Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
OBITUARY
sAMMONs


of feeling unwell earlier in the
week and was removed to the hos
pital early Sunday morning. Death
was attributed to coronary throm-
bosis.
A native of the Milton area, he
was a son of the late James E. and
RhOda Jones SammOns Formerly
employed by the State Highway De-.
partment, in Georgetown, he had
been sexton and a bus driver for
the Milton High School for the
past year. He was a member of
Evergreen Forest No. 49, Tall Ce-
dars Of Lebanon and of Endeavor
Lodge No. II, AT and AM, in Mil
ton.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. An
ma M. Sammons; a son, Richard
Douglas SammOns, of Milton; two
other sons, William Thomas and
Daniel Ray Sammons, at home;
three sisters, Mrs. Delema Jones,
Glendale, Mrs RhOda Holson.
Greenwood, Mrs. Mary Holson,
Georgetown; a half-sister, Mrs.
Virgie Jester, of Milford; a brother,
Elmer Sammons. near George
town; two half-brOthers, Charles
SammOns, Glendale, and Arthur
Sammons, Newport. Del. There are
also two grandchildren, Linda Ann
and Donna Sue Sammons.
Funeral services were held in the
William NJ. Short Funeral Home, in
Milton. on Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock, with Rev. Frank NJ.
VOlk, pastor of Goshen Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
TIMMONS
Aaron w. Timmons, aged sc
years, retired farmer, died at his
home near DagsbOrO, Wednesday
night. August 4th, after a long i'll
ness. A son of the late John w
and Ida Brasure TimmOns, he is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Stella
Dukes TimmOns; two daughters
/ Mrs. Hazel Decker and Mrs. Nancy
Morris, both Of DagsbOro; foul
grandchildren; two brothers, Viii
liam and ViOletus TimmOns, bOtl
Of DagsbOTo, and six sisters, Mrs
Lana Dukes, Mrs. Elsie McGuines'
and Mrs. Nettie Jones, all of Mills
borO, Mrs. Mary TOomey, Days
bOrO, Mrs. Anna Wainwright, Ber
lin, Nd and Mrs. Lille Jarmon
Homestead, Florida.
Funeral services were held las
Saturday afternoon at two O'Clock
in the James Funeral Home, il
MillsbOrO, with the Rev. Arthu
Backus, pastor of Christ Methods
Church, in DagsbOro, Officiating
Interment Red Mems Cemetery, il
DagsbOrO.
SHORT
Ralph Cannon Short, BrOoksid
Drive, NOrOtOn, Connecticut, die
suddenly Tuesday, August 3rd, a
his secretarial school.
He was the owner of Short
Secretarial School, 3O5 Atlantic st
Stamford, Conn. He had lived i
NOrOtOn for 21 years. Before NOV
p ing to Conn, he lived near Mi
ton, Del. He was 81 years old.
, Only last week his mother, Mr.
: Joshua E. Short, who was 81 year
of age, died at her home in Green
wood, Del
f Mr.. Short leaves a wife and thre
I daughters, and one son, also, on
sister, Mrs. Ethel Buell., Greer
: wood
Interment was made in Dariel
Conn.
e KITCHENS
e Robert D. Kitchens, age IS year
: retired farmer of near White
Chapel, died Tuesday, August 3.
the Anne Kitchens Nursing HON
h at Nassau.
S A son of the late William an
r Hettie Ann Moore Kitchens. of nes
Il Milton, he leaves a wife, Mrs. Laul
Moore Kitchens; a daughter, Mr.
Martha Gillis, Of Lewes: two si
d ters, Mrs. Hester H. Clifton an
e Mrs. Florence Jefferson, Of MiltO
S. and six brothers, Francis B. Hi
e chens Of Nassau, Horace HitcheI
(. of Wilmington, Charles w. Hitc
ems and Joshua L. Kitchens Of ne;
L Milton, Fred L. Kitchens of Che
n ter, Pa, and Otis Kitchens Of Dag
y borO.
q He had been a member of White
F. Chapel Methodist Church for mai
years.
Funeral services were held
L the Short Funeral Home in Miltt
y Friday afternoon of last week
l. two o'clock with Rev. F. Charl
u LOuhoff, pastor of the HOust
y Methodist Charge, officiating. I
Is termen was made in the Odd p,
lows Cemetery in Milton.
st KITCHENS
or Francis B. Kitchens, age
slr years, died at his home near N;
ne sau, on Friday night, August
lie after a long illness.
A son of the late William a
Hettie Ann Moore Kitchens, of nc
nQ Milton, he had lived in the vicin
III Of Whites Chapel until about els
eF years ago. He was a member
fg' Whites Chapel Methodist Chul
elr and prior to his illness had be
ar. sexton of the church for II yea
-es He is survived by his wife, N
Anna r. Kitchens, who opera
p the Kitchens Nursing Home
i, Nassau; daughter, Mrs. Het
Jester, Of Georgetown; two so
on' Howard B. Kitchens of Milford, Z
nd Preston w Hftchans Of pbilof