Milford chronicle., 1955-01-14
OBITUARY
BELTS

BELTS
James B. Belts, aged 81 years, I
we'll known retired farmer Of near I
HarbesOn died in Beebe Hospital, I
Monday after having been a patient /
there for only a few hours. He had |
been stricken with illness at his |
home earlier in the day.
A native and life long resident of |
the area, his only survivors are a |
half-sister, Mrs. Clara Coleman, of !
AtcO, New Jersey and four nephews |
Walter Lekites, Harrington; Will |
lard Clifton and Charles Walker, of |
Milton and Fred Clifton, of Reho- |
both.
Funeral services were held in the |
William NJ Short Funeral Home, in |
Milton, on Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock, with Rev. William
Archer, pastor Of Harbeson Metho-
dist Church officiating. Interment
in the cemetery near HarbesOn
Methodist Church.
WEIGH
Mrs. Clara Grace Welch, "a, died
at her home, 20 West Center street,
Harrington, on Thursday, January
6, after several weeks illness. She
was born in Philadelphia, the
daughter of Thomas Robert and
Rosalie Bowen Cook, and lived
there the greater part of her life.
She married William Walter
Welch, who was formerly of this
vicinity, and upon his retirement
as a city policeman, they moved to
BuTrsville, near Harrington, where
he died IL years ago. About seven
years ago she moved to Harrington
and lived with her daughter, Mrs
Grace r. Tiernan, 20 West Center
street.
Beside her daughter, Mrs. Tier
nan, she is survived by two sons,
William Walter Welch, Sr., and
Charles Edgar Welch,. Sr., both of
Philadelphia seven grandchil-
dren, William Walter Welch, Jr.
n Harry Hamilton Welch, Charles
III Edgar Welch, Jr., George Joseph
III Welch, all of Philadelphia, and
III Joseph T. Richardson, of Harring-
II ton; two granddaughters Miss
H Clare G. Richardson, and Mrs. Alice
E. Bullard of Harrington, and four
III great-grandchildren. The grand
= sons acted as pallbearers.
Funeral services were held al
her late residence on Sunday after.
!, noon in charge of the Rev. Robert
'' E. VanCleaf, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, Harrington, as
sisted by the Rev. Manuel Buarqu,
u of SeafOrd. Interment was made il
Il Lakeview Cemetery, ROckledge
u near JenkintOwn, Pa, on Monday
afternoon.
WILLOUGHBY
/. Miss Lola May Willoughby, re
tired teacher of commercial sub
iects in Caroline County higl
ID schools, died in a hospital in Wash
l. ington, D. c., New Years Eve, fol
n lowing a long illness.
Ia Miss Willoughby taught a
BridgetOwn, WillOughbys and Lau
rel Grove in Maryland, and a
is Brownsville and Prospect schools
n in Delaware.
j. After taking a course at a bust
n ness college, in Philadelphia sh
taught commercial subjects a
fredericksburg before transferring t.
N Caroline High School at Denton.
inn The educator had been a resi-
= dent of Washington, for severa
l. years. She was n years old.
re She is survived by one sister
Mrs. Elbert Smith of Washington
and four brothers. Clifford F. viii
=. lOughby of Ridge, Md; Luther viii
y, loughby of New York City; Charlie
y J. WillOughby of Wayland, N. !
~ and James A. WillOughby Of Den
~ ton.
a. Funeral services were hel
~ Wednesday morning, January 5, i
- Denton, Md Interment was in HOl
Cross Cemetery near Denton. Mis-
&C. Willoughby was neice of, Mrs. Ev
IS Roach Of Milford, Del.
p LECATES
rs. Funeral services for Mrs. Jenni
u L. Locates, age 90 years, of nea
&C Willards, Md, were held in tn
ce James Funeral Home in MillsbOI
last Sunday afternoon at two O
- clock. Rev. Clarence E. Wilkin
pastor of the Whitesville Methodi
charge, Officiated, assisted by Re
James LangraH, pastor of Gun
rs borO Methodist Church and Rev.
G. Rimmer, pastor of GumbOrO HO
81 mess Church. Interment was mat
o" in the Mechanics Cemetery in Mill
am bOTO.
he Mrs. Locates, who was the wi
cal of William Locates, died Thursd'
os morning, January s. in the Peni
sula General Hospital in SalisbuT
Inc after a two weeks illness.
DR.. She was a daughter of the la
'il- Edward and Jencie Belts Wa
So rington, of near Gumboro, and b
ute sides her husband is survived
he two sons, Ralph w. Locates, Selb
at vile, and oliver q. Locates
ur- FrankfOrd, and four grandchildre
for LYNCH
'us Mrs. Katie Bunting Lynch, ag
an an rs years, widow of Horace Lyme
III ~ died at her home in Bishopvil
ON Sunday night after a prolonged i
' ness.
Wn A daughter of the late James
OF and Mary Hester Taylor BishC
nus she is survived by a son, Willis