Smyrna times., 1927-11-02
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Clara Beck Fowler, Wife Of AL
fred E. Fowler, of Palmyra, n. J.,
Passes AWAY After Long Illness

eAoSNS away AANNA A<OAlB AAltG1o
Mrs. Clara S. Beck Fowler, wife Of
Alfred E. Fowler, former resident Of
Smyrna, passed away at her home at
Palmyra, N. j., early yesterday morn
ing, after an illness of six months.
Her death had been expected by those
who knew the nature of her illness.
Mrs. Fowler was born, raised and
spent her early life in Smyrna. She
was the oldest daughter of the late
Edward and Mary E. (Foster) Beck.
Like all the children, Mrs. Fowler was
trained as cashier in her fathers big
mercantile store and became a valu-
able assistant to him. Some forty
years ago she was united in marriage
to Alfred E. Fowler, also a we'll
known Smyrna merchant and lived in
Smyrna until Mr. Fowler moved to
Philadelphia to become paymaster Of
the Curtis Publishing Company. Sew
eral years ago they moved their resi-
dence to Palmyra, N. j., where Mr..
Fowler was within committing dis
tance to his business. Mr.. Fowler
was much interested in the Methodist
Episcopal Church, was a good Chris
tian woman and held in high esteem
bv all who knew her. Besides her hus-
band she is survived by two chill
dren: Mrs. Raymond Wildrick Of Ger
mantown, Pa, and Foster M. Fowler
of Gettysburg, Pa. She is also sur
yived by three sisters and one brother
as follows: Mrs. Edward 6. Walls,
I Mrs. j. p. DeFord and Mrs. w. j.
Taylor, Smyrna, and William i. Beck
of Philadelphia. Funeral services will
! takes place at Palmyra, n. J., at eight
o'clock tomorrow Thursday evening,
and her remains will be brought to
Smyrna, arriving here between IL and
1890 noon, and interment will take
place in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Oldest Native Smyrnian Dead
\ Mrs. Elizabeth Wonderly, aged 1O8,
Oldest native Smyrnian, died at the
Methodist Episcopal Home in Phila-
delphia on the 21st ult. She was the
oldest woman in Philadelphia, her age
Of record being 108 years, four months
and four days. She was born in
Smyrna May II, 1919, her father Will
liam Walker having served in the
Revolutionary War and wounded IN
defence Of his country. She was the
Oldest of eleven children. She outliv-
ed all her family. Her father lived to
be 80 and her great grandfather 1O5.
Mrs. Wonderly who has been widow
/, for over half century, said she owed
her long life to careful living. She
remembered vividly the place she was
born and how her father, an itinerant
Methodist minister, went the rounds.
She remembered the trying days Of
the war Of 1912, the Civil War and
even the recent war and her fund OF
information about scenes and Incl
dents of long ago were talked Of, even
recently
DIR. Joshua M. TwilIey, Dover Dentist
DR.. Joshua Marion Twilley, aged "
Dover's oldest dentist, both in years
practice and age, having practiced in
Dover for fully AS years, died in the
University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, about noon Monday, Of
last week, having been operated on
trouble He was visited Sunday BY
Dover citizens and was reported doing
well as could be expected. His re
mains were taken to his home on State
street, Dover, where funeral took
place Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
Benjamin Fish Thompson, rector Of
: Christ Church officiated at the services
Interment was made at Christ Church
Cemetery. DR.. Twilley is survived by
a widow, his second wife, the first
wife was a Miss Reed, daughter Of
the late Elias Reed, having died some
years ago.