Milford chronicle., 1942-10-16
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PREFTYMAN

Charles Gibbons Prettyman, a
member of one of Milford's. oldest
families, died Tuesday, October 13,
after an illness of several years.
He was "a years old. Mr.. Pretty
man, until his retirement about
eight years ago, represented Phil
adelphia shoe manufacturing com
pany, travelling the Delaware PEN
insula. He was one of the first to
own an automobile in the state, and
for many years was issued the
same license number, No. six. Ser
vices will be held from the home
today friday at p. m., with the !
Rev. Joseph Kinks, pastor of Christ |
Episcopal Church, officiating. Bur-
ial will be in Odd Fellows Gene
terry. The family has requested .
that there be no flowers. He is sur
vived by his wife, the former Anna
Yardley; daughter, Mrs. ]. AIls-
ton Pulsford of Baltimore; three
sons, James H., Eldridge and
Charles G., Jr., all of Baltimore.
In addition, two brothers, Clinton
Prettyman and William Prettyman,
also survive.
CAREY
Mrs. Sue Tingle Carey, 81 years
old, passed away Saturday night,
October 10, at the home of her
niece, Mrs. w. C. Lilly, 807 st. Paul
street, Baltimore. Mrs. Carey, the
widow of Willard F. Carey, marine
engineer, was the daughter of the
late Andrew and Mary (Veasey) /,
Holland of near Milford. Surviving
her are one sister, Mrs. Maggie Tay-
lor of Collingswood, N. j., and
large circle of relatives and {
friends. Funeral services, were held
at Atkins Funeral Home in Lewes |
on Tuesday afternoon. Interment ]
was made in the family plot in J
Beaver Dam cemetery at Harbeson.
DAVENPORT
Mrs. Sallie A. Davenport, 70 years :
old, wife of the late Capt. E. ". !
Davenport of Bowers, died Thurs :
day, October 8, in Philadelphia, at
the home of her sister, Mrs. Lima
Dare, after a lingering illness. Flu
neral services were held Sunday at t
2 P. M. at Barratt's Chapel. Inter- {
ment was in Barratt's Chapel Gem 4
stery. She is survived by one o
Mrs. William Woods, of
D. c.; three sisters,
Mrs. Lima Dare of Philadelphia, Z
Mrs. George Farrow of Milford, and h
Mrs. Willis Patterson of Bowers, =,
md one brother G. H. Short, of .,
Bowers. .s. 3.
DOWNHAM
The funeral services for Mrs. III
lice Graham Downham, widow of 3
ohm Wesley Downham of Viola, i
Tho died in Wickes' Nursing Home CO
t Frederick on Sunday, October. 4, 10
Tas held the following Wednesday W
rom the Berry funeral parlor in M
elton. Mrs. Downham was well II
nown as newspaper correspond
Mt. During the Wilson and Hard
lg administrations she was post he
laster for Viola. She was a MEM th
er of Canterbury Methodist tn
hurch and was president of the in
lola Home Demonstration Club. hi
he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. to
ctavia McMullen of Wilmington
nd Mrs. Cooper Gruwell of FELTON,. &
MITCHELL
James L. Mitchell, aged 88 years, Re
lssed away at his residence in Sn
ilton after short illness, on M
thursday, October 8. Surviving
e his widow, Mrs. Delema Mitch co,
l; three sisters Mrs. Annie John sal
m of Milton. Mrs. Mary Craig of VIII
ewes, and Mrs. Alfred Wells of wo
llendale, and two brothers: En-
h and George Mitchell, both of sor
ilton. Funeral services were IL.
Id on Sunday from Whites Ki,
lapel, and interment was made in for
e adjoining cemetery. Rev. F. H. dor
uitt. of Nassau, and Rev. William thv
ldson of Milton, officiated. ali