Milford chronicle., 1951-09-21
OBITUARY
HILLMAN

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noon at 1880 o'clock.
The Rev. Roy L. Tawes, pastor
of the Avenue Methodist Church,
oficiated Interment was made in
/ Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mrs. Hillman died last Wednes-
day night at the home of a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Estella Weinmann at
Trenton, N. j., where she had been
living since the death Of her hus-.
band two years ago.
Born in Milford, she had lived /
| here before going to Trenton. other
survivors are a son by a former
marriage, Clarence Abbott, Snow
: Hill, Md; a daughter, Mrs. Henry
Welch Harrington, of Milford; nine
grandchildren, % great-grandchil-
dren and three great-great-grand-
, children.
PEET
Mrs. Bertha Peck IPeet, 8S, widow
of A. Brainard Peet, of Whining
4 ton. passed away in Delaware Hos
! pital on Tuesday, September 1S.
4 She had been a patient there since
4 Saturday, and had been i'll for
4 some time. Mrs. Peet was born in
New York State, the daughter OF
the late Daniel and Sybil Peck
d butcher. She and the late Mr.. Peet
2 moved to Milford when their chill
d, dren were quite small and pur-
r, chased the Wallace farm near
c. town. where they lived for num-
ber of years. Mr.. Peet was an au-
thority on apple growing and took
f.i an active part in Milford Grange
iDl Surviving are a son, Donald G
( Peet of Wilmington, daughter
re Mrs. Ruth Johnston, Of Amber
D. pa: four grandchildren, and nine
\. great-grandchildren Funeral ser
vices were held at st. Paul Metho'
g dist Church in Wilmington at u
~ o'clock yesterday and intermen
IN was made in the family plot in Od'
m Fellows Cemetery, here.
RI LACEY
Miss Mary B. Lacey, resident o
Delaware for "a years, died Sep
nd tember 18th, 1851. She was tn
nd daughter of Hester Anne Simple
"a and Robert Fletcher Lacey, an
,lv was born in Milton on March Is
IN 1857.
Ia She resided in Lincoln for $
.ek years. Funeral services will b
held in the Lincoln Methods
. Church on Saturday, September 2
at 2 o'clock. Interment will .
made in the Lincoln Cemetery.
There are three surviving niece
Mrs. Gilbert Hancox Of New YoT
City, Miss Elizabeth Lacey Of II
,ev wares, Florida, and Mrs. John
S. Hazard of Milton,
ng,
in WELDIN
tn William Bell Weldin, age 81, di'
in the Milford Memorial Hospit
nts on Thursday morning, SeptemO
ell 90, after long illness. A retlr
ms; lieutenant of police of the PM
4, delphia Reading Railroad, a
-cle member of the Improved Order
-cle Red Men, he is survived by thi
air daughters and two sons. Ihey a
lis: Mrs. Wilhelmina Weldtn, Mllfol
Roy Mrs. John McConas, of New Cast
ing Mrs. Lillian Lefferts. of Phllao
7 phia; Lewis and Millard Weld
-old eleven grandchildren and % gre
air grandchildren.
Tor- Funeral services will be held
Trs Sunday. September %, at one ..
non from the Iyofland Funeral HoI
eli in Milford, with interment be-
made in SilverbrOok Cemetery, v
mington. Rev. Ralph G. Jon
minister of Calvary Method
Church will Officiate. Friends n
call at the funeral home on Sat
lew day evening between seven
nine o'clock.
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'ch. HAYES
K. ElwOod P. Hayes, age 68 yes
died on Monday of this week
belle the home of his cousin, Mrs. N
garet Marshall, in Dagsboro.
Ma for some time with a heart
ment he suffered an attack
Kim Sunday last from which he ia
to rally.
Isa- Mr.. Hayes. who was formerl
resident of Camden, n. j., c
Ho- to Delaware ABOUT Two years
to make his home with Mrs.
shall He was born in PhiladelI
a son of the late Isaac and
parks Hayes. He is survived
Muir .Sron .. ~ ston1daugbters. Mrs. {
SAWYER, Mrs. Frances Jennis
Mrs Betty Howard, all of Can
N T.. and two step-sons, Ric
Ill Helwig and Franklin Helwig.
lPIlS of Verga, N. j., and two Sis
Mrs. Florence McGrath, Phil
,unced phia. and Mrs Grace Wren,
ent in den. N. ].
lilford Funeral services were hel
2 chill the Watson-Gray Funeral HOT
of the Frankford on Wednesday after
Mon September 10. at 2 o'clock
orning brother Thomas LaVer, OF tn
o'clock, semblies of God Church, OF \
rom oflciating. Interment was ma
st. Georges Cemetery in Clark'
latter .
contin- WINN
o,ro11- Marcia L. Winn, IS. retired
T.. a few teacher. died on Thursday
js in noon. September 13, in Milton
po ~ Winn had been in failing
unerin- since a son, Joseph T. WinI
ooI for lost at sea during World W
while serving in the Merchar
rine. -,
,ncod She was born in West CT
aAAN~N Do tho daughter Of Frank an