Smyrna times., 1925-05-06
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
John B. Spruance, Brother of Mrs.
Hattie NJ. Hutchinson This Town,
Dies in Germantown, PHILADELPHIA

estate broker, of Philadelphia, who
was born and raised on a farm near
Kenton, died Saturday at his home,
276 w. Washington Lane, German
town, Philadelphia, following stroke
of paralysis, which he suffered the
Thursday previous. The announce
ment of his death was received with
sorrow by his old friends of this vi
cinity. He had been i'll about a year.
Last April he suffered his first stroke
and had never fully recovered though
he was able to get about and was ap-
parently on the road to recovery when
he was stricken again on Thursday.
Mr.. Spruance was a son of the late
David L. Spruance of Kenton Hun
dred. He received his education in
the Kenton schools and left when a
young man to enter a realestate
brokers' office in Philadelphia. Soon
after he went to Sheffield, Alabama,
where he spent many years in the
realestate game, practically engineer
ing the realestate development in that
town. He moved back to Philadelphia
several years ago and made a success
of his ventures. In early life he mar
ried Miss Jessie Mcintosh of Phila-
delphia, who survives him with three
children as follows: Mrs. Charles Fair
lamb, Wyncote, Philadelphia; Fred
Spruance, Germantown, and Mrs. Hutt
wife of Rev. Robert Hutt, an EpiscO-
pal minister at JenkintOwn, Philadel-
phia. He is also survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Hattie Spruance Hutchison
of this town. Funeral services and
interment took place in Philadelphia
Saturday afternoon.
DIR. II. J. Stubbs, Wilmington, Dead
DR.. Henry j. Stubbs of 1904 Della
ware avenue, one of the oldest ply
slcians in Wilmington, died at 4
o'clock Thursday afternoon in the
Lankenau Hospital, Philadelphia. He
was 78 years old and well known thru
the State as a stomach specialist. He
is survived by his wife, who, before
her marriage, about twenty-five years
ago, was Miss Helen n. Schiller of
| Albany, n. Y, and a daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Stubbs, a junior at Bryn
Mawr College. Funeral services took
place Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
daylight saving time, at the house
( Interment was made in Wilmington &
Brandywine cemetery. DR.. Stubs
was a native of Pennsylvania. He
was graduated from Jefferson Medica
College, Philadelphia, in 1868, anC
started practice in Kennett Square
He later took a post graduate course
and located in Wilmington about A.
years ago His first wife was DR.
Florence p. Preston. She died about
thirty years ago. A son, DR.. Ralpl
Stubbs, died about eighteen years ago
c. Wesley Baynard Dies in Hospital
Charles Wesley Baynard, "a years
of west Smyrna, a brother of the lat
Samuel H. Baynard of Wilmington
died at a hospital in Philadelphia
early yesterday morning from cOmpli
cations. Mr.. Baynard has been i'll TO
some time, and was removed to tn
hospital from his home about a wee
ago. Mr.. Baynard was the son of tn
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Baynard, an
was born and raised in lower Della
ware. Most of his life was spent j
the employ of the Pennsylvania Raj
road Company. He retired severe
Z years ago. He was a man of stron
convictions and good citizen and wa
esteemed by all who knew him. BE
sides his wife he is survived by on
brother, Joseph A. Baynard of Clay
, ton, Delaware. Funeral services wi
: take place Saturday afternoon at
| o'clock and interment will be in til
/ family lot in Glenwood cemetery.
| s.Margaret HOffecker YOcum, Dea
: Mrs. Margaret A. Yocum, aged 6
2 widow Of Irving B. YOcum, of Marcl
t Hook, Pa, died at the home Of ht
= brother, William H. HOffecker, ne;
/ Kenton, Thursday, following a strOl
3 Of paralysis. She was a daughter
f the late William d. and Ann (Rawley
e Hoffecker and was born, raised al
= spent her early life in this vicinit
r She married Irving Yocum and move
h to Marcus Hook, Pa. He died thr,
r years ago. She is survived by fOl
S brothers and two sisters as follow
n William H., George, Denney al
e David Hoffecker; Mrs. Charles Jon
5 and Mrs. L. NJ. Adkins. Funeral tot
: place from the residence of Villa
It H. Hoffecker near Kenton Saturd;
y afternoon and interment was made
+ Glenwood Cemetery.
n Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Burris Lose S,
IS Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Burris
II the Newcumb farm, near Fleming
r Landing, have the sympathy of the
r friends in the death Friday, of the
s. infant son, Thomas r. Burris, ag
S, six months and fourteen days. He W
buried Sunday afternoon at Gle
rs wood Cemetery, Smyrna, the Rev.
rs N. Morgan, pastor of the Presbytt