs. William Price, on Broad street
MddletOwn, Monday from infrmitie.
of age. She had ben a semi-invalid fol
the past Is years. Mrs. Dickinson
was the daughter of Joseph HOLLAND
and lived at MiddletOwn until sh,
married Mr.. Dickinson, when the!
moved to a farm near Bethel, Md.
later going to a farm near MacDOn
ough, where they made their home un
til Mr.. Dickinson's death, in 1899
since which time she had made he
.Shome with Mrs. Price. She is surviv
ed by three children, Joseph Waite
Dickinson of Chesapeake City, Md.
: Mrs. William Price of MiddletOwn
| Mrs. Elwood B. Griffenberg of vii
, mington; eight grandchildren;
5 brother, William Holland Of Denver
/ Col, and a sister, Mrs. Mary A. lie
of Wilmington. The funeral service
were held at the Price home this af
ternoon, at two o'clock, in charge 0
the Rev. Walter A. Heane, pastor o
I Bethesda NJ. f. Church. The pal
bearers were grandsons of the de
ceased, Arthur Price, William Pric,
: LemOnt Jones, Douglas Ernest, Elbei
: Griffenberg and Samuel George. II
: terment was made in Bethel cemeter!
> Pivot Bridge, Maryland.
o George A. Carter, Smyrna ShOemake
d George A. Carter, aged 67, who COZ
l. Quoted a shoe shop in the room form
|. erly the office Of the late B. A. Haze
r on Main Street, next to John R. Fral
n els store, was found dead MOnda
t morning by Mr.. Francis and Captai
" Lewis. He had been suffering wit
: heart trouble and it is presumed h
i had an attack in the night and die
2, suddenly. He leaves several childre
5, His remains were taken to his so
: Bertram Carter in Wilmington, fro
e, which place funeral will take plat
2, Friday afternoon with interment
/ the Townsend Cemetery.
IS Alfred FAIRIES Dies in Philadelphia
9 . Alfred FAIRIES, aged about 20,
. former resident of Smyrna, died
, the Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphi
Monday, June 8, after a short Hines
He will be buried Friday, the 18th,
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna, at