Milford chronicle., 1938-04-22
Obituary

HUMAN
I George Higman, aged 81 years.
died suddenly at his home in Milford
Thursday, April II, 1888. Funeral
services were held at his home on
Sunday. April II, at 2 P. NJ. Rev.
Frank HersOn. pastor of the Avenue
NJ. +. Church. Officiated. Interment
in Odd Fellows cemetery, Milford.
He is survived by a wife and two
children. Fred and Louise.
SPARKLIN
Lee l.. Sparklin. aged 43 years.
died at his home on East Second
street. Milford. Monday night, April
Is. of a heart attack. Mr.. Sparklin
is survived by a wife. Laura Belts
Sparklin. and two sons, William and
Raymond; a mother, and one sister
of Wilmington. Funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock from his late home, Rev. ].
T. Bailey of the NJ. p. Church. Off
ciating. Interment was made in Odd
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
THOMAS
Mrs. Ida Thomas, SO years old, died
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Luther
F. Cubbage, MillwoOd, near Milford,
! Thursday afternoon Of q heart at
tack. Mrs. Thomas before the death
of her husband, James II. Thomas,
made her home at Bowers, but re-
lcently had been living with her chill
dren. She is survived by two chill
dren. Mrs. Mary Erdman Of Haddon-
field. ~ J., and Mrs. Blanche jack
son of Elizabeth. n. ]. The funeral
service was held at Barratt's Chapel
Sunday afternoon. Rev. II. B. kelsO |
officiating. assisted by Rev. G. W.
Dawson. with interment in Barratt's /
Chapel cemetery.
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HILL
The funeral of Captain William T.
HILL aged SO years, whose death oc-
Cured at his home on South Main
street. Chincoteague, Va, on Friday
morning, April 8. 1888. following an
illness of five days was conducted at
the family residence Sunday after
noon by the Rev. ]. A. Clark, OF
Christ Methodist Church. assisted
UY AllG lkENs " W. 0ah1GAF VI AAS
Union Baptist Church. Interment
was i'm Downings Cemetery. Mr.. Hill,
who was a member Of the American
Legion. was a retired pilot of the
U. S. Government boat.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, two sons. Messrs. John Hill
and Robert Hill. of Chincoteague;
three daughters, Mrs. Clara Hilton
and Mrs. Agnes Glenn. of Atlantic
City. and Mrs. J. Harold SalmOns. OF
Milford; four grandchildren. Mrs.
Florence Savage. Miss Clara May
Hill and Miss Agnes Salmons and
Irving Salmons. and one great-grand-
son. Jack Savage.
WALLS
The funeral Of Mrs. Jennie L.
Walls. 81 years old, took place from
the McCrery Funeral Home in Will
mingtOn. on Friday afternoon. In ,
terment was made in Red Mems
Glendale. Mrs. Walls died i,
ON Wednesday afternoon, April Is,
1t the home of daughter. Mrs. S. o.
Jester. 1907 Washington street, Will
nington. She suffered a fractured
skull when she fell down the cellar 7
steps at her home Tuesday morning. l
A stroke of paralysis followed the
all. In addition to Mrs. Jester. Mrs. !
Walls is survived by her husband, :
W. Walls; a daughter, Mrs. 4
)tto A. Linker, East Lansdowne, Z
Pa, a sister, Mrs. Albert Coverdale, :
and a daughter-in-iaw, =
irs. Rose Walls, BOothwyn, Pa. She /,
vas a member of Camp No. 4. P. o. =
4 A.. Shepherds of Bethlehem, and :
4 Asbury NJ. E. Church.
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SMITH
The funeral Of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
imith, 80, widow of Michael c.
imith, who passed away Tuesday. :,
.pril ~. at the home of her son, !
'letus Smith, was held Thursday, =
.pril IA, from the funeral home of i
I. L. Watson G. Sons, in Seaford, :,
be Rev. DIR. e. e. Coleman Of Sea- 4,
ord officiating. Mrs. Smith was the !.
aughter of Joshua and Mary Tat 4
ian Webb and was born and reared >
l Sussex county. After the death Of !,
er husband Is years ago she made
er home with her children, Mrs. A.
I. Burkhard and Cletus Smith. In
srment was made at Seaford. PAIL
carers were her grandsons. Sur R
wing children are: Mrs. Adolph IN
Baltimore, Md. Mrs. Il
ndrew Burkhard, Houston, Mrs. Il
I'm. H. McAfahan, Chestertown, e
d., Mrs. Samuel E. Welfare, VIM O
N. c., Fred Smith of b.