Milford chronicle., 1955-03-18
GREENLEY

VI JOlH W.. OIeeuIey or FeltOn,
died early Tuesday morning in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. She
had looked at televisiOn Monday
evening and apparently was in good
health. Later that evening while
doing some work she was suddenly
taken ill; she was removed to the
Milford Memorial Hospital where
she was put in an oxygen tent
where she died a couple of hours
later.
Mrs. Greenley was born in Mary
land but had lived in Delaware
most Of her life.
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by 2 sons: John Fl. Greenley.
of FELTON,; William S. Greenley. of
WOOdside. II grandchildren, great
grandchild; l brother, Charles H.
Warner, of RehOboth.
Funeral services will be held at
The Berry Funeral Home, FELTON,.
on Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery,
near SandtOwn, Delaware.
BELTS
Mrs. Mary c. Belts, 80. widow of
/ Robert Belts, died Friday, March
18th in Milford Memorial Hospital.
Surviving are four sons. Henry of
Philadelphia; Charles of Porter;
Clarence of Milford; George of
Philadelphia; three step sons,
Norman Collision, Ridgely, Md; Ed
ward Collision, Milford; Arthur Col
lisOn, Houston; Is grandchildren
and Is great grandchildren.
Services were held Monday at
2 p. m, in the LOfland Funeral
Home, Milford. Tnterment will be
in st. JOhnstown Cemetery near
| Greenwood.
PIERCE
Funeral services for Mrs. Grace
L. Pierce, SO. who died Sunday.
March 18th, in Milford Memorial
Hospital, were held Wednesday at
2 p. m, in the LOhand Funeral
Home here. Interment will be in
Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Surviving are her husband, Will
liam J. Pierce; a daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Jester, Milford; three
grandchildren, five great grand
children and three brothers, Issac
Harvey of Milford, and John and
William Harvey, both of Phila-
delphia.
DAVIS
Mrs. Virdie L. Davis, "A, widow
of Leonard Davis died Monday
March 14th, in Milford Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Services were held at the Berry
Funeral Home Milford, Wednesday
at 2 p. M, with the Rev. Donzel
Wildey, pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, and the Rev. William Tull
pastor of the Church of God, Offici.
ating.
Interment in Odd Fellows Gene.
terry, Milford.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs
Lydia Short and Mrs. Elsie Collision
both of Dover; two sons Jehu M
Davis, Milford; and James L
Davis, of Dover, and 18 grand
children.
KNICELEY
Asa Everett Kniceley, 81, of SOl
Pine St., SeafOrd lied at Peninsul;
General Hospital, Tuesday, Mar. Is
after a short illness. Funeral ser
vices will be held Friday at p. m.
from st. JOhnstOwn Methods
Church, Greenwood with Rev. Jer
Wis Cook and Rev. Harry Conner
officiating. interment Church Gene
terry.
Mr.. Kniceley a retired Methods
minister had served as pastor a
ParsOnburg, Md, Cambridge, Md
Greenwood, Del, Upper FairmOunt
Md. and Galena Md.
After his retirement he served a
assistant pastor of Trinity MethO
dist Church, Salisbury, Md.
For the past several years h
was an agent for State Farm In
surance CO. and also was Justict
of the Peace in SeafOrd. He was
member of Blades Lions Club ant
was Chaplain of Nanticoke Ameri
can Legion Post No. 6. He was
World War l veteran.
He is survived by his wife Jane
G. Kniceley, Seaford, two daugh
p ters, Mrs. Edward Hudson, Seaforr
and Mrs. Robert Kern, Salisbury
three sons, John Kniceley, Milford
e Donald of Seaford and William O
, Salisbury, grandchildren. He
; also survived by three brothers
? Horace Knicelv, Parkersburg, W
, Va, George Kniceley, Ohio an
; Benjamin Kniceley, Clarksbure
!, w. Va.
: Friends may call at the Marve
+, Funeral Home, Delmar Thursda
after p. m. and at the church
Friday after II o'clock noon.