Smyrna times., 1926-11-03
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Della V. Wright, Widow of Jos.
H. Wright, One of Smyrna's Estim-
able Women, Died Last Evening

ma, died last evening shortly after
seven o'clock after an illness of six
weeks. Though she had been in fail
ing health since the death of her hus-
band four years ago, her indominable
will and energy kept her up until sew
eral weeks ago when she suffered an
attack followed with subsequent at
tacks until her life slowly and peace
fully slept away. Mrs. Wright was
one of Smyrna's most estimable wom-
en-. Kind hearted, generous, ever
thinking of others rather than herself
she lead quiet, unobstrusive life de-
voted to her home, relatives and
friends and endearing herself to all
who knew her. She was a daughter
of the late Thomas H. and Mary C.
(VanWinkle) Wright and was born,
raised and spent her whole life in this
vicinity. She married on March 21,
1894, Joseph H. Wright, Smyrna's
well-lnown lumber merchant. This
happy union was broken in 1922 by
the death of Mr.. Wright. Bearing her
burden with a remarkable fortitude,
she carried on the lumber business
with the help of her brother James ".
Wright, with the same care and sue
cess with which it was so firmly es-
tablished. She was a faithful and
consistent member of Asbury M. E.
Church and its auxiliary societies and
a member Of the Laura Lee Circle of
Kings Daughters. Surviving her are
her two brothers, w. w. Wright of
Wilmington, and James Y. Wright, Of
Smyrna. Funeral services will take
place Friday Afternoon at two o'clock
from her late residence on East Com
merce street and interment will take
place in the family lot in st. Peters
Cemetery. Rev. r. X. Stephenson,
ID. d., her pastor, Of Asbury NJ. E.
Church, will have charge Of the ser
vices.
Mrs. Mary B. Donnell, Newark, Dead
Mrs. Mary Bedford Donnell, prom
inent w. @. I. u. woman, for many
years a well-known resident Of New
ark, died Sunday morning at her
apartment, 91O Madison street, Will
which she had moved into
a short time ago. Mrs. DOnnell had
been in i'll health for about a year
and a half, but had been confined to
her bed only for the past six months
Mrs. Donnell was IA years old, having
been born November 25, 1852. Mrs.
Donnell was born in the old Cooch
at Cooeh's Bridge, near
Newark, and was daughter Of Levi
Griffith and Sarah @. wilkins Cooch.
She was named for Mary Bedford,
her grandmother, who was niece Of
Bedford, famous in Della
ware history. For the past 25 years
Mrs. Donnell has served as president
Df the New Castle County Woman's
Christian Temperance Union. AS an
active promoter Of this cause, she
worked arduously with one Of the ma
5ional directors, Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thacher, in the establishment I and
Of the Soldiers and Sail
RS Rest Room at Delaware City. 1t
vas through the personal efforts Of
he temperance worker, who had also
been an ardent suffrage advocate,
hat the New Castle county organiza
ion "went over the top" in the pay
nent Of the national w. @. I. U. jubi-
ee fund, amounting to between $4,000 !
md $4,000 or at the rate of about |
"a per member. Mrs. Donnell was
llso interested in the work among the
young people and did much to en-
courage the promotion of this work. |
On October 8, 1873, she was married |
o Samuel NJ. Donnell of Newark, who /
vas a native Of Alabama. Mr.. Don
lell was in the real estate business in
Newark for many years and for a
ong time was mayor of that town. |
lie died about six years ago. Mrs. |
)onnell was a lifelong member of the
Presbyterian Church at Newark. She
S survived by several nieces and
lephews among this number being
Francis A. Cooch and Edward w.
Jooch of Newark. The funeral will
axe place this Wednesday, after
loon from the home of her nephew,
edward w. Cooch, at Cooch's Bridge.
Services were held at 3 o'clock at
Welsh Tract Baptist Church and in
erment was made in the cemetery adj
dining.
Sudden Death of Aaron T. Reynolds
Aaron T. Reynolds, better known
IS "Tuck" Reynolds, a well-known
armer of Dutch Neck, near Smyrna,
lied at 2.15, at st. Frances Hospital,
where he was taken for
reatment. He had resided on the
orbit Farm for a number of years.
lis death was a severe shock to his
amily and friends. He is survived
y his widow who was before her
marriage Miss Ida May Argo and sew
n sons: Clifton, Howard, Charles,
William Allen, Corbitt and Leonard.
70 arrangements for the funeral had