Februakv 9, 1922 



The Florists^ Review 



33 



In 1902 he launched out as a florist and 

 purc'liast'd thirty acres on the south 

 of the city, lie developed one of tlic 

 best known wholesale {Greenhouses in 

 \'irginia. besides caterin^j to local pat- 

 ronage in cut flowers .and potted jilants, 

 ho specialized in growing Hjjanish iris, 

 peonies and gladioli for wholesale, ship- 

 ping largely to commission merchants in 

 New York and I'hilinlclphia. As his 

 local business grew, he opened a stoir 

 on Main street four years ago. 



Mr. Lank ford took a lively interest 

 in public matters. He was a memliiT 

 of the Masons, being a Knight Templar 

 and Shriner, Odd Fellows and Macca- 

 bees. 



Mr. Lankford married Miss M;irv 

 Elizabeth Walters, of Charlottesville, 

 who survives with one daughter, Mr^. 

 E. D. ('ampbell, and three graudchil 

 dren. He ;ilso leaves his father, William 

 S. Lankford; four brothers, C. M. and 

 I. P. Lankford, of Franktown; F. O. and 

 S. S. Lankford, of Moratio, and three 

 sisters. Mrs. (Carrie Fisher, Mrs. Maggii' 

 Dunton ;iii<l Miss Ella V. Lankford, all 

 of Franktown. 



The business will be continued by Mr. 

 L.'inkford's family. 



Clarence Wedge. 



Following a four days' siege of grip 

 that resulted in an attack of acute ap- 

 pi'ndi<itis. Clarence Wedge, for many 

 years licadot tlu' Wedge Nursery, Albert 

 Lea, Minn., died January 25, G'j years ol' 

 age, fiiiliiig to >urvive the effects oi 

 an opcratioTi |>rrt'ormed Jjinuary 12. 



('l.iitihi- W ( il<,a' was born in I'ond du 

 Lac county. Wis., June 30, 185G, and 

 went to Albert Lea with his mother in 

 l^.'^s. .ii'liT till- death of his father, in 

 I H7ti 111' licMTiin his career on .'i 2(iO-acre 

 tract south of Albert Lea. While en- 

 gaged in general farming and stock rais- 

 ing, he established his first conmiercial 

 nursery in IS'.id. To obtain better soil 

 for the ]iur|ni>c. Ik moved to Itasca vil 

 l;ige. near AIIm rt Lta, in 1900. In 190G 

 a partnership was fermed with the sec- 

 ern! son. K(il>ert, ;ind under their com- 

 bined elTort'^ the business has grown to 

 its ]ires(iit proportions. For some time 

 .Mr. \Vcii;^i. \v;i>. ill I'iorida for his health 

 uml tlici'i' 111' drvilopiMJ ;in, Js-.'icrr tr;u-i. 



I'lesiili's hi~ widnw ;imiI cliiliiren, lie is 

 siir\ i\ed by one ^i-ti r. Mr>. II. .1. l'i-tr:in. 

 01' Albert l.ea. 



George Henry Bean. 



(ienr^'e Henry Bean, a florist at West 

 Medt'oril, Mass., dieij .Linnary 20, nt his 

 home, 242 High street. The deceased 

 u;is belli December It), IS'>3, in York- 

 shire. I^n;^l;niil. and e;iine to .\nierii-,-i 

 with his parents when a child 12 months 

 old. His father started greenhouses at 

 West Medford. in wliiih the son workeil 

 as assistant. On his father's death, the 

 son carried on the bu^iness sueces^fuUy. 

 Tie had four large greenhouses ;ind mo^t 

 of his material wa^ --old at retail. He 

 w:is marrieil twenty ti\e years and his 

 wife survives Ijim. Fie had no ehil 

 dren, but twe brother^ .and two si>;ters 

 survive. 



Mr. liiaii w,is .-I member ot the Odd 

 Fellows and Masonic orders, Imt was nfit 

 affiliated with any florist*' organiza- 

 tions. I'lineral scrviees were held at the 

 Kpisiop.il chureh. West Medford, Janu- 

 ary 28. internunt Ixdng in Oak drove 

 lemetery. ^X. N C. 



William Aloysius Gilson. 



William A. Gilson, head salesman at 

 t- e Cooperative Flower Market for 

 Thomas Roland, died Februarv 4 at his 



David S. Lake. 



late home, ill (.'(dumlius ;p\eiiue, .Sciiier- 

 ville, Mass., .after a brief illness with 

 jiiieuinoni.a. He had been Iruuldeil for 

 some time with chronic bronchitis. He 

 was born at .Natii-k. Ma-s,. Hei-einber 21, 

 \^7-\, tlie Mill oi .1. and helia (iil-on, and 

 \\a^ edue.ateil in the piililie seliools of 

 N.alii'k. W'lieii l^ \e,-ir> et :f^i\ lie en- 

 tered the employ ol' .1, T. I'.iittei w ort li, 

 the orehid sjieciali^t ot' I'raminuliam. and 

 aeted .a- ^ale^man tor liiin in the I'.oston 

 retail ^toie> until I'.'o^, wloii he \v( nt 

 to work lor Thom.as Roland .at tlie llo-- 

 Icih ( 'oo|ii r.iti\ e flower Market and re- 

 mained ill liis iinpiov until his (b atli. 



He \\;i-\ .all e\i-ellrnt ^nlesiiiall, eour- 

 teOUs. efllrlent .llld poplll.ar ill llie tr.adi. 



His , loath i- dee|d>- r. -retted by :i ho-! 

 c't' I'rieiid-. who .-ipprei-i.ated his inteyrilN. 

 He \\:is in.arried in 1!*0^ to Mi-s .\niie 

 I'oyle. who -iir\i\'e-. him. I'onr -i--tiT- 

 .also siirv i\ e : .M.ary, Id.a, Kalloiiiie and 

 .losejdiine. l-'iiner.al -i r\ ici-v were held 

 h''ebrnary ("i. ^ith hi^jh iii.i-~s ;it Soiner- 

 \ille \\. ( '. iliureh. fill re \\;i- .1 lar;^'' 

 atteiidanre ot' -.-iIi-iih n and L;rowi r~, 

 particularly' I'roii. ilo ' 'riMperat i\i' 

 Flower M;irk et . ami ^oiio' Im-.-hiI it'iil floral 

 tribute- Were -lilt. 'I'liiii wa- ;i l.'ir;:e 

 number ot' mourninf; friends presont out- 

 -ide the tr.'ide. iiiidiidine (b'leL;:il e- Iroiii 

 the Knieht- of I'olnmbiis .-niiI M.'i--.'i 

 I'hu-etts Order ot I'on -ter-. ot wliieh lo 

 w.as a meiiiber. W. N (\ 



Mrs. Cynthia Margaret Wetzel. 



'riiiirsd.'iy e\i'iiitii,', Kebrii.'iry 2, death 

 claimed a hi;;lily i-teeined resident of 

 Painesville. O., in the passing of Mrs. 

 Cynthi.'i ^Larearet Wet/i 1. The deceased 

 was S.T years of age ,at the time of Iht 

 death and quite .-ictive, ])erforming her 

 household duties until a few days before 

 her death. 



^^rs. Wetzel was born in Oermanv in 



l^il!' and i.tim lo I hi- count i'\ when 

 i|uile xouiij;. .^lo- had iiseil at l';iilU'S- 

 *lli' lor moic than toilv three \'ears. 

 She i- siii'\i\i'il l,y tour daii::liter- and 

 eiejii -on-. 'I'Im K'ltl.'i are all in the 

 i.iir-i'ry bii-:iie^~. 'rio'\ are l''red, 

 ''li.'ii'li- and llini'\. kiiowii a- Wetzel 

 I'.ro-.. l';iine-\ ill.-; .1. 1.. Wil/il A; Son, 

 I'aiiii -\ iile; Kdu.'ii'd Wel/il.ol .Madison, 

 <i.'. .lo-.,|di Wil/i'l, ol r'ninon!. <».. .•ind 

 I'lanK .'iiiil t TorL;' W 'i ■'' !. ol li.'ittle 

 ''reel,, Mi.li. 



I'lilii r.'il -ei'\ Ici - \\ . I. hi'ld Moiid.'iv, 

 ri'briiar\- b. at »>:.''.o .,. ni.. trom St. 

 Mary '- ('Inirch. 'I' .!. M. 



Mrs. Carl C. Reek. 



I'lie trade i- L^riiNiil to hear ol' the 

 de.'ith ol .Mr-. I'.'iiiily b'i'i d Reck, wife of 

 ' arl ('. Reck, who i- }iro|irieior of the 

 linn ol .loliii h'ici, iV Sun. I bidoi-jiort, 

 < 'oiin. 



.Ml-, b'eck w.i- .'I iifiti d woman and was 

 widely known Ihroii^hout the state of 

 I 'oniiect lent , ;i.- w'eil as loc.illy, for her 

 .tctnitie- III or;,,'ini/.iiig p(dil icilly Re- 

 [iiiblican women. lli.afli ciini' at the 

 lamily home, 1<I2 Oak -treet, I'.rid^eport . 

 Tlio-e siir\i\iiig, be-ide- her husband, 



ire one son .and oi^i^e dau;:liter, Thomas 

 and t'oineli.a: the f.itlier, Fdward 



I'liiiin.is, ot' New York, and two sisters, 

 Mi-s Louise Thoina-. ot \ew ^'ork, .and 



Mr- .f.imes T.'tylor. of (ibn Ridi,'e. \. ,L 



Lnther C. Hemingway. 



.hiiiuary ;;o. Lot her « '. Hciningvvay, 

 -51 Michig.in street, Benton Harbor, 

 .\l icli., died at the home of his son, Frank 

 Hemingway, at I'.ristol, Ind. The de- 

 ceased had been in the trade for a con- 

 siderable number of years, having been 

 a subscriber to The Review since 1913. 

 The son is planning to carry on his 

 father's business on a small «eale. 



