Smyrna times., 1928-02-15
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Louisa A.Gardner, Mother of the
Late DIR. Frank Gardner of Smyrna,
Dies at Masonic Home, Wilmington

Late DIR. Frank Gardner of Smyrna,
Dies at Masonic Home, Wilmington
Mrs. Louisa A. Gardner, aged 81,
widow of the late Rev. Samuel T.
Gardner Of Wilmington NJ. E. Con-
ference, who until the death Of her
son, the late DR.. Frank Gardner, vet
erinarian, made her home on Market
street, Smyrna, died at the Masonic
Home near Wilmington, on Sunday of
place yesterday and interment was
made in the family burial ground at
Bethel Cemetery near Chesapeake
City, Md. Rev. R. K. Stephenson, d.
d., pastor of Asbury M. E. Church,
Smyrna, assisted by other ministers
of the conference, had charge Of the
services. Mrs. Gardner was intimate
~ connected throughout her life with
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Delaware. Her husband, her oldest
son, the late Rev. Edwin Gardner, of
Marshallton, and her brother-in-law,
Rev. Thomas Harding have been mem
bers Of the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence. Mrs. Gardner is survived by
several nieces, among them Miss Flor
ence Knapp, Mrs. Katherine Tomkin,
Mrs. T. v. McGinnes, Mrs. Wilhelmina
Moffett, -of Wilmington, Mrs. Louisa
HURT, of Millington, Nd, and Mrs.
Cora Baldwin, of Chestertown, Md.
Rev. Thomas Gardner, of the Troy, N.
Y, NJ. E. Conference is a stepson.
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. Miss Emma Hoffecker, aged 68,
daughter of the late James Hoffecker
near Smyrna, and sister of Mrs. Allen
Rawley of south Main street this town
died at Pottstown, Pa, Thursday after
a long illness. She spent her early
life in this vicinity but for a number
of years had ben residing in Potts
town, making her home with her nep-
hew, John F. Jackson, superintendent
of the boiler works in that city and
was esteemed by all who knew her.
Funeral services were held at Potts
town and her remains were brought to
Smyrna on Monday and inferred in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. She is sur
vived by four brothers: James Hof-
fecker, Wilmington; Presley Hoffeck-
er, Pottstown; William Hoffecker,
Philadelphia; Henry T. Hoffecker,
Thoroughfare Neck, near Smyrna.
Death Of Miss Mary Lockwood Price
Miss Mary Lockwood Price, aged 73
Of Middletown, who died at the Della
ware Hospital in Wilmington, early
last week, was buried Tuesday at st.
Anne's Cemetery, Middletown, the Rev
P. L. Donahay, officiating. Miss Price
was the daughter Of the late Samuel
and Lydia Ann Price, and was born on
a farm near Warwick, Md, but had
spent her entire life in and near Mid
dletown. She was a member of st.
Anne's P. E. Church, and was a regu-
lar attendant at all Of the services.
Deceased is survived by one brother,
Mr.. Samuel Price, of Middletown;
four nieces, two nephews and large
circle of friends.
Mrs. Charles Barger Dies at Dover
Mrs. Emma Hargadine Barger,
widow of the late Charles Barger of
Dover, died suddenly at her place of
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Bradford street, shortly after one
o'clock on Wednesday afternoon.
Death was caused by heart trouble.
Mrs. Barger conducted a shoe store at
the above place of business and had
evidently gone out at the rear Of the
building when the attack that caused
her death occurred. The body was
found in a reclining position near the
coal bin. Funeral took place on Fri
day.
A. L. Holiday, Formerly of Clayton
Arthur L. Holiday, aged Al, form
erly of Clayton, died last week in a
hospital at Buffalo, N. Y, after a
brief illness. He was buried Wednes-
day at Old Drawers Cemetery near
Odessa. For the past 16 years, Mr..
Holiday had been connected with the
DUPONT Company, and because of his
many sterling qualities, was held in
the highest esteem. Besides his wife,
who was Miss Mae Dreka, of Sassa-
fras, MI, he leaves his mother and
one sister to mourn his death, as we'll
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