Milford chronicle., 1950-03-10
Deaths of the Week
BENNETT

BENNETT
Mrs. Sallie F. Bennett, age "a
years, widow of the late William H.
Bennett, and daughter of the late
Robert M. and Mary E. Coverdale
McColley, died at the home of her
daughter and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Jester on North
Washington street, Wednesday af-
ternOOn, March 8, at $3.50 O'Clock.
after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Bennett resid ed on
a farm in Milford Neck until the
death of her husband in 1884, when
she moved to Milford. She was a
member of the Milford Neck MethO-
dist Church and was active in its
affairs while residing in that To-
cality.
She is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Anna Mae Jester and Mrs.
Ida E. Watkins, both of Milford:
one son, Elmer J. Bennett, Milford:
lone sister, Mrs. Annie J. Holden
of Philadelphia, and two brothers,
Robert w. McCOlley of Milford and
Albert McCOlley of FELTON,. Also sur
viving are three grandchildren, Miss
Dorothy Mae Bennett, William F.
Deputy and Richard ]. Watkins,
all Of Milford and a host nephews
and nieces.
Funeral services will be held on.
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock
at the LOfiand's Funeral Home on
South Walnut street with the Rev.
David w. Baker, pastor of the Cal
vary Methodist Church, in charge.
Interment will be made in the fam
lily plot at Barratt's Chapel Gene
terry, near Frederica.
Friends may call at the funeral
home between Z and 9 o'clock Fri
day evening.
JACOBS
John H. Jacobs, age 49 years.
passed away Wednesday, March 8,
at Camden, N. j., where he was
employed by the Wilson Steamboat
Line. Funeral services will be held
at the Berry Funeral Home in Mil
ford on Sunday afternoon at one
o'clock with Rev. Roy L. Tawes,
pastor of Avenue Methodist Church.
Milford, in charge Interment will
take place in Barratt's Chapel Gem
etery.
Mr.. Jacobs is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Ann Nutter, of Milford.
Friends may call at the funeral
home on Saturday evening.
WILLIAMS
Funeral services for Arthur
Clark Williams, 14-mOnths-Old-son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dale NJ. Williams
Jr., Wilmington, was held at p. nj.
Tuesday at the Carey Funeral
Homie. Interment was made in Sill
verbrOOk Cemetery. The child, who
died Sunday, March 5, 1850 in the
Kent General Hospital, Dover is
survived by his parents; a sister,
Lois Ann Williams, 3, and his grand
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Dale X. Will
liams of Wyoming and a great
grandmother, Mrs. Cora Case of
Milford.
LANE
COnrade Lane, Ga, died suddenly
at his hOne in Denton, Md, on
Tuesday afternoon, February 28th.
He was born near FELTON,, on Aug
ust 80, 1885, and was the son Of the
late William and Julia Montague
Lane. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth Sloan Lane; six
children, Earl of Greensboro, Mrs.
Joseph ScurtO, Mrs. Frank Towers,
Mrs. William Little and Miss Fran
ces Lane of Denton, and Mrs. Agnes
Lerch of Wilmington, three broth
ers, Robert and Emanuel of DEN
ton, and Ashton of Houston, and IA
grandchildren. Funeral services
were held at his home on Saturday
at 2 p. m. Rev. Savage officiated
Interment was made in Denton Ce-
metery.
BRIGHT
The funeral of William Bright
12, took place from the BOYER Fu-
neral Home in Harrington on Sum
day afternoon. The Rev. H. Grier
Baker, pastor of the Pilgrim Holi-
ness Church, Officiated. Interment
was made in Mt. Olive Cemetery, i
near FELTON,.
Mr.. Bright died Thursday, March
2, in the Cambridge, Md, Hospital.
Survivors include seven children:
Austin Bright, George Bright, Sam
uel Bright and Major Bright of Will
mlngton, Mrs. Maude Wyatt and
Mrs. Beulah Killen of FELTON,, Hir-
am Bright of Trenton; one sister,
Mrs. Mary McWilliams of Preston,
Md; three borthers, Austin Bright
OF FELTON,, Leford and Howard
Bright of Camden.