Milford chronicle., 1939-03-17
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ROBBINS
Mrs. Lena NJ. L. Robbins, aged 6!
years who died Tuesday evening
March IA, in the Milford Hospital o
| pneumonia, will be buried in Fred
erica Friday afternoon at 1:3(
o'clock. Interment will be in Bar
rats Chapel cemetery. Mrs. Rob
bins is survived by two daughters
Mrs. Mary Macdonald, Mrs. Alice
Short; four sons, Arley H., Charles
s.. Elmer w. and Delbert r. Lin
dale.
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GREEN
George P. c. Green, A years old
died suddenly Saturday night, March
IL, 1889, at his home in Gravel Hill
He was the son of the late John c,
Green and RhOda Joseph Green. He
is survived by five brothers, Archie
of Lewes. William of Harbeson
John, Allie and Earl of Angola, and
one sister, Mrs. Hilda Haddock OF
Rehoboth Beach. Funeral services
were held at Conley's Chapel on
Wednesday at p. M, with the Rev.
]. T. Graham officiating. Interment
was made in the churchyard.
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HUDSON
Mrs. Ethel Hudson, IS years old,
wife of Earle Hudson, died Satur-
day morning, March IL, 1889, at the
Milford Memorial Hospital. She was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
S. Wells, of Milton. Funeral services
were held at the Pilgrim Holiness
Church in Milton on Tuesday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. H. F.
Adams of Easton offlciated. He was
assisted by the Rev. w. ]. Crider.
pastor of the Milton Church. Inter-
ment was made in the Milton Odd
Fellows cemetery. Beside her par
ents, husband, and infant son, she is
survived by two sisters. Mrs. Lester
Moore of Harrington. and Mrs.
Gladys Sherman Of Milton, and two
brothers, Naylor Wells of Overbrook
and Carlton Wells of Milton
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CANNON
Ambrose Cannon, 81 years old, re-.
tired farmer, and member of a fam
lily long prominent in the business,
social and political life of southern
Delaware, died Wednesday, March 8.
1889, at the home of his son, Post
master Harry W. Cannon, on the
BrIdgeville- fredericksburg. Md, road.
of infrmities of age. He was born
and reared on a farm that has been
in the Cannon family for over 100
years. Former State Senator John
Roy Cannon, now owns and lives on
the farm. Since retiring from farm
ing many years ago he had resided
with his children. Besides Postmas-
ter Cannon and former State Senator
Cannon, he leaves two other chill
dren, Lawrence d. Cannon of near
Seaford and Mrs. Reuben Brown OF
Camden. Funeral services were held
On Sunday at p. m. from the home
of his son, Postmaster Cannon In
charge of the Rev. Robert r. ellison,
rector of st. Luke's P. f. Church,
Interment was made in the
cemetery.
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BAKER
Mrs. Maggie E. Baker, age 8S
years, quietly passed away at the
nome of her son-in-law and daugh-
.er, Mr.. and Mrs. John B. McCabe, /
IN West Church street, Selbyville, |
IN Monday, March IL, 1889, after a ,
serious illness of just one week,
.hough having been in ill health for
tome time past. Funeral services
we're held at Salem NJ. L. Church at
O'Clock on Monday afternoon with
he Rev. r. T. Thawley officiating.
.nterment took place in Red Mems
One of Mrs. Bakers chill
lren, Prof. Herbert ]. Baker of Rut-
gers College, New Brunswick, N. j.,
lied on January 6. The surviving
are Federal Judge Z. Mon
'oe Baker of Dallas, Texas; Mrs.
lame B. McCabe of Selbyville, DR..
Horace NJ. Baker of the Baker Sani-
orium, Lumberton, N. c., who was
t his mothers bedside during her
asst illness. The grandchildren are
BETTY and Monroe, Jr., of Texas.
onathan, Virginia and Howard of
Jew Jersey, Anne and Horace, Jr.,
f North Carolina. Deceased is also
urvived by one sister, Miss Clara
holloway of Selbyville. the only sur
ivor of a large family of children;
wo nephews and a niece, Frank
Williams, of Manchester. Elisha
iunting and Mrs. Margaret B. Moore
( Newbern, N. c., also came for the
ineral.