Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1934-06-08

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice H
Ross. of Ross Lane. Harrington
were held at her late home on
Thursday, May 81. at p. m. Rev
R. W. Sapp, pastor of Harrington
VI. p Church. and Rev. Mr. Archer
pastor of Burrsville Md VI. P
Church. officiating. Mr.. Sapp spoke
very tOuchingly of Mrs. Ross lite,
taking as his text Matthew 4:23.
And Jesus went about teaching. '
He said that as Jesus went about
Galilee teaching, so Mrs. Ross went
up and down the State teaching,
choosing this as her life work since
the day she was five years old. Civ
ing forty-three years of service TO
the boys and girls. shaping their
lives for good in their daily rela-
tionships in the present and for the
future
Rev. Mr.. Archer read from Rev.
21st chapter and led in prayer
A large concourse of relatives,
teachers and friends was present.
Among the many floral tributes
were those from the Reading Circle
Group of Western New Castle coun-
ty. the Educational Association of
New Castle county. the State Edu-
cational Association. and the Della
ware State Board of Education.
Dr. John Shilling. assistant State
Superintendent of Secona:y Schools,
was present to represen, the State
Boald of Education. in the absence
Ct d.. H. V. Holloway. the State Su-
De htendent of Public Instruction.
The interment WIS at Hollywood
GENE terry. near IIa, inS'nn.
Ms Ross. nee Alice HnrIineton.
was born March s. 1870. near Fled
erica. the daughter of Alexander
LOwber and Rebecca Luff Bucking-
ham Harrington. She was educated
at Frederick and at the University
of Delaware: Columbia University.
New York: the University nf Vir-
ginia and the University of Mary
land.
She married Robert Wesley Ross
of Harrington. on March ). 1890.
She taught several rural schools
near her home, was principal Of
Cannon Schools. 1924-1925. and at
the time of her passing was teacher
at Patterson School, Townsend.
As a life member of the National
Association. she repre-
scented rural Delaware at the Chi
cago Convention in July. 1888. She
was also a member of the All Club.
Delaware State Educational AssOcir
alton. New Castle county. Teachers
Association. Delaware InterschOlas-
tic Athletic Association. Junior and
Senior Red Cross. Delaware Safety
Council. State Board Teachers
Reading Circles. Delaware Parent
Teacher Association, Service Citi-
zens of Delaware. Teachers College
Alumni Association and the Ma
tional Geographic Society. and was
Kent County Commit
from 1924 until her pass
ing on Monday. May %.
Mrs. Ross was one of the ninth
generation of the Fisher Family. be-
ing of direct lineal descent of JON
athan Fisher. who came over from
England with William Penn in
1862. the Fisher Family settling in
Sussex County. Delaware. near
ewes.
She was a consistent Christian,
the great truths of the
Bible. which she read constantly.
even during her last illness. One
Of her favorite verses was "She hath |
lone what she could"
Mrs. Ross is survived by her hus-
band, R. Wesley Ross; a brother. |
Alexander L. Harrington. of Sea-
ord. formerly superintendent of |
Schools for twelve |
Years; and two sisters. Mrs. Walter !
:. Coverdale. of Milford. and Mrs.
Thomas Clancy of Brooklyn, N. Y,
/ former Delaware teacher.
She was also a correspondent for !
he Milford Chronicle from Vernon !
or a number of years.
There is no death; what seems so
is transition,
This life of mortal breath.
Is but a suburb of the life Elysian.