Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1931-12-30
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Lewis F. Hilyard, Prominent Mer-
chant of Kenton, Long Head of
Firm of l.. f. Hilyard and Son

months. He was 70 years of age
and the son Of the late Thomas and
lydia Pratt Hilyard. He was born
and spent his entire life in this vi
cinity. He married Martha a.
Wallace, who survives him, also
three children, Howard w. Hilyard,
Misses Edna and Corrine Hilyard,
and three grandchildren. He also
leaves one sister and one brother,
Mrs. Elma Temple Of Philadelphia,
and Walter B. Hilyard of George
town. Funeral services were held
at his late residence Sunday af-
ternon at O'Clock. Interment was
made at Silver Lake Cemetery Do
yer.
sudden Death Mrs. R0yoen CauII1
Mrs. Annie B. Caulk, aged So
years, wife of Levy Court Commits
sioner Royden Caulk, Of Blackbird,
was found dead in bed from heart
trouble Monday morning by her
daughter, Miss Dorothy Caulk who
went to her room to call her. Mr..
and Mrs. Caulk had spent Sunday
afternoon and evening with friends
in Wilmington, returning home
late. Mrs. Caulk had been in
more or less impaired health and
her death was due to an heart at
tack. Mrs. Caulk was born and
reared near Middletown and mar
ried Mr.. Caulk 80 years ago. She
was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. James A Toulson. She
conducted, until the past year,
Ramble Inn, which was part of
her home facing the DUPONT Boule-
ward She was well known and
popular with her circle of friends.
Mrs. Caulk was a member of Wom-
ems Club of Middletown, the Cen
fury Club at Smyrna, and of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at
Blackbird Besides her husband
she is survived by two daughters,
Mrs Margaret Watson, Miss Dor
othy Caulk, and a son, Royden
Caulk, all living at home There
are also two sisters, Mrs. Mae Nc
Govern and Mrs. Mary Hebrun,
both of Wilmington, and the fol
lowing brothers: Harry, Jesse,
Crawford, Bert, and Bayard Smith.
Funeral services will be held in the
Blackbird Church, tomorrow af-
ternoon at 2 p. m. Interment will
be at St. Georges Cemetery.
Mrs. Walter e. Hart, of Townsend
Mrs. Julielme Finley Hart, 81
years old, wife Of Walter E. Hart
of Townsend, died at her home in
Townsend, Monday. She had been
afflicted with heart trouble for
some time and about week ago
suffered a stroke Of apoplexy
which resulted in her death. She
was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Finley and was
born and spent the greater portion
of her life in the vicinity of Town
send. For short time. she lived
in Philadelphia where she was
prominent in the work of Bethany
Presbyterian Church. Since re-
turning to Townsend she had taken
an active interest in the affairs of
the Townsend M. E. Church, the
w. c. T. U. and other organiza-
tions. Mrs. Hart was held in high
ESTEEM by all who knew her and
was devoted to her home and chill
dren. Mrs. Hart is survived by
her husband and three children,
Mrs. G.. Harvey Wright, wife of
the Postmaster Wright of Smyrna,
Miss Marion Hart and Milton Hart,
of Townsend. The funeral took
place from her home at Townsend
today, Wednesday, at 100 p. m.
and interment was in Townsend
cemetery.
Frank j. Prettyman, Pennington
Frank j. Prettyman, aged ~
years, former member of the Leg
stature and bank director, died at
his home at Pennington, at IL
o'clock Monday night. He had
been i'll but short time Mr.. Pref
lyman, who was highly thought Of
throughout the county, was
member Of the 1905 Legislature
when he made many friends. For
more than 25 years be was super
ntendent of the Harrington M E.
Church Sunday school. He was
also a director of the Peoples
Bank Of Harrington. He is surviv-
ID by his wife and one son, Harry
4. Prettyman, a member of the
1rm Of Mansure and Prettyman,
iuPont Building, Wilmington. The
-uneral will be held at / o'clock
tomorrow Thursday from his
ate home and interment made in
hollywood cemetery.