Milford chronicle., 1944-02-04
Obituary

John Quillen Hammond, age 76
years. died at his home near Har-
ringtOn on Thursday morning. Jan
uary II, after several weeks ill
ness. His wife, Mrs. Mary Eliza
Hammond. died nine days ago. and
he was critically ill at the time.
He was the son of the late John
Wesley and Sarah Quillen Ham
mond and was born near Milford.
but had resided most of his life on
"A farm near Harrington. Funeral
services were held at the Boyer
Funeral Home. Harrington, on Sat
urday afternoon at O'Clock. in
charge of the Rev. Thomas c.
Jones. pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church. Harrington. Interment was
made in Hollywood cemetery, near
Harrington. He is survived by two
sons. John Conrad Hammond. who
resided at home and Robert Wix
Hammond. of near Pennington, and
three grandchildren, also three
sisters and one brother, Mrs. l. r.
Jackson and Mrs. w. G. Spencer.
both of Camden; Mrs. May Dick
ersOn and T. COursey Hammond of
Harrington.
WOOD
Mrs. Ethel Wood, widow of Rob-
ert Wood of Philadelphia. passed
away in the Philadelphia General
Hospital Monday night. January 81.
of a heart attack. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. James
II. Truitt of Milford. Mrs. Wood
leaves an adopted daughter, Mrs.
John Zimmerman of Philadelphia;
one niece. Mrs. Joseph Owens, of
Philadelphia; one nephew, William
A. Roach of Washington. d. c., and
the following cousins: Mrs. Her.
schel NJ. Holland. Mrs. John H.
Vreeland and Mrs. Emma Johnson
of Milford; Miss Mabel Truitt of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Leslie Fairbanks
of Scotsdale. Arizona. and Ernest
A. Truitt of Delmar. Funeral SER
vices were held at Oliver Blair's
funeral home in Philadelphia on
Thursday afternoon. Interment was
made in Arlington Cemetery. Phil
adelphia.
STILL
Mrs. Mary Anne Still, aged 81.
widow of Alonzo Still, died Sunday
evening. January 30, at her late
home on Southeast Second street,
Milford. BY her first husband, the
late James FARRELL, she leaves two
Mrs. Lille Dyer. and
Mrs. Emma Kurtz. both of Milford.
and one brother, Wesley Deputy,
also of Milford; several grandehil-
dren and several great-grandchil-
dren. Funeral services were held
on Thursday afternoon at the late
residence. Interment was made in
Odd Fellows Cemetery. Rev. NJ. Eu-
gene Hungerford officiated.
HURD
Miss Emma Hurd. age 62 years, of |
near Burrsville, died at the Mil |
ford Memorial Hospital on Thurs /
day morning. January 27, where /
she was taken a few days ago. She /
was the daughter of the late David |
and Margaret Hurd and was born
near Harrington. and had resided
near there all of her life Funeral
services were held at the Boyer
Home in Harrington on
Sunday afternoon at l o'clock in
charge of the Rev. Thomas C. Jones,
pastor of Trinity Methodist Church
Of Harrington. Interment was made
in Barratt's Chapel cemetery, near
She never married and
since her parents died she and her
brother. Edmund Hurd. had resided
together. Besides her brother she
is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Effie
H. Branson of Camden, n. j.. and
Mrs. Catherine Dolan of Philadel-
phia.
SHERWOOD
Mrs. Ida Sherwood, aged rs years,
widow of Daniel r. Sherwood,
passed away at his home in FELTON,
on Thursday, January 27. She is
by five daughters and five
sons. as follows: Mrs. Amanda
Davis, FELTON,; Mrs. May Tatman,
Viola; Mrs. Annie Shanhan, Mag
nolia; Mrs. Letha Pleasanton, Do
yer; Mrs. Pearl Shanhan, Newark;
Norris Sherwood, Milford; Homer
Williamsville; Wilbur
Samuel Sherwood and
Herbert Sherwood, FELTON,; also
several grandchildren. Funeral ser
vices were held at the Berry fu-
neral home in Feltoh at 1870
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Inter
nent was made at Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery.
GREEN
James NJ. Green, so years old,
lied at FELTON, on Thursday, jan
iary 81. Funeral services were
leld at the Berry funeral home in
FELTON, at / O'Clock Saturday after
noon, and interment was made at
Chapel Cemetery. +