Smyrna times., 1925-07-15
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK

DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
James Davis, Prominent Retired Farm
er, Brother of Mrs. Amanda Truax.
Formerly of Smyrna, Dies Sudden
James Davis, 80 years, of Galena.
Md, brother of Mrs. Amanda Truax.
of Wilmington, formerly of Smyrna.
died at his home Sunday. Mr.. Davis
had been well until Saturday after
noon. Late on Saturday he began to
feel i'll and quietly went to sleep. He
never awOke from the sleep. Mr..
Davis had been a resident of the Ga
lena neighborhOod most of his life.
He was son of Manl0ve and Mary
Davis of MiddletOwn and spent most
of his life at farming. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, who was Miss Joseph
inc Stats, three sons and two daugh-
ters, Earl Davis, James Davis, Jr.,
Olin Davis and Mrs. Irving Spry, all
of near Galena, and Mrs. Joseph Cra-
dick, of Philadelphia. He is also sur
vived by one brother and two sisters,
Isaac Davis and Mrs. Sallie Carey, of
MiddletOwn, and Mrs. Amanda Truax
of Wilmington. The funeral services
were held yesterday and interment
was made in the NJ. Z. Cemetery at
MiddletOwn.
Harold Veasey Loses His Mother
Mrs. Mary E. Veasey, 81 years old,
wife of DR.. Benjamin r. Veasey. died
suddenly at her home, Lore avenue
and Philadelphia Pike, Penny Hill
Terrace, yesterday afternoon from
pulmonary hemorrhage. She is sur
vived by her husband; a son Harold
Neasey, who married Miss Elizabeth
Hudson of Smyrna, and a daughter
Miss Ruth Veasey all of Wilmington.
Mrs. Veasey had been ill for the past
four years, but her condition was not
regarded as serious. Mrs. Veasev
was daughter of the late Mark and
Deborah Hickman, and was born and
raised in Wilmington. She was a
charter member of Harrison Street NJ.
h. Church; a pioneer worker for the
\. w. G. A. and for several years
served as vice president. For the past
twenty-five years she was a resident
of Penny Hill and took a deep inter-
est IN the community which gradually
grew up around her, and with the help
Of her husband, she planned and de.
yelOped Penny Hill Terrace which is
one Of the thriving suburbs of Viii
mingtOn. She was an aunt of Post
master Leroy w. Hickman, and a sis
ter of the late State Senator James
Hickman. Funeral will take place
Friday with interment at Riverview.
Mrs. COnOway, Widow Rev. COnowav
Mrs. Hattie Hearn Conoway, widow
of Rev. George w. ConOway of Will
mingtOn Conference, who died at
Georgetown, was buried in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Smyrna, yesterday.
Mrs. ConOway had been in failing
health for years. When her husband
retired from active ministry she locat-
ed with him in Smyrna and continued
to make her residence here until his
death several years ago. After that
she moved to her old home at George
/ town. She is survived by a sister.
Mrs. Mary NJ. FAIRIES, of Wilmington,
formerly of Smyrna and a brother,
who lives in the lower part of the
state. She is also survived by several
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Alfred Stiltz Dies at Newark
Mrs. Minnie Stiltz, wife of Alfred
c. Stiltz, who operates a bus line to
Dover and formerly operated the
Newark and Wilmington bus line, died
early Friday morning at her home on
Main street, Newark. Mrs. Stiltz had
been i'll only few days and her death
was a shock to her host of friends in
Newark. She took an active part for
years in the business of her husband,
who also formerly operated a grocery
and produce store. She is survived
by her husband and two sons, William
and Eugene Stiltz. Funeral took place
Monday.
Mrs. Hearn, Widow of DIR. Hearn
Mrs. Amanda c. Hearn, widow of
Dr. Joseph Hearn, a Philadelphia sur
geon, died last week. Mrs. Hearn
was also the mother of DR.. William
/ Hearn, a surgeon in the Jefferson
Hospital and who comes to the Bebe
Hospital in Lewes to operate. Mrs.
Hearn was about 83 years DID, Mrs.
Hearn was a member of the Pretty
man family of Sussex county and
both she and Dr. Joseph Hearn were
we'll known through the State of Del
aware.
Mrs. Harry JOsting Dies at Dover
Mrs. Annie B. Josting, widow of
Harry Josting, died Thursday at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Green John
son, on North Governors avenue, Do
yer. She was 65 years of age She
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