Son of William Ainsworth and Nancy Wallace.

Husband of Myrtle K. Wilkinson.

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Funeral services for Arthur Ainsworth Sr., well known patrolman of this city who died of a heart attack at his home on Tuesday evening, were held from the residence, 623 North Union street, Friday afternoon. The Rev. R. Hugh Adams officiated.

The deceased was born in this city, August 13, 1895, the son of the late William and Nancy Wallace Ainsworth.

He was appointed a patrolman on the local police force August 1, 1925 and was a member of the ambulance crew for several years until the service was taken over by the county police, a few months ago. He was a member of the Delaware Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F., which organization held services on Thursday evening at the home. John W. Kelley was chaplain during this service and H. C. Penington acted as Noble Grand. Other officers of the lodge were R. H. Burke, William Dever, A. T. Messick, E. R. Erdman, Fred W. Lewis, Charles Campbell.

Superintendent of Public Safety Andrew J. Kavanaugh and Captain Thomas Buckmaster headed the delegation of policemen and firemen who viewed the remains at the home on Thursday evening.

Six retired patrolmen acted as honorary bearers at the services. Captain Thomas Keyser, Milford Cary, Edward Abrahams, John Tesla, John Scott and Sergeant Alfred Bradford.

The active bearers were six fellow officers: intimate friends of the officer: James Kitchen, who was his partner on the ambulance, Oscar Ward, Thomas Riale, William Long, Harold Burns and Ellsworth Walker.

Besides his wife, Myrtle K. Ainsworth, he is survived by a son, A. Wallace Jr., a daughter, Florence B. Ainsworth; one sister, Mrs. Anna Leathem, this city and three brothers, William of Atlantic City, N.J., retired fireman, a former member of the Department of Public Safety; Nelson D. and Alfred Ainsworth of this city. The interment was in the Riverview cemetery.


From The Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington, DE), 19 May 1940, p. 8

Son of William Ainsworth and Nancy Wallace.

Husband of Myrtle K. Wilkinson.

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Funeral services for Arthur Ainsworth Sr., well known patrolman of this city who died of a heart attack at his home on Tuesday evening, were held from the residence, 623 North Union street, Friday afternoon. The Rev. R. Hugh Adams officiated.

The deceased was born in this city, August 13, 1895, the son of the late William and Nancy Wallace Ainsworth.

He was appointed a patrolman on the local police force August 1, 1925 and was a member of the ambulance crew for several years until the service was taken over by the county police, a few months ago. He was a member of the Delaware Lodge No. 1, I. O. O. F., which organization held services on Thursday evening at the home. John W. Kelley was chaplain during this service and H. C. Penington acted as Noble Grand. Other officers of the lodge were R. H. Burke, William Dever, A. T. Messick, E. R. Erdman, Fred W. Lewis, Charles Campbell.

Superintendent of Public Safety Andrew J. Kavanaugh and Captain Thomas Buckmaster headed the delegation of policemen and firemen who viewed the remains at the home on Thursday evening.

Six retired patrolmen acted as honorary bearers at the services. Captain Thomas Keyser, Milford Cary, Edward Abrahams, John Tesla, John Scott and Sergeant Alfred Bradford.

The active bearers were six fellow officers: intimate friends of the officer: James Kitchen, who was his partner on the ambulance, Oscar Ward, Thomas Riale, William Long, Harold Burns and Ellsworth Walker.

Besides his wife, Myrtle K. Ainsworth, he is survived by a son, A. Wallace Jr., a daughter, Florence B. Ainsworth; one sister, Mrs. Anna Leathem, this city and three brothers, William of Atlantic City, N.J., retired fireman, a former member of the Department of Public Safety; Nelson D. and Alfred Ainsworth of this city. The interment was in the Riverview cemetery.


From The Sunday Morning Star (Wilmington, DE), 19 May 1940, p. 8