Smyrna times., 1942-02-26
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
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married Miss Addie Deakyne who
survives him. Ten years ago his
health failed and he moved to Will
mington where he passed away
Saturday night. He was a past
master of Harmony Lodge, No. 10,
A. f. and A. M. of Smyrna and a
member of st. Johns Chapter, R.
A, M. and Diamond State Lodge,
No. 342, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. Beside his wife, a sis
ter, Mrs. Lillian Lodge of Philadel-
phia and a nephew, John B. Lodge
of Wilmington, survive.
LIB. Russell, Chestertown Publisher
Funeral services for Lawrence
Bates Russell, newspaper publisher,
leading business man, and active in
Republican circles, were held from
Christ Methodist Church in Ches-
tertown, Md, Monday afternoon.
He died Saturday at noon on his
seventy-sixth birthday anniversary
at Kent and Queen Anne Hospital.
He had been under treatment for
some weeks for heart disease. Born
in Chestertown, the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Russell, he
was educated in the public schools
of that town. For many years the
owner and publisher of the Chester
town Enterprise, he was the owner
and operator of an automobile con-
Germ. He was the pioneer in the
motion-picture business in Kent
County, having built few years
ago the new Lyceum Theatre there.
At the time of his death he was
president of the Kent Building and
Loan Association, vice-president of
the Keent County Savings Bank
and the Peoples Bank of Chester
town, and had large real estate
holdings in the town. He served
as member and one-time presi-,
dent of the Kent County Board of
Education, and as chairman of the
Kent County Republican State Cen
trail Committee for number of
years. In January he was selected
by committee appointed by the
Chestertown Business Mems Asso-
citation as Chestertown's outstand-
ing citizen in recognition of his SER
vice to the community in a business
and professional capacity. He is
survived by the following children:
Lawrence Bates Russell, Jr., Harry
S. Russell, associate editor of the
Chestertown Enterprise, and presi-
dent of the Eastern Shore Baseball
League, Emerson R. Russell, JOS
eph Russell, Chestertown, two
daughters, Miss Inex Russell, Mrs.
James J. Hadaway, also a brother,
Carl M. Russell, Baltimore.
Death of Mrs. Mary K. Moore
Mrs. Mary E. Moore, widow of
William S. Moore, passed away at
her home on South Main Street
morning. She was 10.
Mrs. Moore was the daughter of
Peter A. and Mary E. Kelley Cor
man of Richmond, Va. Funeral
services will be held Friday after
noon at one o'clock at FAIRIES Fun
eral Chapel. Rev. Frederick M.
Barton will officiate. Interment will
be in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Mrs.
Moore is survived by four children:
Roy Moore of Wilmington; Mrs.
Dewey David of Smyrna; Mrs. Paul
Waltz of Washington, D. c., and
Frank Moore of Clayton. Two
brothers also survive John German,
and James German, both of Mill
ington, Md.
Harmon N. Sacks Passed Away
Harmon N. Sacks, age IA, who
moved to Smyrna about two years
ago, passed away on Friday, Feb
ruary goth. Mr.. Sacks operated a
secondhand furniture shop on Mt.
Vernon Street and lived in what is
known as the old Chester House.
services were in Philadel-
phia on Sunday. His wife, Mrs. |
Oneida B. Shearer Sacks, survives.