Smyrna times., 1927-06-08
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Herbert H. Ward, Former States At
tOrney and Prominent Republican
Politician, Ends Successful Career

Herbert H. Ward, aged 70, promin-
/ ent Delaware attorney and politician,
died in a private hospital, Eighteenth
and VanBuren streets, Wilmington,
Thursday night, from an attack of
bronchial pneumonia. During his car
eer, Mr.. Ward was a member of the
Delaware Code Commission of 1915,
the first encouragement of the state
to be elected by the people under the
provisions Of the new state constitu-
ton, well known corporation lawyer
| and an associate with the late Judge
| George Gray. He was buried Monday
afternoon, following services from his
late home, 800 Rodney street. Dr. B.
NJ. Johns, pastor Of Grace NJ. E.
Church, officiated. Interment was pri-
vate. Mr.. Wards health commenced
to fail in January, 1926, and shortly
after the Easter season Of that year,
he was confined to Mrs. Turks hos
pital where he was until his death
Two weeks ago, he developed bron-
chial pneumonia. His three children,
Mrs. Phoebe Minora Stoops, Herbert
H. Ward, Jr, and Miss Sybil L. Ward,
were at his bedside when the end
came His wife died in February.
Mr.. Ward was the senior member of
the law firm Ward Gray & Ward. Dur
ing the life of the late George Gray,
the firm was Ward, Gray and Neary.
This was continued until John r.
Neary located in New York and NJ
Ward, Jr., was admitted To the firm.
When George Gray became a Federal
Judge, his son, Andrew q. Gray wa
admitted To the firm. MI. Wards
daughter, Sybil III Ward, il also con
nected with the Office az an attorney.
She is member Of City Council from
the Twelfth ward. Mr.. Wards older
daughter, Mrs. Stoops, is the wife of
William T. Stoops, deputy collector Of
internal revenue. Mr.. Ward was born
in Sheffield, Vermont, October 11,1856.
He was the son of Amassa VI. and
Phoebe Stevens Ward. Soon after
his birth, his father moved to Hard
wick, Vermont, where the child was
raised. The young man was gradu
ated from the Vermont Methodist
Seminary at Montpelier, and later in
1879, He received his Bachelor Of Arts
degree from the Wesleyan University
at Middletown, Conn. He studied law
i'll Wilmington under Judge William
q. Spruance from 1879 to 1882. Upon
Iii admission To the bar, he became
associated with George Gray. IN 1889
he was elected attorney general and
served for one term Of four years.
Death of Mrs. William c. Savin
Mrs. Elena Moore Savin, aged 81,
more familiar known as Mrs. Molly
Savin, wife of William c. Savin, a
prominent retired farmer, died at
Cheswold at midnight Friday night
after a lingering illness. She had
been a patient sufferer for many
months. Mrs. Savin was one of those
popular and estimable women who
endeared herself to the whole com
munity She was a daughter of the
late John Moore Of near Cheswold and
a sister Of the late DR.. Thomas Q.
Moore Of Smyrna, prominent prac-
titioner and Republican politician.
She married III early life William @.
Savin who survives her with three
children: Mrs. Clarabel Moore Welch,
of York, Pa; Ralph Moore Savin of
Townsend, and w. Homer Savin, of
Hockessin. She is also survived by
several grandchildren and three sis
tiers and one brother as follows: Mrs.
Jennie Pleasanton, Milford; Mrs. Ell
mer Abbott, Dover; Mrs. Linford
Lacey, Salisbury, Md, and Winter
Moore of Milford. Mrs. Savin was
devoted and consistent member Of
Cheswold NJ r. Church and its auXil-
iary societies; a member of the Ches-
would W. @. n. ~; a member Of the
Cheswold Grange and an honorary
member of the Patriotic Order Of
America. Funeral services, largely
attended, were held from her late res
idence in Cheswold yesterday after
noon and interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Miss Eleanor Slaughter Dies at Hartly
Miss Eleanor Rose Slaughter, aged
Ia years, the only child and daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Slaughter of
Hartly, died early Sunday morning
after an illness of a few weeks from
a complication of diseases. She was
first taken with scarlet fever and then
pneumonia developed. Miss Slaugh-
ter was an unusually bright girl and
had graduated this year in the gram
mar grade in the Hartly school. She
was an active and most useful mem
Der Of the willing Workers." band
of girls of Hartly, who rendered val
liable service in all walks Of life. Fun
eral services were held yesterday af-
ternoon at ! o'clock from the resi-
dence Of her parents, with interment
at Odd Fellows cemetery, Camden.
Mrs. Lydia MalOney Dies in Dover
Mrs. lydia Maloney, wife of Frank