Milford chronicle., 1951-02-16
OBITUARY
PRETTYMAN

Marshall ii. Prettyman, a native
Delawarean, passed away suddenly
Wednesday, February 18th a t
RidgewOOd, N. J. He is to be buried
at BarTetts Chapel Cemetery, Fri
day afternoon, February 18th. Mr..
attended school in Mil
ford and at the age of eighteen
went to New York City where he
became established in the Insur-
ance Brokerage business, having
offices on William Street. Lower
for AZ years. His only
son, William M. Prettyman sue
ceeds his father in the firm of
and Co. Mr. Prettyman
leaves a wife, Mrs. Evelyn Wright
his son, William. NJ
Prettyman, a grandson and a sister
Mrs, Raymond L. Smith of "The
Towers" Milford.
LOTTA
Mrs. Florence M. Lotta, wife of
William A. Lolita, passed away on
February 18th, in Lansdale, Pa.
Funeral services were held from
the George r. Huff Funeral Home
in Lansdale, on Wednesday, Febru-
airy 14th at two o'clock. Interment
was made in Whitemarsh Memorial
Park She will be remembered as
Miss Florrie Booz, and formerly
lived in Milford.
MCALLISTER
Henry Clay McAllister, 81, who
for many years engaged in retail
grocery business in Milton, died on
Sunday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs Raymond Spence on
Broad Street, Milton and was buri-
ed or Monday, February 18th. He
had beer in failing health for some
time. He was the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William McAllister.
His wife, Emma Stevenson Nc
Allister died several years ago. Be
sides Mrs. Spencer his is survived
by another daughter, Mrs. Charles
Stout of near Milton. Mr.. Nc
Allister was a member of Enter
prise Council No. Is Jr GUAM Of
Milton and also Grace Methodist
Church, in Milton. Funeral services
were held in the Wilson Funeral
Home, at p. m. with the Rev
Milton Elliott, pastor of Grace
Church officiating. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Milton.
COLT
Funeral services for William H.
Colt, of GlenmOre, Pa, age 56, who
died in the West Chester Memorial
Hospital at West Chester, Pa, last
Thursday morning after a few
weeks illness were held at the
Boyer Funeral Home, Sunday after
noon, in charge of the Rev. Edwin
G. Thomas, pastor of Grace Metho-
dist Church, Greenwood. Interment
was in Greensboro, Md, cemetery.
Mr.. Colt was born in Bucks Coun-
ty, Pa, but moved to Greensboro
when a small boy. He was engaged
in farming and resided near Bridge
vile several years, but seven years
ago moved to Glenmore where he
was employed at the Devereaux
Farm School until his death. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Ella
Long Colt, Of Glenmore, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harlan Cooper and a
granddaughter, Joy Cooper, of
Greenwood
REED
Funeral services were held on
Monday, February 18th, at the Reed
Funeral Home, in Milton, for Clar-
ence B. Reed, g. who died Friday
morning in the Lankenan Hospital
in Philadelphia. He was the son
of the late Eliza A. and Alfred Bur-
ton Reed of Milton. He is survived
by a brother, Rufus Reed, of Mil
ton, and several nices and neph-
ews. The Rev. Wade Hampton Off
ciated Interment was made in
Belts Cemetery.
WILLIS
Dorothy Porter Willis, age 88,
passed away at her home in Ocean
City, Md, Friday afternoon. She
was the daughter of the late Dor
man B. Porter and Mrs. Huldah
Porter of Milton, Del. Surviving
her are one brother, George Porter
of Milton, and one sister, Mrs.
George Hopkins of Milton. Also
two nephews and nieces. Funeral
services were held at the Reed Fu-
neral Home at two p. M, with the
Rev. Milton Elliott officiating In
terment was made in the Odd Fell
lows Cemetery.