Smyrna times., 1928-02-22
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Charles H. Jones of Townsend, Read
ing Clerk of the Senate, Dies Sud
denly at His Home on Saturday

ing AleTk OF the SENATE, Ines louu-
denly at His Home on Saturday
Charles H. Jones, 90 years old, re
tired farmer and a former reading
clerk Of the State Senate, died sud
denly last Saturday morning at his
home in Townsend. Funeral services
were held from his late home at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in Townsend cemetery
Mr.. Jones, was one Of the most prom
inent Democrats in lower New Castle
county. AT the last session Of the
Delaware Legislature, he was elected
reading clerk of the Senate and serv-
ed with ability. Though in impaired
health, his death was unexpected. For
the past five months he had been suf-
fering from stomach trouble Short
IN after 4 Saturday morning Mr..
Jones left his bed, went downstairs
and was in seemingly no worse con
dition than he had been. However,
when Mrs. Jones came down stairs
he informed her that he was useless
to himself and to her, and that it
seemed futile to live. Hardly had this
exclamation been made when he fell
upon the couch, expiring before the
family physician could be summoned.
A number Of years ago Mr.. Jones suf-
fered the loss of his left leg. Besides
his wife, he is survived by one daugh
ter.
Former Mayor Leroy Harvey, Dead
Hon. Leroy Harvey, fifty-fve,
former Mayor of Wilmington and di-
rector in many business and charit-
able institutions in that city, died at
his home there Wednesday night from
heart disease. Mr.. Harvey was born
in Wilmington and was graduated
from the Friends School in 1890. In
1894 he was graduated from Harvard
University, becoming associated with
the Harlan & Hollingsworth Company
He represented the company in Rus
sia for three years. Returning to this
country, he went into the lumber bus
mess in Philadelphia, which he con
Quoted for fifteen years. He was
Mayor Of the city Of Wilmington dur
ing 1922 Several weeks ago, due to
his health, he resigned as president of
the Farmers Bank of Delaware. His
wife, the former Miss Renee De Pei
letort dupont, sister of .. S. Sen
ator II. O. dupont, and a sister Of the
late Mrs. Willard Salisbury, wife of
the late L. S. Senator Willard Sauls-
bury, died several years ago. He IS
survived BY four children as follows:
Miss Alice Hounsfeld Harvey, Miss
Van Dyke Harvey, Edmund Huxley
Harvey and Miss Sophie Renee de
Pelleport Harvey. The funeral was
held On Saturday, interment in the
Wilmington and Brandywine Gem
I etery.
Widow Of Rev. E. E. White, Dead
y Mrs. Elinor Nelson White, aged 81,
widow of Rev. E. E. White Of Will
mington Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, died over at Millington, Md, Fri
/ day, after a lingering illness. Funeral
II services were held Sunday in Milling
7 ton NJ. E. Church in charge Of Rev. F.
4 A. Baker, pastor, and interment was
made at Snow Hill, Md, where the de-
ceased was born and raised and spent
+ her girlhood days.
Y Ut. Kemp, Prominent Retired Farmer
John T. Kemp, aged 81, prominent
retired farmer of the KentonC Ches-
void district, who after giving up
farming, moved to Dover, died there
February 18th, was buried in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Camden, last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Kemp was one of those
! Ikable men who endeared himself to
a large circle Of friends. He is sur
vived by his wife and daughter and
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