Milford chronicle., 1941-08-29
Obituary

MES. MARY OIudTL LdSSGlle mat
thews, wife of Charles E. Mat
: thews, died Sunday, August "a
1941, at her home in Washington
ID. c. Mrs. Matthews, who was 81
years of age. had been quite IL
some months. She may be remem
bered by some of the older read
ers of the Chronicle as Mary Stu
art, daughter of Henry w. Stuart
who lived near Milford. Besides
her husband, she is survived by
several relatives, the nearest OF
whom are piece, Mrs. Anna Stuart
Bennethum of Harrisburg, Pa, and
a nephew, ]. Rodney Stuart, of Mil
ford. Mrs. Matthews received her
education in the Sussex county
schools and at the high school of
the late DR.. John r. McKim. After
teaching for two terms in local
country schools, she went to Wash
ington where she was employed in
several government departments.
She was twice married, her first
husband being Brigadier General
William P. Lasselle, a brilliant I'm
ion Office of the Civil War, by whom
she had one child, a daughter, who
died in infancy. General Lasselle
died in 1896 and in 1898 she was
married to Charles Eugene Mat
thews, superintendent of the divi-
sion of money orders in the Post
Office Department, at Washington.
Although a member of both the
Woman's Relief Corps and the Or
der of the Eastern Star, ill health
had prevented her in recent years
from taking an active part in either.
In the Washington of an earlier
day Miss Stuart was noted for her
bright mind and for her effective
eloquence in pleading the cause of
the unfortunate as we'll as for her
bravery in attacking, both by the
written and spoken word, certain
of the outstanding evils of the
times. This won for her friends
and champions among the great
men of the period, notably Senator
Eli Salisbury, Vice President
Thurman, Secretary of State James
G. Blaine, and others. Although
most of her life was spent in Wash
ington, she always regarded Mil
ford as home and visited friends
and relatives here as often as poss-
ible. DR.. Frank Herson conducted
the brief funeral services and so,
home at last to stay, she was laid
to rest in the lot in Odd Fellows
cemetery, by the side of her father,
mother and baby.
HUMPHREY
Thomas Parker Humphrey, age
IL years, passed away on Saturday
afternoon, August %, 1941, in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. Mr..
had been in failing
lealth for many months from tu-
He was the son of the
ate Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hum
,hrey of Milford and is survived
" his wife, Mrs. Elsie (Vickers)
humphrey; one daughter, Mrs.
evelyn West, wife of Ezekiel West
f Millseboro, and one brother,
'arl Humphrey, of near Dagsboro.
'uneral services were held at his
ate home in Piney Neck, near
)agsboro, on Tuesday afternoon,
nd interment was made in Red !
lens cemetery at Dagsboro. Mr..
was the nephew of Mrs. !
allie Thomilson and Mrs. Eva a
of Milford.
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MAAG /
Charles Mag, age 20 years, for {
ANY years a we'll known plumber r
nd steam filter of Milford, passed /
way at the State Welfare Home, I
myrna, Wednesday afternoon, Au- T
Ist 81, 1941, following a long ILL I,
ess. Funeral services will be held
Calvary Methodist Church, Mff- C
rd, tomorrow afternoon, Saturday, q
ugust 80, with interment in Odd d
elbows cemetery, this city. He is M
lrvived by one son, Delano Mag, "
ilford; one brother, Victor Mag l.
near Woodside, and a nephew, "a
rank Mag, of Milford. m
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VAN KIRK
Harry P. VanKirk, Jr., age 80 "
ars, died Tuesday, August 26,
Al, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
lltimore, where he had gone for
Funeral services will be
Id at the Lofland Funeral Home Re
is city, this afternoon, Friday, pa
lgust 29, at o'clock, with Rev. tio
:. Frank Herson, pastor of Ave ira
e Methodist Church, officiating. A
terment will be made in Odd Fell vii
VS. cemetery, Milford. He is sur col
1ed nv his mother, Mrs. Harry P.
nKirk, Milford. bo;
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ROSE vic
Ida Mae Rose, infant daughter an,
Harry and Mary Milbourn Rose, fou
Bridgeville, died in the Milford me
mortal Hospital on Tuesday, Au- vey
st Is, 1941. She is survived by
: parents and one brother, J
orge Edward Rose. Funeral SER dye
es were held Friday afternoon a n
2 o'clock from Hardesty Funer- NIL
DrsdnaxrflIa DaU Cran