Milford chronicle., 1936-08-21
Obituary
LONG

. WillldH V. Long OF II II. NeWHel0
Way, Cynwyd. Pa, for more than so
years a retail grocer, died Tuesday,
August llth, 1896, at his home after
short illness. Mr.. Long, who was
81 years old, was born in Angola,
Delaware, and went to Philadelphia
about sixty years ago. He is sur
Vived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret
Dodd Long, formerly of RehobOth;
daughter, Mrs. Arthur r. Flanagan,
and sister, Mrs. Annie C. Wiltbank.
HANDY
Ida p Handy, 81 years old, Of
Marcus Hook, Pa, died on Sunday
morning, August Is, 1886, in the Del
aware Hospital, Wilmington, follow
ing an operation for a tumOr. Mrs.
Handy was formerly of Harrington.
/ She graduated from Harrington
High School and taught school fif-
teen years. She is survived ty her
husband. Paul Handy; mother, Mrs.
Anna Paris of Harrington; two
brothers, Luther Paris of SeafOrd
and Norman Paris of Harrington,
and a sister. Mrs. Horace Tucker of
near Harrington. Funeral services
we're held at Marcus Hook on Thurs
day morning with Rev. J. w. Paris,
an uncle of the deceased, officiating. !
Interment at Hollywood cemetery, |
Harrington.
HOLDEN
Mrs. Laura P. Holden, of Milford,
72-year-Old wife of Harry Holden, I
passed away Friday evening, Au-
gust IA, 1886. She was the daughter
of the late Henry and Margaret
Pierce. She leaves a husband, three
daughters, Mrs. J. D. Taylor, OF
Phoenix, Arizona; Mrs. s. G. Rad
cliffe, of Philadelphia; Mrs. NJ. P.
Dreggs, of Philadelphia, son, Niles
Holden, of Milford, and two 3rO-
theirs, William J. Pierce, of Milford,
and Peter w. H. Pierce, of Marl-
bOro. Mass. Funeral services were
held from her late residence in Mil
ford. Tuesday afternoon, at ; o.
clock. Interment was made in the
odd Fellows cemetery at Milford
the Rev. ]. T. Bailey of the NJ. r.
Church officiating.
WRIGHT
James Franklin Wright. 55 years
old. cashier and a director of the
PEOPLES Bank of Denton. Md. died
Sunday, August 10th,
1886. following a heart attack. Mr..
Wright was a member of the Denton
Rotary Club and Temple Masonic
Lodge and was a vestryman and Sun
dav school superintendent of Christ
Episcopal Church. Sur
viying are his widow, two sons, DR.. ,,
lanes S. Wright, New York. and W.
A. Stewart Wright; two daughters,
The Misses Katherine Elizabeth and
Mary Ellen Wright of Denton; two :
sisters. Mrs. Marion DOwnes of Den
.On. and Mrs. Reuben Raurigh, Mi
ami Fla, and three brothers, Ed
ward C. Wright and H. Clinton =,
Wright of Denton, and Winfield R.
Wright of Milford. 4
CRANOR d
Miss Ella CranOr, 76. died on Sat il
Irday morning August Sth, 1886, at +
Ter home in SeafOrd, following an l
illness of several weeks. She and l.
Ter sister. Miss Gertrude Cranor,
Who is i'll, lived together in a new s
lone they built four years ago, NOV p
ng to Seaford from fredericksburg, II
Nd. where they had resided for sew o
,ral years. She was native of low a
II Delaware, a daughter of the late
Joshua c. and Eliza T. CranOr of II
lear Milford. Surviving are two sis I
ers and one brother, Miss Gertrude j
1ranor and Mrs. Eugene F. Hill Of r.
and John CranOr of DeLand, a.
florida. Funeral services were held
rom her home Monday afternoon at :
o'clock, in charge of the Rev. J. L. fe
Ohnson of SeafOrd. Interment was e.
made in the Forest Cemetery at Mid Re
letOwn. .
CROUCH s.
Mr.. William Melvin Crouch, aged 81
5 years, passed away at his resi- g
ence in Milton on Thursday, Aug
st 18th, 1886. He had been in poor
ealth for more than n year. He
as born in Milford. the son Of the
tie John T. and Mary Wilson
rouch. Funeral services were held
/ the residence on Sunday at oil
clock, the Revs. G. S. Ross and at
Oward Davis officiating. and inter- in
ent made in Odd Fellows Cemetery, in
ilton. He was a member Of Golden WI
ule Lodge, /. o. o. F., which or an
conducted services at the an
ave. He is survived by his widow, he
rs. Amanda Campbell Crouch; two lei
lildren, Neva Jane and Daniel; two al
Others. Walter W.. of Milton, and tw
lhn, Of Philadelphia: and three sis Nj
rs, Mrs Mary Quigg and Mrs. Viola viz
aly, OF Milton and Mrs. Elizabeth IN
yatt Of Georgetown. no