Milford chronicle., 1948-02-20
Obituary
COOK

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Charles w. Cook, SO, a retired
merchant of Milford, died last Fri
day afternoon in the Milford
Memorial Hospital. The funeral
was held from the Berry Fun
eral Home, Milford, Monday after
noon al 2 O'Clock. Interment at Bar
rats Chapel Cemetery, near Fred
erica. Surviving Mr.. Cook are a
daughter, Miss Mary Cook of Mil
ford; two sons, Charles w. Cook,
Jr., Wilmington, and William S.
Cook, of Greenwood; five grand
children; seven great-grandchi1-
dren, and two sisters, Mrs. Louret-
tie Singer of Viola and Mrs. Cath
crime Clark of Camden.
WEBB
Harry w. Webb, age 81 years,
husband of the late Joel Clark
Webb, died Wednesday morning,
February 18th. He is survived by
two sons, Guy S. Webb and w.
Truitt Webb, and by two grand
daughters, Mrs. William Zencak
and Ruth Webb, all of Milford.
Funeral services were held at
Berry's Funeral Home in Milford,
Saturday afternoon, at two o'clock,
with the Rev David Baker, officia-
ting. Interment was made in the
Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
NEFF
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moran Neff,
of 20 Bala Avenue, -CynWyd,
Philadelphia, died in the Hahne-
mann Hospital on Thursday, Feb
ruary 5, following a brief illness.
She was the widow of Howard L.
Neff, well-knOwn Philadelphia mer-
chant. who died 10 years ago. She
IS survived by daughter, Mrs. Hell
en- Neff Penney and two sons, How
ard l., Jr., and Wesley NJ Funeral
services were held in St. Asaph's
Church, Bala, on Monday, Febru-
airy 9 and interment was made in
the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford,
with Rev. Joseph Kinks, officiating.
ROOT
Arthur Root, Il, died last Friday
night at his home near Farming
ton, after long illness. He was a
retired farmer
The funeral was held from the
Berry Funeral Home at Milford, on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The
Rev William McDaniels, pastor of
the Church of the Brethren at Far
mingtOn officiating. Burial in st.
JohnstOwn Cemetery at Green
wood
Mr.. Root is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary E. Root, one daughter,
Mrs. Catharine Adams of Milford,
six sons, Charles Root, Binghamp-
ton, N. Y; Pat Root, Chester; Will
bur Root, Greenwood; Ralph Root,
Baltimore, and George and Harold
Root of Milford, and eight grand
children.
EATON
William Harry Eaton, IS, teller
in the FELTON, Bank, was stricken
with a heart attack Tuesday while
at work, and died before a physi-
clan reached him. The funeral
was held from the Berry funeral
home at FELTON, this afternoon at
one o'clock Interment was in ST..
Georges Cemetery. In addition to
his office in the local bank, where
he had been employed the last six
years, Mr.. Eaton conducted an in
surance business. He was for
merly a FELTON, merchant. SurViv-
ing are his wife, Mrs. Hattie o..
Eaton; three daughters, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Carney, Richardson Park !;
Mrs. Mariana Hopkins, Bridge
vile, and Mrs. Janice Moore, Phil
adelphia; six grandchildren and
three sisters, Mrs. Leroy Lynch,
Milton; Mrs. Brinkley Macklin and
Miss Elma Eaton, FELTON,. He was
a son of the late John d. and Eliz-
abeth Eaton Mr.. Eaton was a
member of the FELTON, Methodist
Church. Union Lodge No. Z, A. F..
and A. NJ, Dover; Evergreen For
est No 40. Tall Cedars Of Lebanon,
Milford, and the Odd Fellows
lodge at FELTON,.