Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08

, dies Aid, both the Home and For
eign Missionary Societies, the w.
C. T. u, and a charter member of
the Milford New Century Club. Be-
side her husband, she leaves one
son, Frank w. Davis, of Milford;
two grandchildren and one sister,
Mrs. Walter L. Day, of Alexandra
Bay, N. Y. Funeral services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. DR..
Frank Herson at her late home on
Monday afternoon and interment
made in the family plot in the Odd
Fellows cemetery. The floral trib-
utes were many and beautiful.
COOPER
William Laurence Cooper, age %
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cooper of Willards, Md, was in
stantly killed in an automobile |
accident near Powellville, Nd, last
Saturday, August 2. The accident |
occurred at $3.50 o'clock. Riding
with Cooper when the accident hap
pened was his cousin, Willis Coo
per, also of Willards, and an un-
identified girl, both of whom were
taken to the Peninsula General
Hospital at Salisbury, Md, where
their condition is reported as criti-
cal. Cooper is believed to have suf-
fered heart attack, lost control of
the vehicle, which struck a con-
crete abutment. Young Cooper is
survived by his parents, six bro
theirs, Charles, Cola, Elmer, Full
ton, Wesley and Austin, all of in
and near Willards, and three sis
ters, Mrs. Cecil Bradley of Hous-
ton, Mrs. Rosie Truitt and Mrs. Ella
Baker, both of Willards.
THAWLEY
The funeral for Mrs. Elizabeth v.
Stevens Thawley, age 73 years, of
Claymont, who died in Whining 4
ton, Friday, August 1, 1871, after
an illness of more than five years,
was held from the Yeatman Funer-
al Home in Wilmington last Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Burial was
made in Gracelawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Thawley, the wife of Andrew
S. Thawley, had lived in Denton,
Md, for several years and only re-
Gently returned to Claymont to
make her home with a daughter,
Mrs. John X. Schafer, Jr. Prior to
living in Denton, Mrs. Thawley had
made her home in Wilmington. In
addition to her husband and daugh- :
ter, Mrs. Thawley is survived by :
three brothers, Ralph Stevens, Goo
tee Stevens, both of Wilmington and
John L. Stevens, Denton, and a ,
granddaughter, Miss Patricia Scha- :
fer, of Claymont. Ralph and John
Stevens are former residents of Mil
ford.
FOWLER
Walter Fowler, As years old, died
1T his home at Greenwood on Tues
lay, July 29, 1941. He was a son of
he late Warren B and Anna R.
Fowler and was we'll known in
hat section, having been a carpen-
er for several years. Besides his
wife, Mrs. Anna Fowler, he is sur
rived by one daughter, Mrs. James
anthony of Greenwood, and two
,rothers and seven sisters: Frank
Fowler of Georgetown and Clarence
Fowler of Orlando, Fla, Mrs. By
on Wiley, Mrs. Harold Conaway
nd Mrs. James Smith of Green =,
wood; Mrs. Ira 1. Johnson, Milford; h,
1rs. George Howard, Rehoboth; a,
Irs. Harry Macdonald and Mrs. ss
saac Webb, Glendale. Funeral ~
ervices were held from his late T
ONE last Friday afternoon at 3
clock, daylight saving time. The
ervices were conducted by the
lev. R. e. Green of Harrington.
nd the Rev. Harvey o. Hufnal of &C
reenwood. Interment was made in st
aint Johnstown cemetery. WI
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TODD 1t
Mrs. Mary Barratt Wallace Todd, IN
ge n years, widow of Robert M. su
odd, died Saturday, July 26, 1941, ce
the Home of the Aged, following sn
paralytic stroke, which climaxed sIl
long period of failing health She nit
as born at Dover, the eldest =,
aughter of the late William and Iai
lizabeth Barratt Wallace of that ou
ty, where she spent her youth an
Id where she attended the old IIls Iue
'ilmington Conference Academy. ny ny
er engaging personality and i"g
arked friendliness of manner c.,
ade her a general favorite. not s%a ~,
lily with her associates but wher- as as
'er she went Mrs. Todd's only az, ~
rvivors are two sisters, Miss 8tT 6r,o
srtha and Miss Elizabeth Wal 1ie
ce, of New York City. On her ma ,o
rnal side, Mrs. Todd was a direct MV
scendant of Philip Barratt, foun-
r of the historic Barratt's Chapel,
ar Frederick. Another cousin, N
rough the Barratt connection, of
Is Miss Anna Jump Cannon, a ma mer
re of Dover and a distinguished che
tronomer. Always alert mentally Pre-
d youthful in spirit, Mrs. Todd's forr
terest. in things literary and ar G.
tic never waned, and until i'm Mis-
ired eyesight prevented, she was Ran
wide reader. Funeral services Tow
re held at 10 a. m, Monday, July his
conducted by the Rev. Durrie was
.rdin. Burial was in the family of
at Barratt's Chapel. take