Milford chronicle., 1952-10-03

George r. Welch and one brother,
Clarence M. Welch, Jr., of Milford.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day, October End, two o'clock, at
Lofand Funeral Home, Milford
Rev. Ralph C. Jones, pastor of the
Calvary Methodist Church, Officiat-
ing. Interment in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford.
FARRELL
Funeral services for Mrs. Bess
Neese farrell were held from Trini-
ty Methodist Church at GOldsbOrO,
Md, Wednesday afternoon, Septem-
ber gath, in charge of the pastor,
the Rev. Ray Wainwright Kirwan.
Interment was made in Greensboro
Cemetery. Mrs. FARRELL died at her
home near GoldsbOrO, Sunday, Sep
tember 21st, following a long ill
ness. She was born in Houston, the
daughter of the late Rev. Gordon
r. and Elizabeth Neese, and had
been a resident of GoldsbOro for
40 years. Mrs. FARRELL was a mem
Der of Trinity Methodist Church
and was very active in the affairs
of the church as long as her health
permitted. Besides her husband, T.
Noble farrell, ST., a well-knOwn
packer of canned foods at Colds
boro, she is survived by four chill
dren, Elbert N. FARRELL, of Camden,
N. j., Joseph FARRELL of New Cas-
tie, Mrs. David King of GOldsbOrO,
and T. Noble FARRELL, Jr., who is
associated with his father in the
canning business.
WOLTERS
Mrs RhOda Hazard WOlters,
widow of Alexander WOlters, pass
ed away Monday, Sept. 21st, at the
home of her sister in Wilmington,
Mrs. Hariett Ann Marvel, with
whom she made her home for the
past few years. Mrs. WOlters was
79 years old. Mrs. WOlters came
! from one of Delaware's Colonial
families, being the daughter of the
| late AlphOnsO and Caroline Stew
ensOn Hazard of near Angola, Del.
She is survived by one brother. AL
/ phonso Hazard Jr., of Phila., Mrs.
Harriet A. Marvel of Wilmington
and Mrs. Eugenia Musgrove of San
AntoHi0, Texas, also nieces and
nephews. The funeral services were
held at the James Mullikan Funer-
al Home on West 9th St, and bur-
ial was made in LOmbardy Gene
terry, Wilmington.
HANDS
Mrs. Annie Hands, rs, died at
/ the home of her sOn-in-law and
daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Warren, of Chester, Pa, Monday
afternoon, after several months
| illness. She was the daughter of
the late David and Elizabeth Dean
Cannon, and was born near Har-
ringtOn, and had lived in this COM
munity the most of her life. Her
! husband, John r. Hands, a farmer
of that vicinity died about Is years
ago. Funeral services were held at
/ the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring-
| ton, Thursday afternoon. Interment
was in Barratts Chapel Cemetery,
near Frederica. She is survived by
! the following children: Hayward
Hands and Russell Hands, of Har
rington, Mrs. Charles Warren, of
Chester, Pa; Mrs Harvey Porter,
Camden. Del; Raymond Hands, of
West Chester, Pa; Alvin Hands,
Chadds Ford. Pa; and Mrs Eliza
beth Herring, of Miami, Florida.
BROWN
Funeral services for Horace
| Greedy Brown, so, retired farmer
of the Harrington section, were
held at the Boyer Funeral Home,
Harrington, Sunday, September
2Sth. in the afternoon, in charge
of the Rev. Robert e. VanCleaf,
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church.
Interment was in Hollywood Gene
terry. Mr.. Brown died early last
Friday morning at the home of a
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin w. Hopkins, near Har-
rington. He had been i'll several
months. Born near Harrington, a
son of Tilghman and Charity Wyatt
Brown, he had lived in that vicinity
all his life, retiring five years ago.
His wife, Georgia Porter Brown,
died three years ago. Surviving are
four other daughters: Mrs. Blanche
McKnatt, Mrs. Effie Raughley, Mrs.
Leila Wright, Mrs. Elma Minner
and two sons, Edgar and Major
Brown, all of Harrington; 19
grandchildren, two great-great-
grandchildren, and a brother, Ed
ward Brown, of Bethany, Okla. Two
of the grandchildren are serving
in the Armed Forces, Cpl Watson
f. Brown, with the Marines in KO-
rea, and Lewis Donald McKnatt,
u. S. Navy, stationed at PatuXent,
Maryland.
Union Methodist Church