Abraham Lincoln Southmayd

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Prominent Middletown Man Dies

Prominent Middletown Man Dies
A. Lincoln Southmayd, 71, Undertaker Many Years, Succumbs After Long Illness
Middletown. Aug. 3.-(Special.) - A. Lincoln Southmayd, 71, a funeral director for several years, died at his home on Clover Street Monday morning after a long illness. He was born in Middletown on April 20. 1865. Learning the undertaking business from his father he remained with him several years and stayed with the business when it was sold to Henry S. Beers. In 1902 he entered a partnership with Beers and in 1911 became the sole owner. Mr. Southmayd sold the business in 1925 to its present owner, Burton B. Doolittle, who formed the firm of Southmayd-Doolittle. The name Southmayd continuing in the business over 100 years. His fraternal affiliations included membership in the Middletown BPOE, Arawana Tribe of Red Men. Central Lodge, 1OOF; and the Apollo Dodge, KofP. He was also a member of the Church of the Holy Trinity. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Florence Markham Southmayd; two sisters, Mrs. William C. Hubbard and Mrs. Carrie A. Robinson of Durham and two granddaughters, Eleanor and Shirley Russell of Middletown. The funeral will be held at the Southmayd-Doolittle funeral home on Wednesday at 2 p. m. Rev, Percy M. Binnington, acting rector of the Church of the Holy Trinity, will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery.
--Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, August 4, 1936