Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1932-02-10
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Edwin @. BilIeb, Wen Known Lo-
cal Road Engineer, Cement Con-
tractor, Dies of Pneumonia

Edwin G. Billeb, aged AZ, a wei
: known local road engineer anc
:, contractor, died yesterday morning
Tuesday, at the Kent General Hos
pital at Dover, of pneumonia aftel
9 a weeks illness. While it wa.
known he was critically i'll, the an
nouncement of his death was 3
5 severe shock. Mr.. Billeb was the
: son of the late Albert c. Billeb anc
: Elizabeth (Tresselt) formerly OF
Canada. MI. Billeb came to Smyrna
: in the summer of 1918 with Frank
. L. Cohen, a road contractor, to as
sist in building a section of the
to Bishops Corner. While engag-
ed in this work, he met Miss Lii
liam Speakman, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Harvey Speakman of
this town, and they were married
early in July, 1919. Mr.. Billed
was employed by the State High
way Department for several years
and later went into business for
.. himself, trading under the firm
name of Smyrna Cement Products
Company and had been landing
some nice contracts. He was a
very industrious man and only rec
emily had purchased the E. ".
Cooper or J.Newell Lloyd property
on Commerce Street which he was
remodelling. This he was doing
after work hours, using all his
spare time in fixing up SO they
could take possession of their new
home March 1. He had been in
failing health for several weeks.
Monday Of last week he contracted
pneumonia. He was taken to the
/ Kent General Hospital at Dover
last Wednesday afternoon in the
Smyrna ambulance. Despite med
idal attention his case took a turn
for the worse and he passed away
about seven o'clock yesterday
morning. Mr.. Billeb was a Mason
and was member Of the Smyrna
Rotary. He leaves to mourn his
death his wife, Mrs. Lillian Speak
man Billeb, of Smyrna; his mother,
Mrs. Albert Billeb Of Buffalo, NY;
one brother, Oscar Billeb, and two
sisters, Misses Laura and Clara
Billeb, all of Buffalo, n. Y. Fun /
eral services Will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2 p. m. and interment .
will be made at Glenwood Gem
etery. Rev. Frederick Marx Bar
ton, rector of st. Peters Church,
will be the officiating minister.
Mrs. Leroy Waters, of Townsend
Mrs Elva ". Waters, wife Of
Leroy Waters, died at her home
near Townsend at four o'clock
yesterday morning, Tuesday, at
the age of 20. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John a. David
Of near Smyrna. a good christian
girl, devoted to her family, her
death is deeply mourned. She was
a member Of Blackbird Ne. z.
Church and a member also Of the ]
Townsend Sunday School. Besides
her husband and parents, she leav- /
Is to mourn her death one daugh- !
Ter, four sisters, Mrs. Harold Out !
zen Of Townsend; Misses Edna,
ailda, and Ethel David, all at I
lome near Smyrna, and three I
John David Jr., Of near (
Clayton; sorbitt David and Wal q
er David Of near Smyrna. Fun t
1ral services will be held at her f
ate residence at 100 p. m, on \
friday afternoon and interment K
will be made at Odd Fellows Gem b
terry, Smyrna. Rev. Jones, pastor J
# Townsend NJ. f. Church, will be e
he officiating minister. b
irs. VIM. Keiser, TayIor's Bridge !
Mrs. Jennie Keiser, aged Sc, Of
'aylor's Bridge, died Saturday !
lorning, February 9th, at the
ONE Of her daughter, Mrs. Elmer +
'avid. She was the wife of the
ate William Keiser. Mrs. Keiser
'as a member of the Ladies Aid, Ii
ne w. G. T. u, and Friendship I.
'hurch. She leaves four daugh- "
ers and three sons: Mrs. Maud F
.emley, Mrs. Agnes Johnson, Har- nj
Keiser, Burt Keiser, Mrs. Frank el
arlin, Wilson Keiser, Mrs. Elmer E
avid. She is also survived by n,
N grandchildren. fl
Irs. Ella w. CahaII, Dies at Dover =,
Mrs. Ella West Cahall, widow of e,
T. Thomas v. Cahall, for many 9,
ears practicing physician in Do Il,
er and Frederick, died Tuesday of G.,
st week after an illness of sew -!
al months. She was about 78 :.
ears of age. She is survived by O.
lie son, Thomas Cahall. Inter- NJ
ent was made at Barratt's Chap -
Mrs. Cahall was a sister of g.
e late Mrs. w. Denney HAZEL of y
nyrna, and was well known in e.
is community.
rs. Louisa MCoIgan, Middletown a.
Mrs. Louisa McColgan, 90 years