Milford chronicle., 1937-09-10
GEORGETOWN
William Roach Dead

William Roach Dead
william Roach, aged 68 years, sor
of the late Daniel and Mrs. Elizs
Roach, and a retired railroad man
died of a complication of diseases al
his home ON South KINNEY street
here on Saturday afternoon last, af-
ter being i'll and confined to his home
since last Thursday. Mr.. Roach
| for many years was conductor on
the Delwaare, Maryland and Virginia
branch of the p. B. & w. Railroad
Company, retiring about three years
ago. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Jennie (Derrickson) Roach;
one daughter, Mrs. Mary v. Reed,
who operates a restaurant ON Market
street here, and one brother, Wal
ter Roach, former member of City
Council and the lower house of the
Delaware Legislature, Albury Ave.
and East Cedar ST., this city. For
many years he was an active MEM
ber of Nanticoke Tribe No. 81, l. o.
r. M. here.
Funeral services were held from
his late home on Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock, in charge of the Rev.
Omar E. Jones, pastor of Wesley M.
E. Church. Interment was made in
Union Cemetery.
Dies At Age of Sc Years
Joseph J. Collins, aged SO years,
four months and 29 days, died on
Saturday at noon, at his home on |
Chestnut street, this city, after be-
ing an invalid for two years, most |
of the time being in bed His death |
was a result of complications. Mr.. |
Collins for many years was widely
known farmer in the Lewes section.
He retired seven years ago and moved
here.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock, at
the Carey Funeral Home. Inter-
ment was made in the Ebenezer M.
f. churchyard at Midway, between
Lewes and Rehoboth. He is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs Rachel W.
Collins who on Wednesday of this
week will be 80 years old; one sis
ter. Mrs. Lucinda Joseph, widow of
Rufus Joseph of Lewes, and five
grandchildren, E. Ralph. Samuel H.,
j. Edmund and Misses Mary Agnes
and Sarah Ruth Blizzard, all living
here.
Mrs. Lydia T.. Penuel Dead
Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia f.
Penuel aged rs, widow of Joseph
Penuel. who died at her home on
this city on Thursday afternoon,
were held in First Methodist Prot
estant Church at o'clock last Sun
day afternoon, in charge of the Rev.
Russell Sapp. Interment was made
in McColley's NJ. F. churchward,
near Robbins. She is survived by the
children: Harvey E. near
Hilton. between George
town and Bridgeville; and Miss Myr-
tie E. Penuel, who lived with her
mother. -
Announcement of the marriage of
Miss Mary West Wiltbank of Milton,
and Ralph Harlow Waller of Har-
rington, has been made. The we'd
ling took place ON August 18th at
Denton, Md, the Rev. Thomas ].
performing the cere-
nony.
Miss Mildred Irene Smart and
Robert Chambers, both OF Bridgeville
we're married at Denton on August
18th by the Rev. Mr. Huntington.
On August 23rd. Miss Edna Eliz-
lbeth Mitchell of Harrington and
Charles William Bennett of Cedar
Creek district, were married by the
Rev. Mr.. Huntington.
Clayt0n Bunting Has Birthday i
Clayton H. Bunting. president OF
he famous Bunting Nurseries, of
Selbyville. and one of the leading 1
,oung business men of lower Della l
ware, will ON next Tuesday observe
lis 44th birthday anniversary. He {
$ the son Of former Levy Court Com
missioner Gardner f. Bunting, and I
lttended the public schools and high {
ichool in his native town. He then
ook a business course at Beacom's s
College in Wilmington. In 1916 he i
tarted working with his father in the q
Iursery business which has grown J
o be one Of the largest in the coun-
nv. He is an active Republican and O
as served as member of the Sus- o
ex County Executive Committee. c
lie is a prominent Rotarian, director S
i the Baltimore Trust Company and "
affiliated with several branches a
the Masonic fraternity.