Milford chronicle., 1945-05-11
LEWES

LEWES
Capt, George Chase. retired Coast
GuardSman, and one of the last of
the early crew of the LeWcS Coast
Guard Station. died at his home on
Washington Avenue. on May >. 1915.
He was Sc years Old He had been
failing in health for more than
year. Mr.. Chase was the last OF
his family, his wife having died in
1891. They had no children. Ar
thur II. Morris. Lcwcs druggist is
d nephew by marriage. Funeral
services were held on Saturday at
the Nelson Funeral Home at 2:o0
p. m. The Rev. w. II Revcllc. ST.
pastor of the Bethel Methodist
Church. was assisted by Rev. How
ard Davis, of Fort Miles. former
Methodist pastor at Lewcs. Burial
was made in the LcWcs Methodist
Cemetery.
Funeral services for Benjamin
Franklin Truitt, Sc years old. we'll
known truck farmer OF near Mas
sau. who died in the Becbe Hos
pital on May ,, 1943, were held ON
Sunday at p. m, at Whites Cha
pei. near Lewes. The Rev. f. II.
Truitt. pastor Of the Methodist Cir
cult Otticiated. Burial was made in
the adjoining Churchyard
Mr.. Truitt was Il familiar figure
around this section for many years
when he Travelled by wagon door To
door to sell his garden produce He
underwent an operation recently
and had been Il patient at the hos
pital ever since. He was the sor
of the late Asbury Truitt and Lou.
Use King. of near GumbOro. II,
leaves a widow, Mrs. Mary Eleanor
Truitt. four SONS. William Henry
MillsborO; Joseph NJ. Essex. Md.
Lloyd f.. Milford; and Clarence NJ.
of Lincoln. Del. Also surviving are
lone daughter. Mrs. Ncva NJ. vii
liams, of Philadelphia, and a sis
ter. Mrs. Anna Jones. of LeWeS
RID.
\ military funeral for Comdl
Gideon w. Kitchens. 81, Il veteran o
, over 10 years service in the L.
Coast Guard. was held Sunday a
: = p. m. in the Bethel Methods
!, Church. Lieut. .-COmdr. Carroll \
y Osborne. head of the Lcwes Coas
: Guard District. was in charge q
4 the military service and the pastor
, the Rev. W. II. Revelle. ST.. off
/. ciated at the religious sorVic,
h Commander Kitchens. who was i
# charge OF the Coast Guard al in
@ port of WILDWOOD y. j.. died III s
V Agnes Hospital Philadelphia II
was native of Lewes. the son {
: the late Hiram and Mary T. Hitcl
II ems. He formerly was district $,
II pcrintCndent of Delaware lich
q houses. He is survived by his wifi
IT. Mrs. Anna Palmer Kitchens; Nv
IS sons. Gideon W. Jr New Norl
s Mack Kitchens. L. S. Army. now q
. furlou2h at the family home aft,
tc overseas service; two daughter
IS Emily and Delema, Philadelphi;
+. three sisters. Mrs. Samuel Paine
k LeWes: Mrs Margaret Jones, Wi
I'd mington; Mrs. Betty Kidd, Ne
rs York; thre brothers. Norman |
Wilmington; Edward. Lcwcs. al
a Harold Kitchens. New York.
no It. Geraldine Birmingham. WI
n has been employed as d civil;
n nurse at the Fort Miles Stati,
O. Hospital is now on duty with I
nd Army Nurse Corps. at Fort ID
GO y. j. 1t Birmingham is a eradua
ut. of the Lewes High School, the He
yn pital Womans Medical Cole!
as Philadelphia. She is the daught
he of Mr.. and Mrs W Herald Br
its tingham ST., of Lewes.
he Mrs. Hannah II. Morris has
to turned to her home on Market
is after spending several weeks
Florida with her son and daul
ct ter-in-law. 1t. and Mrs Albert Nj
ris and son.
ID Mr.. Charles West is confined
of to his home on Market Street
sh- cause of illness.
toe Mr. William Tarccy is scriOu
Nr. i'll at his home in Pilot Town
md William Burris. of Nincla
md y. j.. has accepted position
len clerk in the American Store. Lew
hu- y llHe NlHuON ulSpIdN u'Il' llIt
Pacific Island battle-ground.
nee been set up in the Second Str
am window of the town office by pun
Irs. of the Lewes High School as til
an contribution toward squirting int
am est in the forthcoming 9TH '
1ch Loan Drive.
on On a floor of sand the stude
ntO have placed green paper palm tt
along a waterfront. with sevC
re- landing craft in action near
ital shore. khaki-clad American 50
cen iors with helmets are sprinkled Q
t. the terrain. Across the trOp
on scene is hung a banner in red. W
less and blue with the words: "Bu
en- Bond"
ON Mrs Harry W. Chambers. VIII
Hrs confined to his home because
Ter. illness has greatly improved at
and writing.
be Mrs. Justus 3. Naylor left
A New York on Tuesday to sp
some time with her husband. c
NaylOr. who is assistant post
on gineer at Fort Jay. Governors 5
land y. Y.