Milford chronicle., 1940-04-19
Obituary
ROSS


resident of Delaware, believed to be
about IS years old. died unexpected
4 ~ of a heart attack, at his home in
Vernon, near Harrington, on Tues
day afternoon, April 8, l940. He had
been in poor health all the winter,
but was able 10 be out. Not feeling
so we'll on Tuesday afternoon he sent
for his twin brother. B. Frank Ross
and a niece, Mrs. Thomas Cahall,
who live near. They summoned DR..
H. w. Smith of Harrington, but he
only lived a few minutes after he
arrived. A rural section of a few
miles from Harrington was made up
of farms owned by the Ross family
and was known as Ross Lane. Mr.
Ross owned a farm on this road, now
part of the HarringtOn-Denton
State Highway. Every year since
Harrington has had a community
Christmas tree il was donated from
the Ross farms by Mr.. Ross and his
twin brother. His wife, Mrs. Alice
Harrington Ross "a well-known
school teacher, died about six years
ago. He later retired from the farm
and moved to Vernon. He was fond
of going to church and attended all
churches near him. Funeral services
were held from the Boyer Funeral
Home, Harrington, last Friday after
noon at o'clock in charge of Rev.
Thomas Phillips, pastor of Pilgrim
Holiness Church, Harrington. Inter
ment was made in Hollywood ceme-
terry, Harrington. OF a family of IA
brothers and sisters, his twin bro
ther is the only survivor. He leaves
several nieces and nephews. Two re-
quested musical selections we're rem
dered by Mrs. Arlie Jacobs, Mrs.
Helen Deputy and Mrs. Thomas
Phillips. The pallbearers we're Law
renee Sullivan, Harry Sullivan, Nor
man Walls, Nelson Melvin, Frank
Tharp and Ernest Smith, all Of whom
were neighbors.
4aI WALKER Satll i.
Mrs. Cora L. Walker, age 20 years.
died at her home in Milton on Mon
day night. April s. 1910. after a ling
ering illness. from which she had
been confined to her bed since the
past Christmas. Mrs. Walker had
been in poor health for several years.
She was born in Caroline county, Nd,
near fredericksburg, the daughter of
the late Dudley w. and Mary Hollis
Young. She was a member of the
Milton Methodist Church and also
Ioyal member of the W. c. T. U. She
moved to Milton about 10 years ago
from Pennington, where she had re-
sided for a number of years. Funeral
services were held from her late
residence in Milton on Thursday af-
teFnOOn of last week at 2 o'clock in
charge of Rev. Joseph Vaughn. pas
tor OF Milton Methodist Church. In
terment was made in Hollywood |
near Harrington. She is |
survived by her husband, Arthur E. |
Walker; two daughters and one son, /
Mrs. Lemuel Carpenter, Of Milton;
Mrs. Charles Baker OF Wilmington,
and Dudley Walker, of Harbeson;
also three grandchildren
SPURRY
Samuel H. Spurry died at the home
Of his sOn-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Deap, near Farm
ngton. on Saturday morning. April L
l3, 1910, in his 91st year. He had en-
eyed fairly good health until last
He was born near Fred y
erica and had lived the greater part
lf his life in this community. He had 4
eeen a member of the church for the (,
1ast 40 years. Funeral services were
eld at the Boyer Funeral Home in I
on Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock, in charge of Rev. George II
NTnf14-
dist Church. Interment was made
u Barratt's Chapel cemetery beside
iis wife who died 20 years ago. The
were George Ellers. Will t
is Rust, Charles Thompson, Charles {
Elijah Baker and Linwood
Donovan. <
LOFLAND
John Lofland, age 81 years, wide
= known farmer and lifelong resi- !
ent of Broadkiln section. died at :,
lis home on the Milford -Rehoboth !,
DAD on Monday. April 8, 1910, after =
n illness of several months. He is !
urvived by his wife. two sons. Clin-
nu ]. Lofiand, Wilmington: J. Ever 4
Il LOffand, Dover; three daughters. {
frs. Mary H. Warrington, Bewes;
irs. Lena r. Vincent, Milton, and !.
lrs. Sara ]. jefferson, Milford: also /,
We grandsons and six sisters. Fu- :
eraI services were held at the late
ONE on Thursday of last week with
lev. J.. H. Whedbee, of the Nassau +
Iethodise Circuit, officiating. Inter Z Z
tent was made in the Odd Fellows : =
emetery. Milton
STEWART hi
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Il
Stewart, widow of the late Rev.
Tilliam F. Stewart, were held at the
erry Funeral Home in FELTON,, on
aturday afternoon. Mrs. Stewart is r
lrvived by one step-daughter, Mrs. ci
GLAND Abbott of wilmington: two F
sters, Mrs. F. N. Lapham Of st. M
Fla. and Mrs. Edward ,
lcholas Of Quincy. H.. and several Il
Ieces and nephews Her beautiful r
spirit sustaining her dur Il
Ig her long illness was a real in fc
,iration to her relatives and many al