Milford chronicle., 1954-09-17
OBITUARY
FO0Ks

\ N@s anu AAAAGl september laI1. f0l-
lowing a short illness.
A native Of Georgetown. DR..
FOOks was a son of the late Robert
and Mary Cannon Fooks. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Corinne
Goodwin FOOls, Of Milford. and one
daughter, Mrs. Robert Redden. wife
Of IT. Robert Redden, of Fort Bliss.
IN El PasO, Texas.
Dr. Fooks graduated from
Georgetown High School and the
Mercersburg Academy, in Pennsyl-
Yania- He was also a graduate of
University of Virginia where he
majored in chemistry. For a num-
Der Of years he was a chemist
with the American Smelling and
Refining Company in Perth Amboy.
New Jersey. He entered Jefferson
Medical College in Philadelphia,
graduating from there with an
M. d. degree. He began the practice
Of medicine in frankfort and after
several years there he went to Mil
ford where he has been a practicing
physician.
He was member of st. Paul's
Episcopal Church, in GEORGETOWN:
member of Franklin Lodge No.
IL, AT & AM and of Hope CHAPTER
NO. Z, Royal Arch Masons.
Funeral services will be held in
st. Pauls Church, in Georgetown,
on Friday morning at ii o'clock.
Rev. Joseph Kinks, Rector of the
/ Milford Episcopal Church and Rev.
Glenn B. Walter, Rector of ST
PauPs Church, Georgetown, will
conduct the services and interment
will be in the churchyard adjoining
st. Paul's, in Georgetown.
STACKHOUSE
Joseph S. Stackhouse, n. died
suddenly Thursday, September 9th.
at his home, POmOva Farm, near
Harrington. He came to Delaware
In 1946 following his retirement
after 80 years service as an agent
with the Internal Revenue Office in
Philadelphia.
He was born near Langhorne.
Pa. ede attended Quaker school in
Philadelphia and graduated from
Fierce Business College in that CITY.
He was a member Of William q.
Hamilton Lodge, No. 500, r. and
A. M, in Philadelphia, for over
so years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Leela
IA. q. StackhOuse; a daughter. Mrs
Theodore GOvatos of Milford. and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services and interment
IN the cemetery at HatborO. pa
were at the convenience of the
family.
NELSON
Mrs. Ella r. Nelson, aged Sc
years, wife Of Elisha Nelson, died
at her home near Dagsboro on
wednesday, September 9Th, after :
long illness.
she was a daughter Of the late
Edward and Josephine Mapee
Daisey, Of near Ocean View. and
besides her husband is survived nv
10 children; IA grandchildren and
two sisters. The children are Alvin
Nelson, Wallace and Donald Mel
son; Mrs. Georgetta Mitchell and
ernest Nelson, all of Millville.
MRS. Viola Carey, Berlin, Nd: vic
tor, Harry, Richard and Kendall
Nelson, Miss Rachel Nelson and
MISS Norma Nelson, all of Days
bOro; Mrs. Esta Davis, MillsborO.
Mrs. Margaret Mitchell. ClarksviIIe
and Mrs. Catherine Long. Frank
ford. The surviving sisters are Mrs.
Lizzie Furman of Frankford and
Mrs. Amanda Palmer OF MilIville.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday afternoon, September II.
at two O'Clock In the Church of the
Open Door, with Rev. William M.
Lowry, pastor Of the church. officia-
ting. Interment in st. GEORGES
Cemetery in Clarksville.
CAHALL
Mrs. Ella S. Cahall, Sc, widow of
William e. Cahall, died last Fri
day morning in her farm house at
SandtoWn where she had lived most
Of her life.
She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Simeon Bullock, Harrington
two sons, Byard Cahall, and John
II. Cahall, both of FELTON,: eight
grandchildren and 10 great-grand-
children.
The Rev w. T. Jump Of Denton.
Nd, oficiated at the funeral Tues
day in the Berry Funeral Home.
FELTON,. InteTment was at Green's
boro, Nd, Cemetery.
ESHAM
Reynolds Junior Esham, aged 81
years, an employee Of the Delaware
Power and Light Company. Al
MillsborO, died Monday. September
18th, in the University Hospital. IN
Philadelphia, after a 10 weeks i'll
ness.
He was an adopted son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Esham, of Gumboro
Besides his adopted parents he is
survived by his wife. Mrs. Doris
Parker Esham and a son, Gene RI
Esham, Of MillsbOro. Samuel Park
er, Of MillsbOTO. is his father-in-
law There are also surviving three
sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Cannon. Iau-
rel; Mrs. Hazel Lane, New Castle
and Mrs. Margaret Mitchell, Selby- |
vile, and two brothers, William
Oliphant, Of frankfort, and Thorn
as Legg, in the D. s. Army.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock |
in the Carey Methodist Church. near
MillsbOr0. Rev. James I.angrall.
pastor Of Gumboro Methodist
Church, and Rev Donald o. Horn /
ung, pastor Of Grace Methodist
Church in Millsboro, conducted the /
services. Interment in Mechanics /