Milford chronicle., 1953-12-11
OBITUARY
JOHNSON

long illness.
A daughter of the late John and
Adeline Hanzer Morris, she is sur
vived by 81 direct descendants.
They are 2 sons, Charles A. and
George Johnson; Mrs. Liza Morris,
Mrs. Isabelle Kitchens, Mrs. Mary
Street, Mrs. Florence Johnson, Mrs.
Sadie Muntz, all of near Millsboro;
% grandchildren; 8 great-grand-
children, and 10 great-great-grand-
children. There are also 8 brothers,
Orlando, Clarence and Wolzey Nor
ris and sisters, Mrs. Lavina
Wright, Mrs. Mary Jackson, Mrs.
Arrie Wright and Mrs. Sarah Nor
ris, all of Millsboro vicinity.
Funeral services were held in
Harmony Church, last Saturday af-
ternOOn at two o'clock, with Rev.
G. w. D. Brown, pastor of the
church, officiating. Interment in
the cemetery near the church.
CANNON
Mrs. Mary Frances Cannon, of
Philadelphia, formerly of Milton
and West Point, Virginia, died in
the NanticOke Memorial Hospital,
in SeafOrd, last Sunday evening,
Dec. 6 less than "a hours after be-
ing stricken with heart attack
at the home of her nephew, Arthur
V. Register, in Laurel.
Mrs. Cannon was born in Bridge
Vile, April Is, 1888, daughter OF
the late Levin B. and Molly johnson
Harris. She had lived in Wes
Point, Va, for about 80 years
Following the death of her frs
husband, Cyrus Fay, she lived il
Philadelphia until her marriage tt
the late Capt. L. c. Darby, in Milton
She was married to Mr.. T. Franklin
Cannon, of Philadelphia, on QctobeI
10, this year.
In addition to her husband, Mr.
Cannon, her only other survivor
are her nephew Arthur V. Register
in Laurel; another nephew, Fa
Harris, of Baltimore, Md; a. neice
Mrs. Howard L. Ely, of Philadel
phia. Two other surviving neice
are Mrs. Mildred Baker, of GumborC
Del. and the former Miss Ev
Harris, of COllingswOOd, N. ].
Mrs. Cannon was a member @
Goshen Methodist Church, i
Milton; a member of Circle #2, c
the w. S. c. S. of that church an
a member of the Milton Chapter c
The Women's Christian Temperate
Union.
KIRSCH
Joseph Kirsch, aged II year
retired blacksmith and farme
died at his home near Georgetown
on Monday, Nov. 80. He had bee
i'll for some time.
A native of Germany, Mr. KirsC
was a naturalized citizen. His on,
survivors are step-sOn, Julil
VOgt, of Georgetown and a foste
son Edward Kirsch, of BonnbrOo
New Jersey.
Funeral services were he
Tuesday at o'clock, in the Car,
/ Funeral Home, N. Bedford Sire,
in Georgetown, with Rev. Walt
G. Barlow, pastor of Hebron Meth
, dist Church, officiating.
CECIL
, Mrs. Mary A. Cecil, aged
years, wife of Louis M. Cecil, di,
Monday morning, Nov. 80 sudden
in Milford Memorial Hospital. 81
had been ill of a heart ailment Fl
some time and was in the hOspit
for a check-up.
A daughter of the late J. M. al
Martha Rakes WhitlOck, of Dubli
: Va; she had lived in Milton f
!, the past II years. In addition to h
1 husband she is survived by
daughter, Mrs. Everett Dukes,
= Milton; 2 sisters, Mrs. Ada Dun
), Miami, Florida; Mrs. Paul Mile
: Roanoke, Va; and the fOllOwil
= brothers: Anthony and Sylvest
Whitlock, Polk City, Florida; Elz
: and Francis Whitlock, Norfolk, Va
Harvey and Don Whitlock, of Mia
!: Beach, Florida; Paul WhitloC
i Tampa, Florida and Otis WhitlOC
Bassett, Virginia.
Il Funeral services were held
J. Pulaski, Virginia, on Thursday, Ii
g and interment made in the o
Z Grove Cemetery, in Pulaski. M
{ Cecil had been a member of
PentecOstal Church in Pulaski
many years before coming to Milt
to live.
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