Milford chronicle., 1940-05-24
Obituary
DICKERsON

1 Aflle r.. DlckefSOn, 5S, dle0 Mon
day, May 20, at his home in Milford
He is survived by one son and one
| daughter, of HatborO, Pa, and one
brother, Augustus Dickerson, Of Mil
ford. Funeral services were held
Tuesday evening, at nine o'clock, the
Rev. Hungerford officiating. Inter-
ment was made at Hatboro, Pa, the
following afternoon.
JONES
Edward J. Jones, aged 62 years,
died Wednesday, May is, at his home
in Cedar Neck. Funeral services
were held from his late home, Sat
urday, May IS, with interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford. Rev.
Hungerford Of Calvary Methodist
Church. Officiated. Mr.. Jones is sur
vived by his wife, Mrs. Edith NJ
Jones, and eight children, Mrs. VIM.
Watkins, Houston; Samuel E. Jones,
Cedar Neck; Mrs. Edward F. Burris,
Blackbird; Mrs. Louis E. William
son, SeafOrd; Mrs. VIM. o. Stokes,
Frederica. and the following chill
dren living at home: Charles, Susan
and Franklin.
MATTISON
Sidney Stephen Mattison, Sr., aged
So. died Thursday, May II, at his
home near Harbeson, after a long
illness. He is survived by one son,
Sidney s. Mattison, Jr., and two
daughters. Mrs. Sherman Schrey, of
Milford, and Mrs. Walter Garwood,
OF Harbeson. Funeral services were
held on Sunday afternoon from the
Berry funeral home, the Rev. Frank
HersOn officiating. Masonic ser
vices were conducted at the Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Milford, where
interment was made.
INGRAM
Mrs. Mary d. Ingram, SO, died this
week at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. John Burk, Of Toughkanan, Pa.
She leaves five sons, Walter Ingram,
of New Castle; George Ingram, of
N. j.; T. E. ingram, of
Wayne. Pa; Charles and BENJAMIN
Ingram, of Milford; two daughters,
Mrs. Sadie Burk. of Toughl5anan, Pa.
and Mrs. Matte Davis, of Delmar.
The remains were brought to Mil
ford, and funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon in the Slaughter
Neck Church, with interment In the !
adjoining cemetery. Rev. Hunger
ord officiated.
ZINK
Funeral services for Mrs. Ella
link, wife OF Arthur link, Of Beth
chem, Pa, former Lewes residents,
Who died in Bethlehem Monday, MAY
%, were held Thursday at the At
.ins funeral home in Lewes. The
tev. DR.. Leishman Officiated, and
nterment was in the LeWes Pres
yterian church-yaFd. She was So
ears old. Mrs. link was the
aughter of the late Job and Anna
Wharton Marshall Of Lewes. Short
ervices were held Wednesday at
er late home, after which the body
as taken to Lewes. Besides her
she is survived by one
aughter, Doris, Of Bethlehem;
Tree sisters, Mrs. Maize Young, OF
Mrs. Anna Miller, Of J
Pa, and Mrs. Amanda :
ust, of Harbeson, and by one bro I
Ter, George Marshall, of Milton, as
ell as a number of relatives who c
srved as pallbearers.
MELVIN c
Elijah F. Melvin, SS, died at his b
home Tuesday, May 81. He c
I'd been a lifelong citizen of that +
wn, and conducted a mercantile c
isiness there for more than so u
iars. He served on town council Il
veral terms, being president Of 9
at body. He also was president Of "
e school board and president Of d.
e board of trustees of the Metho- /
st Church. He is survived by a ,
ster. Mrs. Hettie Palmer, Of Fred u
lea; a son, Arthur NJ. Melvin of tt
'ederica, and four grandchildren, o.
rs. Samuel BOstic. Wilmington; u
thur NJ. Melvin, Jr., Chesapeake y
ty. Md; Miss Olive G. Melvin, p
stmaster at Frederica, and Miss u
Try Melvin, a teacher in Delaware u
Ly public school. Funeral services ~
re conducted in the Methodist
urch Thursday by the Rev. e. S.
ult. assisted by the Rev. N. G.
nson. Burial was made in Bar
~ . OudpcA CclMctcHNs -
BAKER Is,
Baker. former sheriff OF Al
mt county, and for two terms at
tie auditor. died at his home on in
vernor's avenue. Dover, Monday tn
sht, May 20. MIR. Baker was az Nj
lrs old and had been in i'll health BY
several years. He was an active ne
publican and followed politics as of
iareer since the death Of his faith If
George w. Baker, with whom he CO
s associated in the hardware,
d and coal business. He is sur ch
ed by a wife, sallie. Funeral SER nj
es were held from his late home thI
Thursday, with Rev. Metzger Of Re-
ating. Interment was il Lake Oh
e Cemetery, Dover, wi