Milford chronicle., 1947-06-27
Obituary
CORDRAY


CORDRAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
(Mollie) Rebecca COrdray, age IS
years, who passed away late Tues
day night, June H. after several
months illness, were held at the
Boyer Funeral Home in Harring-
ton, last Friday afternoon at two
O'Clock, in charge of Rev. F. H.
Truitt, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church of Harrington.
Interment was made in the
Bridgeville cemetery. She was the
daughter of the late John and Isa-
bel Stayton Hayes, and was born
in Greenwood. Her husband,
George Cordray, passed away
about 35 years ago.
For three years, due to failing
health, Mrs. Cordray had resided
with her daughter, Mrs. Harvey
Marvel of Houston.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. James Satterfield, Far
mington; Mrs. Fred Lord, Cam
bridge, Md, and Mrs. Marvel; also
six sons, Jacob Cordray, Seattle
Washington; Thomas Cordray
Bridgeville; Joseph Cordray, Har-
rington; Charles COrdray, Lin
wood, Pa, Edward Cordray, Viii
mington, and Norris Cordray, Mil
ford Twelve grandchildren, two
great grandchildren and one bro
ther, Charles Hayes of Minquadale
PROUSE
! Rev. Howard H. Prouse, princi-
pal OF Brown Preparatory School
and pastor of Memorial Methodist
Church. East Walnut Lane and
Johnson street, Philadelphia, died
Thursday, June 10, in the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital in that city. He was
SO years old.
Mr.. Prouse. who was born in
Glendale, lived on Old castor
Road, Danboro. Bucks County, Pa
Before assuming the pastorate o.
the Memorial Methodist Church
20 years ago, Mr. Prouse served
charges at Bethayres, Montgomer!
Square, Chalfont and Doylestown
all in Pennsylvania.
Associated with the English de
partment at Brown Preparatory
School since his graduation fron
the University of Delaware in 1905
= MIR. Prouse also was vice presi
dent and secretary of the Brow
School, Corp. He was a Mason.
Mr.. Prouse attended the Tom
School. Port Deposit, Md, and Viii
mington High School. In 1912 h
did postgraduate work at tn
University of Pennsylvania an
was graduated from the Philadel
phia Methodist Conference Thee
logical School in 1918.
Surviving are his wife, Alberta
his mother, Mrs. James T. Prous,
, of Jarrettown, Pa; two brother
Rev. Willard G. Prouse of Sails
bury, Nd, and Rev. Clarence \
Prouse of JarrettOwn. and tw
sisters. Mrs. Herbert Willis, {
Norwood, Pa, and Mrs. Wilbur En-
cry. OF Lambertville, Mich.
Funeral services were held at
p. m. Monday at Memorial MethC
dist Church. Interment in Wi
liam Penn cemetery, Somerton. P
! DEPUTY
= Wilbur Bayard Deputy of 7(
D Blythe avenue, Drexel Hill, Pc
passed away on Thursday mornin
= June 10. He was formerly a we
f known farmer of Sussex count
e Mr.. Deputy is survived by tt
|. following children: Everett v
n Deputy of Milford, Mrs. Lillia
e Hudson of Drexel Hill, Pa; Wi
d bur. Deputy of Milford and Mr.
t Loretta Norcross of Philadelphi
t Funeral services were held c
S Friday evening at o'clock at Il
e George c. Toppitzer Funeral Hon
at Garrett Road and LansdowI
o avenue, Drexel Hill, Pa. Funer
d services were continued at the Lii
y coin cemetery on Saturday at l.;
IS p. m.
d KILMER
s George Lake Kilmer pass'
d away in the Easton Memorial Ho
l. pital at Easton, Md. last Thur
d day, June 10, following an eme
= gency operation. Born in KLINE
Kansas, in 1885, the son of N
lie and Mrs. Charles B. Kilmer, lie h;
lie travelled extensively in this cou
n try. He was the consignee of Il
'e Texas Oil Company of Denton, MI
+ and at one time was resident
~ New York, where he was a meI
e, Der of the firm of Childs, Kiln
lp and Clarke. who were engaged
r the bend business.
Funeral services were held
in the Episcopal Cathedral ChurC
L. Easton, Md, on Monday, June
OF at 2 p. m. Bishop William r.
D. McCelland officiating. Pallbe care
ct were Burton Hurley, Max StoI
IN Morris Jewell, ]. O. Patterson,
l.. Allen, John Hardy, Havel Kr
bell. Ernest Brown, John w. N
N Bile. Mervin A. Pentz, Horace Nc
Y gan, Theodore Orme.
Mr.. Kilmer is survived by /
rd wife. Edith r. Kilmer, one daug
i'll ter, Miss Georgette Kilmer of NJ
at Rochelle, N. Y, one son, Hugh K
10 mer and one granddaughter, P
tricia Kilmer, also of New r
IN chelle.
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