Smyrna times., 1927-07-13
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. George w. Bush, Sister of Wal
ter G. Tatnall of Smyrna, Died Sat
urday After Lingering Illness

urday After Lingering illness
Mrs. Rebecca Tatnall Bush, Of near
| Wilmington, widow of George W.Bush
and a sister of Walter G. Tatnall of
this town, died Saturday after ling
ering illness. Mrs. Bush, who was IA
years old, had suffered from heart
trouble for the past two years, and
had been receiving special treatment
at Mrs. Edward Turks private hos
pital, Eighteenth and VanBuren
streets, Wilmington, for the past three
weeks where she died. Mrs. Bush was
the wife of the late George w. Bush,
who at the time of his death in 1904
was president Of George w. Bush and
Sons Company. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Henry L., and Caroline
Gibbons Tatnall, and was born in
Wilmington. Not only was Mrs.Bush
greatly interested in church affairs,
having been connected with the old
Central Presbyterian Church and later
with Westminster p r e b Y t e r j n
Church, but was until two years ago
actively associated in the work of the
Young Women's Christian Association
Failing health compelled her to relin-
quish her supervision of the cafeteria,
at the Y. w. @. A. two years ago, hav-
ing been one of the prime figures in
its installation. Seven children, all of
them prominently identified with social
and business life of Wilmington and
other cities, survive. They are Mrs.
Christopher Ward of Centreville; Wal
ter d. Bush, Jr., of Wilmington;
David d. Bush Of Los Angeles; Henry
I. Bush and Mrs. Ernest Carmichael
of Wilmington and Mrs. Henry M.
Candy and Miss Josephine S. Bush of
Centreville. Seventeen grandchildren
also survive, and two great-grandchil-
dren. There are also one sister, Mrs.
]. Ernest Smith, of Wilmington, and
three brothers, Walter G. Tatnall, of
Smyrna; Henry L. Tatnall, Jr., of
Wilmington, and J. Latimer Tatnall,
of Crawford, N. J. Funeral took place
from her late residence near Center
vile yesterday afternoon. Rev. Har-
old E. Nicely, pastor of Westminster
Presbyterian Church, of which the de-
ceased was member, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. Charles L. Candee,
former pastor of the church. Burial
was made in the family plot in Viii
mington and Brandywine cemetery.
]. G. Stuckert Of St. Georges, Dead
John Cazier Stuckert, rs years old,
Of st. Georges, well known through
out the state, died at his home there
early Friday morning. Mr.. Stuckert
was in apparent good health when he
retired Thursday evening after he
had been in the business section Of st.
Georges talking to several merchants.
Always very active he had never been
sick for any great length Of time dur
ing his life. Mrs. Florence E. Stuck
ert, his wife, went in his room to call
him. Believing that he was sleeping
she decided to let him remain in bed
for a while longer. As she started
out Of the room, however, she noticed
that he was very still and going closer
to the bed she found that he was dead.
a doctor was summoned Immediately.
He said that Mr.. Stuckert had died
during the night. Mr.. Stuckert has
always lived in or near st. Georges
and has always been very active in
the affairs Of the town. He was born
near st. Georges in 1851. He attend
ed school in the old Franklin building
near Wrangle Hill. After graduating
from Lawrenceyille, N. j., school he
attended Delaware College. He was
very active in politics, being Repub-
/
years in Red Lion hundred. In the
grain business he was associated with
grain dealers for 40 years. Mr.. Stuck
ert was director of the Delaware
Trust Company in st. Georges, now
the st. Georges Trust Company. He
was president of the st. Georges Gem
etery Company, and member and
trustee of the Presbyterian Church. A
son died several years ago in the same
manner that Mr.. Stuckert did. Mr..
Stuckert was very well known thru
out the state and had a host of friends
Besides his wife he is survived by one
brother, Henry, Of Little Rock, Ark,
and a sister, Mrs. Henry Runner, of
Darlington, Md. Mr. Stuckert was
the SON of William NJ. Stuckert and
| Olivia Cazier. Funeral services were
held from his late home in St. Georges
on Monday, standard time. Interment
was made in the st. Georges cem-
etery.
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