. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. a-yiv-^-wy •r--j^'rr-fw\<^< jirt^-^--mn(-^ Max 7. 1914. The Florists' Review 25 OBITUARY Lawrence Davenport. Lawrence Davenport, for a quarter of a century in the trade at 71 Warren street, Lawrence, Mass., died at his home at 58 Butler street April 25, fol- lowing an accident three weeks ago, when he fainted while descending a staircase in his home and fell to the ground. He was born in Chorley, England, De- cember 28, 1836. After a number of years in the printing trade in England, he came to this country April 1, 1864, with his wife, Sarah
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. a-yiv-^-wy •r--j^'rr-fw\<^< jirt^-^--mn(-^ Max 7. 1914. The Florists' Review 25 OBITUARY Lawrence Davenport. Lawrence Davenport, for a quarter of a century in the trade at 71 Warren street, Lawrence, Mass., died at his home at 58 Butler street April 25, fol- lowing an accident three weeks ago, when he fainted while descending a staircase in his home and fell to the ground. He was born in Chorley, England, De- cember 28, 1836. After a number of years in the printing trade in England, he came to this country April 1, 1864, with his wife, Sarah Walsh Davenport, whom he married October 31, 1857. For seventeen years he worked at wool-sort- ing, in the Pacific mill, but his declin- ing health forced him to take up other work. He started in the florists' trade in a small way, at 71 Warren street, and continued for a quarter of a century, selling out to L. Burnham several years ago* Mr. Davenport was a charter member of Friendship lodge, 151, Sona of St. George, and grand treasurer of the Grand lodge for twenty-two years. He was an attendant at St. John's Episco- pal church. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. John A. Abercrombie, of Lawrence; Mrs, Harry A. Wood, of North Brookfield, and Mrs. George T. Bradley, of Pawtucket, E. L; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchil- dren. The funeral was held April 28, and burial was at Bellevue cemetery. Clement Wocker. Clement Wocker, one of the principal rose and plant growers in the vicinity of New York city until a few years ago, died Thursday, April 30, of cancer. He left his wife, a son and a daughter. He had a large range on Lennox road, near East Thirty-eighth, street, Flatbush, Brooklyn. Mrs. Olive N. Mealy. Mrs. Olive N. Mealy, wife of C. E. Mealy, of the Pikes Peak Floral Co., Colorado Springs, Colo., died April 23, of anemia. She had been in ill health for several years and had been confined to her bed for more than a year. Fu- neral services were hel
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