Milford chronicle., 1954-01-01
OBITUARY

years, widow of Frank Pepper, of
Georgetown, died suddenly, Satur-
day evening, December Goth, at the
home of a sister, Mrs. Charles DOd-
son, near Ocean City, Md, where
she was on a visit.
Mrs. Pepper, who was born near
Berlin, Md, was a daughter of the
late Frank and Emma Jones Har-
mon. She is survived by one son,
Leroy Pepper, in Georgetown and
one other sister, Mrs. John BOlden,
of Philadelphia, and four grand
children.
Funeral services were held in
the Carey Funeral Home, on n
Bedford Street, Georgetown, Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock, with
Rev. DR.. Omar E. Jones, of Sea-
ford, a former pastor of Wesley
Methodist Church, Georgetown,
conducting the service. Interment
Union Cemetery, Georgetown.
MEARS
Perry r. Mears, aged GO years.
retired farmer, of Georgetown, died
at his home early Sunday morning.
December 9th, shortly after mid
night. He had been in poor health
for some time.
A son of the late Ananias and
Sabra Elliott Mears, he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Leila Warren
Mears; two daughters, Miss Mary
Catherine Mears and Mrs. Samuel
Warrington, and one son, George
R. Mears, all of Georgetown: two
grandchildren; a brother, Henry
Mears, Georgetown and three sis
ters: Mrs, Dolly Johnson, George
town; Mrs. Minnie Edwards, of
Gables, Nevada, and Mrs. STAINS
! bury English, of MillsbOrO.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at two O'Clock in
the Carey Funeral Home, George
town. DR.. Thomas c. Mulligan,
pastor of Grace Methodist Church.
Georgetown, and Rev. Walter c.
Barlow, pastor of Hebron Metho-
! dist Church, conducted the service
Interment in Union Cemetery.
MOORE
Leroy A. Moore, aged go years,
former businessman and carpenter.
died at his home near Milton, on
Thursday morning, December 25,
of a cOrOnary thrombosis, a few
| hours after being stricken.
A son Of the late Thomas T. and
Letitia Shaw Moore, he is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Lydia F. Moore;
a brother, Wilbur S. Moore, Of
/ Milton; six sisters: Mrs. Raymond
Lank, Mrs. Willard White, Mrs.
David Donovan, all of Milton; Mrs.
/ Carl Heiss and Mrs. Robert Alex
ander, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Arthur James, of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held in
the Wilson Funeral Home, Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock. Rev.
Frank NJ. VOlk, pastor of Goshen
and Grace Methodist Churches.
( Milton, Officiated, assisted by Rev.
Harold Davis, of ElktOn. Maryland,
former pastor in Milton. Inter
ment Methodist Cemetery, in Lew
es.
DOUGHERTY
Mrs. Sara Roberts DOugherty
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs
John Roberts of Milford, died Mon
day morning, December 28th, il
Chester Hospital after a long i'll
ness.
/ Since May of last year, she haC
made her home with her sister
Mrs. Joseph Watson, of Milford
On December 5th, she went on q
visit 10 her sisters-in-law in Ches-
ter, and was admitted to the hos
pital on December 18th, and eXpir-
ed on December 2Sth.
Besides her sister, she is sur
vived by three brothers, Arthur, of
Prospect Park, Pa, Ora of Milford
and Fred of MiddletOwn.
Interment was in LarOn Craft
Cemetery on Thursday, December
31st.
REED
PallbeaTeTs who served at the
funeral services held in Lewes on
Wednesday for Captain Everett T.
Reed, Delaware River and Bay
pilot, who died Sunday, December
q, included sportsmen friends and
pilot associates. The services
were conducted at 2 p. m. from
the Atkins Funeral Home in
Lewes.
Captain Reed was three times
winner of the Delaware trapshoot-
ing championship. The captain
who was AZ years old, was strick-
en- with cOrOnary thrombosis Sun
day when participating in an in
formal shoot with members of the
QuakertOwn Gun Club in Quak.
ertoWn.
The Rev. DR.. William Leishman
pastor of the Lewes Presbyterian
Church, Officiated and burial was
made in the Lewes Methodist Gem.
etery. Pallbearers were two fel.
low members of the Pilots Associ.
alton for the Bay and River Della.
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