Milford chronicle., 1940-03-01
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Mrs. Delilah Ann Mayhem, age 20
years, wife of James Mayhem, died
at her home in Milford on Monday
February 26. 1910, following a heart
attack. She Is survived by the fol
lowing children: Harry Mayhem
James Mayhew. Mrs Eugene Burton
Mrs. Walter HOey of Milford; Mrs
r. A. Lane, Mrs. Joseph P. Smith
and Miss Maye.le Mayhem of Will
mington. Funeral services were held
at her home at o'clock Thursday
afternoon. Rev. NJ. S. Hungerford
cfficiating. InteTment at Odd Fellows
cemetery, Milford.
JONES
Edward n. Jones, age Sc years
Gied at his home in Cedar Neck on
Thursday. February %, 1910. Flu
neral services were held Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late
residence with the Rev NJ. S. Hun
gerfOrd, pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford. officiating Inter
ment in Odd Fellows cemetery. Mil
ford He is survived by one son. Ed
ward Jones Of Milford Neck.
ROBBINS
Miss L. Margaret Robbins, of Mil
ton, age Sc years, died of a heart
attack on Wednesday, February 2S,
1910, while visiting at the home Of
her niece, Mrs. Luciu3 Webb. of near
Milford. She vas the daughter of
the late David and Lydia Martin
Robbins and had spent her entire
life in and near Milton. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the home of
her nephew, Josiah Robbins, in Mil
ton, on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment in Odd Fellows cemetery,
Milton. She is Survived by seven
nieces and nephews, Mrs. Helen
Roberts of Grant. Iowa; Mrs. Russell
Robbins, John Nailor, Mrs. Lucius
Webb of Milford; Louis EllingswOrth,
Josiah and Walter Robbins, of Mil
ton.
WAGNER
The body of Mrs. Amanda Wagner,
age 64 years, who died Thursday,
February %, 1870. at her home in the
Oakley section. was taken to her
former home at KOkomo. Ind. last
Saturday for burial, accompanied by
her husband. Ora J. Wagner, farmer.
The Wagners moved to lower Della
ware 26 years ago from Indiana. She
is survived by one son. Bernard Wag-
ner. of near Greenwood; her mother,
who is 81 years of age, and a sister
living in Indiana.
RAUGHLEY
Miss Mary Rebecca Raughley, age
55 years. died at the home of her
sister and brother-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Rush, in Pennington, on
Thursday night, February %, 1910,
after a short illness. She was the
daughter of the late George w. and
Wilmina Hamilton Raughley and was
born near Pennington aud had lived
there all her life. Funeral services
were held from the Boyer Funeral
Home, Harrington, Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev Geo.
Thomas, pastor of Pennington Meth
odist Church. Interment in Holly
wood cemetery. She is survived by
her sister. Mrs. James Rust and a
brother, Charles NJ. Raughley, both
OF FarmingtO1. Mrs. Frank Workman
of Pennington rendered two beauti-
full solos. and was accompanied at
the piano by Mrs. Arlie Jacobs of
Harrington. The pallbears were Ray
Cannon, Sr., Oscar Tatman, Harvey
KentOn. Frank Workman, Arthur
Draper and Lawrence Hammond, all
oil Pennington.
THOMAS
Mrs. Rena Scott Thomas, age 81
years. died at her home on Weiner
avenue, Harrington, on Thursday af-
ternOon. February %, 1910, of cere-
bral hemorrhage. She was the daugh-
tel of the late Peter and Sarah Curtis
Scott and was born near FELTON,. She
had resided on farm near Harring-
ton for the past IL years and on ac-
count of poor health had moved to
Harrington about three weeks ago.
She had been in poor health for the
past 10 years but was very patient
and her wonderful disposition and
kindness towards others won her a
host of friends. 1t was said she was
never better pleased than when she
had company in her home She was
a member of Asbury Methodist
Church, Harrington, and funeral SER
vices were held there on Sunday af-
ternOOn at 2 O'Clock in charge of
the pastor, Rev. Robert e. Green.
Interment was made in Hollywood
cemetery. She is survived by her
husband, Fred w. Thomas, one
daughter. Mrs. Darcy Torbert, Of
FELTON,, one son, Earl Thomas and a
foster daughter. Mrs. Harry Adams,
both of Harrington. At the request Of
the deceased two beautiful duets were
rendered by Mrs. William Kenton
and Mrs. Augustus Dickerson, Of
Milford. Mrs Robert =. Green played
the pipe organ. The pallbearers were
Charles L. Peck, member Of Kent
County Levy Court; Harry Raughley,
Mayor Of Harrington; William E.
Hill, John B. Hill and Wilbur Layton,
all Of Harrington, and George I. Hill
Of Milford.