Milford chronicle., 1953-10-02
OBITUARY
CARPENTER

Bessie u. carpenter, age 66, wife
of William B. Carpenter of Ellen
dale, passed away in the Milford
Memorial Hospital, Monday, Sep
tember 2Sth, at p. m. She was
the daughter of the late Jeremiah
and Elizabeth Donovan Deputy.
She is survived by one son, Cecil
Carpenter, and two grandchildren
of Milton. Funeral services were
held Thursday at 2 p. m, from
Berry's Funeral Home, Milford. In
terment, Odd Fellows Cemetery.
TRUITT
Mrs. LaVenia Hester Truitt, aged
81 years, widow of James B. Truitt.
of near Georgetown, died at the
home of her son, Francis Truitt,
in SeafOrd, on Saturday, Septem-
Der 26th, following a long period
of i'll health. A daughter of the
late Noah and Catherine Dennis
DOwnes, she is survived by her
son, Francis, of SeafOrd; three
daughters, Mrs. Mary L. Short,
Chester, Pa, Mrs. Paul R. Joseph,
Dover, Del, Mrs. Fred DOdd, Stock
ley. There are also Is grandchil-
dren, % great-grandchildren and
II Observation-Disclosures; 2
brothers, Rev. J. Edward Downs,
Upper Darby, Pa, Daniel Downes,
Concord, Del, and a sister, Mrs.
Emma TimmOns, of DagsbOro.
Funeral services were held in the
Carey Funeral Home, Georgetown,
Wednesday afternoon at two o.
clock. Interment in Union Gene
terry, Georgetown.
PEPPER
Fred Pepper, aged IS. retired
farmer and lifelong resident of
Selbyville and Fenwick Island,
died on Sunday, September 9th.
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
L. NJ. Stevens, in Selbyville. Prior
to going to the home of his daugh-
ter few weeks ago, he had been
making his home with his son,
Paul Pepper, in Selbyville. His
wife, Mrs. Cora Layton Pepper,
died several years ago. Mr.. Pepper
had been active in Republican
Party politics for many years and
was elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives from Baltimore Hundred
for the term 1939-40. He had served
as Registrar for the election board
in his district a long time. Besides
his daughter, Mrs. Stevzns and son,
Paul Pepper. he is survived by
three grandchildren, Julia Ann
Pepper and Fred and Donald Stew
ems, all of Selbyville; one sister,
Mrs. Maggie Miller and two bro
theirs, Ira and Edward Pepper, also
of Selbyville. Funeral services
were held Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Stevens. DIR. Earl
Cummings, pastor of Salem Meth
odist Church conducted the serv-
ices. Interment in Red Mems
Cemetery, in Selbyville.
NOrvel (. Parsons, age Al years
of Indian Head, Maryland, died in
the Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, D. c.. on Wednesday
September 23rd. Funeral services
were held at the Lofand Funeral
Home, Milford. Sunday, September
81. at . p. NJ, with the Rev. Don.
Eel Wildey, pastor of Calvary
Methodist Church. and Rev. Edwin
Tull, pastor Of the Church of God
officiating Interment was in Ode
Fellows Cemetery, Milford. Mr.
Parsons was Superintendent of the
| Princess Ann Division of the ]. II
MulhOlland Co., at Indian Head
Maryland. He was involved in al
automobile accident about three
weeks ago. He is survived by his
wife, Elizabeth Parsons; sons
Joseph Of Fort Benning. Georgia
and Frank of Indian Head, Md; !
daughter, Helen NJ. Parsons, also Ot
Indian Head, Md, and his mother
Mrs. Lillian Curtis of Milford.