Smyrna times., 1929-01-16

of Oliver H. Bair in Philadelphia on
Monday evening and the remains were
brought to Smyrna yesterday noon
and inferred in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
John L. Seemans Passes Away
John Lambert Seemans, a retired
farmer near Clayton, died at the home
of his son, Harry w. B. Seemans, near
Odessa, on Wednesday, January 9th,
after brief illness Of bronchial pneu-
monia, in his 82nd year. The deceas-
ed was born August 30th, 1916, on a
farm near Prices Corner, and was the
son of the late Lamber NJ and Per-
meEa (Reynolds) Seemans. He spent
almost his entire life in Blackbird
Hundred. He was a staunch Demo-
crat and took keen interest in the
political affairs of his hundred. He
held the Office of Assessor for three
terms, being first elected in 1878. He
served as Road Commissioner for six
teen years and also was school com
missioner and clerk of the board of
Oak Hill School for more than 30
years. In early life he married Mary
Ellen Thomas of the same vicinity,
who died July 26th, 1926. Mr.. See
mans is survived by five sons and
four daughters: Andrew G. R. See
mans, Baltimore, Nd; J. Edward See
mans, Newark; Edgar P. Seemans,
Oakland, California; Harry w. B.See-
mans, Odessa; Raymond G. Seemans,
Wilmington; Mrs. Fora Mclean, Phil
adelphia; Mrs. w. T. Hobson, Smyrna;
Mrs. Walter Marker Clayton; and
Mrs. Robert Wright, Clayton. Twen-
ty-two grandchildren and twelve
great-grand-ch also survive.
Funeral services were held last Satur-
day afternoon, interment being at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Death Of Mrs. Anna Mansfield Orme
Mrs. Anna Mansfield Orme, widow
Of Capt. Milton W. Orme, formerly
Of Wayne, Pa, and niece of the
late Mrs. Anna Mansfield Hoffecker,
wife of the late Robert D. Hoffecker
ST., of Smyrna, died suddenly at the
Summit Hospital at Summit, n. j.,
Thursday evening at six o'clock fol-
lowing an acute attack of gall cholic.
She had just been taken to the Sum
nit Hospital and died before an OPP
Grafton was performed. Mrs. Orme
was a daughter of the late Samuel A.
and Georgia (Pierce) Mansfield, and
spent her early life in Philadelphia
where her father was a jeweler. After
her marriage to Capt. Orme, a coffee
importer, she moved to Wayne, Pa,
where she resided until the death Of
her husband from "flu" during the
epidemic of 1918. After mis- death. she
moved to Summit, n. ]. Mrs. Orme in
her girlhood days and early married
life was a frequent visitor to Smyrna
and was known to a number of our
citizens who regret to hear Of her
death. She is survived by three chill
dren: Albert Mansfield Orme, Of Bos-
ton, Mass; Miss Ruth Orme and Miss
Rhoda Orme of Summit, N. ]. She is
also survived by one brother, Mr.. Viii
liam Piner Mansfield, Of Boston, Mass.
Her mother, Mrs. Samuel Mansfield,
died at Boston, Mass, recently at the
advanced age Of 80 years. Funeral
| services Of Mrs. Orne took place at
her late residence in Summit, n. J.,
| Saturday evening and her remains
were taken to Valley Forge Memorial
Cemetery, Valley Forge, Pa, Sunday
for interment beside those Of her hus-
band. The services at the grave took
place at two o'clock, in charge Of the
Rev. Herbert Burke, rector Of the
Valley Forge Memorial Church.
Mrs. Harvey b. Roop Dies at Dover
Mrs. Harriet B. Roop, wife Of Har-
vey B. Roop a member of the firm Of
f. L. Jones and Company Of Dover,
died at Kent General Hospital Sunday
night after five days illness as the
result of a stroke Of paralysis. Mrs.
Roop several years ago taught in the
Dover Public School She with her
husband had been a resident Of Dover
for Is years. Funeral services we're
held from the Roop home yesterday
/ afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial at
Westminster cemetery, Philadelphia
this wednesday, morning.
Mr.and Mrs. Clarence Burris Lose Sol
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Burris u
near town are receiving the sympathy
of their friends on the death of theil
infant son, Lewis nj. Burris, aged II
months, who died Saturday at thc
Elkton Hospital. Funeral took place
yesterday with interment at Glenwool
! Cemetery.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Thomas, Lose Scr
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Garmar
Thomas Of near Clayton, have the
sympathy Of their friends in the los
Of their son, Robert George Thomas