Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
RlILTON
BY
Walter W. Crouch
Phone
Milton 4S35


held from the William III Short
Funeral Home on Monday after
noon. The Rev. r. Charles Louhom,
pastor Of the Houston Methodist
Church o1iciated Interment was
in the Odd Fellow Cemetery.
Milton. Mr. Kitchens, a son OF the
late William H and Hettie Ann
Moore Kitchens, was a sexton for
the Whites Chapel Methodist
Church for % years prior to his
death.
He IS survived by his wife. Mrs.
Anna R Kitchens, who operates
the Kitchens Nursing Home at
Nassau a daughter, Mrs Hettie
Jester. Georgetown two sons,
Howard b Kitchens. Milford: and
Preston W. Kitchens, Philadelphia;
three grandchildren are Howard
2. Kitchens. Jr., Sacramento. Calf;
Mrs James Darby and Mrs Mary
Ann Richards both of Philadelphia. !
There are three great grand
children; two sisters, Mrs Hester /
Kitchens Clifton and Mrs Florence /
Jefferson both Of Milton. and five
brothers, Horace Kitchens, viii
mingtOn; Charles Kitchens and
Joshua I. Kitchens. Milton; Fred |
H Kitchens. Chester, Pa. and Otis |
Kitchens Of DagsbofO. Another
brother Robert. was buried Friday |
afternoon a few hours before Mr. |
Kitchens died
At two o'clock Wednesday after
noon, services were held for An
drew Sammons, 40 Of Milton, who
died Sunday Ia the Memorial Hos |
pital Milford The rites held from |
the William III. Short Funeral Home |
here, we're conducted By the Rev
Frank n. WOlk, pastor Of the Metho- |
dist Churches, Milton InteFment /
followed in the Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
Mr.. SammOns, sexton and bus /
driver for the Milton School for the |
past year, had complained Of feel |
ing III earlier IN the week and had I
been resting at his home Becoming |
suddenly worse. he was taken to /
the hospital early Sunday morning /
and died that same afternoon. Death /
was attributed to coronary throm- I
bOsis.
a life long resident Of this COM I
munity, he was the son Of the late I
James p. and and RhOda Jones /
SammOns. Before beginning work /
at the local school he was employed
by the Delaware State Highway De-
partment IN Georgetown. He was
q member Of Evergreen Forest No.
40 Tall Cedars of Lebanon and of
EndeavOr Lodge, No. IL A. +. & A.
NJ in Milton.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs Anna
NJ SammOns; one married son,
Richard ID. Of Milton and two other
sons, William Thomas and Daniel 4
Ray, at home; three sisters, Mrs.
Delema Jones. Ellendale; Mrs.
Rhoda HOlsOn. Greenwood; Mrs I
Mary HolsOn. Georgetown; a half /
sister. Mrs. Virgle Jester, Milford. I
q brother Elmer. GEORGETOWN and /
two half-brOthers, Charles Sam
mons, Ellendale and Surthur Sam
mons. Newport. Del There are
also two grandchildren. Linda Ann
and Donna Sue SammOns, Milton
A daughter was born to the Ray
DOdds early Friday morning in the
Memorial Hospital, Milford DR..
Thomas q TObin was the attending
physician. The little lass has been
named Donna Kay and was intro
duced % her home on Monday after
noon. She has a big brother David
Ray, who Is the only other child
Mother and daughter are both very
well.
Announcement has been made Of
the wedding Of Mrs. Alena Jones
Jester, daughter Of Mrs. Virginia
Jones and the late Charles g. Jones
Of Milton, and Mai. Justis B. Nay
Tor. d S. Army. The ceremony took
place in the chapel at Fort Belvar,
Va, on July 21st Major and Mrs
NaylOr will make their home In
the Washington, d. G. area.
The Fisher Bible Glass. Of Goshen
Methodist Sunday School, held their
annual Summer picnic on BrOadkil1
Beach, Tuesday evening. near the
r Davis Lingo home there. Prac-
tically all the members Of the class
and many Of their friends, enjoyed
the evening.
Members Of the Southern States
Milton Cooperative Board Of Direc-
tors and the Southern States Farm
Home Advisory Committee, their
wives and husbands viii meet
August Is, at 700 D. M EST. in
Whites Chapel Church. Milton, Del
20 make plans for their local 1854
Southern States Cooperative Annual
Membership Meeting and to nOmi-
nate persons 20 MI vacancies occur
ring this year on the Board and
Advisory Committees. Elections viii
take place at the membership meet
ing % be held later this year
One Of the questions to be decided
at this session will be whether or
not to hold q Farm Talent Round
Up Contest as the highlight Of tho
Annual Meeting. If suoh a contest is
held. the winner wiz have the on
portunity to appear IN a district
elimination contest 10 be hold later
this fall District eliminatiOns wiz
be judged by a member Of Tod
Mack's Origiuai Amateur Hour staff
from New York
Members of the local board arc
Alden s Hopkins. President. Lewes
Del. Albert Lank and Dalmar N
Jefferson both Of Milton, Del El-
wood Tucker, and Herman West
both of Ellandale. Del: JOSEPH
PeDnel. Milford, Dell James Joseph
Harbeson. Del
Members Of the Farm Home Ad
visory Committee are Mrs. RiebsrF
Millman. chairman. Mrs william 4
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