Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
GEORGETOWN

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Funeral services were held 8
Concord, three miles from Seafor,
on Tuesday afternoon, in charge {
the Rev. Omar e. Jones, pastor {
Wesley Methodist Church, George
town. Interment was made in tn
cemetery adjoining the church. Sh
is survived by two sons, Charlie
Baker, of Concord, and Peter, wit
whom she had made her home TO
several years.
Leander Warrington, aged 6S
of Harbeson, was found dead il
bed at his home on Saturday as re
suit of heart trouble. Funeral ser
vices were held at Beaver Dan
Methodist Church, at Harbeson, Oh
Tuesday afternoon, with intermen
in the cemetery there. He is sur
viVed by two brothers, Frank ant
Peter Warrington, both of Har
beson.
Memorial Services
Union Memorial services were
held in Wesley Methodist Church
on Sunday night, with the congre-
cations of First Presbyterian
Grace Methodist, Wesley Metho-
dist and st. Paups Protestant
Episcopal churches participating
Addresses were made by the Rev,
Omar e. Jones, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church, and James M
Tunnel, Jr., son of U. S. Senator
James M. Tunnel. L. B. Wardrop,
as leader, and Mrs. Chester R.
Stroup, cornetist a md assistant
leader, led the combined choir.
Mrs. Frances P. Rawlins, aged
Sc, wife of Norman o. Rawlins, OF
Middleford, died Wednesday after
noon Of last week after an illness
of more than three years. Funeral
services were held at Watson's fu-
neral home, Seaford, on Sunday
afternoon at o'clock, with burial
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. Vir-
ginia R. Edgell, wife of Neil Edg-
ell, Greenwood; one brother, ].
Robert Purvis, of Baltimore; three
sisters, Mrs. Carl Halfmann, of
Philadelphia; Miss Virginia l. Pur-
Wis, of Boston, Mass, and Mrs.
Alice P. Hill of Seaford.
MauIe Miller
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Dorothy S. Maule, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul S. Maule,
of Sudlersville, Md, and Thomas
Henry Miller, son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Miller, of Lewes,
has been made. The wedding took
place last Saturday at Lewes, the
Rev. william Leishman, pastor of
the Lewes Presbyterian Church,
performing the ceremony.
Commencement June 5
Commencement exercises of the
Georgetown High School will be
held on Thursday night, June 5, in
the school auditorium. Miss Arlene
Meyer is valedictornan and James
Baxter the salutatorian. Diplomas
will be awarded by former Con-
gressman Robert G. Houston, pres
ident of the board of education,
The graduating class left this week
for the annual trip to Washington
and other points of interest. Ac-
companying them were Superin-
tendent Franklin j. Butz, former
Congressman Robert g. Houston,
president Of the board of educa-
tion; Miss Carolyn Brogan and
Prof. George Keen, physical educa-
ton teachers in the school.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ber-
tina l.. Parker, aged Sc, wife of
Charles Parker, living at Sharp's
Hill, two miles north of here, who
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, following an illness Of sew
eral weeks, were held Monday af-
ternoon in Wesley Methodist
Church, in charge of the Rev.
Omar e. Jones. Interment was
made in Union cemetery. Besides
her husband, she is survived by a
daughter, Miss Venetia Mae Par
ker, a graduate of the Georgetown
High School, class '3S.
The twelfth annual banquet and
dance of the Georgetown High
School Alumni Association will be
held on Friday night. June g., in
the high school auditorium.
Hastings Hill
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Doris Ellen Hastings,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
C. Hastings. of near Seaford, and
James A. Hill, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor G. Hill, also of near Seaford,
has been made. The wedding took
place on Friday night of last week
at the First Presbyterian Manse,
this town, the Rev. H. w. Ewig
performing the ceremony.
Burton CrOssgrOve
Mrs. Clara L. Burton, of Mills
boro, aged 55, and John w. Cross
grove, aged 20, also of Millsboro,
were married on Wednesday morn
ing of last week at Dagsboro by
the Rev. e. L. Bennett.
McChesney Mitchell
Miss Jennie Mary McChesney,
daughter of Mrs. Alice McChesney
Carey, of Lewes, and Francis Ward
Mitchell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles W. Mitchell, of Laurel,
were married at Lewes on Wednes-
day night by the Rev. H. B. Bran
ford.
Belts Briggs
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Grace Elizabeth Belts,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
T. Belts of Ocean View, and John
L. Briggs. son of Lewis w.
Briggs, near here, has been made.
The wedding took place at Ocean
View on the night of May 16, the
Rev. L. Rodney Boaz, of Frankford,
nerfOrminQ tho opramonv