Milford chronicle., 1940-12-20
Obituary

BURRIS
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock from
his late home for William Richard
Burris, six-year-Old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Burris, who died Sat
urday, December IA, 1910, at the Mil
were conducted by the Rev. DR..
Frank HersOn, pastor Of Avenue
Methodist Church, with inteFment in
Odd Fellows cemetery. A brother,
John, Jr., also survives. The boys
father is a former state representa-
tive and well-known trucking COM
pany executive.
'~~--r,'. -. WRIGHT f's'p'd i
Mrs. Georgia L.Wright. Go years
old. died Sunday, December 10, 1910,
at her home here. Funeral services
were held on Wednesday afternoon
at 1880 o clock. from the Berry Flu
neral Home with the Rev. Marion S.
HuEgerford. pastor of Calvary Meth
Odist Church, officiating. Interment
was made at Barratt's Chapel ceme-
terry. Mrs. Wright is survived by her
husband. Levin Wright, and one son.
Lewis.
SEARLES
Funeral services for Major Linn
w. Searles were held on Monday in
Washington with burial in Arlington
cemetery. Major Searles, a retired
ordnance officer, married the former
Miss Lily Causey. daughter OF the
late Peter F. Causey OF Milford. who
survives him.
JOSEPH
Alvin Lee Joseph, age 80 years,
died at his home in Long Neck, early :
on Thursday morning, December IL, I
1910. He is survived by two daugh- !
ters, Mrs. N. W. Prettyman, of
and Miss NJ Katherine JOS
eph, Long Neck; two grandchildren,
Laura Edith and Marian Lee Pretty
man, of Stockley; two sisters, Mrs.
Mary Hart, Milford, and Mrs. James
Marsh, Denver, Colorado; two bro
theirs. Harland M. Joseph. Midway,
and Charles l. Joseph, Fairmount
services were held at the
Atkins Funeral Home, Lewes, on
afternoon at o'clock and
was made in the ceme-
terry of st. Georges Chapel with Rev. !
Nelson Waite Rightmyer officiating.
WILLIAMS
Mrs. Laura Belle Williams, age
rs years, wife of William ]. Williams
Of near Bridgeville. and an invalid
for many years, died at her home
night, December 16, 1910.
services were held from st.
JOhnstown Church, near Greenwood
ID Thursday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Rev. Harvey Hufnal had charge
Of the service with interment in the
adjoining cemetery. The deceased is
survived by her husband and three
Mrs. Harvey Welch and
Mrs. George Hurloek, of Whining
on; Mrs. Harry Torbert, Green
wood; also three sisters, Mrs.
]. Short, Greenwood; Mrs.
Mrs. Ella NJ Hudson, Lincoln. There
ire nine grandchildren.
THACKERY
Charles E. Thackery, age IS years,
enior member of the plumbing es-
ablishment Of Palmer-ThackeTy,
nc, OF Rehoboth Beach, died sud
Ienly on Tuesday night, December
o, 1910, at his residence in Milton. q
II for five days, he was found dead
n bed by his wife, Mrs. Melvina Pal l
ner Thackery. Mr.. Thackery was !
iorn at Elkton, Md, later removing
o Wilmington where he was em-
Iloyed by the B. F. Shaw Company.
lie went to Milton about 30 years !
go. He had been in business there
or 10 years. Besides his wife he is {
urvived by a son, Charles, Jr., of .
lilton. Funeral services were con-
ucted at the St. Johns Episcopal '
ihurch in Milton on Saturday at 2 t
/. M, with the Rt Rev. Arthur r. 0
IcKinstry, Bishop of the Episcopal s
)i0cese Of Delaware. officiating, as b
listed by the Rev Allan R. Day. rec b
Or. Burial was made in the Odd s
'ellows cemetery at Milton. 70