Milford chronicle., 1954-12-31
OBITUARY

Aed4pH JSASI6OH OF Concord and
Charles Bryan Of Laurel.
The funeral was held Tuesday
at p. m, in the Concord Church
with interment in the adjoining
cemetery.
COVERDALE
Funeral services for John r
Coverdale, 85, Of Lincoln, who died
Thursday, December 23rd, at Mil
ford Memorial Hospital, were held
at D. m, Monday, at the Lofiand
Funeral Home, NIilford. The Rev
William ReVelle of Lincoln. officia-
ted. Interment at Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Mr.. Coverdale is survived by his
widow, Mrs India Coverdale: a
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Colett. Mil
ford; two step-daughters, Mrs
John Post, Garden City, N. Y, and
Mrs. Roy Deats, Dover, and several
grandchildren.
Mr.. COverdale, who was retired
had lived in Lincoln most of his
life.
HASTINGS
Mrs. Nancy Hastings, "a, widow
of William j. Hastings, died last
Sunday morning, December 26th.
after a long illness. She was the
daughter of the late Edward and
Tempty TOOmey.
Surviving are two daughters:
Mrs. Sallie Oliphant, Millsboro.
Mrs. Lille Lewis, Frankford: a
son, Benny, of GumborO; 12 grand
children; % Observation-Disclosures.
and three great-great-grandchil-
dren. Also two sisters, Mrs. Katie
Lynch, MillsbOro; Mrs. Sylvia Bow
den, and four brothers, Elijah and
John TOOmey, Millsboro: Gordv
ToOmey, FrankfOrd, and William
ToOmey, Bridgeville.
The funeral was held Tuesday
at 2 p. m, in West Woods Metho-
dist Church near Gumboro. The
pastor, the Rev. James Langrall.
officiated. Interment in the church
cemetery.
HUDSON
Mrs. Lavinia Vckers Hudson. 60
died Friday morning, December "a.
in Beebe Hospital after an illness
Of several years. She was the
daughter of the late Burton and
Clara Green Vickers.
She is survived by her husband.
Rufus Hudson; a daughter, Mrs.
Kathryn ShanneT, DagsbOrO: a
step-sOn, Wilson Hudson, George
town; step-daughter, Mrs. Marian
Williams, Berlin, Md; three sis
ters, Mrs. Flossie Walters and Mrs.
Nettie Vickers, both of Whining
ton; Mrs. Electra MCGEE, MiIlviIie.
and five brothers, Abisha Vickers.
Bridgeville; Harry Vickers, Phila-
delphia; Clarence Vickers, Bishop
vile, Md; William Vickers. Seattle.
Washington, and Edgar Vickers Of
Florida.
The funeral was held last Sun
day afternoon in the Church Of
Christ with the pastor, the Rev. w.
T. Weaver, officiating. Interment
in Bethel Cemetery.
SHORT
Marshall J. Short, So, retired
marine engineer and a Navy veter-
an of World Wars and II. died
suddenly Christmas Day noon at
his home, 329 Mulberry Street.
Lewes, Delaware.
Born in Georgetown, Mr.. Short
was the son Of the late Anna and
Roland T. Short. He was a Mason.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Marie D. Short; three sons, James.
Donald M. and Jesse Short, two
in the Merchant Marine and the
other in Korea; three brothers.
Raymond Short, GEORGETOWN: John
Short, Dover, and Willard Short.
Wilmington; and five sisters, Mrs.
Lena Walker, Mrs. Ira Marker. and
Mrs. Ruth Kitto. all of Chester.
and Mrs. Gladys Blakely and Mrs.
Jane King, both Of Georgetown.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m, Wednesday, at the Nelson
Funeral Home, Lewes, with the
Rev. 5dward DOugherty officiating.
Interment in the Methodist Gene
terry, LeWes.
PALMER
Services for Mrs. Carrie v. Pal
mer, 50, were held from the Rog-
ers Funeral Home, Frederick, at
2 p. m, Monday, with the Rev. G..
M. Elderdice, pastor of the Mag
nOlia Methodist Church, officiating
lnterment was at Barratt's Chapel.
Mrs. Palmer was the widow of
Capt. Albert j. Palmer, who was
captain of the old Frederick steam
er that for many years piled the
waters from Frederick to Phila-
delphia, with stops at Bowers
Beach, Wilmington, and other
ports, up to about 25 years ago.
She died Thursday, December
23rd, in the Milford Memorial Hos
pttal, after a short illness.
Surviving are four children
William B. Palmer, Salem, N. J.;
Mrs. Mary e, Johnson, Magnolia.
Mrs. Pearl Swain, Lincoln, Del
and Bert Palmer, Pennsville, N. j.:
brother, William G. Bethards of
Milford; four grandchildren, and
six greatgrandehildren.
Mrs. Palmer had lived all her
life in Frederick until several years
ago when she went to live with her
daughter, Mrs. Johnson, at Mag
nolia. She was a member Of the
Frederica Methodist Church.
BERG
Harold Berg, formerly a resi-
dent Of Millsboro, died at his home
IN Gonzales, Texas, on Sunday, De-
cember 26th. Funeral services were
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o.
clock, in the James Funeral Home.