Smyrna times., 1929-11-20
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Samuel L.Regers, Retired Railroad
Man and Resident of Smyrna,
Died Suddenly While on Visit


Died Suddenly While on Visit
Samuel L. Rogers, aged 76, who
with his wife, left recently to spend
the winter with their children at
Kansas City, Missouri, died sud-
denly Monday. He had been in
moor health for sometime and was
really much impaired in health be-
fore he left Smyrna for the west.
Recently he had been feeling much
better and was happy to be where
his whole family could be together.
\ His sudden death was therefore
not only a shock to his family but
his many friends in Smyrna as
well. Mr.. Rogers was a railroad
man and was connected in a cleri-
cal capacity with one of the de-
partments of the Delaware Divi-
sion Superintendent when the Of
fees were at Clayton. Previous to
this he had been braking on the
Railroad and it was while working
in this capacity he lost his hand
Despite this handicap, he was able
to take up clerical work for the
company working eight or nine
wears at Delmar before going to
Clayton. He gave faithful and eff
fcient service to the railroad com
pany for many years. He was put
N1ff,~A6 Iic+ 1.nra nf
years ago since which time he had
\ been making his home in Smyrna
He bought the DR.. Watt property
corner of Mt. Vernon and Union
streets and converted it into a
double dwelling. Mr.. Rogers was
a great lover of music and possess
ed a fine bass voice and not only
sang in the choir of the Presbyter-
ian Church of which he was a reg
ular attendant, but had a part in
the Smyrna Male Quartette. KIND
hearted, ,amiable and good chris
tian gentleman, he will be greatly
missed in the church and the musi-
cal activities of the town. Besides
his wife who was Miss Jane Lodge
he is survived by three daughters
Mrs. Ethel Rogers Magill, Mrs. G
Herman Pierce, Kansas City. Mo.
and Mrs. Mark Herrin of Chicago
Ill. His remains will be brought
to Smyrna and services will take
place in the Presbyterian Church
at IL o'clock noon, tomorrow
Thursday, with interlnent at St
Peters Cemetery.
Former Senator Brown, Seaford
Former State Senator Edward
B. Brown, 81 years old, died sud.
denly Monday afternoon at his
home on the Seaford-MiddleforC
road. His death came as a SHOCK
to his wide circle of friends. He
was up and about his farm as us
ual Monday morning and while
waiting for his dinner, sat down IL
a chair. He dropped off in a sleer
4IOll Hill 1C htFCI OH dhtlltds ils
was one of the wealthy farmers il
lower Delaware, and widely known
Senator Brown was a native Of
Stowe, Mass. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Emma 1. Wiley
of Seaford, and Mrs. Abbey A
Coates, of Northampton, Mass
Postmaster ]. Emory Wiley, o.
Seaford, is a nephew. Funera
services will be held from his home
tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, il
charge Of the Rev. l.. E. Windsor
pastor of st. Johns M. E. Church
Interment will be made in Odd Eel
lows cemetery.
Daniel NJ. Cochran, of MiddIetown
Daniel M Cochran, aged 40, Of
Middletown, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Dan M. Cochran, died at his home
there Sunday night, of pneumonia
after an illness of ten days. Or
Saturday he suffered a stroke o1
paralysis which resulted in his
death. Mr.. Cochran was born neal
Middletown and resided in that vi
cinity all his life. He managed
and lived on the farm purchased
last year by A. Felix DUPONT, OF
which is being erected St.Andrew':
Episcopal School for Boys. He i:
survived hry his wife two dalIph.
ters and one son. The children are
Virginia, Mildred Ann and Dan
3rd. He also leaves three brother:
Wilson Cochran, of Galena, Md.
Richard and Woodall Cochrane, Of
near Chesapeake City, and sever
sisters, Mrs. Millie Lockwood, oi
Philadelphia; Mrs. Mabel Horsey
OF Middletown Mrs. Archie Craw.
ford, Of Chesapeake City,; Mrs
Jennie Woodall. of Chestertown
Md; Mrs. Ray Price, of Warwick
Md; Mrs. Walter Warner, Of Olear
N. T., and Mrs. j. Austin Hart, Jr
OF Townsend, Del. Funeral servic.
es were held at his late home thi:
wednesday, afternoon at O'Clock
Burial was in Forest Cemetery
Middletown.
Mrs. Anna Fowler, of PhiIadeIphis
Mrs. Anna Fowler, age 80, dice
at her late residence in Philadel
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