Smyrna times., 1929-06-05
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Rev. j. B. McCabe, Popular NJ. E.
Pastor at Middletown, Dies Fol
lowing Operation in Hospital

lowing operation In Hospital
Rev. Joshua Burton McCabe
pastor of Bethesda NJ. E. Church
at Middletown, and regarded as one
of the ablest of the younger mem
bers of the Wilmington NJ. E. Con
ference, died at the Delaware Hos
pital, Wilmington, shortly after
o'clock Tuesday evening following
an operation for appendicitis. Mr.
McCabe was taken to the hospital
on the previous night in the Amer
lean Legion ambulance of the
Smyrna post accompanied by Dr..
Dorsey w. Lewis, of Middletown,
and an operation performed at
once. The appendix had burst and
his condition was serious when he
was admitted to the hospital. He
is survived by his wife and one
son about eight years old. The
funeral services We're held Friday
afternoon az 1.3O at his late home
with the Rev. John L. Johnson, dis
trict superintendent officiating. The
Rev. DR.. McCabe was born at
Bishop, Md, on May %, 1891. He
graduated from the Wilmington
Conference Academy, now the Wes-
ley Collegiate Institute, at Dover in
1913. He graduated from Dickin-
son College with the degree of ABB,
in 1917 and received his degree of
A. NJ. from the same institution in
1920. He graduated from Drew
Theological Seminary in 1920 with
the degree of D. D. He married
Adah Ruth Law on December 19,
1921, who with one son survives
him. He entered the Wilmington
NJ. E. Conference and was ordained
deacon in 1920, the year of his
graduation. He was assigned to
Whitesville charge which he served
in 1920 and 1921. He was ordain-
ed an elder by the conference in
1922 and was assigned to Port De
posit, Nd, whore he served three
years. Ir 1925 he was sent to Fed
eralsburg, Md, and in 1927 was as
signed to Middletown in both Of
which charges he was popular, as
he had been in other places.
George P. Scotton of Hartly, Dead
George P. Scotton, aged 68,
Treasurer and Receiver Of Taxes
for Kent County and a prominent
citizen and merchant of Hartly,
died in the Kent General Hospital
at Dover early this morning. He
had been suffering with diabetes and
recently was operated on for gall
stones. He got better and return
ed to his home in Haltly but had
to go back. A sudden change for
the worse took place during the
night and he passed away a few
hours after midnight. The death
of George P. Section is received
with sorrow not only by his rela-
tives and friends in Hartly, but By
a host of friends all over the coun-
ty. He was elected at the recent
general election TO the Office Of
County Treasurer and Receiver of
Taxes for Kent County for term
of four years. Previous to this he
was a mechant at Hartly and
Of years ago was senior
member of the firm OF George P. !
Scotton G. Sons, garage owners of
Smyrna. He was interested in all
good movements in his community
and his death removes a devoted |
husband and father and substan-
tial citizen of Hartly. Funeral SER
vices will take place from his late
residence in Hartly, Friday after
noon next, at two o'clock, and in
terment will be at Silver Lake Gem
etery, Dover. Besides his widow, I
he is survived by three sons. ]. Les
ter Scotton of Newark, former /
of the Smyrna Schools;
George Section and Lyman Scot
ton, formerly Of Sections Garage
in Smyrna; Mrs. Edieh Section
Sawin, wife Of Leroy Sawin, of
Wilmington, and former teacher
in the Smyrna Schols, and Miss
Elizabeth Scotton, graduate Of
the Smyrna High School.
Mrs. Rooms, Widow of Rev. koons
Mrs. Clara Wilson Koons, widow
IF the Rev. William G. Koons,
formerly of Smyrna, died at her
nome in Rising Sun, Md, on Sun
lay after lingering illness. The
of her death is deep