Milford chronicle., 1943-12-31
Obituary

A. c. Howe. age Sc years, passed
away to be with his Lord on Sat
urday. December 25. He came to
Delaware in 1905 with his wife
and two nieces and lived in Shaw
nee for many years until his health
failed and his wife and he went TO
Arizona. returning here in 1892.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howe celebrated their
6lst wedding anniversary last
July. Mr. Howe was member of
the Baptist Church for IS years
an dis survived by his wife, Min
ME Lemex Howe; two nieces, Mrs.
J. II. Moore of near Milford; Mrs.
Lorena Ruch of Allentown. Pa,
whom he raised; one nephew, Earl
Maynard, who lives in Canada.
Funeral services were held at the
Lofland Funeral Home on Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, with Rev.
Leon Nelson. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. officiating. Inter-
ment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery. Milford.
HUDSON
Mrs. Mary Emma Hudson. age
S5 years. widow of Benjamin F.
Hudson. passed away at the home
of her son. Clarence Hudson. near
Milford. on Christmas Day, Satur-
day. December 25. She was a daugh
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Maloney of Milford Neck. Flu
neral services were held at the
William A. Berry Funeral Home
in Milford on Tuesday afternoon.
at o'clock, with Rev. DR.. Frank
Herson. pastor of Avenue MethO- /
dist Church, officiating Interment /
was made in Odd Fellows ceme-
terry. this city. She is survived by
one son. Clarence; one sister, Mrs.
Eliza Peet of near Milford. and one
brother. Thomas Maloney of Mil
ford and three grandchildren.
ELLIOTT
Mrs. Elizabeth f. Elliott. age 81 .
years, passed away Wednesday NOR
ming. December 20. at the Milford .
Memorial Hospital. after a short (
illness. Funeral services will be /
held at 2 o'clock Friday, at the
Lofiand Funeral Home. Milford.
Rev. Gibson Ross will officiate In
terment in Odd Fellows cemetery
Mrs Elliott is survived by her hus
band, John f. Elliott. residing near
and five children. who are
Granville A. Elliott. Minnie NJ. Mar
vel. George w. Elliott, Monroe B.
Elliott
BURTON :
Samuel'C. Burton. 76 years old.
president and owner of the Bell
Coal Company for As years. died at
his home. Fairview Farm. near
Maple Glen. Pa. on Thursday night.
December %. after a short illness.
He was born at Coolspring. where
he attended school, migrating to
Philadelphia, when a young man.
Mr.. Burton was a member of the
Poor Richard Club, Lulu Temple
and the KadOsh Commandery of the
Masonic Order. Funeral services
were held at his late home at 2:30
o'clock Monday afternoon. Inter
ment was made in Whitemarsh
Memorial Park.
DRAPER
Mrs. Frances Ellen Draper, so
years old. widow of William
: homas Draper, died Thursday
night. December %. at the home
Of son-in-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs Lee Passwaters. 904 East
Seventeenth street. Wilmington. ;
The funeral took place from the ;
Boyer Funeral Home. Harrington.
afternoon at o'clock. The
Rev. Richard f. Green. former
pastor of Greenwood Methodist ;
of which she was a MEM
Der, officiated. Interment was made
n Hollywood cemetery, near Har-
,ington. Mrs. Draper was born at {
but had lived at Green
wood until the death of her hus-
)and about eight years ago. when
she went to Wilmington to make
Ter home with her daughter. She
vas a daughter of the late Curtis
md Sarah Thawley Morris. Sur {
irving Mrs. Draper are IL children. S
Mrs. Passwaters, Mrs. Roy F. Muir l
,hy. Roy NJ. Draper. Miss Sadie 1
Draper and Mrs. Earle Medkeff. all i
OF Wilmington; Mrs. Herbert Ken {
on of Milford; William H. Draper, |
Pa; Edgar Draper. Mag
lolia: Oscar Draper, Pennington;
ieorge Draper of Fort Miles; Mrs.
Thomas Leonard. Helena, Mont;
3 grandchildren; three sisters,
'lrs Annie Wyatt. Mrs. Charles '
simpson and Mrs. William T. Cam I
,er, and a brother, James Morris, q
Ill of Harrington.