Milford chronicle., 1953-01-16
OBITUARY
coLINs

cd away on Monday, January ~. at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Al
bert ]. Boone of Meadows Farm.
near Smyrna, were held on We'd
nesday afternoon, January Ia. at
2 p. 10. from the Lofand Funeral
Home in Milford Interment was
made in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry. Milford The Rev. William
Leishman was in charge Of the SER
vices.
Mrs. Collins is survived BY three
daughters, Mrs. Urban P. Wingate
of Lewes, Mrs. Albert J. Boone Of
Smyrna, Miss Nettie Lee Collins Of
Smyrna and one son, Theodore w.
Collins Of Dover. and two grand
children and one sister, Mrs. Mar
garet Marvel of Milford.
WYATT
Horace L. Wyatt, of Woodbine.
N. j., died suddenly January 8, fol-
lowing heart attack. Born in Del.
aware, he moved to Woodbine in
1925, and had been employed by
the Bradstone Rubber Company for
the past 18 years.
He is survived by his wife, Viola.
a daughter, Mrs. Delema Scavetta
Of Wildwood, N. j., and a sister.
Mrs. Lou Morrison, of Milford.
Funeral services we're held at
the Lewis Funeral Home, South
Dennis, N. J., on Monday at 100
p. m. Interment in Bethel Gene
terry, Hurffville, N. J.
WELSH
Funeral services for Richard J.
Welsh, 55, who died last Saturday
at the Milford Memorial Hospital.
were held at the Berry Funeral
Home in Milford at / D. m, on
Thursday.
The Rev. Roy Tawes, minister of
Avenue Methodist Church, Milford
Oficiated. Interment was made in
Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, near
Frederica.
Mr.. Welsh, a carpenter who had
lived in Milford for the past year.
suffered a stroke last Saturday
morning. Taken to the hospital. he
died several hours later.
He is survived by his wife, Edna
Mae; two sons, Richard E., of Mil
ford, and William H., Chester. Pa. :
and five grandchildren. A native of
New York State, he went to Fred
erica at an ear'y age and was rais-
ed Dy foster mother, Mrs. Annie
Harrington, who also survives.
MURPHY
Harold Emeral Murphy, aged
81 years, husband of Myrtle Thorn
as Murphy and son Of the late AL
bert and Mollie Murphy, died in
the Wilmington General Hospital,
on Monday evening, January 5th
at $50 p. m, after a lingering ill
ness Of about two years of patient
suffering. He was born at Hills
boro, Maryland, but for many years
he has made his home at Newark
Delaware, where he was employed
at the water works. Mr.. Murphy un-
derwent a very serious operation
for the removal of a kidney, about
two years ago, and for time il
was thought he was on the road
to recovery, but unfortunately III
took a turn for the worst and wa,
again returned to the hospital
where he was placed in an oxyger
tent. His condition seemed to i'm
prove on Saturday previous to his
death and he was removed from
the oxygen tent. Despite the fact
his relatives and friends knew his
condition was critical, nevertheless
his death came to them as a shock,
.On Monday following. He was a
kind and gentle person and was
highly respected and loved by all
who knew him. For twenty-five
years he was a member Of the
Volunteer Fire Company OF New
ark, Delaware and seven of the
members acted as pail bearers. The
funeral services were conducted at
the Jones Funeral Home in New
ark at 10 a. m, on Friday morn
ing, January 9Th, by the pastor OF
the Pentecostal Church, Of which
Mr.. Murphy was an active member
and he was also superintendent al
said church. Two very beautiful
hymns were rendered, one Oi
which was "GOod Night And Good
Morning" and 'I'll Meet You Be
yond the Eastern Gate" Mr.. Muir
ply is survived by his wife, also
one daughter, Mrs. Ruth Meadows
and a granddaughter, both of whom
reside at home. In addition to thai
twin brother, Herbert also sur
wives, as does one sigter, Mrs. Fan
ME Jester of Milford; also three
nieces and five nephews, one o.
whom, Harlan Jester, resides a
Milford, besides a host Of friends
who will mourn the loss Of Mr.
Murphy for many days to come.
WALLS
Sheppard M. Walls, axe 80 years
one of the oldest and rsost highly
respected farmers in this area
died at his home, near Georgetown
about 1915 last Sunday night, fol
lowing a short illness.
Mr.. Walls was a son Of the late
Gideon and Mary Jane Walls, anC
was born on the farm where h'
had spent all his life and which
had been owned and operated By
his grandfather and father before
him. His wife died in 1945, short
ly after they had celebrated theii
63rd wedding anniversary. Posses
sed Of keen memory, Mr.. Walls
had contributed much to informa
ton on local history and customs
dating back to his boyhood days
when the farm was titled BY usinl
a yoke of oxen. The home in whicl
he lived and died had only a feT