Smyrna times., 1930-08-13
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
G. S. HurIock, Long a Prominent
Citizen, Politician, Land Owner
of Massey, Md, Passes Away

G.. 5. HurlOck, Long frOmlnent
Citizen, Politician, Land Owner
of Massey, Md, Passes Away
Clarence S. Hurlock died at his
home in Massey on Tuesday of last
week, aged 80, after a long illness.
Mr.. Hurlock was one of the lead
ing Democrats in Kent county in
his younger days. He served as
County Treasurer from 1892 to
1894 and from 1912 to 1914, and
also served one term of six years,
1897 to 1908, as Register of Wills.
For many years he was regarded
as the Democratic leader in the
First election district. He was one
of the largest landowners in the
county, at one time owned thirteen
farms. He is survived by a son,
Samuel S. Hurlock, and three
daughters, Mrs. j. d. Lucas and
Mrs. Woodall Jones, of Massey, and
Mrs. Nellie Moore, of Wilmington.
He was a citizen of generous i'm
pulses, intelligent and loyal to old
friends. He was courteous to
everybody and gentleman in the
truest sense of the word. The fun
eral took place Friday at IL a. m.
at st. Clements P. E. Church,
Massey, conducted by the Rev. J.
H. Garner. Burial was in the GEM
etery adjoining the church.
j. M.WilsOn, Former AssembIyman
John M. Wilson, a former resi-
dent of New Castle, died in Den
yer on Sunday. He was a son of
the late Elwood Wilson who was
station agent at New Castle for a
number of years. Mr.. Wilson at
tended Lthigh University and later
was a clerk with the Holcomb En-
gineering company in Philadelphia
He served in the House of the Del
aware Legislature in 1900, and
later was deputy under Recorder
of Deeds A. V. Leslie George. His
health failed and he moved to Den
yer, where he gradually upbuilt his
health. Mr.. Wilson is survived by
his mother; his wife, Mrs. Ruth
Stewart Wilson, daughter, Janet
Wilson; and two brothers, and
sister, Albert E. Wilson, of San
Francisco, a retired stock broker;
Commander W. w. Wilson, of the
United States Navy, and Mrs Eliz-
abeth Ring, of Denver. Mrs. Will
son, widow of John M. Wilson, is
daughter of Mrs. Esther Stewart
and the late DR.. David Stewart,
formerly of New Castle, Mrs. Will
son in recent years having resided
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson in Den
yer.
Boyd Armstrong of Middletown
Boyd v. Armstrong, aged 20, of
Middletown, died at the home of
his father, B. Vance Armstrong,
Wednesday afternoon. The young
man had been sick for the past 18
months and for the past week had
been seriously i'll, and confined to
bis bed since. Death was caused
from a complication of diseases.
He is survived by his father. two
brothers, Irwin and Robert Arm
strong, of Middletown, and Mrs.
Victor Gray, e sister, of near Mid
dletown, besides a large circle of
friends. Funeral services were
held from hs late home near Mid
dletown Friday afternoon with in
terment at Forest cemetery.
Mrs. Robert c. Mcgee, Wilmington
Mrs. Bessie Mcgee, wife of Rob-
ert c. Mcgee, prescription clerk at
Eckard's Drug Store at Whining
ton, died at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Minner of near Will
mington, yesterday, Tuesday,
morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcgee
were former residents of Smyrna
Mr.. Mcgee being employed as pre-
scription clerk at SWANS Phar-
macy. Funeral services will be
held on Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Yeatman's Funeral Par
lors at 819 Washington Street,
Wilmington.
Mrs. Harriet G. Bouton, CheswoId
Mrs. Harriet Conelia Bouton,
aged rs years, died at her home
in Cheswold on Friday, August
8th. She was the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Platte H. Smith
of New York, Funeral services
were held at her late residence in
Cheswold on Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, with Rev. Essell P.
Thomas officiating.
w. b. Derriclxson Dies Near Dover
William B. Derrickson who has
resided on a small farm on the
Dover-Camden road for a year,
died at his home Saturday after an
illness of several weeks. He would
have been Ga years of age had be
lived until August 10. He is sur
vived by his wife and five children
Mrs. Wilbur Davis, Milford; Will
liam Derrickson and Russell Der
rickson, Wilmington; Joseph Der
rickson, Chester, Pa, and Gladys
Derrickson, Dover. Funeral serv-