Milford chronicle., 1954-06-04
OBITUARY

illness. Mr.. Esham was a former
postmaster of FrankfOrd and own
II of Esham's Nurseries, near
Millsboro.
He was son of the late Andrew
J. and Emma Lynch Esham. Sur
viving are his wife, Mrs. Edith
Harrison Esham; a son, Harrison.
of near MillsbOrO; one
grandson; 3 sisters, Mrs. Eva |
Frey of Philadelphia, Mrs. Elsie |
Owen of Dover, and Mrs. Iva Jar
man of FrankfOrd; five brothers, |
Harry c. Esham of Bethany Beach; !
N. M. Esham of Scranton, Pa,
Charles Esham of Philadelphia, AL
vim Esham of LansdOwne, Pa, and
Milton Esham of DagsborO.
Funeral services were held last
Friday afternoon at one o'clock,
in the WatsOn-Gray Funeral Home
in Frankford, with Rev. Clarence
Hoffman, pastor of the Frankford
Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Interment in the Odd Fellows Gem
etery in BishOpville, Md.
CULLEN
Mrs. Adella Cullen, age 62
years, a native of Ocean View, who
had been residing in Ocean City,
Md, died in the Peninsula Gen
eral Hospital in Salisbury, on We'd
nesday morning, May &c, after only
a weeks illness. She was a daugh-
ter of the late Thomas and Aman-
da Bowers Mitchell and is sur
vived by son, Louis Cullen of
Long Island, New York and four
daughters, Mrs. Mabel White of
Ocean City, Md, Mrs. Jennie Wat
son of Selbyville, Miss Ruth Gull
len of Baltimore, Mrs. Dorothy Car
ey of ROXana; five grandchildren,
Two REORGANIZATION; a bro
ther, Clarence Mitchell, Ocean
View, and a sister, Mrs. Anna r..
Hudson, Ocean View.
Funeral services were held in
the WatsOn-Gray Funeral Home in
FrankfOrd on Saturday afternoon
of last week at 100 o'clock. Rev.
w. T. Weaver, pastor of the
Church of Christ, in Ocean View,
of which Mrs. Cullen was a men,
ber, conducted the service. Inter
ment was made in Bethel Gene
terry, Ocean View.
DONOVAN
Rebecca Donovan, six-year-Old
daughter of Mrs. Alma Donovan OF
near FELTON,, and ElwoOd Donovan
of Wilmington, died of leukemia
Wednesday in Johns Hopkins Hos
pital, Baltimore, where she had
been a patient for nearly two
| weeks.
The child was a first grade pupil
at the FELTON, School. In addition
to her parents, she is survived by
two sisters, Elaine and Charlene
at home, and her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Griffith of neal
FELTON,.
Funeral services were held al
The Berry Funeral Home, FELTON,
Saturday morning, with intermen
at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
DAVIDSON
Mrs. Sallie Johnson Davidson
age 76 years, died Saturday morn
ing, May %, at the home of =;
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Rust, nea
Georgetown, following an lines
of about 10 years.
Mrs. Davidson was twice mar
ried, her first husband being tn
late Philip R. Johnson and the sec
Ond, Willard s. Davidson, both O
MillsbOrO She was a daughter O
the late Kendall and Rachel viii
son Warrington, of near MillsborC
Surviving are 10 children: Mrs
Elsie Rust, near Georgetown
Mrs. Miranda Bettsand Mrs. Edit
EllingswOrth of MillsborO; Mr..
Sallie Neeley, Milford; Mrs. Mar
Moore, Laurel; Mrs. Helen MuI
, ray, TeadOn, Pa; George johnson
MillsbOro; Philip Johnson, warde
of Sussex County Prison; Harye
, and Henry Johnson, both of Mill.
bOrO. There are also a step-daugl
ter, Mrs. Anna NJ. Wilson,
! Lewes; % grandchildren, thre
step-grandchildren; Is grea
grandchildren. and one grea
J great-grandchild; three sister
Mrs. Susie Murray, Media, Pa
I Mrs. Rachel Warrington, Nassau
/ Mrs. Jennie Perry, HarbesOn, al
two brothers, George and John
| AYrv mi rrfr 1g
Funeral services were held {
Tuesday afternoon Of this week
o'clock in ZOar Methodist Churc
near MillsbOrO. Rev. Arthur Bac
us, pastor of the church, officiate
/ Interment was made in Mechanic
> Cemetery, in MillsbOro.
J., DONOVAN
Eurie M. Donovan, aged
!, years, of Lincoln, passed away
>, the Milford Memorial Hospital
Tuesday, June 1st. Funeral ser
- ices were held from the Lofia
n Funeral Home, Milford, Fridf
" June 4th, at p. m, d. S. r., wi
the Rev. Edwin Tull, pastor of
Church of God, officiating. Int
ment in Barratt's Chapel CemeteI
=. Mr. Donovan is survived by /
= wife, Mrs. Edith H. Donovan; 0
daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. Cal
8. well, Wilmington; two sons,
" Davis and Frank d. Donovan,
Milford; 3 grandchildren; one b.
81 ther, WOlford Donovan of Houst,
Mr.. Donovan had been in i'll hea
for some time.
q. TIMMONS
Eva n TimmOns, age AZ yea