Milford chronicle., 1951-06-22
OBITUARY

OBITUARY
HIRSCH
Mrs. Blanche Carlisle Hirsch
widow of Daniel Hirsch, longtime
president of the First National
Bank and Trust Company of Mil
ford, died at her home on Causey
avenue, Monday evening, June 18.
Funeral services were held al
her late residence Thursday after
noon at p. m. with Mrs. Bernard
Briggs, reader, in charge. Inter
ment at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery
near Frederick.
Mrs. Hirsch was a daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Paris T. Car
Isle, Sr., of Frederick, and spent
her early years in that community
Mrs. Hirsch was active in the
Christian Scientist Movement and
was a charter member of the Mil
ford Group. She was greatly inter
ested in youth betterment move
ments, and was a generous cOntri.
butor to the Boy Scouts of Ameri-
ca.
Surviving are nephew, the Rev
Carlisle Hubbard, Cambridge, Md.
and nieces, Miss Agnes Hubbard
Cambridge, Mrs. Harry Stewart OF
Baltimore. and Miss Elizabeth v
Carlisle of Swarthmore, Pa, Lester
Luff Carlisle, Jr., of Boston, Mass.
LEGATES
/ Alton Legates, age A years
passed away suddenly in Milford on
Thursday, June 14th. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the Berry Funer-
al Home in Milford on Tuesday af-
ternOon, June 10Th, at two o'clock
Interment in Hollywood Cemetery
near Harrington. He is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Taylor OF
Harrington and Mrs. Leonard Ma
lOney of Magnolia. Three brothers
Edgar and Clarence of Milford and
Harry of Harrington also survive
TRUITT
Mrs. Delema Truitt, 81, died or
Saturday, June 10th, 1851, in the
Governor Bacon Health Center
Delaware City, after a long illness
She was the widow of Harry w
Truitt and a daughter of the late
Thomas and Ida Short Barker Mrs
/ Truitt is survived by a sister, Mrs
| Florence LOngrell of Wilmington
She was a cousin to Herschel M
/ Holland and sisteT-in-law to Clar.
ence and Lloyd Truitt, all of Mil
ford. Funeral services were helC
on Wednesday at 2 p. m. in ZOal
Methodist Church near MillsbOro
with Rev. L. C. Graham officiating
Interment was made in Whites
Chapel Cemetery, near Overlook.
COLLINS
Alfred w. Collins, age 81, passed
away suddenly at his farm neal
Williamsville, on Saturday, Junt
Is. Death was due to a heart at
tack.
He is survived by his wife, Mar!
E. Collins, three sons, William M
Elmer D., and James c., of Mil
ford, one daughter, Mrs. Name.
Vent of Milford; one brother
Charles Collins, near Greenwood
two sisters, Mrs. Matte White ant
Mrs. Annie Collision, both of Mar
Gus Hook, Pa.
Funeral services were held Ol
Wednesday afternoon, June 20, a
p. m, from the Lofland Funera
Home, Milford, with Rev. Edwin
Tull, officiating. Interment wa
made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery
Milford.
MEREDITH
Alexander F. Meredith, age 8
years, passed away Wednesday
June 13. at Smyrna, after a lon
illness. Funeral services were con
Quoted at Cow Marsh Baptis
Church. last Friday afternoon at
p. m. Burial was made in the Gem
etery adjoining the church.
He is survived by three sisters
Mrs Martha Wilson of Houston
Mrs. Lucy M. Rounds of Dover, an
Mrs. Sadie Benson of Wilmington
two nephews, Arthur Rounds Wi
son and James F. Wilson, of Mil
ford, and one niece. Mrs. Gather
inc M. Walker of New Castle Coun
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