Milford chronicle., 1952-09-12
OBITUARY

D dAISF an Illness OF only TWO
days.
Funeral services were held from
the Berry Funeral Home in Milford
on Monday, September 8, at 2 D. m.
Rev. Roy L. Tawes, and Rev. A.
Nelson Bennett of BayOnne, N. j.,
Oficiated at the services.
Interment was made in Slaugh-
ter Neck Cemetery, near Milford.
He is survived by Mrs. May
of Milford, and one bro
ther, Henry Bennett, and several
nieces and nephews.
CHRISTENSEN
Andrew J. Christensen, age 48,
died suddenly at River Head, Long
island, N. Y, Tuesday, September
9Th. He is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Grace Tankersley Christen-
sen, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Ell
ton, Jr., one son, William, his mo-
ther, Mrs. Minnie Christensen, two
brothers, Walter christensen of
Casper, Wyoming, Randall Chris
tensen of Milford, five sisters, Mrs.
Sarah Hickland, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, Mrs. Vera Warren, Marcus
Hook, Pa, Mrs. Anna West, Clay
mont, Delaware, Mrs. James West,
Milford, and Mrs. Frank Paquette,
Milford. No funeral arrangements
have been made.
KIRBY
Mrs. Mary Cordelia Kirby, 85,
died Sunday, September 7th, 1852,
in her home, 1919 Princess Ave,
Camden, N. j., after a long illness.
Born in Glendale, Delaware, she
lived in Camden so years, 80 of
which were passed at the Princess
Avenue address. Surviving are two
sons, ]. Earl Kirby, Camden. N. j.,
and Louis r. Kirby, Audubon, N. J.
Services were held on Wednesday,
September 10th, at IL a. m, in the
Holl Funeral Home in Camden
with the Rev. H. w. Bland Detwil-
er, pastor of the Parkside Metho7
dist Church officiating. Burial was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery, in
Milford, Del.
SMITH
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura
Smith, age 68, were held on Sun
day, September 7th, at z o'clock in
the evening from the LOfland Flu
neral Home in Milford. Mrs. Smith
passed away very suddenly at her
home in Slaughter Neck, near Mil
ford, on Thursday, September 4th.
Rev. Edwin Tull of the Church of
God, Milford, officiated. Mrs. Smith
is survived by her husband and one
sister.
MINNER
Mrs. Mary Jane Minner, "A, wife
of Harry B. Minner of near HaT-
rington, died Tuesday, September
9Th, in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital after a long illness. In addi-
ton to her husband, she is sur
vived by two daughters, Mrs. Ebon
Coates of Harrington, and Mrs
Albert Morris of FELTON,; a son
Bradley Minner of Delmar, ant
four grandchildren. The funera
services will be held at the Berr!
Funeral Home today, Friday, Sep
tember 18th at p. III. The Rev
Earl Lowry of the Pilgrims HOli
ness Church at Fishing Creek, Md.
and the Rev. William Tull of the
Church of God, Milford, will Offici
ate. Interment will be in Barratt:
Chapel Cemetery, near Frederica.
TURNER
William Floyd Turner, &c, night
auditor at the Hotel Rodney in Will
mington for IA years, and a resi-
dent of 600 West street in that city
died suddenly Monday morning
September 8, at his home. He was
the husband of Mrs. Nettie Tur'
ner.
Funeral services were held at
D. m. Wednesday in the Berry Flu
ceral Home in FELTON,, with the
Rev. William Kitchens of the Eel
ton Methodist Church, officiating
Interment was made in the Holly
wood Cemetery, near Harrington.
In addition to his wife, Mr.. Tur
ner leaves four daughters: Mrs
Edward Maull of Lewes, Mrs. jane
Daisey and Mrs. William Warren
Jr., both of Wilmington, and Lieu
tenant Mary E. Turner, Camp LIE
Jeune, N. c.; three sisters, Mrs
Clifford Spryor, Blackbird; Mrs
| George Ellegood, Concord, and Mrs
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