Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-06

1St in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital.
A native of Delaware. Mrs. Mel
win lived in Philadelphia for a
number of years. In addition to
her husband, she is survived by
sister, Mrs. Mary E. Jacobs of
Philadelphia, and niece.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m. Wednesday at the Lofand
Funeral Home, Milford, with inter-
ment at Odd Fellows Cemetery.
ABBOTT
Mrs. Cora McColley Abbott, II,
wife of John E. Abbott, died Mon
day morning, May 2. at her home,
1926 North New Street, Dover.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by sister, Mrs. John
w. Tarburton, Wyoming; two bro
theirs, Charles l.. McColley, Dewey
Beach and Walter N. McColley
Wyoming, and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at p. m. from the Fer
guson and Hayes, Funeral Home
Dover.
Interment at Barratt's Chapel.
EVANS
Elijah Dorey Evans, Sc, died
Sunday morning, May 1st at his
home in Ocean View after brief
| illness. A retired tugboat engineer
he was the son of the late Elijah
and Jane Horton Evans. He is
survived by his wife, Anna CUTLER
Evans
Mr.. Evans had been member
of Doric Lodge, No. 30, AT ant
AM for so years.
Services were held Wednesday
at l p. m, in the James Funera
Home, Millsboro. The Rev. Thoma.
Russell, pastor of frankfort Pres
byterian Church, officiated. Inter
ment in Ocean View Presbyterian
Cemetery.
DAISEY
Mrs. Sallie L. Daisey, "A, o.
Millville, died Monday, May 2, after
a long illness. She was daughter
of the late Kendall and Saraf
Casey Marvel and the widow o
Harry Daisey.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs
Gertrude Layton; seven, grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. Anna
Kissinger, Dagsboro; Mrs. Lyds
Tyre, Millville and two brothers
Francis Marvel, frankfort, ant
Edward Marvel, Dover.
Services were held Thursday a
2 p. m. in the Watson-Gray Fun
eral Home, frankfort. The Rev
Walter Donoway, pastor of st
Georges Methodist Church, offici
ated interment in the Ocean View
Presbyterian Cemetery.
CORDREY
w. Clayton Cordrey, 72, died a
his home in Millsboro, Sunday
May 1st after a lingering illness
He was in the lumber business il
Millsboro for many years prior tt
his illness.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Blanche Dodd Cordrey, and ;
daughter, Miss Elsie Cordrey, boil
of Millsboro; three sisters, Mrs
Effie Lawson, Mrs. Nellie Thorough
good, and Mrs. Dollie Lawson, al
of Millsboro; one brother. Edward
Cordrey, and several nieces ant
nephews.
The funeral was held Wednesda,
afternoon at 2 O'Clock at the Zoal
Church, near Millsboro. The Rev
Arthur G. Backus, pastor off1ciated
Interment will be in Mechanic!
Cemetery, Millsboro.
MOORE
Mrs. Lille n. Moore, So, diet
in her sleep at her home Sunday
morning, May 1st. She was a daugh
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Macl
Mitchell of near Millsboro
Surviving are her husband
James Moore; six children, Mrs
Martha Parker. Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Ruth Hazeltine, Chester. Pa
Mrs Lillian GRAY. Millsboro
Charles Moore. Baltimore; Harle,
Moore, and Raymond Moore. botl
of Millsboro; eight grandchildren
and three great grandchildren. AL
so six half-brothers. Robert. George
Harley, Louder and Mack Mitchell
all of Millsboro and Herman Nit
chell of Georgetown.
Services were held Tuesday a
2 p. m. in the James Funera
Home, Millsboro. The Rev. Donalt
Hornung, pastor of Grace Metho
dist Church officiated. Intermen