Smyrna times., 1929-03-06
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Mrs. Sarah Speakman Richardson of
Georgetown, Mother of Mrs.Andrew
Marvel and Cousin C. e. Speakman

IN MIS- odI dn Opeakman Richardson O
Georgetown, Mother of Mrs. Andrew
Marvel and Cousin C. E. Speakman
Mrs. Sarah Speakman Richardson
) aged 80, widow Of Henry Banning
, Richardson, of Wilmington, and az
aunt of Mr.. Cummins E. Speakman ot
Belmont Hail." Smyrna, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Marvel, North Bedford street, George
town, last Wednesday morning, fol-
lowing an illness of several weeks of
heart trouble. Mrs. Richardson.
daughter of Ann (Thomas) and Ma
thaniel Speakman, was born at Bran
dywine Summit, Delaware County.
Pennsylvania, on October %, 1921, one
OF ten children. She was married on
| November 8, 1866, to Henry Banning
Richardson, son of George and Sarah
| (Woolston) Richardson, of Whining
ton, and went to live at Brick Meeting
House, Cecil County, Nd, where her
first child was born. During the sum
mer of 1859, she moved to Whining
ton, and lived with her husbands fam
lily until she moved to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Andrew Marvel, in
Georgetown, during February, 1909.
Since that time she had made her
home there, except for many winters
spent with her older daughter, Mrs.
Dorsey Ash, Of Berkeley, California.
Two daughters, Mrs. Ash and Mrs.
Marvel, survive; also two grandchil-
dren, Miss Sarah Marvel, her name
sake, and Andrew Marvel, Jr., both Of
Wilmington. She has one sister, Miss
Abigail Speakman, of West Chester,
Pa, living as well as numerous nieces
and nephews Mrs. Richardson was
connected with some Of Delaware's
oldest families dating back to the Rev
olution. She had been a frequent Wis |
itor to Belmont Hall in her early days.
Mrs. Hannah G. Pike Of Odessa
Mrs. Hannah Catherine Pike, Of |
Odessa, died Thursday in the Whining |
ron General Hospital, where she had /
been a patient for twJ weeks. Funer- /
al took place at o'clock Saturday
afternoon from the home Of Mrs.
Veasey, 16 Buena Vista street, VIII
mington. Interment was in Riverview
cemetery, Wilmington. She was IA
years old. Mrs. Pike was born III
Newport, the daughter of the late Mr..
ard Mrs. James Pierce Gamble. She
was the last surviving member Of her
family. AT four years Of age she
came to Wilmington with her parents
to make her home and lived here until 4
about nine years ago when she remov-
ed to Odessa. Mrs. Pike was married
twice. Her first husband was Sam
lel Baylis. She is survived by her
second husband, Irwin Pike and son,
irwin Pike, Jr., Of Odessa, and three
daughters BY her first marriage. Mrs. .
A. O. Fl. Grier, Mrs. Charles Scraf- \
ford, and Mrs. George J.. Veasey, all !
# Wilmington.
Prof. r. w. Kirkbride, Newark, Dead
Professor Raymond w. Kirkbride, !
lead of the modern language depart i
nent Of the University Of Delaware
md originator Of the student foreign /
tudy plan, died in John Hopkins Hos I
,ital, Baltimore, last week. His par !
nts, the Rev. and Mrs. S. a. Kirk :.
ride, Of New Wilmington, Pa, were !
t his bedside. Death was due to 4
analysis. Professor Kirkbride was !
bout IS years Of age. Professor 1
was a graduate Of Westmin-
ter College, at New Wilmington, Pa, y
nd joined the faculty of the Univers-
" of Delaware nine years ago. He n
as popular with the student body and Z
nown all over the State His father
Presbyterian minister at New
Pa. Professor Kirk Y
rides funeral was held in New Will i i
ington, at 2 o'clock Monday after y u
BON. ~
j. E. HurlOck Dies at MiIIington j,
J. E. Hurlock, a retired farmer and Al
vner of several farms over On the ed
astern Shore of Maryland, died sud Ie
My Sunday night. His passing out Jo
as a severe shock to his family and Il
lends. Deceased was well known in of
e Smyrna-Clayton vicinity, having c.
arried Miss Louisa Crawford, daugh- so
r of the late James S. Crawford of oh
ar Blackiston's. She survives him me
tn one daughter, Mrs. Bessie Hur- ac
* Pippin, of Millington. The late ed
RS. w. A. Stevens and the late Mrs Mi
seph r. Jefferson, were sisters of Sn
rs. Hurlock. Funeral took place Fv
1m his late residence at Millington, sol
l., at IL o'clock this morning and Ne
: remains were brought to Smyrna
d inferred in the family lot in Odd s.
lows Cemetery.