Milford chronicle., 1953-06-05
OBITUARY
ROBBINS

mingtOn, died suddenly early Sat,
urday morning, May Both. He was
stricken at his home and taken in
the ambulance of the Talleyville
Fire Company to the Delaware
Hospital, where he was pronounced
dead. Coroner c. Everett Kelley
said death was due to c0rOnary
thrombosis. Born in Kent County.
near Milford, Mr.. Robbins had liv-
ed in Wilmington for many years
and founded the company in 1929
He was son of Joseph and Ida
CoVerdale Robbins. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Irene T. Robbins; a
son, Cornelius v. Robbins, Jr., a
senior at the University of Della
ware; a daughter, Miss Evelyn
Irene Robbins at home; three bro
theirs, Everett and Reynolds Rob
bins, both of Frederica, and Thom-
as, OF Harrington, and three sis
ters, Mrs. George Hopkins of Do
yer, Mrs. Raymond Shockley of
Frederick, and Mrs. ]. Harry
Latchum of Milford. Funeral serv-
ices at his home Tuesday at 1 D. m,
were conducted by the Rev. Otis p.
Jefferson, of Eastlake Methodist
Church, and the Rev. A. B. Frye,
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Crisheld, Md, who was formerly
at Eastlake. Interment in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery at Frederick.
FTTZGEPATn
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Sallie X. Fitzgerald, age 81.
widow of the late Huriah Fitzger-
aid, of Lincoln, who passed away
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
on Sunday May 81, in the Lincoln
Methodist Church on Wednesday af-
ternoOn, June. 3, at 2 o'clock. IN
terment in the Lincoln Cemetery.
Rev. William H. ReVelle officiated.
Mrs. Fitzgerald is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. James Berwick and
Mrs. Harry Swain, of Lincoln. and
two sons, Huriah and Robert M.
and one adopted son, Charles M
Fitzgerald, all of Lincoln: twenty
grandchildren, and two sisters. Mrs.
May Morgan of Lincoln, and Mrs.
Theodore Reed, of Milton.
BANNING
Mark LOfland Banning, SO, a re-
tired Greenwood farmer, died last
afternoon in Milford
Hospital after a brief
illness. He was the oldest resident
Of the Greenwood community. Sur
Ilving are one daughter, Mrs. Nora
Dietrich, of Lancaster, Pa, and
-hree sons, Harry E., of Greenwood.
Roy B., of Florence, S. c.. and
lester Earl, of ClaymOnt. Mr.. Ban
hing had made his made with his
'On, Harry, since the death of his
wife 16 years ago. Funeral services
we're held at 2 p. m, Sunday, in the
Greenwood Methodist Church. In
erment was in Oakley Cemetery.
Oakley.
VOSHELL
Clarence VOshen, IS, proprietor
II VoshelPs Motel, two miles north
u FELTON,, died suddenly early Wed
lesday morning, May 9th, of a
leart attack at his home in FELTON,.
Mr.. VOshell opened the motel this
year. He formerly had a farm ma
'hlnery business on the same site
IND before that he was a hardware
store proprietor in FELTON, for many
ears. He was native of FELTON,.
surviving are his wife, Mrs. Laura
loshell; a son, Harold VOshelI. |
'eltOn; four grandchildren and
hree great-gTandchildren. Funeral !
were held at 2 D.. m, Sat
lrday, at The Berry Funeral Home.
felton,. The Rev. John e. Parker. |
ormer minister of FELTON, Methodist |
OffiCiated. Interment was in
3arratt's Chapel Cemetery. :
MOORE
Mrs. Mabel Wyatt Moore, 49, of
harrington, died in The Memorial
hospital, Wilmington, Saturday
light, May 30th, after several
Veeks' Illness. Mrs. Moore, wife
i Watson C., Moore, was a native
# CheswOld. In addition to her /
husband she is survived by three
ons, Archie B. Moore, Wilmington.
tobert B. Moore and Allen Lee
loore, both of Greenwood; two
aughters, Mrs. Fred Pearson and
lrs. Charles Depew, both of Green
wood; one sister, Mrs. Ann Cade.
+ Wilmington; and one brother,
robert Jester, of FELTON,. She was A
member of the Pilgrim Holiness
'hurch, Harrington, where funeral
ervices were held Wednesday at
p. m. The Rev. William H. Mill
T, minister of the church, Officia-
ed' and the Rev. Grier Baker, for
ler minister of the church, now of
Denton, Md, assisted. Interment in
hollywood Cemetery, near Harring-
on.