Milford chronicle., 1930-12-12
OBITUARY
SMITH

Mrs. Laura B. Smith, nee Hick-
man, beloved wife of Elvins ].
Smith, died on Saturday, December
6, 1880 at North Wales. Pa. Funeral
services were held on Tuesday with
interment at Greenlawn cemetery.
CALHOUN
George Edward Calhoun died at
his home in South Milton, on Sun
day, December 7, 1880, aged 70
years 7 months and "a days. Flu
neral Wednesday at his late resi-
dence. InteFment in the NJ. e. GEM
etery, Milton He leaves a widow
and three children: Mrs. Nora Mas
sey, Edith Calhoun and Everett
Calhoun and one brother, Robert
Calhoun, Milton. Rev. c. N. Jones
officiated.
LANN
Mrs. Mary S. Lank of Milton,
widow of the. late Joseph e. Lank,
died at the Beebe Hospital, Friday,
December 5, 1880, aged 78 years, 10
months and "a days. Funeral Tues
day at residence in South Milton.
Interment in the NJ. Z. cemetery at
Milton. She leaves three sons, Edgar
Lank, attorney of Philadelphia; JOS
eph e. Lank, cashier of the Sussex
Trust Company of Milton and Cap
tain John Lank of Philadelphia and
four grandchildren. Rev. c. N. Jones
PALMER
1t is with profound sorrow that we
chronicle the death of Philetus II.
Palmer, at his homo in Nanticoke
district, on December Srd. Mr.. Pal
ner was born and reared near Lew
IS, but in early manhood went to
1umbOro district, where he married |
Ietitia, the oldest daughter of Lem
iel II. and Sarah Pennel. About 35 |
ears ago he moved to Nanticoke dis
rict, near the Old Furnace, where |
le engaged in farming and lumber |
ng. He leaves a widow, one son, |
me daughter and several grandchil- |
ren. Funeral services were held |
friday p. m. at Cokesbury M. E.
hurch, in charge of Rev. Ralph, of
Georgetown. Interment in the ad-
lining cemetery. He was II years
Id
IRWIN
After a prOtracted illness, Charles
W. Irwin died at his home in Ard
more, Pa, on Wednesday, December
!, 1880. A descendant of several
ines of Scottish and English ances-
ry whose members settled in Vir-
,inia, Maryland and Delaware dur
ng the Colonial period, he was the
ION of the late Rev. Edward Gwin
irwin, of the Wilmington Confer
nee and Annie Mcgee Irwin, the
laughter of Noah w. Mcgee, who
ears ago was large shipbuilder in
Iilton.
When a resident of Wilmington,
Ir. Irwin was connected with the
reight department of the Pennsyl-
ania Railroad and continued his
on his removal to Penn
ylvania, being chief clerk of the
'ioga street freight station in Phil
delphia, at the time of his physi-
al breakdown.
He was charter member and the
u 81 NlCG Di GSluGuI VI LllS 0OAttiuGn-
al Chapter Sons of the American
revolution, a member of the Society
f the War OF 1912, the Sons of Del
ware, the Irvine Society of Amer
"a and a commitment of the First
Church of ArdmOre.
Services were conducted in the
liver Bair building in Philadelphia
n Friday evening, December 5, by .
is pastor, Rev. DR.. Rawson of Ard ,
lore, assisted by Rev. Dr.. Tyson of
Interment made on 6
aturday in Milton, Sussex county. ,
In addition to his wife, who was
Iiss Carolyn Fisher Irwin, the {
aughter of Captain John F. Fisher ,
{ Milton, Mr.. Irwin is survived by ,
is daughter Dorothy and son,
harles Fisher Irwin of Ardmore, '
nd his aisfefa Frances Houston II :
in of Philadelphia. /