Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Obituary
HARRINGTON

of Charles Edgar Harrington, pass
ed away at her home in Milford OF
Friday, September IS, 1912. Funeral
services were held at her late resi-
dence Monday, September 21, al
1870 o'clock, with Rev. Marion E
Hungerford. pastor of Calvary
Methodist Church, this city, Off
ciating. Interment was made in Odd
Fellows cemetery, Milford. She is
survived by one daughter, Miss
Florence Harrington; her mother,
Mrs. Matilda Warren, and one bro
ther, Charles Warren, all of Mil
! ford.
HICKMAN
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hickman,
65 years old, wife of Vangie C..
Hickman, died on Saturday after
noon, September 10, at her home in
Milford, after being i'll for about a
year. She is survived by her hus-
band and one daughter, Miss Kath-
ryn Hickman, also one sister, Mrs.
George Wilson of Philadelphia, and
number of nephews and nieces.
Funeral services were held from
her late residence at two O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon in charge of
the Rev. Frank Herson, pastor of
Avenne Methodist Church of which
she was a life long member. Inter-
ment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery, at Milford.
MEEKER
Mrs. Ada H. Meeker, widow of
the late Peter S. Meeker, passed
away Sunday evening, September
20. She had been well and active
until a few weeks before her
death. Mrs. Meeker was a direct
descendant of the Ezra Meeker
who blazed the Oregon trail. She
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Walter ].
Thomas, and five grandchildren;
also one sister, Mrs. John H. Hans
mann, of New Brunswick, N. J. The
funeral was held Wednesday at 7.30 |
P. M. from the Berry funeral home.
Interment was made Thursday in
New Brunswick, N. J.
TUMLIN
Mrs. Rebecca Tumlin, SS years
old, widow of Frank Tumlin, a for
mer well known resident of Mil
ford, passed away at her home in
on Thursday, Septem-
ber II. Mrs. Tumlin is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. Vaughn Derby,
Of Baltimore, and one grandson,
who resides in California. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
Robert e. Green at the Harrington
funeral home, at 2 o'clock, Satur-
lay. Interment was made by the
side of her husband in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford.
LAWSON
Mrs. Mary. Ann Lawson, age rs
'ears, passed away at her residence
lear Milford, on Sunday, Septem- /
Ter 20. Surviving Mrs. Lawson are j
me son, William Lawson, Jr., Of !
pennsylvania; one sister, Mrs. ,
lara Mariacher, Mercer, Pa; three J
William, Joseph and Dam
81 Zimmerman, and one niece, Mrs.
Iorton Leverage of Milford. Fu-
eral services were held from the
ate residencea of the deceased on \
Wednesday, at two O'Clock with in !
erment in the Slaughter Neck 4
Rev. Brinton Of Lincoln 3
4
MESsICK i
William S. Messick, 63 years old,
rominent merchant and former a
ailroad employee, died, suddenly
his home at Bloxom, Va, Satur-
ay, September IL. Mr.. Messick was
orn at Lewes, beinE a son of r,
gorge A. and EstelIa A. Messick. Q
e went to thei Eastern Shore of h
irginia rs years ago and was in Ii
lie employ of A. w. Short, his T
1cle, who operated the A. w. W
lort Supply Company. Later the h
I'M was incorporated and Mr. Mes te
ok and a brother Harry J. Mes r
ok, were taken into the firm. Since M
e death of A. w. Short the bust tn
,ss has been operated by them. He ly
as a member of BIoxOm Metho- su
st Church, Manokin LODGE A. F. so
ID A. NJ, Princess Anne, Md, Khe- ch
We Temple, Mystic Shrine, Nor Bt
TX, Onaneock Rotary Club, and a NJ
rector of the Metompkin Bank Br
d Trust Company, Parksley and u.
oXom. He was a past president Dc
the Eastern Shore Shrine Club riI
rviving are his wife, Mrs. Eve de
! Messick; one daughter, Mrs. w. AL
Miles, Bloxom; one son, w. S. an
Issick, Jr., Parksley; four grand An
ildren; two brothers, Harry ]. fol
ssick, Bloxom, and George B. Be