Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
Obituary

BOYER
Funeral services for Mrs. Henry
D. Boyer of Smyrna, were held OF
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Al
"Graybox," the home of her daugh'
ter, Mrs. Charles Leland Harmon
son, in Smyrna. Mrs. Boyer died
suddenly Sunday morning, August
2, at her daughters Rehoboth Beach
home, where she had gone to cele-
brate her S0th birthday anniver-
sary with four generations of her
family. Born July 30, 1862, she was
a lifelong resident of Smyrna, and
was active in women's clubs,
church and political work until sew
eral years ago. Mrs. Boyer lectured
at women's cluBs throughout Del
aware and adjoining states on her
travels, historical and Biblical
training. In addition to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Boyer is survived by a
son, Victor q. Boyer of Baltimore;
a granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Kline
Wier of Pittsburgh, Pa; a sister,
Mrs. Ernest Rowland of Smyrna,
and three brothers, Elmer q. Tay-
lor of East Orange, N. j.; Cove S.
Taylor, of White Plains, N. Y, and
Cyrus Taylor of West Hartford,
Conn. Mrs. Boyer had many friends
in Milford where she had lectured
a number of times and had been
a frequent guest of her cousin,
Mrs. Harry L. Grier.
HURDLE
Mrs. Cornelia Jarvis Hurdle,
widow of the late William T. Hur-
die, and a member of prominent
Sussex county family, died at her
home near Hollyyille early We'd
nesday morning, July 20, 1912. Al
though she had been patient suf-
ferer for several years, the end
came suddenly and as a shock to
the family. She was born at Lewes,
on September Is, 1878, the daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Reg
lister. After graduating from the
Lewes High School in 1896, she
taught school at Harbeson and
Coolspring for several years. She
became the wife of William T.
Hurdle on May IA, 1908. Surviving
are sister, Mrs. Ella M. Ross OF
Lewes; two brothers. George I'm.
Register, Bismarck, N. D., and Eli
jah Register of near Wilmington;
one daughter, Miss Cornelia Hur-
die; one son, William T. Hurdle;
one grandson, William T. Hurdle,
III, all of Harbeson, and nephew,
George r. ,McColley, who had made
his home with her since childhood.
services were held at her
late home last Saturday at 2:SO p.
m., with. the Rev.sDr. William Leish-
man officiating. Interment was at
the Lewes M. E. cemetery.
CONNER
Funeral services for James S.
Conner, formerly of Ocean City
Nd, were held at the Holloway Flu
neral Par1ors in Salisbury, Md,
IN Sunday, July 26, at 8 p. M. con-
lucted by the Rev. Leon W. Ross.
rterment was made in Parsons !
Mr.. Conner died sudden
y Thursday morning, July %, at
lis home in Milford. He is survived
" his widow and the following ,,
hildren: James T. Conner, U. S.
Iavy; Robert Conner, Army Air !
,orps; Mrs. Paul Coffin, George
own; four sisters also survive.
Irs. Ida Mumford, Mrs. Mary
'eas, and Mrs. Fannie Gardner, all
f Salisbury, and Mrs. Sadie Be
liller, Westminster, Md; a half
rother, Dennard Conner, Milford,
nd a half sister, Mrs. Gertrude
IcClaren, of Baltimore. |
CARLISLE
DR.. Paris t. Carlisle Of Lincoln, {
no died Monday morning, August t
1912, at the Pennsylvania HospiS {
II in Philadelphia, was buried in {
elaware on Wednesday, August 5. 4
uneral services were held from I
incoln Methodist Church at 2 p. e