Smyrna times., 1926-04-07
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Frank Fl. LattOmus, Former Well
Known Resident of Townsend, Dies
in Wilmington - Other Deaths

Townsend, April 5.-Francis Hiatt
tomus, 72 years old, husband of AL
phonsa Lattomus, died Thursday, at
his home, Fourth and Shipley streets,
Wilmington. He had been in poor
health since December and on Sunday
he was stricken with paralysis. Mr..
Lattomus was born and reared at
Townsend, but had lived in Whining
ton about seven years. He was
farmer for Colonel H. A. DUPONT at
Montchanin for many years, after
which he was elected and served as
coroner for one term. He was an ac-
tive Republican. The deceased is sur
vived by his wife and seven children,
Edward Lattomus, Mrs. Howard Shus-
ter, Francis, Jr., John, Levi, Mrs.
Stuart Taylor and Mrs. John Will
Hams; also wo brohers in Townsend,
Thomas and Levi Lattomus The fun
eral services were held at the resi-
dence of his niece, Miss Ethelwyn Ma
loney, Townsend, on Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Interment was
made in the Townsend cemetery.
Mrs. Arthur Johns Dies at Warwick
Mrs. Wilhelmina B. Johns, wife of
Arthur Johns, died at her home, at
Warwick, Md, Thursday morning,
aged 63 years. Mrs. Johns was ap-
parently in the best Of health when
she retired on Wednesday evening,
and when her husband called her
Thursday morning, he received no re
sponse. He went to her room, and
apoplexy. Mrs. Johns was the young
est daughter of the late Ephraim and
Wilhelmina Beasten, and for years
made her home on a farm near Mt.
Pleasant, later removing to Middle
\ town. Since her marriage to Mr..
Johns, she had lived in Warwick. She
\ is survived by her husband; one
/ brother, Walter Beasten, Of Middle
town; four sisters, Mrs. Irene Roth
well, of Hatboro, Pa; Mrs. Lille
\ Rothwell, of Ardmore, Pa; Misses
Mary and Eugenia Beasten,of Middle
town. The funeral services were held
in Forest Presbyterian Church, Mid
dletown, on Sunday afternoon at ?
o'clock, with interment i'll Forest cem-
etery.
Mrs. Laura Boggs Of Dover, Dead
Mrs. Laura H. Boggs, Of Dover,
died last Thursday at he Homeopathic
Hospital, Wilmington, following an
illness Of sveral weeks. The deceased
was the widow Of Irving Boggs, who
died about 25 years ago, and had been
a resident Of Dover all her life. Mrs.
Boggs was a member of Wesley ME.
Church and professed Christianity in
early life. She leaves one son, Irving
n. Boggs, who is engaged in bridge
construction work at Beaufort, N. O.,
and sister, Mrs. Frederick Has
brouck Of Trenton, N. j. Funeral ser
vices were held at Dover On Saturday
afternoon conducted BY Rev. Leonard
White, of Wesley Church and Rev.
Charles a. Walker Of the First Bap-
tist Church. Interment, Lakeside cem-
etery, Dover.
William E. Thompson, Jr., Dead
William E. Thompson, Dr., aged 16,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs William E.Thomp-
son, of West Smyrna, died on Satur-
day morning of pneumonia following
measles. His death was a severe
shock to his relatives and playmates.
"A bright little fellow, fond of life and
devoted to his home, he viii be great
" missed. He was a pupil in the
Smyrna High School and a member
of the Smyrna troup of Boy Scouts
Funeral services were held at the
residence Of his parents, yesterday
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock anc
interment was in Odd Fellows Gem
, etery. Rev. James Laurie, pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church, oficiated.
w. E. Francis, Commission Merchant
William E. Francis, who had been
under treatment at Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, died Tuesday of last
week, was a brother of John R. Fran
els Sr., of near Taylor's Bridge. Fun
eral services were held on Friday
April 2, from the residence of his
brother, at Taylor's Bridge and inter
ment was in Union Cemetery neal
Blackbird. Mr.. Francis was for many
years associated with James Sayer.
in Philadelphia commission merchant
) Mrs. Joseph C. Naudain of Chester
: Mrs. Emma ]. Naudain, widow Of
| Joseph c.. Naudain, former resident
E of Middletown, who died in Chester
? of heart trouble, was burid in Ok
: Drawers Cemetery, near Odessa, las
/ week.