Milford chronicle., 1954-02-26
OBITUARY
SAVAGE

OBITUARY
SAVAGE
wilson P. Savage, 81, of Milford.
uled last Saturday morning in The
memorial Hospital, Wilmington.
Mr- Savage was born in the Mil
Iord vicinity and had lived here all
MS life. He worked on a farm for
ms brother, Burton, with whom he
llVeG- Also surviving are another
brother, Eurie Savage, Harrington
and sister, Mrs. Carrie Dodd. Mil
ford. VIII
Funeral services were held at
z D. m. Tuesday at the Berry Funeral
Home with the Rev. William TulI
OF the Church of God officiating.
Interment in Lincoln Cemetery.
DUKES
Graveside services were held in
Carey's Cemetery in Frankford last
sunday for two of the triplet sons of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Dukes. The
Rev. Frank Baynard, pastor of
Frankford Methodist Church. con-
Quoted services for Bruce Edward.
who died on Friday last, and Dennis
Albert, who died on Saturday last.
They were born in Beebe' HOSPITAL
last Wednesday.
The remaining triplet. Wavne
Alfred, is reported in good condi-
tiOn.
DAVIS
Samuel c. Davis, aged 72 years.
a retired marine engineer, died at
his home at Clarksville on Monday
night, February Is after an illness
OF only two days. He had suffered
a stroke on Saturday. February 13.
and one on Sunday, February IA.
A native of Clarksville area he
was a son of the late Samuel Cord
Davis and Catherine Richards
Davis. He is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Lille West Davis; a brother,
Levin Davis, of Norfolk, Virginia
and several nieces.
Funeral services were held last
Thursday afternoon at two o'clock
in the WatsOn-Gray Funeral Home,
in FrankfOrd. Rev. Clarence HOff-
man acting pastor of Frankford
Presbyterian Church, of which Mr..
Davis was an active member, con-
Quoted the services assisted by Rev.
Walter DOnOway, pastor of ST.
Georges Methodist Church, Clarks-
vile. Interment in the cemetery ad-
joining st. Georges Church.
RYAN
Mrs. Laura d. Ryan, wife of the
late John Wesley Ryan, died at her
late residence in Smyrna on Feb.
22nd, 1854, age 70 years. She was the
daughter of the late Zackaries
Donovan and Sara Catherine DOnO-
van, both of Delaware.
Born in Milford, Delaware, Mrs.
Ryan made her home in Smyrna
for the last 81 years. Funeral Ser
vices were held from the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel in Smyrna on
Thursday afternoon, February. the
25th, at 2 O'clock with Rev. Walter
l.. Beckwith of the Asbury MethO-
dist Church in charge and interment
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
She is survived by the following
children: Mr.. Ralph P. Ryan of
Wilmington, Del; Mrs. Vernon
Ford of Smyrna; Mr. Frank w. Ryan
and Mrs. James Fleming both of
Smyrna; Mrs. Charles Reed of
Townsend, Del; Mrs. Harvey
Kesselring of Dover, Del, and Mrs.
Joseph McClements, Jr., of near
Smyrna. % grandchildren and s
great grandchildren. The following
brothers and sisters, Mr.. Cove
Donovan of Harrington, Del; Mrs.
Ben Henderson of Newark, Del;
and Mr. Grover Donovan of Milford.
PATTERSON
Richard Patterson, 81, husband of
Lillian Spayd Patterson, died at his
home in Magnolia, Sunday after
noon. He had been a salesman for
the Snap-On Tool Company for
IA years before leaving the firm
recently because of a heart condi-
ton.
Funeral services were held at
The Berry Funeral Home in FELTON,,
Thursday afternoon at o'clock
with Rev. c. M. Elderdice, pastor
of Magnolia Methodist Church Offici-
ating. Interment Barratts' Chapel
Cemetery, near Frederick.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Patter-
son is survived by a daughter, Mrs.
Henry Tieman, Jr., of Magnolia;
son, Richard Patterson, Jr., of
Wyoming; two grandsOns, and a
sister, Mrs. Dorothy Thompson of
Bowers.
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