Smyrna times., 1928-01-04
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
w. M. Cooper of Salisbury, Md, Who
Married Miss. Daisy DOrman, Form
erly of Smyrna-Other Deaths

w. M. Cooper of Salisbury, Md, Who
Married Miss. Daisy DOrman, Form
erly of Smyrna-Other Deaths
William w. Cooper, aged "a, Of Sal
isbury, Md, known to number in
Smyrna as hoving married Miss Daisy
Dorman who spent her school days in
Smyrna with her uncle Richard M.
Johnson, was buried in Salisbury, Md,
last Wednesday. Mr.. Cooper died af-
ter a brief illness. The deceased was
the son of the late Lambert H. and
Martha Bradley Cooper and was born
at the old Cooper homestead near
Mardela on April z, 1863. Early in
the Nineties he went to Salisbury, Md.
and became associated with the late
Thomas E. Perry as associate editor
Of the Salisbury Advertiser. Later
he together with J. Cleveland White
and Trnest A. Hearn bought the pa
per and ran it for several years, dis
posing of his interest in 1901. He
then confined himself to his other in
terests and acted as Secretary to the
Wicomico Building and Loan Associa-
tioH. Mr.. Cooper was public spirit
ed man, was a member of the Rotary
Club, Chamber Of Commerce, the Del
Mar-Va Association, and was a di-
rector and one of the men who start
ed and put through the Salisbury Real
Estate proposition that opened up SO
much territory to that city. He to-
gether with Hon. Jesse d. Price and
Mark Cooper started and operated the
Laurel-Seaford Electric plant which
today is the parent company of the
present Shore Electric Company
which supplies many town, including
Smyrna, with current. He was a di-
rector Of the Eastern Shore Trust
Company, the Farmers and Planters
Company Mr.. Cooper was the owner
of several farms and spent much time
in looking after these and his high
grade of stock. He married Miss
Elizabeth J. Dorman, who survives
him together with one son William M.
Cooper, Jr. He is also survived by
two sisters, Mrs. William I. Wilson
and Miss Philena Cooper; two broth
ers Charles S. Cooper and Mark Coop
er. Interment was IN Parsons Gem
etery, Salisbury, Nd.
DR.. r. X. jefferson, fredericksburg, Md.
DR.. r. Kemp Jefferson, aged so
years, one of the best known ply
sicians Of Caroline county, died sud
denly at his home in fredericksburg,
Md, yesterday morning after suffer
ing a heart attack. Dir. Jefferson,
who had been in i'll health for the past
few years because Of a weak heart,
had persisted in attending to his large
practice despite his physical handicap.
It thought that hs death was hasten
ed as a result Of exposure to the cold
Monday in Hillcrest cemetery while
attending the funeral Of Thomas S.
Kemp, late secretary of the local
Masonic Lodge He is the last of the
Jefferson brothers to pass away;
Thomas and Charles, both pOstmast-
ers in fredericksburg under Republican
and Democratic administrations, re-
spectively, and George A., a promin
ent mason, having died in the past
few years. The deceased is survived
by widow and two sons, Donald, as
sistant cashier Of the fredericksburg
bank of the Eastern Shore Trust Com
pany, and Robert, assistant manager
of the Eastern Shore Public Service
Company's Office at Laurel, Delaware.
Miss Annie Alice of Middletown
Miss Annie ]. Alice died at the
home of her sister, Mrs. James q.
Hall in Middletown, Tuesday evening
of last week, aged IA years, She was
the daughter of the late Jonathan and
Mary Ann Alice and was born on A
farm in Thoroughfare Neck. She
moved to Middletown in 1873, and had
resided there ever since. She was en-
gagged in nursing for long time, and
made many friends. Deceased is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Hall, with
whom she resided, and a number Of
cousins. Funeral services were held
in Bethesda M. f. Church, Friday af-
ternoon at o'clock, and interment
was made in Forest cemetery.