Milford chronicle., 1953-03-13
OBITUARY
WARREN

from the Berry Funeral Home. Mil
1Ord, on Sunday afternoon, March
Sth, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Ralph Jones
OF Calvary Methodist Church. Mil
ford, and Rev. Eugene Hungerford
OF Georgetown, Md, officiated. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Milford. Surviving are three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Delema Banning and Mrs.
Viola w. Ingram, both of Milford
and Mrs. Elsie w. Taylor, Cape
May, N. j., two grandchildren, For
est F. Banning and Glenn Ingram.
Milford, two great-grandchiIdren,
and two sisters, Mrs. John Cover
GALE and Mrs. William Morgan,
Sr., Lincoln.
DAWSON
John Ackerman Dawson, 81, hus-
band of Agnes Dawson of Houston,
died last Friday night, March 9Th,
at the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at the
Berry Funeral Home Tuesday at 2
p. m, with the Rev. Charles Louhoff
of Houston Methodist Church, Off
ciating. Interment in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Frederick. Be-
sides his wife, he is survived by
his father, John w. Dawson of
Houston, two brothers, Elmer A.
Dawson, Houston, and w. Oscar
Dawson, Camden, Del. Mr.. Dawson
was foreman at Libby's Canning
Company, Houston, where he had
worked for AZ years. He had lived
in Houston all his life.
KENTON
Harvey "A. Kenton, 81, died in
the Milford Memorial Hospital af-
ter long illness. He was born in
Whitleysburg, son of Mrs. RhOda
Pritchett Kanton, of Pennington,
and the late William H. Kenton. He
resided in Pennington for the past
45 years. He was a farmer.
In addition to his mother, he is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian
Irons KentOn three daughters, Mrs.
Louder Vincent, Mrs. James Nor
gan, and Mrs. Raymond McCready,
and three grandchildren, all of
Pennington; two brothers, Will
liam B., Milford; ElwoOd, Ellen
dale; three sisters, Mrs. Harry
Walls, Mrs. Burton Masten, Mrs.
Raymond NewmOn, all of Milford;
a haif-sister, Mrs. Mary Sockrider,
Milford.
Funeral services were held at the
Boyer Funeral Home Wednesday
afternoon in charge of the Rev.
Dennis Schaeffer, pastor of Salem
Methodist Church, Pennington. In
terment was made in the Holly
wood Cemetery, near Harrington.
DONOVAN
Mrs. Ethyl Warrington Donovan,
56, wife of Cove Donovan, of Har-
rington, died last Thursday night
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
after an illness of five weeks. In
addition to her husband, she is
survived by two sons, Ralph and
Raymond Donovan, both at home,
and a sister. Mrs. Edna Newcombe,
of Wilmington. Funeral services
were held at the Berry Funeral
Home, Milford, Monday at p. m,
in charge of the Rev. Charles F.
LOuhOf, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Houston. Interment in
Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, at
FrpdnriCa
NEWNOM
William T. Newnom, age 80, hus-
band of GeOrgianna NewnOm, pass
ed away at his home in Pennington
early Sunday morning, March 8th.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock. Inter
ment in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
Besides his wife he is survived by
three sons, Earl, of Chester, Pa,
Jr., Pennington, Raymond,
of Milford, three grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren, one sister,
Mrs. Emma V. Stuart, Buffalo, N. Y.
OBERST
Mrs. Alberta Oberst, widow of
Lewis Oberst, died Sunday, March
8, in the Milford Memorial HOspi-
tai after a long period of illness.
A native of the Bridgeville area
she had resided at Bridgeville and
in Philadelphia. She was the
daughter of the late Philip and
Laura J. Wiley Vincent.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs, ).
NJ. DiCkersOn of Bridgeville, anS
niece, Mrs. Francis COllmOrgaT
Wilson, also of Bridgeville.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at 2 p. m. from the
home on Walnut street, Bridgeville.
The Rev. Milton Milliner, pastor OF
Methodist Church, Re-
lance, officiated, and interment
was made in the Bridgeville Gene
terry.
SHORT
William Philip Short, age 66
years, died in the Beebe Hospital on
eVenHlS,e warren Q, aLIeF
short illness.
A native of Sussex County, where
he had lived all his life, he was a
son of the late William P. and
Ella Bunting Short. He is surviv-
ed by his wife, Mrs. Mary James |
Short; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Ans
ey Lighthipe, of POmpton Plains,
Y. j.; a son, William Philip Short, |
IT., stationed with the U. S. Army
1t Fort Benning, Georgia. There |
ire also four grandchildren, and |
our sisters, Mrs. Emma Derrick
son, Mrs. Julia Carter, Mrs. Stella |
German and Mrs. Fayette Williams,
Ill of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Short, who was we'll known
n Sussex County, had been inter-