Milford chronicle., 1953-06-12
OBITUARY


Houston Fire Company and before
the fire hall was erected he housed
the fire equipment in a building at
the rear of his garage, which he op-
Grated for over 35 years. Mr.. Sapp
was an authority on guns and his
advice and skill was sought by
! persons all over the Peninsula. He
is survived by hisa wife, Estella.
and 10 children: Mrs. William r.
Wechtenheiser, Harrington: Will
liam H., Jro and John F., Houston;
Mrs. Owen Houston, Milton; Dewey
E., Milford; Mrs. William Gurden,
Milford; Harry, Milford; Pfc. Dom
aid Sapp, with the Army in Ger
many; Betty and Barbara, at home
Also nine grandchildren, two bro
theirs, Ola, Houston; Roy, Harring-
ton, and two sisters, Mrs. Charles
Trice, Milford, and Mrs. Bertha
VienOt, Houston. Funeral services
will be held Sunday at 2:3O in the
Berry Funeral Home at Milford. The
Rev. f. Charles Louhoff, pastor of
Houston Methodist Church, will
Officiate and interrhent will be in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
PASSWATERS
Coulter H. PassWateTs, aged 35
years, passed away early Monday
morning after a lingering illness
at his home in Bridgeville, Della
ware, where he had spent his en-
tire life. He was a prominent fruit
and prC1dce broker. He was
member of the BridgeVille town
board for years and also a past
president of the board. He was a
member of Union Methodist Church,
an honorary member of the
BridgeVille Fire Co., and a field
representative of the Eastern
States Cooperative, and an officer
OF the Farm Bureau. He was a mem
Der of Tall Cedars of Lebanon Of
Milford, a member of Hiram Mas
onic Lodge of SeafOTd and a 80 de-
gree Mason and a member of the
Delaware COnsistOry of Whining
ton. He was the son of William H.
and Golden Williamson PassWaters.
of BridgeVille, Del. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Ruth S. Pass
waters, 3 daughters, Eleanor Beth,
Brenda CarOle, andFGayle Mae, all
at home, his father and mother and
the following brothers and sisters:
Mrs. Robert S. Black, Rehoboth,
Del, Mrs. Ray S. Mears. Seaford,
Del, Mrs. William J. Hill, III, of
SeafOrd, William G. PassWaters,
Bridgeville, Earl L. Passwaters.
Bridgeville, and Ray E. Passwaters,
Bridgeville. Funeral services were
conducted on Thursday afternoon
at 2:3O, d. S. T., from the Union
Methodist Church, Bridgeville, with
the Rev. J. w. WoOten officiating
with the Hiram Masonic Lodge hav-
ing the service at the grave. In
terment in Bridgeville Cemetery.
PRETTYMAN
Willard J. Prettyman, aged 3S
years, owner and operator of
Prettyman's Bakery, on N. Race
Street, Georgetown, died at the
wheel of his automobile, Wednes-
day night, June Srd, about 1O:3O
o'clock. Mr.. Prettyman and his
wife, the former Miss Kathryn
Rust, of Georgetown, was driving
near Redden, when stricken with
a heart attack and slumped over.
Mrs. Prettyman ran to a nearby
house to summon assistance and he
was taken to Beebe Hospital in
the American Legion Ambulance
where he was pronounced dead
upon arrival. Robert Snowden and
Herbert Won Goerres of the am
bulance crew administered oxygen.
to no avail. Mr.. Prettyman had
suffered a heart ailment for more
than a year. Born in Georgetown.
he was son of Mrs. Mary DYER
Carr, of Prospect Park, Pa, and
the late William Burton Prettyman,
OF Georgetown. Besides his wife
and mother, he is survived by a
son, Howard A. Prettyman, at
home; a sister, Miss Mildred Pret-
lyman and a brother, James. both
OF Prospect Park. For many years
he was associated with HudsOn's
Bakery, Inc, and began operation
of his own bakery four years ago.
he was a member of the Mems
Bible Class of Grace Methodist
Church, with which he was affilia-
ted. Fraternally, he was a member
OF Nantic0ke Tribe No. 21, Indepen-
dent Order of Red Men, in George
town. Funeral services were held
IN Grace Methodist Church. SIM
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock. DIR.
Ihomas c. Mulligan, pastor of the
conducted the service as
sisted by Rev. Robert E. Van Cleaf.
OF Asbury Methodist Church. Har-
rington and Rev. William p Kes-
model, pastor of Richardson Park
Methodist Church, Wilmington.
both of whom are former pastors
Of Grace Church, Georgetown. In
terment in Union Cemetery, in
Georgetown.
CLARK
Funeral services for Pvt. James
f. Clark, who was killed in an |
automobile accident near Camp |
PlcKett' Virginia, Monday morning, !
June 1st, were held in Gumboro |
Methodist Church, on Saturday
afternoon, June 9Th, at two O'Clock. |
with Rev. James Langrell, pastor
9t the church officiating. PVT.
Clark, who was 90 years old and
son of Charles J. and Anna
clark, of near Gumboro, had been
serving in a Medical Detachment
1I the U. S. Army, stationed at
camp Pickett. Besides his parents,
he is survived by a sister, Florence.
and a brother, Lee, at home; 2 half
sisters, Mrs. Bessie Boggs and Mrs.