Smyrna times., 1931-12-23
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Mrs Elizabeth Denney Mabrey,
widow Of Eugene Mabrey, Dies
while ON Visit to Her Brother


widow of Eugene Mabrey, a retir-
III Kenton Hundred farmer, died
ouite suddenly at the home Of her
brother. DR.. Oswald E. Denney at
Carville, Louisiana, where she had
cone to spend the winter, at 2 am,
last Saturday morning as the re-
silt of thyroid complications. Had
Che lived until Christmas Day, her
birthday, she would have been six
ty-one years old. Mrs. Mabrey
was a life long resident of
SMYRNA and vicinity, having lived
with her parents, the late Robert
Denney and Henrietta (HoldingJ
Dennev, until their death at the
old homestead near Denney's
Flour Mill at Duck Creek. She at
tended the Smyrna schools, and
early joined the Presbyterian
Church of Smyrna which she at
tended regularly all of her life. In
her girlhood days she belonged to
the then popular girls club, B. NJ.
S. K. She was a participant OF
all the frolics of the club as well
as the parties that were popular
with her social set. She was a
staunch friend to those who knew
her and her passing out is deeply
mourned. After her mothers
death she went in training for a
nurse graduating from the Prince
Of Peace Maternity Hospital at
philadelphia in 1910 The hospital
IS now known as the Philadelphia
Maternity Hospital She fol
lowed her profession until she mar
ried, taking it up again after the
death Of her husband. During the
intervals, Mrs. Mabrey had been
spending her time visiting among
her brothers, the winter months
with her brother, DR.. Oswald 2.
Denney, and the rest Of the time
divided among her other three
brothers. She had gone to Carville
around the first Of November to
spend the winter. Mrs. Mabrey is
survived by four brothers namely,
Robert H. Denney of this town;
DR.. George II. Denney, Cynd Wyd.
Pa: DR.. Reuben E. Denney, Elkins
Park, Pa; DR.. Oswald E. Denney,
CarvilIe, La. She also leaves three
step-children, Mrs. Dudley Crossley
Of Clayton, Mrs. Edgar Pretty
man, New Haven, Connecticut, and
Mrs. Warren Buckingham Of Ok
ford, Pa. The body was brought
from Carville early yesterday
morning and the funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon,
Tuesday, at the home Of her broth
er, Robert Fl. Denney, at I p. m.
Interment was made at Odd Eel
lows Cemetery. Rev. w. =. Bone,
pastor Of the Smyrna Presbyterian
Church, assisted by Rev. r. Is.
Stephenson, a former pastor Of As-
bury M. E. Church, officiated.
William III. Greenwich of kenton
William H. Greenwich, prominent
retired merchant and land owner
Of Kenton, died quite suddenly at
his home about 1.30 o'clock on
Tuesday morning as result Of a
heart attack. He was Sc years Of
age and the son of the late Francis
Greenwell and Ellen (Disston)
Greenwell Of England He was
born in Philadelphia, Pa, and later
moved to Kenton where during his
early life, he was engaged in the
butcher business around Kenton
and vicinity. From this he develop
ed into a successful land owner.
He retired from this business about
twenty-five years ago and has
since continued to live at Kenton.
Mr.. Greenwich married twice, his
first wife being Mrs. Ida Grayman,
daughter of the late Theodore
Grayman, and his second wife, Mrs,
Anna NJ. Reese, daughter of the
late David Reese of near Clayton
who survive him. He was mem
Der of the Kenton NJ. E. Church
Besides his wife, Mrs.Anna (Reese)
Greenwich, he leaves three sisters
Mrs. Elizabeth Steele of Philadel-
phia, Mrs. Anna Greer of Tacony
Pa, and Mrs. Ellen Jacobs of Ken
ton. Funeral services will be hello
at his late residence at Kenton on
Saturday afternoon at 1.30 O'Clock
and interment will be made at Ode
Fellows Cemetery.
Sudden Death Fletcher L. Gafford
Fletcher Luther Gafford, a wei
known resident of this town, diet
quite suddenly at his home or
Union Street on Sunday morning
Mr.. Gafford had arisen as usua
and seemed to be in good health
making two trips out of the house
that morning and was in his bath
room, face lathered, in the act Of
shaving, when he was stricken anC
fell to the floor. His daughter-in