Milford chronicle., 1939-02-03
0httuary
WILLIAM GUY LEMEX
H. ROSS LEMEX, JR.

One OF the most tragic events in
the history of our community occur
red on Friday, January 20, 1899,
when two of our young men were
fatally injured in an automobile ac-
cident near Marcus Hook, Pa. Two
brothers. William Guy Lemex, age
80 years. and H. Ross LemeG Jr.,
age 21 years, were on their way to
Philadelphia, when their car skidded
on the icy road and was struck by
an approaching truck. They were
thrown clear of the wreckage and
instantly killed. Their bodies were
brought to Milford for interment.
The funeral was conducted at the
home of their parents in Shawnee,
near Milford. Rev. J. T. Bailey and
Rev. E. J. Mccarthy officiating. Fa-
ther Mccarthy as coach and friend
of the Cardinals, our local basket !
ball team, had been closely associ- !
ated with young Ross. Pallbearers
were young friends of the two bro ,
theirs. Ross was unmarried and made |
his home with his parents. Mr.. and |
Mrs. II. r. Lemex. until his death. |
William Guy lived in Milford and |
leaves a widow. the former Marian |
Holloway of Milton, and three small |
children. Helena, William Guy, Jr.. |
and Ellen. Both are survived by a |
sister. Mrs. Preston !. KentOn, of !
Shawnee. The whole community ex-
tends sympathy to the bereaved par
ents and sister and to the family of
the elder brother.
hill
Mrs, Annie Z. Hill. aged 81 years,
widow of Joshua d. Hill of Milford.
passed away Thursday morning. jan
uary 26. 1899, at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Sadie ShOckley. at
GoldsbOrO. Md. after an illness of
three months of complications. She
had made her home with her daugh-
ter for the last three years. Mrs.
Hill was a member of the NJ +.
Church. and daughter of the late
Robert NJ. and Mary J. Carpenter of
Besides her daughter, she
is survived by eight grandchildren,
six t-grandchildren and one sis
ter. Mrs Bethuel Mills of Milford.
services were held at one
o'clock Monday afternoon from her
late home. Her remains were brought
to Milford and inferred in the family
plot in Odd Fellows cemetery.
WATSON J.
Frank ID. Watson died January 81.
1889. at his home in Cedar Neck. He
was the son of William and Ann
Townsend Watson and was born jan !
nary s. 1857. on the farm where he
lied Both the Watson and Town
send families are of English descent.
he first settlers having come to this !
part of Delaware shortly after the
middle of the 18th Century Mr.. J
Watson married Mary +. Davis,
laughter of Joseph NJ. and Maria
Tray Davis. February %, 1881. He
s survived by his wife and three !
Bessie Watson Shew. F. |
Davis Watson and Joseph NJ. Watson. $
Ilso three grandsOns. F. Watson J
;hew. William j. and Glenn Maull I
Watson. Funeral services will be held l
friday. February 3rd. at P. NJ. from
he home. Rev. Frank Herson will
'fficiate.
MORGAN
w. J. Morgan, aged rs years. one of a
;laytOn's best known business men.
Who died Saturday. January IA. at his I
ate home in Clayton. was buried the l
Tuesday. the Rev. Leon w. I
toss. pastor of st. Paul's NJ. E. \
'hurch. officiating. Interment was \
n Odd Fellows Cemetery at Smyrna. v
ir. Morgan was a son of the late I
William II. and Louisa (Prettyman) S
iorgan. and was born and raised a
ear Milford. For Is years he had o
cen a wheelwright and blacksmith p
( Clayton and at one time operated u
he Clayton creamery. He was a
OOd man and esteemed for his high
haracter. He was a member of the
). o. S. of A. of Marydel, and
lember of St Paul's NJ. E Church.
layton. He is survived by his wife
nd three children, as follows: Ray
lond Morgan of FairmOnt, Va: Mrs. ! d
lanche Shorts of Smyrna. and Miss D
ora Morgan. residing at home. +
PRETTYMAN l;
The funeral of Miss May S. Pretty 81
ian. 1912 West street, Wilmington, t.
no died Monday afternoon in Della N
are Hospital. took place from the "
eatman funeral home Thursday ts
forming at 1O:30 o'clock. Inter- p
tent was made in Odd Fellows b
emetery at Smyrna. Miss Pretty a
ian had been i'll several weeks Of o.
resulting from injur-
IS received in a fall. A daughter of
lie late James and Rebecca Cannon
rettyman. she is survived by three =,
Charles B. and Edwin Pret- y
man, Wilmington, and Clarence y
rettyman, Milwaukee, and two sis ~
RS. Mrs. Horace Brown and Miss v
lizabeth ]. Prettyman, Wilmington. "
be was born in Bridgeville, and had
we'd in Wilmington 80 years.