Smyrna times., 1932-04-06
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK

John Il. Carpenter,Sr., Well Known
Middletown Farmer, Dies From
] Paralytic Stroke Sunday
John r. Carpenter, Sr., aged rs,
a well known retired farmer of the
| Townsend Middletown district.
who died at his home on West
Main Street, Middletown, Sunday
night after an illness of two weeks
caused from stroke of paralysis,
was buried this "wednesday af-
ternoon at 1.30 o'clock from the
Carpenter home in Middletown at
the Townsend cemetery. Mr.. Car
penter was an industrious farmer
until failing health caused him to
relinquish after which he left the
farm and moved to MiddIetoWn
He was born in Sussex County,
but moved to the Townsend vicin-
ity when a young man, and engag-
ed in farming, in which occupation
he continued until about ten years
ago, when he retired. He was the
son of John r. and Mary Carpen-
ter. Mr.. Carpenter is survived by
one son, John r. Carpenter, Jr.,
who lives near Middletown; one
brother, James H. Carpenter, who
also lives near Middletown, and
four sisters. They are Mrs. Mary
Houghton, Mrs. Jennie Ross, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. Sallie Lyons, Of
MendinhaIl, Pa, and Mrs. Carrie
Warren, Of Fairville, Pa. Mr.
Carpenters wife died six years
ago.
Death of Rev. Harvey w. Ewing
Rev. Harvey w. Ewing, retired
minister of the Wilmington NJ. E.
Conference died suddenly in the
garden of his home at Newark
yesterday afternoon. He was 73
years old. The death came as a
shock to his numerous friends as
he had apparently been in health
and last week preached the mem
orial sermon for deceased pastors
of the Wilmington M. E. Confer
ence, at Salisbury, Nd. Mr. Ew-
ing had gone into his garden to do
some work He was fond Of his
garden and delighted to work
there. While at work he was
stricken with a cerebral hemor-
rhage and died at once. A young
man who was talking to him went
to physician but when he arrived
DIR. Ewing was dead DR. Ewing
was born in Cecil County, Md,
graduated from the University of
Delaware, Drew Theological Sem
mary. He married Miss Jennie
Janvier on April 25, 1887. With
one son, Murray Ewing, owner and
editor Of the Cecil Wing, at Elk
ton, she survives him. DR.. Ewing
entered the Wilmington M. E. Con-
ference in 1887. and served charges
in this conference and Kentucky,
Massachusetts and West Virginia
Funeral will take place Friday.
Mrs. LayfieId, Wife of Rev.Layfield
Mrs. Emma L. Layfield, wife of
the Rev.L. w. Layfield, well known
retired Methodist minister of Will
mington Conference, who at one
time was pastor of Smyrna Circuit
died Monday at her home in Green
wood Death of Mrs. Layield end
ed sixty years of welded life with
DR.. Layfield, Mrs. Layfield was
Miss Emma L. Rutter, of Chester,
Pa, before marriage. DR.. Layfield
retired from the active ministry in
March, 1924, and since then he and
Mrs. Layfield have resided at
Greenwood with their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Todd Funeral tomorrow.
Mrs. Anna Maxwell, MiddletOwn
Mrs. Anna Jesse Maxwell, 65, of
Middletown, died Monday at the
Delaware Hospital, Wilmington,
where she was admitted Sunday
night after having been taken sud
denly i'll. Death was due to COM 4
Mrs Maxwell is sur
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Watkins,
Middletown, and Mrs. H. Fl. Rank,
City, and a brother, Rob
ert A. Wilson, Philadelphia. She
was a widow.
Samuel Thomas Dies at Leipsic
Samuel Thomas, Civil War
veteran of the Fourth Delaware
died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. William 2. Cole, at
Saturday morning. He
is survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Cole. Funeral was on Monday
New Clerk at Smyrna R.R. Station
Mrs. Ann Sullivan of Clayton is
clerk at the Smyrna Freight Of
foa having cupaanded Mrs BESSIE "