Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
Obituary
RUTH

RUTH
Joseph C. Ruth, 3S years old, of
Long Neck, died on Friday, January
10, 1941, at the Milford Memorial
Hospital after long illness of leu
kemia, for which he had undergone
extensive treatment at Johns Hop
kins Hospital in Baltimore. Mr..
Ruth was born in Philadelphia, on
June 80, 1902, the son of Peter A.
and Martha Ruth. In 1910, after their
death, he became the foster son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur c. Wilson of
Long Neck, Sussex county, who rails
ed him as their own son. After grad
uation from Millsboro High School.
he attended the University of Della
ware and a business school in Phil
adelphia. He was employed for sew
eral years with the H. X. Mulford
Company and later was secretary
and treasurer for the Gulf Company.
His health failing, he returned to
his foster home in Long Neck in 1888
where in spirit of Christian self
sacrifice and loyalty he did what he
could TO help his foster parents in
their farm work. He was a member
of the Methodist Church, attending
Conley's Chapel, where services for
him were held on Tuesday, January
IA, by the pastor, the Rev. ]. H.
Whedbee. Burial was at st. Johns,
near Georgetown. Surviving him are
his foster parents, one brother, and |
three sisters. Pallbearers were men, |
bers of his high school class, and |
honorary pallbearers were members
of his former Sunday school. The
flowers were beautiful.
MARVEL
Edgar Marvel. 72 years old, a
prominent farmer of the Houston
section, died Sunday, January 26,
l941, in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, after suffering a stroke short
" before noon last Saturday. Mr..
Marvel had been loading wood at
lis farm and when he failed to re-
urn for the noon meal a son investi-
rated and found him semi-conscious
,eside the wagon. Funeral services
we're held from his late home on '
at 1880 p. m, in charge
f the Rev. ]. C. Handy of Townsend |
dethodist Church, and the Rev.
Os OCnDOn VI LAOu1lOA 4uClhO-I
list Church. Interment in Barratt's
hapel cemetery. Mr.. Marvel, son =
the late Henry and Maria Marvel, :,
survived by his wife, Ida Sat :. .
,rfield Marvel, and the following :,
hildren: Philip H. Marvel, Maple - -
ood, N. j., former University of q
elaware athlete; Clinton H., YER "
ella, and John S., at home, and Will
am H. Marvel, Savannah, Ga. Also
? a brother, Oscar Marvel, Newport M
ews, Va, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella w
'ilson, Harrington, and Mrs. Bessie Of
gram, Lewes. II
Funeral services for Clarence
est Vent, age 48 years, who was
tally injured in an automobile a,
cident by electrocution on We'd a.
,sday, January %, 1941, were held n, ~
Sunday from his late residence n
2 o'clock, and interment was -
ade in Odd Fellows cemetery at ~
ilton. Rev. Gilbert N. Ross of Mil -''
n, officiating. He is survived by
5 widow, Mrs. Ella M. Vent; two
lighters, Mrs. Anna M. Mccormick
Wilmington, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Cox, of Farnhurst; one son, Will
m Vent of Milton, and a mother
d father, Mr.. and Mrs. William T. oil
mt of Milton. 19
LEKITES ell.
Mrs. Mary Frances Russell Le- H5i au
es, age 76 years, widow of the W. ~
e Captain Alfred H. Leldtes, and SU O
lighter of the late Captain Alfred To n,
Mary Russell, long a resident of Po
Iton, passed away at Laurel, Nd, he he
Sunday, January 26, 1941. Funeral To ne
vices were held on Thursday at Dc
J. m. from Wilson's Funeral Home 49,
Milton, and interment made in the 20, 30,
N cemetery. The Reverend Gilbert eei
Ross of Milton officiating. She is
vived by two sisters, Mrs. Harry
Paynter, of Lewes, and Mrs. Ma yes
n Williams, of Milton. in