Milford chronicle., 1951-03-02
WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS
Mrs. Bertha c. Williams, age 68
wears, wife of Charles H. Williams,
passed away at the Milford Mem
orial Hospital, Monday evening,
February 26, after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at the
Berry Funeral Home on Thursday
afternoon at two o'clock. Rev. Roy
L. Tawes of the Avenue Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mil
ford.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Will
liams is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Irene Tanner of Washington,
d. c.; two sons, John D., and Sam
uel Harvey Williams of Milford;
four sisters, Mrs. Edward and Mrs.
Major Burton, both of Fredericks-
burg, Va, Mrs. G. A. Burton of
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. S. A.
Graninger of Arlington, Va; one
brother, Raymond Curtis of Wood
bridge, Va; and four grandchil-
dren.
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ford about 80 years.
PETTYJOHN
James E. Pettyjohn, age 80 years,
passed away Friday, February %,
at p. m. after a long illness, in
the Milford Memorial HOSPITAL.
Funeral services were held on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Bethel A. M. E. Church. Rev.
E. E. Henley, pastor.
He is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Carrie Harrison and Miss
Ida Pettyjohn of Philadelphia, two
grandson, William Pettyjohn of At
lantic City, N. j., and Almond Pet
tyiohn, of Milford, with whom he
made his home for the past eight
years.
WILSON
Mrs. Sallie A. Wilson, wife of
Charles Wilson, near Georgetown,
died early last Saturday morning,
February "a, after an illness of
about two weeks.
A native of Sussex County, she
was a daughter of the late John
M. and LOuvenia Toomey Hitch
ems. She is survived by her hus-
band, ten children, % grandchil-
dren and 10 great-grandchildren
and three brothers. The children
are Raymond Wilson, Milton; HaT-
ley Wilson, Georgetown; John Will
son, Milton; Harry Wilson, George
town; Mrs. Irwin Walls, Milton;
Mrs. Edna Savage, Milton; Leroy
Wilson, Lincoln City; Mrs. Valen-
tine Halves, Georgetown; Preston
Wilson, RehobOth and Mrs. Eugene
Wilson, Georgetown. The brothers
are Lorenzo Kitchens, Georgetown;
Clay Kitchens, Wyoming, and Har-
vey Kitchens, Redden.
Funeral services were held in the
Carey Funeral Home on North Bed
ford street, Georgetown, Tuesday
afternoon, February q, at two o.
clock. Officiating were Rev. Ira E.
Crum, pastor of Georgetown Meth
odist Circuit, and the Rev. Elmer
j. Hooking, pastor of Pilgrim Holi-
ness Church in Milton. Interment
was made in Union Cemetery,
Georgetown.
JOHNSON
Mrs. Georgia V. Johnson, age 65
years, wife of Charles johnson Of
Ocean View, died at her home last
Thursday afternoon. She had suf-
fered a heart attack earlier last
week.
A native of near her home, she
was a daughter of the late George
Il. and Eliza Murray Derrickson.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. IIelen
Kaufman of Ocean View; a step
son, Frank Johnson, of Dagsboro;
two sisters, Mrs. Cora Quillen, IIar-
ringtOn, and Mrs. Minnie Ford, Of
Philadelphia, and two brothers.
Francis Derrickson, Ocean View,
and Milton Derrickson of Frank
ford.
Funeral services were held in
Bethel Methodist Church in Ocean
View on Sunday afternoon at two
O'Clock, with Rev. Denzel G. Wild
ey, pastor Of the church, officiating
Intermnnt was made IN Bethel Caro