Smyrna times., 1926-09-15
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
]. Earl Pryor, Son of James r. Pryor
a Prominent Farmer of the Delaney
District. Dies of Peritonitis


hastened to a Philadelphia hospital
last week for an operation for appen-
dicitis, died Sunday night despite
every effort to save him. Just when
it was thought the operation would be
successful peritonitis set in which re
suited in his death. The sad intelli-
gence was a shock to his family and
friends of the Delaneys district as
well as to his Smyrna and Clayton
friends. He was a son Of James r.
Pryor, a prominent farmer near De
laneys, had graduated from the Smyr-
ma High School and last June gradu-
ated from Delaware College Of the
University Of Delaware and was just
beginning to have a successful outlook
upon life when stricken. In college
he was best known as a baseball
pitcher for four years on the Univers-
ity of Delaware baseball team, and
previous to that on the Smyrna high
school team. He was a south-paw
and recognized as one of the best
twirlers that Delaware has had for
years. He did most of the box work
for the Blue and Gold the past three
seasons. Pryor took the arts and
science course graduating last June
In addition to being a varsity pitcher
for several years he was also active
in many of the student affairs. He
was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau
Fraternity and president of the Della
ware chapter last year. He was also
active in the University Y. NJ. C. A.,
of which he was president one year.
In the summerof 1925, he represented
the "Y'' as delegate at college "Y"
camp. He was a member of the Var
sity club of the university. Pryor had
accepted a position for this year to
teach at the DUPONT High School near
Wilmington, where he was also to
coach the athletic teams. He is sur
vived by his parents and three sisters
and two brothers. The funeral was
held at o'clock this afternoon from
the home of his parents and interment
was made in Odd Fellows cemetery,
Smyrna.
H. G. Brown, Oldest Sussex Veteran
Hugh Craft Brown, civil war vet
eran and Seaford's oldest citizen, died
Saturday in the Emergency Hospital,
Milford, aged 90 years He was the
last surviving member Of Captain Hy-
drick Post, O. "a. r., Of Seaford, and
recently transferred the old flag Of
the post together with the Bible and
other relics Of his post to Nanticoke
Post, No. s, American Legion for safe
keeping He was born and reared and
lived all his life in that section. He
was taken to the hospital Friday
where he died from heart trouble. In
til few years ago he led very busy
life farming and later as building
contractor. He never married. Last
Memorial Day he insisted upon dec
Grating without any help the 104
graves of the Civil War veterans, for
mer members of his post, who are
buried in the cemetery there. He is
survived by the following nieces and
nephews: H. Rodney Sharp, Horace
Brown and May Sharp, of Whining
ton; Mrs. Saunders N. Truitt, of Mil
ford, sister of H. Radney Sharp, Will
liam Brown, Milford; Oliver Brown,
Centre Square, Pa, and Fred W.Brown
fredericksburg, Nd. Funeral services
were held Monday afternoon and in
terment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery at Seaford.
Mrs. Anna Cahoon Whitenack Dead
Mrs. Anna Denney Whitenack, 70
years old, father of George E. White
mack, city editor of the Wilmington
Sunday Star, died shortly before 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
home of her son in Wilmington. Death
was due to a heart attack. Funeral
services were held from the home of
her son Saturday. Mrs. Whitenack
was the widow of Andrew Whitenack
and had made her home in Whining
ton since her marriage. Mrs. White
mack was the daughter Of the late
William H. and Sarah z. (Hoffecker)
Cahoon, and was born and reared in
the Smyrna-Dover vicinity, where she
lived until her marriage. Mrs. White
mack is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth w. Saxon, of Darby,
Pa, and Mrs. Hazel w. Speakman,
and one son, George E. Whitenack,
city editor Of the Sunday Star, all Of
Wilmington. Mrs. Whitenack was
also the mother Of the late Ralph g.
Whitenack, who died in India about
six years ago, while an attache Of the
U. S. government at Baroda, India.
During his services there Mr. White
mack was economic advisor to the
Maharajah Kaekwar, Of Baroda. Mrs.
Whitenack also has six grandchildren