Milford chronicle., 1952-08-15
OBITUARY
WEBB


md Mrs. DerricksOn Webb of Mil
ord, died at his home early last
Friday following a long illness.
lOung Webb was a student at Mil
ord Elementary School, and had
listed many states in an effort to
'egain his health. In addition to
lis parents, he is survived by a
sister, Nancy, 8, and his grand
Mrs. Burton Masten. A
'equiem mass was celebrated in st.
Johns Catholic Church, Mil4Ord,
~ the Rev. John ]. Corrigan, pas
or, Monday at 10 a. m, with in
erment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
ENDERS
Mrs. Pauline w. Enders, "a years
I'D, widow. of Harry Enders Of
passed away in that
city on Tuesday, August 5, 1862. She
was the daughter of the late James
A. Daniels of Milford. Her remains
were brought to Milford on Friday
and inferred in Odd Fellows Gene
terry. Rev. Roy Lawson Tawes con-
Quoted services at the grave.
MOORE
Mrs. Mary F. Moore, "a, widow of
SOmers Moore of Lincoln, died last
Friday afternoon in the Milford
Memorial Hospital after a weeks
illness. A native of Milton, she had
lived at BlackwOod, d. j., a num-
ber of years until about a year ago
when she went to Lincoln to re-
side with a daughter, Mrs. Blanche
PettyjOhn. There are no other i'm
mediate survivors. Funeral serv-
ices were conducted by the Rev.
William H. Revelle, pastor of the
Methodist Church at Lincoln, at
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford
last Sunday at 1870 p. m. Interment
was in the cemetery at Lincoln,
PEARSON
Funeral services were held last
at the Cheswold Metho-
dist Church for Mrs. Sarah E
Pearson, 85, who died Monday in
Smyrna. She was the widow OF
James A. Pearson, and daughter OF
Peter l.. Barcus and Sarah Ann
Bell, both of Delaware. The Rev
Connie Dickens, pastor eOf the
Cheswold Methodist Church, was
in charge of the service and inter
ment was at Bethel Church Gene
terry, CheswOld, near Bishops Cor
ner. Survivors include a sister, Mrs
Martha e. Ford, Townsend; bro
ther, John E. Barcus, Milford; a
a sister-in-law Mrs. Daisy Barcus
CheswOld, and several nieces and
GRIMM
Mrs. Mary Grimm, age SO, and
her infant son, Michael Joseph
Grimm, died in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital on Saturday, Au-
gust 8. Mrs. Grimm was the wife
of Alfred G. Grimm of Greenwood
and the daughter of TimOfey and
Anna Belash MeleshenkO of Home
stead, Pa. She is also survived by
three children, one sister, Mrs
Thomas McCue, of Homestead
Pa, and one brother, John Meles
henko of Xenia, Ohio.
Funeral services were held il
the PrOkopOvich Funeral Home q
bonneville, Pa, on Thursday af
ternOon at two o'clock. Intermen
was made at st. Gregory Gene
terry in bonneville.
WHARTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida B
Wharton, 76, of Greenwood, whC
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital last Sunday, were held at the
Lofland Funeral Home in Milford
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Interment in Oakly Cemetery, neal
Ellendale. Mrs. Wharton is surviv
ed by her husband. Edward N
Wharton; one daughter, Mrs. M. J
Webb of Greenwood; three sons
William Wharton of Deepwater
N. j.; Allen E. Wharton of Green
wood, and Walter Wharton of POr
Penn; two sisters, Mrs. Sara Satter
field of Dover and Mrs. Bessie
Henry of Hobbs, Md; IA grand
children, and great-grandchildren
RUSSELL
Services were held Wednesda.
for James Nutter Russell, 81, lOni
prominent in Sussex and stat
Democratic politics, who died Sun
day, August 10th. The Rev. J. E
Layton. Greenwood, conducted tn
services at 2 p. m, in Chaplain
Chapel near Bridgeville. Intermen
in the chapel cemetery. Mr.. Rus
sell, who continued, to farm unit
six weeks ago when he became i'll
died in Milford Memorial Hospital
Although never elected to publ
office, Mr.. Russell was leadin
figure in his party's affairs. FO
more than 80 years he was a mem
her of the Sussex County Demo
cratic Committee representing tn
First of the Second Representativ
District, and was a delegate to tn
party's national convention in 193
and 1886. He was born at Cover
dale Cross Roads, the son of viii
liam Nutter and Lethia Vaugha
Russell and spent his entire life
time in that section. He was twic
married. Both wives, deceased, wer
the former Lola Godfrey of Mills
boro and the former Lille FraZie
OF Rock Hall, Md. He is survive
by three sons, Harry Lee Russell
John NJ, and Robert William Rus
sell, all of Bridgeville. Also, l
grandchildren and five great-grand
Ohildrnn