Milford chronicle., 1931-12-25
LINCOLN CITY


The funeral services for William
P. Jefferson, of this town, were con-
Quoted on Monday, Dec. 21. Brief
services were held at the house,
while the main services were held at
Slaughter Neck M. Z. Church, where
for about forty years Mr.. Jefferson
was an active member, and for the
most part of this time was an official
member. At the house service Rev.
j. Frank Willis, the pastor, delivered
very appropriate address. Mrs
Ruth Wilkins, of Lincoln, sang "The
Home of the Soul" Oscar Lank, of
Harrisburg, Pa, brought a comfort
ing message from the Scriptures,
and Rev. w. S. CantviIle, Cheswold,
Del, delivered the prayer. At the
church, DR.. Omar E. Jones, George
town, former district superintend-
ent of the Middletown district, and
a friend of the family, delivered the
sermon. Rev. Claude Clark, Sudlers-
vile, Md, paid a loving tribute to
the family. Raymond Bennett sang
Il Wonder Why" Rev. J. R.. Bick-
ing, Of Berlin, Md, offered prayer.
The ministerial quartet, consisting
Of Rev. F. A. Baker, Newark, Md;
Rev. o. H. Connolly, Dagsboro, Del;
Rev. Vaughn Moore, SelbyVille, and
Rev. ]. r. Bicking, of Berlin, Md,
sang Lead Kindly Light Safe in
the Arms Of Jesus, and 'tAbide With
Me-. Rev. j. r. Thornton; Green
wood, Del, Rev. Wilson Buckson,
Whiteville, Del, Rev. Jas. H. Gard
ner, Frankford, Rev. William S.
CantwelI, Rev. J. R. Bicking, Rev.
F. A. Baker, Rev. o. Fl. Connolly,
and Rev. Vaughn Moore acted as
honorary ,pall-bearers. The active
pall-bearers were: Fred Bennett,
Milford; Joseph Calhoun, Lincoln;
o. A. Ferans, Horace Bennett, and
Chester Short, of Slaughter Neck,
and Willard Clifton, of Milford.
The deceased leaves to mourn
his departure a widow, Mrs, Jose
phine Jefferson; a son, Rev. Otis ]. |
Jefferson, pastor of the NJ. E. |
Church, of -Chincoteague, Va, and a
Mrs. Elmer Bennett, of |
Milford; three brothers and one
Frank Jefferson of |
near Milford, David Jefferson of |
Milton, Harry Jefferson of near Ell
and M. w. Boyce, of Will
Del, besides a host of
other relatives and friends. Mr..
Jefferson lived to ripe old age of
IA years and 10 months. He moved
from the farm in Slaughter Neck to
Glendale in 1920. For % years the
at 6af ss, |
as "Jefferson's Corner" In 1925 Mr..
and Mrs. Jefferson moved from Ell
endale to Lincoln, where they lived
until Mr.. JeffersOn's death on Dec.
18th. 4-ii
The funeral services of Mrs. Sallie
wife of Willis Fitzgerald,
ind daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Coverdale, of near town, was held
n the Holiness Church of Milford;
Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock, and
at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry e. Clendaniel
ipent the weekend in Philadelphia {
Is the guests of their daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs, X. r. [
Wolfe.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Morris and
Eleanor, spent Saturday in l
Mrs. Ora TrayIor and Miss Thel- /
ma Butler, of Milford, spent We'd I
esday of last week with Mrs. Geo. 4
)errickson. i
Howard Mason and wife and Mr.. 4
'orter, of Arlington, N. j., are spend q
1g the holidays with Mrs. Mason's {
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cook. (
Rev John Wootten, of Wilmington, Z
,as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul !
Voatten on Monday. h
Miss Anita Short, daughter of Mr.. /
nd Mrs. Boyce Short, and Woodrow !
Tilson Morgan, son of Mr.. and Mrs. h
I'm. Morgan, surprised their many
tends by motoring to Denton, Md, \
aturday, Dec. 18th, 1881, and being n
nited in marriage by the Rev.
hos. ]. Huntington. After a brief 4
edding trip the newly weds will Y
eside on a farm near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Clendaniel Wis "
ed their daughter and family at :,
yilmington on Sunday. 4
Services Sunday as follows: q
Preaching, 10 d. M; church school, n
a. M; Cantata, 1880 p. m. +
Slaughter Neck: Church school,
80 p. M; preaching, 2:SO p. m. q
Rev. J. f. Willis, pastor,
Call at Morrison's Store for Pet h