Milford chronicle., 1943-08-06
Obituary
SAMMONS


perintendent of Jefferson Hospital
= in Philadelphia, died at his home
, Pleasant Valley road, MOorestown
n. j.. on Tuesday, July 27. He was
the son of the late George Z. and
Sarah A. Sammons of Milford. MIR
Sammons went to Philadelphia
when a young man, and for some
years was chief engineer at Keiths s
Chestnut Street Theatre. He was
a member of Lodge No. 2, F. & A.
NJ. Mr.. Sammons is survived by his
wife. who was Miss Rose A. Sheets
of Dover. and one son. George E.
SammOns, who is machiniSt' s
mate first class with a Navy con-
structiOn battalion somewhere in
the Pacific Funeral services were
held at Haas funeral home in Phil
adelphia. Thursday evening. July
80 His remains were brought to
Dover on Friday and inferred in
Lakeside Cemetery.
WATSON
The funeral of William Alfred
Watson. 92 years old. former post
master of Blackbird. took place
from the home of son. William A.
Watson. Jr.. at Townsend, Wednes-
day afternoon. Interment was made
in Old Union Church Cemetery. Mr..
Watson died Sunday, August l, at
the home of a daughter, Mrs. Da-
vid ID. Stats, at Blackbird, after
a brief illness. He was born in
Sussex county. near Milford. Aug.
81, 1850. For many years he was
a merchant at Blackbird and serv-
ed as postmaster for four terms.
Surviving Mr.. Watson are the fol-
lowing children: Mr.. Watson Jr..
Mrs. Staats. Mrs. William F. An
derson. and B. Riley Watson, of
Blackbird. and Mrs. Nora Smith,
of Wilmington; 25 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren. and four
sisters. Mrs. Matte Guild. Mrs. Joe
Goodwin. Mrs. Elmer Caille of Will
mingtOn. and Mrs. Sallie Austin of
St. Georges. His wife was the
late Christina Guessford Watson.
PHILLIPS
Funeral services for w. Irving
Phillips were held Monday in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt Phil
lips, Delmar, with the Rev. Lee Ell
liott and the Rev. M. H. Keene Off
ciating. Interment was at the Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Laurel. Sur
vivOrs are his wife, Mrs. Ruth Ev-
ans Phillips; a daughter, Jacquel-
inc; his mother, Mrs. Carrie E.
Phillips, Delmar; two brothers, H.
Wilson Phillips, Delmar, and Pri-
vate Joseph H. Phillips. New Or
leans, La. and a sister, Mrs. W.
Leslie Blades, Milford. Mr.. Phil
lips was drowned Thursday, July
20. when a boat capsized during a
squall and threw the three MEM
bers of the fishing party into the
river. just of Pine Beach. One
other member of the party, Glen
DOrman, lost his life but the third
man. James Gordy, of Hebron,
swan to shore.
PALMER
Funeral services for Theodore
Palmer, "A years old, of Whining
ton. retired Pennsylvania Rail
road employe who died Saturday,
July 81. in Delaware Hospital, were
held at the William E. Haines fu-
neral home Tuesday night at 500
o'clock. The Rev. Charles H. Hud- I
son. pastor of Trinity Methodist
officiated. Additional ser
vices were held at the Atkins fu-
neral home. Lewes, Wednesday
at IL o'clock, with inter-
ment in the Lewes Methodist Gem
etery. A resident of Wilmington
more than 40 years, Mr.. Palmer
was a freight conductor on the
Delaware Division for "a years. He
retired nine years ago. Surviving
him are: His wife, Mrs. Leila M.
Palmer; four sons. Clarence B. and
Fred s.. Wilmington; Merrill E.,
California. and James T., serving
with the Navy in the Panama Ca
nal Zone: two daughters. Mrs. Eff
fie Johnson and Mrs. Carl Bryan,
and 10 grandchildren.
He was a member Of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen and the
Railroad Relief AS
sociation.
HUBBARD
Mrs. Virginia d. Hubbard. 79, =
wife of w. l. Hubbard. died Tues
day evening, July 81, in the Sails
bury hospital after an illness of
several months. She was the
daughter of the late E. W. and
Mary E. Adams and resided all her
life in the Adams Cross Roads sec
lion. Funeral services were held
Friday at 2 p. m. from Bloomery
Church with the Rev. r. M. p.
Schauer officiating. Interment was
made in the adjoining cemetery. I
Mrs. Hubbard is survived by her
husband; one son, Winfield w.
of Newport News, Va; !
,ne daughter, Mrs. Grace Horsey, {
It home; two brothers. Walter and {
Alphus Adams, of near Green
wood; two sisters, Mrs. C. r. Neal, {
If fredericksburg, and Miss Lilly j
Adams. of near Greenwood, and ]
several grandchildren. {
BOWS q
Mrs. Nettie ]. BOWS. 3S years old,
wife of Jack Bowls, died last Satur- !
lay, July 81. in the Milford Memo
ial Hospital. Funeral services
we're held Sunday and interment l
made in Uniontown, Pa. In addi-
ion to her husband, she is sur |
lived by four children: Irwin, who
s in the Navy; -Frayne. Rachelle, ]
nd julie. The Bowls used to live
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