Smyrna times., 1929-06-19
DEATH RECORD OF THE WEEK
Former State Senator David o.
Moore, of Laurel, and Former
State Treasurer, Passes Away

f0rmer state senator David u.
/ Moore, of Laurel, and Former
State Treasurer, Passes Away
/ David Odell Moore, of Laurel, a
well known resident of Delaware,
died at the Wilmington General
Hospital Friday night. He was 70
years old and was born and raised
in Sussex County. He had been at
the hospital for two weeks. He un-
derwent an operation for hernia
which was successful but uraemic
poisoning, with which he was suf-
fering, proved fatal. Mr.. Moore
was a member of the State Senate
Of the legislature from Sussex
County during the Addicks' fight.
He also held office in Sussex Coun-
ty and was State Treasurer from
1909 to 1913. He is survived by
his wife and one married daughter,
Mrs. John E. Harris, of Reading,
Pa. For many years Mr.. Moore
was a dealer in lumber and also
was interested in farming. He was
prominent in Republican politics
all of his life and was one of the
leaders of his party in Sussex
County. The funeral services took
place Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at his late residence. Interment
was made in the Methodist ceme-
terry, Laurel.
DR.. I. HI. Lewis, Native of Dover
DR.. Thomas H. Lewis, who was
considered the most outstanding
educator of the Methodist Protest
ant denomination and a native
Delawarean, died at his home in
Washington, D. c., on Friday. He
was buried Sunday in Baker Chapel
Western Maryland College, West
minister, Md. DIR. Lewis was for
thirty-four years president of
Western Maryland College. He
founded and from 1882 to 1886 was
president of Westminster Theolog-
ical Seminary, and served from
1908 to 1912 and from 1920 to 1928
as president of the General Confer
ence of the denomination. He rep
resented his denomination on the
commission for the promotion Of
union among Methodist bodies.
Since the death Of the Rev. DR.. F.
I. Benson he had served as editor
of the Methodist Protestant DR.
Lewis was born in Dover, this state
December IL, 1852. He was grad
uated from Western Maryland Col
lege in 1876. In the same year he
was received into the Maryland An
nual Conference and ordained. His
first pastorate was at Cumberland,
Md, which charge he served for a
year and then was assigned to St.
Johns Church, Baltimore, Md, the
mother church of the denomination.
In 1882 he was made president Of
Westminster Theological Seminary
at Westminster, Nd, where he
served for three years, and then
was made president of Western
Maryland College, serving from
1888 to 1920. DR.. Lewis is surviv- /
ed by his widow, who was Miss
Mary Miranda Ward, of Westmins-
ter, Md, daughter of the late Rev. /
DIR. ]. T.. Ward, president of West !
ern Maryland College, and six chill
dren.
r. o. Janvier, Native of St.Georges
Robert o. Janvier, a native of |
st. Georges and connected with the
hardware business in Wilmington
for many years, died at his home
S32 Van Buren street, at city, Sun
day morning after an illness of six
months. The funeral took place
from his home this Wednesday,
afternoon at 2 o'clock and inter
ment was private. Mr.. Janvier
was born at st. Georges and was
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Z.
Janvier. When a young man he
went to Wilmington and entered
the employ of the Capelle Hard
ware Company where he remained
for forty years. After the Capelle
Company had sold its business, Mr..
Janvier became a member of the
firm of Janvier and Hance and later
left that firm and became presi-
dent of the Wilmington Hardware
and Rubber Company which posi-
ton he held at the time of his
1eath. He was a member Of Wash
ngton Lodge of Masons, Delaware
of the Scottish Rite and
Lu Lu Temple Of the Mystic Shrine.
Since a young man he had been a
member of West Presbyterian
Church and was interested in all Of
is activities. Mr.. Janvier is sur
yived by his wife, Mrs. Ida NJ. Jan
yier, one brother, Everett Janvier,
and a sister, Miss Carrie V.Janvier.
Death of Mrs. James +. David
Mrs. Susan A. David, aged So,
wife of James F. David, a promin-
mt farmer near Flemings' Landing
Neck, died last night
lfter several months illness. A
rood woman, a patient sufferer, and