Smyrna times., 1930-11-19
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK

Harry p. Hoyle, a Native Smyr
MAN, Son of the Late Thomas Nj.
/ HoyIe, Was Citizen of Fairlee Md
! Harry P. Hoyle, native Smyr
nian and prominent business mar
of Fairlee, six miles from Chester
town, Md, died late Friday even.
ing in the Maryland General Hos
pital at Baltimore, Md, where he
had been a patient for ten days
He was the son of the late Thomas
M. Hoyle and Annie Evans Hoyle
of Smyrna and was 81 years OF
age. He was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America and
of several other fraternal orders
in Chestertown. Mr.. Hoyle is sur
vived by his wife. He also leaves
one son, Thomas Hoyle of Phila-
delphia, and two daughters, Miss
Pauline Hoyle, Atlantic City, NJ,
and Miss Mildred Hoyle, member
of the faculty of the Galena High
School. Mrs. George Lees of Bal
timore, Md, frequent visitor to
this town, is sister of the de-
ceased. Funeral services were
held at Fairlee Church on Monday
afternoon at 1.30 and interment
made at Chestertown, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Start McKain
Mrs. Elizabeth McKain, nee Miss
Elizabeth Start, daughter of j.
Wesley Start of Smyrna, and wife,
of Percy McKain of Springfield,
Pa, died quite suddenly at her
home in Springfield on Saturday
morning. The death of Mrs. Nc
Kain was shock to her family
and friends. Before her marriage
she spent her early life in Smyrna,
attended our public schools and
was bright and popular with all
who knew her. She was daugh-
ter of Mr.. ]. Wesley Start of this
town and the late Hester Forkum
Start. Sometime after she moved
to Philadelphia she married. Be
sides her husband and father she
leaves four sisters, Mrs. G. Davis
Brown of this town; Miss Nan
Start, Mrs. Gertrude Stewart, and
Mrs. May Montgomery, all of
Philadelphia, Pa, and four broth
ers, Messrs. Allen and Ellwood
Start of Philadelphia; William
Start of Harrisburg, Pa, and John
Start of Trenton, N. j. Funeral
services were held at 2.30 this
wednesday, afternoon, at Blair's
Funeral Parlors at Philadelphia.
Robert III. Lewis Dies at Dover
Robert H. Lewis, Sc years old
and former State Senator from
Kent county, died at his nome in
Dover, Saturday, after a lingering
illness. Funeral took place from
his late home in Dover yesterday
at 2.30 o'clock with the
Rev. r. c. Helfenstein, pastor of
the Peoples Christian Church, of
Dover, officiating. Interment was
in Silver Lake cemetery. Mr.Lew-
is, who was known as a prosper
Gus farmer, retired some years ago
from his farms, near Dover, and
had been making his home in that
town since. He was one of the
best known residents of lower Del
aware. He leaves his wife, Mrs.
Frances A. Lewis, whose maiden
name was Frazier, and six chill
dren. They are William B. Lewis,
Of Seattle, Wash, who was unable
to attend the services; Mrs. Ar
thur Swain, of East Orange, N. j.;
Mrs. ]. w. Long, of Williamsport,
Pa; Robert, Fred, and Edwin
Lewis, all of Dover.
Mrs. Margaretta Moore Gooding
Mrs. Margaretta Moore Gooding
died yesterday, Tuesday, at the
home Of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Sallie B. Gooding with whom she
made her home at Clayton. She
was the daughter of the late Ma
-haniel Moore and Mary Wier
Moore and the wife of the late
James d. Gooding. She was born
n Philadelphia and spent many
years living in Wilmington and 27
years in Galena, Md. She was go
years Of age. She is survived by
grand children, all of Clayton.
funeral services will be held at
her late home in Clayton, to-mor-
'ow afternoon, Thursday, at
o'clock, with Rev. c. w. Spry Of
iciating. Interment will be made
1t Galena cemetery.
David Stats Cruson Passes Away
David Stats Cruson, we'll
farmer, died at his home
lear Smyrna on Sunday. He was
a years of age. He was the son
# the late William S. Cruson and
sarah (Davis) Cruson. He is sur
'ived by four sisters, Mrs. Annie
Ionnard, Mrs. Elmer Allen, Mrs.
lille McNatt, and Mrs. Nina Res /
Elm. Funeral services were held |
his afternoon, Wednesday, at 1.3O !
II FAIRIES Funeral Parlors and in |
ermenf made at Odd Eallo,uc I