Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Obituary
WILTBANK

NlIbs lIllLdDGLl W. WAllUdllhg q
years old, widow of DR.. John C.
Wiltbank of Milton, died at her
home in Milton Wednesday after
noon, September 80. She was a
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel ]. Martin of Milton, and
was an active member of Goshen
Methodist Church and the Milton
New Century Club for. many years.
She is survived by one son, Cor
nelius M. Wiltbank, stationed at
Camp Stoneman, near Pittsburg,
California, with the U. S. Army,
who was at the bedside when she
passed away, and one niece, Mrs.
Robert Lingo; one nephew, ]. Leon
Black, and several distant relatives,
all of Milton. Funeral services were
held at her home Saturday, October
8, with the Rev. William Hudson
and Rev. Howard Davis officiating.
Interment was made in the Metho-
dist Cemetery. DR.. and Mrs. Wilt
bank resided in Milford several
years ago.
ELLIOTT
After a short illness, Rufus Err
vim Elliott, aged n years, of near
Houston, died in a hospital near
Wilmington Thursday morning, Oc-
tober 1. Mr.. Elliott was born in
Sussex county, son of the late Jos
eph and Martha Elliott. The fam
lily lived in Milford sixty years ago,
his father operating the old Red
Mill. He had lived near Houston
for about 26 years. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Boyer
funeral home, Harrington, Sunday
afternoon. The Rev. N. G. Benson
of Houston Methodist Church had
charge of the service. Interment
was made in Hollywood Cemetery, |
The deceased is sur |
vived by his widow, Mrs. Stella Ell
liott, and eight children - Mrs.
George Irwin, Wilmington; Mrs.
Russell Reed, Middletown; Miss
Marie Elliott, Marshallton; Paul
Elliott, Tuckahoe, N. j.; Fred Ell
lott, Elkton, Md; Reese Elliott,
N. j.; James Elliott,
William Elliott, chief ra-
lioman, u, S. Navy. There are. II
grandchildren and three
)rothers and sisters-William Ell
lott, Stanton; Frank Elliott,
Blades; Oscar Elliott, Newark
1rs. Joshua Marvel, Laurel, and
Irs. Katie Kane, Wilmington.
MINORS
Miss Sallie A. Minors, 500 Wash
ngton street, Wilmington, died
Gonday night, October 5, at her
Iome of complications. She had
een i'll two years. Surviving Miss /,
1inors are a sister, Mrs. Thomas ,
:. Paris of the same address; three !
ieces, Mrs. Paul Grubb, Mrs. Sam
el DeLuca, and Mrs. Norman Bed
yell, all of Wilmington. A daugh-
er of the late Beachom M. and I
larry E. Minors, Miss Minors was !
orn at Greenwood, and went to
when a child. She was
mployed by the Kennard Pyle S
ompany more than As years and 4
lso served as sales-wOman at n
osen's, Schagrin's, and the Nu- n
ent's National Stores. Miss Min
rs was a member of West Presby-
,rian Church and a former Sun
ay-school teacher there. The fu-
eral took place from the home on Il
thursday morning at IL o'clock. a
he Rev. DR.. A. H. Kleffman, pas
+ of West Church, officiated. In ii
rment was made in Mt. Salem b
Wilmington.
CALVERT 81
Marley Calvert, AZ years old, who Il
red about two miles from An b.
ewville, died in the Delaware N
ate Hospital Tuesday, October 6. NJ
: was born in Annapolis, Md, the IL
n of the late Bishop E. and Lulu So
ton Calvert, Funeral services NJ
II be held in st. Johns r. C. NJ
Iurch, Milford. this Friday morn III
9 at 10 o'clock. The Rev. E. ]. ..
,Carthy, rector, to have charge. =
terment will be in Hollywood sn
metery, Harrington. The de- ~
ased is survived by his widow II
d three children: Joseph, Har- as
| and Charlotte Ann Calvert, all al
uOine. Also MS mOIner, MrS. a..
lu Calvert, Palisades Park, N. III
and four sisters and brothers: 50
s. Rena Deem, Ridgefield, N. j.; ln m
s. Helen Osborne, Akron. o.; wy
mes and Orion Calvert, Palisades no no
rk, N. ]. Iei ,
... MEREDITH
William C. Meredith, of $40 West
'enty-sixth street, Wilmington,
d on Tuesday, October 6, in the
mortal Hospital in that city. De
rmerly of Frederica, he had been wi
king his home with Mr.. and Mrs. off
ieph s. Clark. Surviving are a pu
ter, Mrs. Thomas Hudson of col
Md, and a brother, acc
lrIes Meredith. of Collingswood. we
j., and several nieces and neph- at
}. The funeral will take place tho
ay (Friday) with services at pre-
rats Chapel, near Frederick, at Fol
n 0'alank Caf