Milford chronicle., 1944-01-21
Obituary

JOnn Clarence jump passed away
Thursday afternoon, January Is,
| 1914. in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, after an illness of two weeks
with the flu. He was son of the
late John W and Lydia (Chase)
Jump, and was born October 6.
1870. He was a graduate of Gal
laudet College, Washington, d. c..
and played on both the baseball
and football teams of the school,
and had been an ardent fan all his
life Mr.. Jump learned the printing
trade and for several years was an
employee of the Milford Chronicle
He is survived by one brother. Her
bert Chase Jump. of Milford; two
nieces. one nephew. and several
cousins. Funeral services were held
at Lofiand's Funeral Home Sunday
afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Joseph
S. Kinks, rector of Christ Church.
officiating. Interment was made in
the family plot in Odd Fellows
cemetery, Milford.
WEBB
The funeral services of James
Webb. age 80 years, the husband of
Mrs. Irene Lord Webb, and the son
of Harry w. Webb and the late
Jael Clark Webb, took place at
two o'clock Friday afternoon, at his .
late home on Shawnee Road. near
Milford. Following the services
at which the Rev. Wright of Den
ton. Md. Officiated, interment was
made in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Milford. Besides his wife and ia
ther. he is survived by two bro
theirs. Guy S. Webb and w. Truitt
Webb. He will long be remember
ed as the jovial friend of all the
neighborhood's young folks.
HAMMOND
Luther S. Hammond, age 80
years. passed away at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. John Smoot,
near Milford on Friday, January
IA. He is survived by two daugh- J.
ters, Mrs. SmOOt and Mrs. Llewlyn 4
Evans, both of Milford, and two
sons, Edward and Clifford, both of
Wilmington. Funeral services were
held from the Holiness Church on
Monday afternoon at o'clock. In
terment in Hollywood cemetery.
Harrington. Rev. Baker officiating
HAMMOND
Mrs. Mary Eliza Hammond. age
rs years, died at her home near
Harrington on Tuesday. January
is. She was the daughter of the
late Elmira Smith and William H.
Wix. She was born near Harrington
and resided there all of her life.
Funeral services will be held at
the Boyer Funeral Home in Har-
rington on Saturday afternoon at
1870 o'clock, in charge of Rev
Thomas c. Jones, pastor of the
Trinity Methodist Church of Har-
rington. Interment will be made in
Hollywood cemetery, Harrington.
She is survived by her husband,
John Q. Hammond, who is critically
i'll at his home, and two sons, John
Conrad Hammond. who resides at
home. and Robert WiX Hammond
Of Pennington and three grand
also one brother and
three sisters, Howard Wix of Fred
erica, Mrs. Cora Faulkner of Del
mar. Mrs. Elma Creadick and Mrs.
l. Shaw of Harrington.
ADAMS
Mrs. Mary E. Adams, SO years
Did. of Bridgeville. widow of Will
liam E. Adams. died Sunday night,
January 16. at her home. The fu-
neral took place from her home on |
afternoon at 1870 O'Clock. !
was made in the Bloom a
cry cemetery. Officiating were the
Rev. Lawrence F. Wimbro and the [
Rev. Milton Elliott. Surviving Mrs.
Adams are her son, Thurman, and !
our grandchildren, Staff Sergeant I
Leon w. Adams. Scott Field, Illi-
lois; Alvin. Beatrice and Thurman, S
Ir.. of Bridgeville; one sister. Mrs. I
ieorgia Wiley of Bridgeville, and i
,ne brother, Arthur Collision of II
Greenwood. Born near Bridgeville, s
Mrs. Adams was the daughter of
he late James and Lucy Collision.
ALLEN
Mrs. Estella B. Allen. wife of \
lin n. Allen, died in Wilmington
IN Tuesday. January Is. She was
he daughter of Mrs. Mary A. and v
he late Harry NJ. Bennett of Mill il
ord. Her remains will be brought
% Milford this (Friday) morning A
It IL O'Clock and inferred in Odd V