Milford chronicle., 1941-06-20
Obituary
CRAWFORD

old orchestra leader OF Wilmington
and Milford, died Monday; June 16,
at the Beebe Hospital, Lewes. He
had been i'll the past three weeks
at the home of his wife's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Colin McNicol, at
Westcoat's Corner. He was well
known throughout Delaware for
his musicianship, being an accom-
plished pianist and composer. He
was the son of Howard F. Craw-
ford of Denligh, Va, and the late
Mrs. Crawford. Besides his father,
he is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Hazel McNicol Crawford of Lewes;
a brother, Major Howard F.. Craw-
ford of Camp Eustace, Va, and a
sister, Mrs. Leila FoglebeFg of Fort
Monroe, Va. Funeral services were
held at the Atkins funeral home in
Lewes Wednesday at 2 P. NJ, with
burial in the Lewes Methodist
Cemetery. Officiating were Rev.
William Leishman, pastor of the
Lewes Presbyterian Church, as
sisted by the Rev. Edward E. Cole
man of Seaford.
GRIEGER
Mrs. Hazel d. Grieger, wife of
John M. Grieger, manager of the
Milford Rug Mill at Laurel, and a
former. resident, of Milford, passed |
away ON Thursday, June IL, at her .
home in Laurel after long illness. |
The remains were taken to Phila-
delphia on Sunday, and funeral
services held Monday afternoon
from the Ardell funeral home, Rev.
e. G. Hallman of Laurel, officiat
ing. Interment was made in West
Cemetery.
SIMPSON
George Massey Simpson, Jr., 2S
years old, died at his home in
Georgetown Thursday morning,
June IL, following a heart attack.
services were held at the
late residence Sunday afternoon,
with interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery at Milford. He was asso-
ciated with his father, George M.
in the feed and milling
business at Collins Mill, near
He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Ressie Simpson, and his
,ather.
TAYLOR
Funeral services for Howard
D. Taylor were held from the !
Wells FAIRIES funeral chapel, Smyr-
Ia, Saturday afternoon. DR.. ]. w. !
IOlona was in charge, and inter +
nent was made in Glenwood Gene !
cry. Mr.. Taylor died at his home
n Ocean City on June IL, at the
ge of II. He was born in Smyrna,
son of Samuel Taylor and Eliza
'eth Davis and had been in busi- i
less in Ocean City, N. j., for 80 .
ears. He is survived by his wife, :
josephine Wiley Taylor, and three
listers: Mrs. Theodore Ferguson
nd Miss L. Ethel Taylor of Black
ird; Mrs. Levy c. Reeve, of Gren-
och, N. j., and one brother, ].
Iorman Taylor of Washington, d.
!. He was a cousin to Mrs. Rob- .
rt P. Davis and Mrs. Harry L. .
Irier of Milford. :.
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NICKERSON - -
Funeral services for Mrs. Clara 4:
/. Nickerson, rs, formerly of Mag et
Ola and Camden, who died Mon a,
ay, June 16, at the home of her W
aughter in Brookline, Pa, was ta
eld at 2:3O o'clock Wednesday af- n,
,rnoon from the Conner funeral M
ONE in Dover. Interment was "
lade in Odd Fellows Cemetery, fr
amden. Mrs. Nickerson was the M
idow of DR.. Harry Nickerson of nj
agnolia and Camden. Surviving In
re two daughters. Mrs. Robert sa
unn, Richmond, Va, and Miss mi
adge Nickerson, Brookline. The fn
ev. Frank HersOn, Milford. Off On
ated at the service. bu
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REED th,
Grace Elizabeth Reed, aged seven ag
onths, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. no
all Douglass Reed of Milton, died an
the Milford Memorial Hospital on
Saturday, June IA. Services in
ere held at the residence in Mil in
n, and interment was made in er;
on Cemetery on Tuesday, with PR
". Won Hagle of Milton Officiat- is
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