Milford chronicle., 1942-09-11
GREENWOOD

The earthly life for that grani
gentleman we all knew and love,
SO much. Stephen Sherman Wro
ten, ended Saturday morning, Sep
tember 5, when he entered into tn,
Eternal rest, following the relapsl
Of heart condition from which h,
had suffered for many months. Tht
many friends and neighbors will
greatly miss the friendly greeting
and cheerful conversations will
Mr.. Wroten. The little children
along the street he enjoyed anC
! they loved to be with him. 49,.
Mr.. Wroten was a son of the late
James Henry and Sarah p. Wroten
and had spent his life in this sec.
tion; very successful farmer. He
retired from active farming about
eight years ago, but was still inter
ested, and always enjoyed his gar
den. He has been director in the
Greenwood Trust Co. since its or
ganization many years ago, and
was vice-president of the Trust
Co. atNthe time OF his death. $50
The funeral services will be held
from the Methodist Church on
Wednesday, Sept. 9, at O'Clock in
charge OF the pastor, Rev. A. e.
Knicely, assisted by Rev. j. L.
Jones and Rev. R. E. Green of
Harrington. Interment will be in
Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
Mr. Wroten is survived by his
wife andstwO children, Mrs. r. o..
Mai, and Frank G. Wroten, and four
grandchildren. ss Nt A sa
Mrs Jeanette Harris Sisson, Of
Warsaw, Va, is guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert o. Humphreys this
Week.f4t q rs s&s rs
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Stewart, of
Teaneck. N. J.. are with, Mr.. Stew
arts mother, Mrs. s. S. Wroten, for
a few. days. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Conaway
and family, have spent the week in
a, cottage at Oak Orchard They.
have had as guests Mrs. Ethel l..
Curlett, Ray Humphreys and Ralph
Barwick. sssa N-~ z-sVt9.s i9si
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barwick enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Layton Hous-
ton and daughter, Phyllis, of Phila-
delphia, over the weekend. ist
On Sunday, that group who often
picnic together, met at the Coma
way cottage fora picnic dinner
Those who went were the Nelson
Meredith family, the Barwick fam
lily, the Walter ] Mills family,athe
C. e. lOcheltree family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walton Jones, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H !. Lyons Mr.. and Mrs. Layton
Houston, Phyllis Houston and Bar
bara e. Humphreys. - s - &i5a@
Mr.. and Mrs. @. Fl. Spence are
guests of sDr. and Mrs. B. M. Allen
atsstheir cottage at Bayview over
the holiday. 7Ei e sss% %aa s
Mrs. Christine and children have
returned from visit with her
mother in New Jersey. as.sf
Mrs Ralph Hynsons and children
have been guests of Mrs. Hynson's
In Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Pearson and
family. from New York; have been
the guests Of Mr.. Pearson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w: Pear
son. naJ s
Our local Red Cross Chapter
has recently been reorganized with
the following ehaifmen:, E
Chairman-Mrs. Geo. w. Hanks.
Viee=C Chairmafl-Mr. 7. P. Rust. |
Secretary z FreasureFMMrs IT.. p,
Rust.
Production Chairman-Mrs. Har-
ry Pearson. 5
Surgical Dressing Chairman
Mrs. Earl Cahall. .-....4.
Z Home Service Chairman-Mrs.
Herbert Edgell. ~
Junior Red Cross-Mrs. William
Coulter.
Canteen Chairman-Mrs. Ethel
Buell..
.First-Aid Chairman-Mrs. C.. H.
Spence. ...,......s
Home Nursing Chairman-Mrs.
Thomas Cleaves. /
Publicity-Mrs. Albert Humph-
reys. ..
As soon as the supplies are re-
ceived from the state. office our
group will start making bandages. |
Mrs. Earl Cahall is chairman of
this project and will greatly appre-
ciate the cooperation of the entire
group. Very soon the local group
expects to start classes in home
nursing under Mrs. Thomas |
chairman, and a first-aid |
class with Mrs. Ray Spence, chair
man.
Mrs Harry w. Pearson, produc-
ton. chairman, reports 80 garments |
completed and sent in last month.
Mrs. Hanks, as chairman of the
grease, collection, reports 800
pounds collected in July.
I Charles b. Porter, aged Sc, a
former ice-cream manufacturer of
assed away Sunday at
10 P. M. at his home in Milton. Fu-
neral services were held at Reeds
funeral parlors Wednesday after
noon. Interment in Hollywood
cemetery, Harrington. Mr.. Porter
is survived by one son, William
Porter; 2 daughters, Betty and
Helen Lee; two brothers, j. F. Por-
ter, GREENWOOD, WllSOni HOrIer, NEW
Haven, Conn; two sisters, Mrs.
Laura Swain, Middletown, Miss
Mary Porter, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Lousche spent
he weekend in Lancaster, Pa,
Mrs. Eva Wiley, of Wilmington,
IS visiting friends and relatives
here.
Barbara Jean Donovan, aged eight
months and eight days, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Donovan,
passed away Friday night at Mil
ord Memorial Hospital. Funeral
services were held at the home on
Sunday afternoon. Interment at
st. Johnstowns Cemetery. ss ~
Isaac Passwaters, of New Castle,
spent the holidays with his family