Milford chronicle., 1942-03-06
Obituary
HARRINGTON

away suddenly at her home on East
Fourth street, Milford, Tuesday
evening, March 3. She was the
daughter of the late John r. and
Lucinda (Warren) Watkins, of
Milford Neck, and was n years old
on February %, last. Mrs. Har-
rington leaves two sisters, Miss
Laura Watkins of Milford, Mrs.
Frederick Roach of Philadelphia,
and one brother, John H. Watkins
of Drexel Hill, Pa. Funeral SER
vices will be held from Lofiand's
funeral parlor this friday after
noon at one o'clock. Rev. N. C.
Benson of Houston officiating. In
terment will be made in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Milford.
MESSICK
Funeral services for Miss Sallie
E. Messick, age So years, who died
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
on Sunday morning, March /, 1912,
were held Wednesday afternoon at
2 O'Clock in Wesley Methodist
Church, Georgetown, in charge of
the Rev. Omar E. Jones. lnterment
was made in Union cemetery, that
town. Miss Messick was the daugh-
ter of the late George M. and Mrs.
Lennie A. (Swain) Messick, who
for many years lived in Georgetown.
Her father many years ago was bag
gagemaster at the passenger sta
ton in Georgetown. She had for
several years served as clerk in
the Recorder of Deeds office and
for nearly half a century was tea
cher in the primary department of
Wesley Church as well as church
organist for many years. She COM
piled many family histories as we'll
as that of former office holders of
Sussex county. She is survived by
one sister, Mrs. Emma Goodwin of
Wilmington. ~ C., and one brother,
GeOreg Rowland Messick, one of the
of The L. d. Caulk Com
pany of Milford.
PRETTYMAN
David Herbert Prettyman, a MEM |
ber of the board of assessment of .
Sussex county, died at his home .
near Millsboro, Friday, February
20. 1912. He had served five years
Of his term of appointment. The fu-
neral was held at Unity Methodist
Church on Monday at p. m. The
Rev. Fred Truitt, pastor of the
based his remarks on
Christian Certainty" or the text
4 know in Whom l have believed"
n which he paid tribute to the up
light life led by Mr.. Prettyman.
Prof. Joseph Thomas sang Gross
ng the Bar" and Peace, Perfect
Peace" Mrs. Thomas accompanied
IN the piano, and played sacred
classics as the procession entered
md left the church. The floral Of
erings were many and from diff
erent sections of the country, and
he funeral was one of the largest
o be held in the county. He is sur
ived by his widow, the former Cas-
lie Virginia Messick, who taught in
he public schools for a number of
ears; a son. Harold Messick Pret-
yman, who is senior statistician
t Greystone Park Hospital and
ives in Morristown, N. J.; daugh-
er, Mrs. L. E. Noble, a former tea
her. who resides in CharlestOwn
lanor. Md; three grandsons, Har-
Id and Palmer Prettyman OF. Nor
istown, n. j., and Donald Noble of
Manor, Md, also the
blowing brothers and sisters, Mrs.
lm. E. Wilson and Mrs. Alfred
arker, of Georgetown; Mrs. Otis
oseph. Mrs. Maribel Markham, !.
Irs. Amanda Stevenson, and Albert =.
and a host of relatives
nd friends to mourn the loss of =,
wing husband and father, good >
lend and an active member in :,
hurch and civic affairs.
MALONEY 4
Funeral services for William L. 2
Ialoney, who would have been SS :.
ears old on March 80. were held
ON his late home, 220 North n
tate street, in Dover, at 1870 a,
uesday afternoon, with interment y,
/ Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden. nj
n. Maloney, who maintained ac- ii
We interest in the operation of his
rms until the past year, died Sat
rday morning, March l, after an
lness since February 6. His wife,
rs. Lydia S. Maloney, died Febru-
y 8. Mr.. Maloney was born on til
arch 20, 1854, near Rising Sun, m
e son of the late William T. and CT
lrah D. Maloney, and lived all his 1s
'e in Kent county. In addition to H
ing an outstanding farmer, he tie
as director of the First National -
ank, Dover, and was member of
e Peoples Church. About 80 gr
ars ago he served term as sher- ne