Milford chronicle., 1944-03-03
Obituary

BROWN
Mrs. Mary A. Brown. a native O
Milford, having been born in this
city SIS years ago, passed away a
her home in DreXel Hill, Pa, OF
ednesday, March l. 1914. Funeral
services will be held Saturday NOR
ming at IL o'clock at George c. Top
pitzer's Funeral Home, Garret ROAD
and Lansdowne avenue. DreXel Hill
Pa Mrs. Brown was Smith Col
lege graduate. She is survived by
two nieces, Mrs. Mildred A. Allen
Upper Darby, Pa. and Mrs. Ellen
A. Atwood, Providence. Rhode Is
land.
GEORGE
John e. George. 81 years old,
manager of the Frederick water
plant. tax collector. and former
postmaster. died Thursday. Febru-
ary "a. at his home in that town.
He was a son of the late Thomas
II. George of Milford. Mr.. George
was resident of Frederica for
many years and always took an
active part in civic affairs. He was
director of the Frederick Fire
Company. Surviving are a daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. d. Lank. and three
granddaughters. Mrs. Edward Will
son. Milford; Mrs. Arthur Stokes
bury. Jr.. OF Essington. Pa, and
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Lank of Fred
erica. Funeral services. conducted
by Rev. ID. f. Wood were held at
his late home at 1:30 o'clock last
Sunday afternoon with interment
in Odd Fellows cemetery, Milford.
DICKERSON
The funeral of Mrs. Elmira Dick
erson. Il years old. widow of Henry
B. Dickerson, S03 East Seventeenth
street, Wilmington, who died Sun
day. February 27. in the Whining
ton Memorial Hospital, were held
Wednesday afternoon at l o'clock
from the Nichols Funeral Home,
210 North James street. Newport,
with the Rev. Charles H. Hudson.
pastor of Trinity Methodist Church,
officiating Interment was made in
Red Mems cemetery. Glendale.
Mrs. DickersOn made her home at
Ellendale before going to Whining
ton a few months ago. Surviving
Mrs. Dickerson are two daughters.
Mrs. Myrtle Thompson. Baltimore;
Mrs. Lillian NJ Nichols. Whining
ton; son. Harry B. DickersOn; two
sisters. Mrs. Cora Collins. Blades;
Mrs. Naomi Bennett. SharptOwn,
Md. and brother. Calvern Nichols.
SharptOwn.
DAVIES
Mrs. Nettie NJ. Davies. widow of
James S. Davies. SIS Jefferson
street. Wilmington, died Sunday
night. February 27. in the Milford
Memorial Hospital after an illness
of about a week. She was stricken
while visiting a brother. Charles
VI. wilkins, Millsboro. In addition
to the brother. Mrs. Davies is sur
vived by three sisters. Mrs. Milton
NJ. Johnson. Mrs. Clara +. Orth. of
Wilmington, and Mrs. Ella Jen-
nings. Boulder. Colorado. She was
a member of Welcome Lodge, Shep-
herds of Bethlehem, and the Second
Baptist Church. of Wilmington. Fu-
neral services were held from the
McCrery Funeral Home. 2700 Wash
ington street Wilmington. Wednes-
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock. Inter-
ment was made at the Riveryiew
cemetery. Wilmington.
CLIFTON
Funeral services for Capt. A. Lee
Clifton. 81 years old, who died Fri
day, February %. at Sun Valley.
Idaho. will be held Friday at p.
IN. at the home OF his mother, Mrs.
J. W. Clifton in Smyrna. The Rev.
Robert Il. Green. pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, and the Rev.
John l.. johnson of Delmar. a for
mer pastor in Smyrna. will officiate. !
will be in Barratt's Chap
el cemetery.
DENNEY
The funeral OF DR.. Oswald +. 1
Denney. 5S years old. a native of
Smyrna. and world renowned au-
thority on leprosy and tropical dis
eases. was held in the Smyrna Pres
byterian Church on Tuesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment I
was made in St. Peters cemetery, /
Smyrna. DR. Denney died Saturday, |
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