Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
sELBYVILLE

Conference is now over and our
pastor, Rev. w. ]. Ennis, B. D., who
has been with us for the past year,
has returned for the second con-
ference year, much to the delight
of the members of our local
church.
His mother, Mrs. Nan Ennis, ac-
] coInpanied him to Camden, his for
mer appointment, and spent the
time with Mrs. A. s. Griffith and
other friends in that town, before
returning home here the first of
the week. 9'
Mrs. Nettie West of town accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Nc
Cabe of Bayard and their daughter,
Miss Kathleen McCabe, a student
nurse of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, motored to Collingdale, Pa,
on Sunday and visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar T. West and their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Mills. The latter is the for
mer Miss Althea West and is now
seriously i'll. The West family for
merly resided at RoxaRa and are
we'll known here. f -
On Thursday afternoon, May IA,
at p. M, the Selbyville Commune
ity Club held its regular meeting
and election of officers, most of
them being reelected. Mrs. Homer
Pepper, who has served as presi-
dent for the past year to fill va
cancy was reelected to the presi-
dency for another year.
Following the close of the busi-
ness session, Mrs. Raymond B. Nor
ris, chairman for the afternoon,
took charge of the program, the
topic being Central America and
Mexico"
Mrs. Preston Townsend, the for
mer Miss Rachel Morris, gave a
description of her trip from New
York to Mexico and also showed
pictures of the most interesting
places while on her wedding trip
last fall and her talk and the pic
lures were thoroughly enjoyed by
those present. The hostesses were
Mrs. Ray La Holloway and Mrs.
Urah w. Long and served delicious
strawberry ice cream and cakes.
Robert Lee Hall, nearly 20 years
of age, passed away at the Delaware
State Hospital on Thursday night,
May IA, following a few weeks of
serious illness. Funeral services
were held at Salem Methodist
Church on Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock with the Rev. Grier Baker,
pasteFsof tfesRoxana Pilgrim HoliV
ness Church, officiating, due to the
Rev. w. J. Ennis being in attend
ance at conference. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows cemetery at
Bishopville. The deceased is sur
vived by one son, Elmer Hall of
town; a 96-year-old mother, Mrs.
Mary Hall; brother, Joe Hall of
Bishopville and one sister, Mrs. |
Lizzie Richards of town. Pallbear-
ers for the funeral were James B.
Homer Pepper, William
West, William Taylor, Oscar Webb
Morris and Lee Hamblin.
George E. James, nearly 81 years
of age, died at the home of his son |
and daughter-in-law in Selbyvilie
on Friday night, May Is, following
a stroke of paralysis suffered sew
eral weeks ago. Funeral services
were held at the M. Pasha Watson
and Peter Whaley Funeral Home on
Main street at II o'clock on Mon
day morning, with the Rev. Grier
Baker of Roxana as the officiating
minister. Interment was made in
Bethel Church cemetery at Ocean
View where he formerly resided.
Deceased is survived by two sons,
DR.. G. Edward James of Selbyville
md William James of Oklahoma,
md few grandchildren and great
Billy James of town
s one of the grandsons and Mrs.
lucinda c. Bennett of Ocean View
s a sister Five nephews who serv-
ID as pallbearers were Cove Ward,
saac, Delmar and Edgar Bennett
md Harvey James of Roxana and
loaan Wow