Milford chronicle., 1953-05-08


age, died suddenly at the home Of
his son, Edward w. Horton, in
FlOurtOwn, Pa, Thursday, April
23rd. Born in Lincoln, Delaware,
he was the son of Seymour and
Lucy Jackson Horton. Besides his
son, he leaves one brother, John
S. Horton of Laurel. Funeral serv-
ices were held in FlourtoWn Sum
day evening and interment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Milford, on
Monday afternoon.
RILLET
Funeral services were held on
Monday afternoon, May A., for Mrs.
Josephine Rillet, age GA, wife of
Louis Rillett, who died suddenly
on April 80, at her home in Milton.
Death was attributed to a heart at
tack Mrs. Rillet was native of
Vienna, Austria, and had been in
this country about 40 years. She
was naturalized citizen. Mr.. Ril-
let is a native of lie HaVre, France.
Besides her husband she is sur
ViVed by a son, Louis Joseph Ril-
let, Jr., of Detroit, Michigan, and
a sister, Mrs. Edward Pachtarages
of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Funeral services were held in
the Wilson Funeral Home in Mil
ton at two o'clock on Monday af-
ternOon and interment was made in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milton.
SHORT
Mrs. Anna E. Short, age 80 years,
widow of Greensbury Short, died in
Philadelphia, at the home of a
daughter on Friday, May 1.
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Gilbert B. Elwell, Mrs.
William Schrank, Mrs. John Leon
ard and Mrs. John Kelly, all of
Philadelphia; seven grandchildren
and 19 great-grandchildren, and
one brother, George Palmer, OF
Wilmington.
A short funeral service was held
in Philadelphia on Tuesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock and the body taken
to Georgetown for services, in Wes-
ley Methodist Church at 2 D. m
Rev. DR.. Omar e. Jones, former pas
tor Of lesley Church, conducted
the services. Intefment was made
in Union Cemetery, Georgetown.
DUKES
Funeral services for Annette l.
Dukes, months old daughter OF
Harley and Ruth TOOmey Dukes
were held in the James Funeral
Home in MillsbOrO on Saturday af-
ternOOn at two o'clock. Rev. Ar
thur G. Backus, pastor of Christ
Methodist Church, in Dagsboro
conducted the service and inter.
ment was made in Red Mems Gem.
etery, DagsbOro.
The baby died at the home OF
her parents on Wednesday, ApriI
20, after a short illness. Besides
her parents, she is survived by two
brothers, Michael and Harley, Jr.
her maternal grandparents, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Raymond ToOmey of DagsborC
and the paternal grandmother, Mrs
Lena Dukes, of this town.
CAREY
Word has been received in Sci
byville of the death of Charles Car
ey, 66, retired marine engineer. O
Philadelphia, and Ocean CITY. Md
who had been residing in Selbyvill,
with a daughter, Mrs. Helen Grise
since the death of his wife las
December. Mr. Carey died Wednes
day while on a visit to his Othel
daughter, Miss Margaret Carey. il
Kansas.
He was affiliated with a Masonic
Lodge in Philadelphia, a member
of the Artisans Lodge there an(
also OF st. Matthew'S Methods
Church in Philadelphia.
He was a son of the late George
and Eleanor Cooper Carey and il
addition to the two daughters. i.
survived by two grandchildren anC
one brother, George Carey, of Phil
adelphia.
Funeral services were held OF
Sunday afternoon at two o'clock il
the WatsOn-Gray Funeral Home il
FrankfOrd, with Rev. G. Waynt
Burwell, pastor of Roxana ant
Sound Methodist Churches, Offici
ating. Interment in St.. George,
Methodist Cemetery in Clarksviile
PARSONS
Mrs, Mary ]. Parsons. age &!
years, wife of Albert Parsons. O.
FrankfOrd, died Tuesday, April 28
after a long illness. She was ;
daughter of the late James L. anC
Frances Armstrong David, and be
sides her husband is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Clara Webb
OF Georgetown, Mrs. Lillian M. Mat
tlford, of Smyrna, Mrs. Nellie Ste
yens, Of Ocean View, and Mrs. Ma,
Fleetwood of Wilmington.
There are also IA grandchildren
several great-grandchildren an,
one sister, Mrs Fannie Wallace. O
Wilmington.
Funeral services were held Fri
day afternoon, May l, at two O.
clock in @e Watson-Gray Funera
Home in Frankford, with Rev. Dr
5. Turner Foster, pastor of Frank
ford Presbyterian Church, offici
atlng. Interment was made in Car
ey's Cemetery at Frankford.
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