Milford chronicle., 1940-05-17
Obituary
CovERDALE

! COYERDALE
Harvey Cove rdale, son OF the late
David and Caroline COverdale, OF
Wyoming, died at his home near Mil
ford, Tuesday morning, May IA, 1910,
after en- illness of over a year. Fu-
neTai services were held on Thurs
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock from
the Berry Funeral Home Rev. John
jackson Brown Of the First Presby-
lerian Church officiating. Mr. Cover
Gale is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Della Belts COverdale; two sisters,
Mrs. Laura Welch and Mrs. Florence
Hall, of Wilmington, and three bro
tners. Albert CoVerdale of Christi
ana; David COverdale of Bowers
Beach, and Arthur CoveFdale of
Glasgow, and three nieces, Mrs. May
| Dumstrug, who with her husband.
Commander Herbert Dugstrug, are
in China; Miss Sue Burris, of Will
mingten, and Mrs. Dale Swarts, of
Claylaont, and a host of friends.
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PALMER
Funeral services for Mrs. Deborah
A. Palmer. aged 20 years. who pass
ed away at her residence in Milton
on Monday, May 13, were held from
the residence on Thursday, May 16,
with interment in Odd Fellows Gem
etery, the Rev Allen r. Day, rector
of the st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Of Milton, officiating. Mrs. Palmer
is survived by her husband, Captain
James H. Palmer; by six daughters,
Mrs. John ID. Smith Mrs. Charles E.
ThackeFy, Sr., Mrs. Wilfred C.
White. Mrs. Owen L. Davis and Mrs.
Clarence Reed, all of Milton, and
Mrs. Frederick NJ. Tompkins, OF
New Haven, Conn; Que. brother, Ben
jamin Bennett of Berlin, Md, and
by one sister, Mrs. Benjamin Martin
of Magnolia.
WEIGH
Peter Parker Welch, aged 80
years, passed away at his residence
in Milton on Tuesday. May IA. Fu-
neral services for Mr.. Welch were
held in st. Johns Episcopal Church |
on Friday, May II, at 2 o'clock, the !
Rev. Allen Richmond Day officiat-
ing. Surviving is one sister, Miss Z
Fannie Welch, of Milton. Mr.. WeIch 7
was known to be the oldest inhab- !
liant of Milton and was a very we'll
known and beloved figure in and
around the town, having always
been known, by young and old, as
''Mr. Peter" His passing will be
by many.
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Herring
Mrs. Mary W. Herring, widow of
George c. Herring, Sr., died Sunday
Nay 2, at her home at FELTON,, after
IN Illness of two weeks. The funeral
vas held Wednesday afternoon at
3errys funeral parlor In FELTON,. In
erment was made at Barrett's |
Chapel Mrs. Herring was born in
county. Pa, on Aug. 25,
S65. She is survived by two chill
lren, Mary Herring Birnbrauer, Elm .
iurst. and George C. Herring. Jr., at
Orney of Wilmington, and two sis l
ers. Mrs. Minnie Cubbage of FELTON,, n
nd Mrs. Laura Cubbage of Willow 9
irOVe. Five grandchildren also sur I
i've her. Throughout her life Mrs. q
Iering has been active in the Meth
dist Church and in civic and pOliti- T
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WILEY ~
Funeral services for Arthur NJ. u
Wiley. 81 years old, Of 20 9North :,
dams street, Wilmington, we're held =
'om the Nichols funeral home Sat
rday night at o'clock. The Rev. a.
Collins, pastor of st. Pauls Meth =. !.
dist Church, officiated. Interment ~ ~
as made in Hollywood cemetery, ~
Sunday at IL O'Clock. MIR. ~
Tilley died on Thursday, May 3, in 8,
Hospital. He had been
since last October. and his con-
tion had been serious for some
me. His wife, Mrs. Eva A. Wiley, G
the only near survivor Mr.. Will
Y had been an antique dealer for
any years in Wilmington and re- re
intly had opened a shop at his "A
Dme. He was born at Greenwood.
HABERSTICK ru
Albert T. Haberstiek, SO years old, i'm
ed at the home of his son, Albert
Haberstick, near Pennington, Sc
morning, May 3, following lol
illness of two weeks. Mr.. Haber- se'
ick' was born in Philadelphia, his No
eestors having come to this coun- w
= from Switzerland. The Rev. vi
,orge Thomas, pastor OF Farmin9 40
n Methodist Church, had charge ke
the services at the Boyer funeral Do
me Sunday afternoon. Burial was
lde in Hollywood cemetery, Har- y
lgton. The deceased is survived by &c
rec sons, George of West Engle-
,od. N. JG Walter Of Newport, and sal
bert of Pennington; one daughter, ne
8. Louise Finley of Haworth, N. ]. y
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