Smyrna times., 1927-05-04
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs.Annie Nj. HOffecker, Wife of Rev.
E. L. HOffecker of Wilmington ME.
Conference, Dies at EastOn, Md.

! Mrs. Annie M. Hoffecker, 65 years
old, wife of Rev. E. L. Hoffecker, died
at her home, 211 South Aurora street,
Easton, Md, on Saturday night. She
is survived by her husband and three
daughters and twelve grandchildren.
She was a native of Talbot county,
Maryland, and was the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Stew
art of Bellevue, Md. Her father was
for many years judge of the Or
phans' Court Of Talbot county Mrs.
Hoffecker was well known in Will
mington where her husband was sta
toned as district superintendent for
the Wilmington Methodist Episcopal
Conference from 1910 to 1915. The
following year he was corresponding
| secretary for the Wilmington City
Mission. He retired in 1918, but made
frequent trips to Wilmington where
he filled in at various charges. Mrs.
Hoffecker was very active in church
circles and had large number Of
friends in Wilmington and Conference
district. Her funeral took place Mon
day with services at her late home at
noon. lnterment was made in Spring
Hill cemetery, Easton.
Rev.S.C. BlackistOn, Native of Massey
Rev. Slater Clay Blachston, rector
Emeritus Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Butte, Montana, died at the
Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland,
Oregon, on March 21st The late Rev.
Mr.. Blackiston was born at "Sunny
Side" near Massey's, Kent County,
Nd, on January 8, 1916. His parents
were the late William H. and Maria
Hepburn Blackiston. He was gradu-
ated from Washington College, Ches-
tertown, Md; attended Washotah Sem
mary, Wisconsin, and was ordained
deason in 1872 and priest in 1873 by
Bishop Robertson. His life work was
done in Butte, Mont where he labored
for thirty years as rector of St.John's
Church. He retired as rector in 1913,
went to Spokane, Washington, in 1916
to Portland, Oregon, in 1919. He mar
ried Miss Margaret Monroe. He is
survived BY his widow and three
daughters. He was the uncle Of Mrs.
Edward NJ. Vaughan and Mrs. Elias
M. Shallcross, of Middletown
DIR. ]. Luther Truax, Passes Away
DIR. James Luther Truax of Balti-
more, Maryland, died last week from
an attack of the heart. He had been
in poor health for sometime, but late
ly seemed to be much better. DR..
Truax was the son Of the late Isaac
and Sarah Truax asd spent his early
life around Smyrna. When a young
man he went to Baltimore, studied
medicine and graduated and became
successful practitioner at Highland
town, growing suburb and where he
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Carrie F. Truax and two sisters, Mrs.
Leon Jones of Smyrna, and Mrs. Nor
man R. Short of Cheswold. Funeral
services were held from his late resi-
dence last Monday and interment
made at Baltimore Cemetery.
AuIey Hill, Blackbird Citizen, Dead
Auley Hill, widely known farmer
Of Blackbird, died at o'clock Monday
morning, from heart trouble. De
ceased had been i'll for several months
and suffered relapse upon the death
of his daughter, Jane Lou Hill, March
9, of typhoid fever, from which he
never recovered. He was a son of the
late Jacob and Jane L. Hill, and is
survived by his wife, one son, Jacob
". Hill, and three daughters, Mrs.
Arie G. and Lucy @. Hill, Of Black
bird. Funeral will take place to-day
Wednesday,, at Blackbird, at 2.30
o'clock with interment at the Town
send cemetery.
Death of Mrs.Annie Hoffecker Stewart
Mrs. Anna Hoffecker Stewart, in
her 10Th year, widow Of the late
James York Stewart, formerly Of Do
yer, died at her late home in Atlantic
City, N. j., Sunday, April oath. Three
children survive her, Mary H. Stew
art, of Atlantic City, Ernest M. Stew
art, of Merchantville, NJ, and James
H. Stewart, of West Somersville,
Mass. Services were held at her
nephew's Daniel H. Casson, Governors
Avenue, Dover, Wednesday, conducted
by Rev. Elwood Jones of Wesley M.
E. Church, of which she was a life
long member.
George Ross Green Passes Away
George Ross Green, aged Ga, a ma
tive of Middletown, son Of the late
Victor Green and who became prom
inent electrical engineer of Philadel-
phia as we'll as an authority on cleo
tric meters, died in the Germantown
Hospital, Philadelphia, on the 22nd
ult, and was buried there Tuesday of
last week. He is survived by his