Milford chronicle., 1943-10-15
Obituary

II ODltuary i
JONES
John B. Jones, age n years. hus-
band of the late Mary L. Jones,
died Saturday, October 9. Funeral
services were held at the Atkins
Funeral Home. Lewes, on Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Mr.. Jones
is survived by two sons, Capt.
Clarence c. Jones of Philadelphia.
and Edward w. Jones of Califor
mia, and two grandsons, ]. Conwell
Jones of Philadelphia, and E. Wins
mere Jones of California.
REED
Jehu NJ. Reed. age n years. of
Woodside, passed away in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital ON Thurs
day night. September 30. He was
the son of the late Jehu Reed of
Frederick and is survived by his
wife and two sons. Funeral SER
vices were held at the Berry Flu
neral Home in FELTON, on Sunday
afternoon. October 3. and interment
was made in Barratt's Chapel GEM
etery.
PRIDE
Mrs. Della E. Pride, wife of Ed
ward F. Pride, corner West Pine
street and South Railroad avenue,
Georgetown. died at her home on
Sunday evening, October 10, 1913,
at $50 o'clock after being serious
ly i'll for the past ten days. She was
the daughter of the late Charles E.
and Mrs. Louisa E. Phillips John
son and spent the greater part of
her life in Georgetown. Funeral /
services were held at the late res
idence on Wednesday afternoon at
. o'clock with interment in Union
cemetery, Georgetown. Her husband
is a widelyknown printer and for
many years worked in Philadelphia I
and Wilmington printing estab-
lishments. For several years he has
been employed by the Milford
Chronicle Publishing Company.
REED
Mrs. Nancy Ellipgsworth Reed, /
wife of Robert Reed, age rs years. I
passed away September 80, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Marga-
ret Hearn in Philadelphia. She had
been an invalid for some time and
went last June to make her home
with her daughter. She was a life
long resident of Bridgeville and
vicinity. Surviving are her hus-
band and five children, Fred Ell
of Millsboro, Henry
and William Ellingsworth of Har-
rison. n. j., Mrs. Grace Baker of
Seaford and Mrs. Lloyd Hearn of
1921 Oxford street, Philadelphia.
services were held Sunday
October 8, at 2 o'clock
from Hardesty's Funeral Home in
with the Rev. L. E.
Wimbrow officiating. Interment in
the Bridgeville cemetery.
NOBLE
]. Earl Noble of Harrington, died
very suddenly in New Castle, where
he was employed. on Sunday. Sep
tember 26. following a heart attack.
Mr.. Noble was born in Sussex
county 67 years ago, and for many
years had resided in Harrington.
He was the son of the late Joseph
w. and Catherine Jacobs Noble.
are his widow. Mrs. Aga
tha H. Noble. of Harrington; one
son. Private j. Elliott Noble. of
Camp Gordon Johnston, Florida;
one sister. Miss Dora Noble. of Fed
Md. and one brother, !
Rink Noble of New Haven, Conn. !,
services were held at the ,
Funeral Chapel in Fed .
on Thursday afternoon, !
80. with Rev. Conrad :
Hamer. pastor of Asbury Methodist
Harrington, officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Frank A. Baker. pas ,
tor of Union Methodist Church of ,
Interment took place !
IN Hill Crest cemetery, Federals- !
burg.
OWENS
Mrs. Linda C. Owens. age so !
years. died suddenly at her home 9
n Bridgeville. on Thursday, Octo- I
Der Z, after a brief illness. Mrs.
Owens. born Linda Cartee, at Fell i
on, in 1868, married and went to |
i've in BridgevilIe about so years /
lgo. Her husband. Charles Owens, |
who was a prominent Bridgeville s
business man, preceded her in death [
lbout, twenty years. Mrs. Owens /
vas a faithful member of the Meth
,dist Church at Bridgeville for
lbout fifty years. She was Sunday
school teacher for many years, sell
lom missing a Sunday, also a mem {
Yer of the Woman's Christian Tenn @
)erance Union and faithful char v
ty worker. Funeral services were S
conducted at her home by Rev. L. c
:. Wimbrow, pastor of her church. v
nternment in the Bridgeville Gem
'tery. Surviving are four sons, t
Walton Owens, Bridgeville; Linden n
tray Owens, Elizabethtowh, Pa; 4
Major John Cartee Owens, u. S. !
Army, Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and s
Charles Lester Owens, U. S. Navy,
ridley Park, Pa, and two grand \
daughters, Elaine Catlin Owens and !
-ane Owens.
200 PHEASANTS FREED
BY STATE GAME BOARD