Milford chronicle., 1953-06-26

man, died Friday, June 18th, at his
home in Milford Mr.. Hobbs was
born in Milford and had lived here
all his life. He dealt in fish and
oysters. Surviving are three daugh-
ters, Mrs. c. V. Wilkerson and Mrs.
Robert Hayes, Milford, and Mrs.
Joseph HOrvat, Ashland, N. j.: two
sons, John Hobbs, Milford, and
Robert Hobbs, RehOboth: 12 grand
children and nine great-grandchil-
dren. Funeral services were held
at p. m, Monday, at the LOfland
Funeral Home, Milford. Interment
IN Odd Fellows Cemetery.
WEIGH
Funeral services for Mrs. Lille
c. Welch, 81, were held at II a. m.
Wednesday, at the McCrery Funer-
al Home, 200 Washington Street,
wilmington. Interment in Lincoln
Cemetery, Lincoln. Mrs. Welch.
the widow of Mark H. Welch. died
Monday morning at the HILTON
nursing Home after suffering
cerebral hemOrrhage Friday. Born
IN Sussex County, Mrs. Welch had
lived in Wilmington for nearly so
years. She was a membeC of Har-
rlsOn Street Methodist Church, in
wilmington, and one of its wO-
mems circles. The only immediate
is a son, Lloyd Welch.
with whom she lived at 1112 West
Fifth Street, Wilmington.
CANNON
Mrs. Sarah E. Cannon, wife of
John G. Cannon, age sc years.
passed away early Wednesday
morning, June oath, in Milford
Memorial Hospital Funeral serv-
ices will be held at Berry Funeral
Home in Milford on Saturday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. d. c.
Wildey, pastor of Calvary Metho-
dist Church and Rev. w. S. Grant.
will .officiate. Interment will be in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
may call at the Funeral
Home on Friday evening. Besides
her husband, she is survived bv
one daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Otho-
son of st. Georges; 2 sons, Charles
Cannon of Glendale, and E.
wilson Cannon of Milford: 10
grandchildren; 2 great-grandchil-
dren; 3 sisters, Mrs. Theresa Hard
esty of Clayton, Mrs. Edith Price.
Still Pond, Md, Mrs. Frank John
son. Galena, Md; 2 brothers.
Reese and Arthur Coleman of Sud
Md.
POTTER
John Holmes Potter, 36. bus-
band of Mrs. Jeanette B. Potter.
lied of heart attack at his home
N Harrington, on Monday, June
END. The son of George and Lula
Potter, he had lived in the Har-
rlngton community most of his
life. In addition to his wife. he is
by a daughter, Adriana
Holmes Potter, Is. Services were
held Thursday at p. M, in Trini-
y Methodist Church, Harrington.
with the Rev Milton r. Elliott
pastor, officiating. Interment was
~ 4. hollywood Cemetery, near
RUSSELL
Funeral services for Matthew
EDWARD Russell, aged so years. of
greenwood, were held i'm the Hard
'SIy Funeral Home, BridgeviIle.
asst Saturday afternoon at two o.
lock. Rev. James f. LangraIl. mas
or OF GumbOrO Methodist Church
.Ohducted the service Interment
n the cemetery adjoining ST.
ohnstoWn Methodist Church, near
greenwood. Mr.. Russell well
,nown in Republican party circles
former magistrate and a mem |
ler of the Greenwood Board of |
education, died last Wednesday =,
lght at his home. He was associa- i
ed with the Milford Fertilizer !
.ompany and had been active in
lVlc affairs for many years. Sur
wing are his wife, Mrs. Verman
DELLA Russell; three daughters /
llss Etfie Russell, Philadelpbia.
lrs. carroll r. Lloyd, Wilmington: |
lrs. Norman Jones, Haddonfield
!. j., and three sons, Lester and
arl Russell, of Wilmington. and
zeal Russell, of Harrington. There
re also seven grandchildren and.
eVeraI nieces and nephews. He
.as born near Galestown, Mary
tnd' son of the late William and
larry Insley Russell.
ELLIOTT
John Wesley Elliott. "a. husband
Mary A. Elliott died Wednesday
une 18th, after a long illness. He
as a produce farmer and had
yea IN this community for about
, years. In addition to his wife.
e Is survived by two daughters
rs. Clarence Ocheltree. Green
Oou' Mrs. Mart Uhler, Bridge
lie; a nephew, Clifford Elliott: q
,andchlId and one great-grandson
$50 TWO brothers, BrinkIev of
llIord and Samuel of Salis6urv
q. Funeral services were held on
lhday, June 21st, at 2 n. m in
le Fleischauer Funeral Home at
reenWOod, with the Rev. r. q
lomas officiating. Interment was
81 Johnstown Methodist Gene
ry. ''''0
LYNCH
LIlgnman Lynch, aged 81, famil-
Fly known as Can. who has
zen with the Burfting Pontiac
'rvlce, in Selbyville, for the nast :
years, died early Monday morn !
3 IN his home in BishoDville :
d,'' a short time after SUFFERING 5
heart attack. Mr.. Lynch was 3 I
n OF Mrs. Katie Bishop Lynch 3
"a the late Horace Lynch. who :
eu about a month ago. Besides .