Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28
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and Eunice Reed Saunders and
was born at Saginaw, Mich, but
moved near Harrington with her
family when a girl, and had lived
there for so years. She was a
member of Whites Methodist
Church, near Harrington, and at
tended there until it was closed
about six years ago. Since then she
attended Wesley Methodist Church,
BurrsVille, and was a member of
their WSCS. Funeral services were
held at the Boyer Funeral Home,
Harrington, Sunday afternoon, at
II O'Clock in. charge of the Rev.
Omro Todd, pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church. Interment was
in Hollywood Cemetery, Harring-
ton. She is survived by her hus-
band, Norman p Wix; Z daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ella Brown and Mrs.
Elmer Brown, of Harrington; Mrs.
Carroll Welch, FELTON,; Mrs. Albert
Groves, Chestertown, Md; Mrs.
Harold Raughley, Jacksonville,
Fla; Mrs. Harold Anderson, Hart
ford, Conn.,, and Mrs. Willis Kates.
OF FELTON,; 6 sons, Robert J. Wix.
Carroll Wix, John Leon Wix, Nor
man S. Wix, of Harrinton, and
Marvin Wix, of Evans City. Pa.
and Kenneth Wix, of Smyrna: SO
grandchildren and 81 great-grand-
children; a brother, Elbert Saun-
ders, Ridgely, Md; 8 sisters, Mrs.
Margaret Thawley and Mrs.
Charles Welch, of Harrington, and
Mrs. Fred Ferg, Spokane, Wash.
HARRINGTON
Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie
E. Harrington, 50, widow of Mack
0. Harrington, of Milford, were
held at the Berry Funeral Home
Milford, Monday at 1870 D. m
The Rev William Tull, pastor OF
the Church of God, Officiated
lnterment was in Odd Fellows
Cemetery. Mrs. Harrington died
last Thursday night at the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. She had
lived at Harrington until six
months ago when she came to Mil
ford. Surviving are: two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Esther Pride and Mrs,
Virginia McColley, both of Milford /:
three sons, Paul, of Slaughter
Beach, and Thomas and Solomon.
OF Lincoln; a brother, William
Dandy of Philadelphia: eight
grandchildren, and two great
grandchildren.
HITCH
Funeral services for Anna Mack
lin Hitch, age Y years, of Mil
ford, who died in Milford Memoir
ial Hospital on Sunday, August
29rd, were held from the Lofiand
Funeral Home in Milford on We'd
nesday, August 26th, at 2 y. m.
Rev, Donzel Wildey, pastor of Cal
vary Methodist Church. Officiated
Mrs. Hitch is survived by one bro
ther, Arthur Macklin, of Newnort
Dell and several nieces and nep-
hews.
WARREN
Mary E. Warren, age "a years.
died at her home near Ellendale.
Friday, August 21st, after a long
illness. Funeral services were held
at the home on Monday, August
z4th, at p. m, with Rev. Olin
J. ShOckley, pastor of EllendaIe
Methodist Church, in charge. IN
terment Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Milford. Mrs. Warren is survived
by her husband, Charles E. War
rem; one daughter, Mrs. Herman
west OF near Glendale, and two
sons, Lawrence, of Glendale and
Ray of Milford; four grandchiI-
dren and two great-grandchildr
JEFFERSON
Mrs. Elizabeth Mason Jefferson
of Milton, Delaware, passed awav
on Sunday, August 23rd, at Mil
ford, Delaware. Mrs. Jefferson was
born October Gath, 1862, at Mil
ford. The family moved during
her infancy to the Reynolds
church community where she re-
sided until 1911. Since then she
was a resident of Milton. She. early
IN life, became a member of the
Methodist Church and until the
lntirmities of age prevented. she
attended regular and was active
In all church activities. Her maid
en- name was Elizabeth Mason Alb
DOtt, marrying James K. P. Jeffer-
son on May 26, 1887. Mr.. Jefferson
died in 1911. Mrs. Jefferson leaves
a brother, Thomas H. Abbott and
a sister, Miss Lydia ". Abbott.
both of Milford, Delaware: four
children mourn the loss of a won
dertul mother, Mrs. Lydia A. Spi-
Ger of Milford, Ernest M. Jeffer-
son, Milton, Mrs. Virginia F. Cliff
ton of Milford and William H.
Jefferson of Lewes; fourteen
grandchildren; S5 great-grandchil-
dren and 8 great-great-grandchil-
dren. Funeral services were held
at the Milton Funeral Home on
Wednesday at 2 D. m. Interment
was in Reynolds Church Cemetery.
BELTS
William Talbert Belts, age 80.
died Sunday, August 10th, after a
long illness at the home of a step
son in Harrington. Before making
ms home in Harrington, he was a
farmer near Jefferson's Crossroads.
Born near Vernon Church. he AL
ways had lived in the Harrington
section of Kent County. Funeral
services were held at the Berry
Funeral Home in Harrington. On
Wednesday, August 18th, in charge
OF Rev. Robert Van Cleaf, pastor
OF Asbury Methodist Church in