Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
SELBYVILLE


Rev. George w. Dawson, of Mid
dletown, preached at the loca
church last Sunday morning, du,
to the pastor not being very well
He also was the guest speaker two
weeks before. Rev. Dawson used
the 7th verse of First John as his
text-"But il we walk in the light
we have fellowship one with an
other, and blood of Jesus Christ
his Son cleanseth us from all sin. >
Preston Bunting, who hos been
residing on Dukes street, went to
Baltimore, Md, the past Saturday
where he entered upon his duties
in the u. s. Coast Guard service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bunting have been
very desirable residents during
their short residency here of al
most six months. He is a native
of Maryland. His wife is the former
Marguerite McCabe of this locality
and a graduate of Selbyville High
School.
Mrs. Mary McCabe, widow of the
late Scranton McCabe, died at her
home on South Main street in Sell
byville, early Friday morning, Sep
tember IL, at the age of so years.
Though not very we'll for some
time past, her last illness was of
about three weeks duration. Fu-
neral services were held from Sa-
lem Methodist Church on Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with her
pastor, Rev. W. J. Ennis, offlciat-
ing. Burial took place in the Red
Mems Cemetery, in charge of the
Henry H. Watson, Inc, funeral di-
rectors. Pall-bearers were James
B. McCabe, C. L. McCabe, Jr., John
S. Law, Ray Holloway, Russell
Hill and Leroy Murray, Sr. De-
ceased is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Blanche Murray, of Berlin,
Md; one son, Emory S. McCabe, of
Selbyville, and three grandchil-
dren, Mrs. William Ross Ringler,
Jr., of Ocean View, Mary H. and
Emory McCabe, Jr., of town.
Mrs. Beulah Whaley McCabe,
widow of the late William R. Nc
Cabe of Church and Main streets,
Selbyville, passed away at Ocean
City, Nd, where she had spent the
summer, on Sunday morning, Sep
tember 13, following a stroke of
paralysis suffered just one week
before, although her condition had
not been good during the entire
summer. Funeral services were
held from her home in this town on
Tuesday at 2 P. NJ, with the Rev.
w. ]. Ennis officiating. The body
was laid away in Red Mems Gene
terry, in charge of Watson & Wha-
ley, funeral directors. Deceased is
by five children, Miss
Maude McCabe, at home; Thomas
B. McCabe and Mrs. Gertrude Har-
vey, of Swarthmore, Pa; William
w. McCabe, of Salisbury, and Mrs.
THEM, of Baltimore, Md.
There are also six grandchildren.
The two sisters and two brothers
are Mrs. John Keas, Mrs. Wilbur
Keas, Mr.. William Whaley, of Ber-
lin, and Mr.. Walter Whaley, of
Md. Mrs. McCabe was
a faithful and loyal member of
Salem Church choir and has been
president of the choir organization
for the past few years, and will be
sadly missed.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Law, Miss
Addie Furman and Mrs. Flossie
Whitaker went to Bishopville, Md,
on Monday for the funeral. of Mrs.
Lima Law, an aunt of Mr.. Law and
Mrs. Whitaker, who passed away in
Salisbury hospital Friday, Septe m |
ber II, following a very brief iil-
ness. Mrs. Law was the mother of
DR.. Charles R. Law of Berlin, Md, 1
and also of Mrs. Adah McCabe, {
teacher of Middletown, who is the
widow of the late Rev. Joshua Nc {
Cabe, formerly of this locality. The
only grandchild is Charles L. Nc i
Cabe of Middletown, now student
At Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.