Milford chronicle., 1955-07-29
OBITUARY
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was born at Bowers Beach and had
worked the past 25 years for Mrs.
/ Mamie Scott at her roadside pro-
duce stand near Frederick
Surviving him are a sister, Mrs.
Della Link, Salem, n j., and two
nieces. He was unmarried.
Funeral services were held from
the Torbert Funeral Chapel in Do
yer on Saturday at II a. m. with
interment at Barratt's Chapel Gem
etery. The Rev. Connie Dickens of
Frankford officiated.
DUKES
Harvey Franklin Dukes, SO, died
at his home in Georgetown, Mon
day, July 25.
He was a retired engineer with
the Merchant Marine. and a MEM
Der of the Doric Lodge No. 80, A.
#. & A. NJ. He was a native of Mill
vile.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs.
Martha Hastings Dukes; two sons.
James and David, of Georgetown;
brother, Curtis, of Staten Island,
n. Y; and two grandchildren.
Services were conducted at 2 p.
m. Wednesday from the Watson and
Gray Funeral Home in Frankford.
with the Rev. John T. George, of
Harbeson officiating.
BOWDEN
Services for Mrs. Bessie Bowden,
So, wife of Larry Bowden, who died
Sunday, July "a, at Milford Memoir
ial Hospital, were conducted at 2
p. m. Wednesday from the James
Funeral Home, Millsboro, the Rev.
Clarence E. Wilkins, pastor of the
Whitesville Charge, officiating.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by six children: Mrs. Mary
Bunting, Selbyville; the Misses
Ruth and Patricia Bowden, Mills
boro; Joseph Bowden, in the Air
Force in Hawaii; Larry Bowden,
Jr., Lewes; Raymond Dee Bowden,
Millsboro; two step children, Mrs.
Catherine Handy, Claymont; and
Paul Bowden, Millsboro; nine
grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs.
Jennie Chandler, Pittsville, Md, and
Mrs. Viola Bowden, also of Pitts
vile.
JACOBS
Philip Price Jacobs, 80, a life
long resident of Bridgeville, died
Wednesday afternoon, July 20, af-
ter a brief illness. He was a son of
the late John T. and Ella Price
Jacobs of Bridgeville.
A retired farmer, he was a char
ter member of the Bridgeville Fire
Company and served as secretary
for 20 years. He was member of
st. Mary's P E. Church.
He is survived by his widow,
Margaret Robinson Jacobs; son,
Philip r. Jacobs, of Milford;
daughter, Mrs. Leroy Morris, of
Georgetown; two grandchildren,
one great-grandchild, and two sis
ters, the Misses Olive and Mary S.
Jacobs of Dover.
Funeral services were held last
Sunday at p. m. in the Hardesty
Funeral Home in Bridgeville. The
Rev. Victor Kusik, rector of st.
Mary's, officiated. Interment was
made in the Bridgeville Cemetery.
HOCHSTEDLER
William Albert Hochstedler, II,
farmer of Owens Station, died on
Wednesday, July 20, at his home
following a heart attack. He was
a member of the Church of the
Brethren, Pennington.
He is survived by his wife, Eliz-
abeth II. Hochstedler, and six chill
dren: Mrs. Viola Green, Tullaho-
ma, Tenn; Robert Hochstedler of
Lewes; Mrs. Norma Henry, Mrs.
Anna Clovia, Allen and Paul Hoch-
stedler, all of Greenwood; six
grandchildren, and two sisters,
Mrs. Mary Miller of Greenwood,
and Mrs. Melinda Kemp of Fen
tress, Va.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday morning at 10:3O o'clock in
the Fleischauer Funeral Home in
Greenwood. The Rev. William Nc
Daniel, Brethren pastor, officiated,
and interment was made in ST.
Johnstown Church Cemetery.
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Services for James Coudright,
"a, of Wyoming, were held Wednes-
day from the Torbert Funeral Cha
pei, Dover. Interment was made
at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
Mr.. Coudright, who observed his
94th birthday on July 4, died Sun
day, July "a, at his home.
Born on a farm in West Dover,
he began learning the blacksmith
and wheelright trades at the age of
II. While still a young man he be-
gan his own blacksmith and wheel
right business and had shops in
Camden, Hazelettville and Wyom-
ing. However, after the automobile
carriages, Mr.. Caudright
at the age of go went into farming
and real estate. He continued in
these lines until he was 80 years
old.
Surviving are two sons, Paul
Coudright, Wyoming, and ]. Denney
Dover; three grandchil-
dren and four great grandchildren.