Milford chronicle., 1955-01-21
JOHNSON

James w. Johnson, aged 81 years,
of Selbyville, died suddenly Thurs
day night, January 18th. He suffered
a heart attack and died within
short time.
Born near Houston, Del, he was
a son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. John
Q. Johnson. Surviving are three
Miss Grace johnson and
Mrs. Edna McCabe, both of Selby-
vile, and Mrs. Lulu Beauchamp, of
Miami Springs, Florida. There are
also z grandchildren.
Mr.. Johnson was a member of
Doric Lodge #3O, A. F. & A. NJ, in
Millville and of the Wissakickon
Lodge, l. o. R. NJ, of Selbyville.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at noon in the Henry H. Wat
son Funeral Home, in Selbyville,
with Rev. DR.. ]. Earl Cummings,
pastor Of Salem Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Holly
wood Cemetery, in Harrington.
TRUITT
Mrs. Florence May Truitt, 80
years, died at the home of her
daughter and sOn-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry L. Boyer, so Commerce
Street, Harrington, Saturday morn
ing, January 18th, after several
years illness. She suffered a paraly-
tic stroke January 9Th and never
recovered.
She was born near Seaford,
daughter Of William and Maude E.
Allen. She married Isaac Henry
Truitt who died Z seven years ago.
For the past Is years she had
been making her home with Mrs.
Boyer, but spent the summers with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Spence, in
Atlantic City, N. J. On account of
i'll health, she lived a very retired
life for the past Is years.
She is survived by four daugh-
teFs, Mrs. Boyer, Harrington, Mrs.
Walter F. Lamont, Mrs. Hilda A.
Ross, and Mrs. Charles w. Spence,
Of Atlantic City; two sons, Eivie L.
Truitt, Of ArdmOre, Pa, and Roland
II. Truitt, of Hollywood, Fla: four
grandchildren, Airman First Glass
Charles F. Hendrickson, Stewart
Air Force Base, NeWburgh, N. Y.
Roland M. HendriCksOn, Atlantic
City, N. j., and Roland H. Truitt.
Jr.' and Betty Truitt, both of Hol-
lyWOod, Fla; one great-grandson.
James Martin Caine, of Hatboro.
Pa, and one sister, Mrs. Ford Dean.
of Upper Darby, Pa.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at one o'clock in
charge of the Rev. Milton Elliott
pastor Of Trinity Methodist Church.
Harrington, assisted by the Rev.
Thomas G. Jones, of Tilghman, Md.
a former pastor Of Trinity Church
lnterment was in the family lot in
Hill Crest Cemetery, Federalsburg,
Md. o
HUDSON
Mrs. Sallie Elizabeth Hudson
aged 81 years, wife of John Hudson
died on Monday, in Peninsula
General Hospital, in Salisbury, Md.
following a long illness.
A daughter Of the late John s.
and Rebecca Brumbley Short. of
near MillsbOro, she is survived bv
her husband, three sons. Carlton
MillsborO; Preston Hud-
son, Pittsville, Md; and Airman
First Class E. Dale Hudson, sta
toned at LOckbOurne Air Base.
Columbus. Ohio: one daughter.
Miss Rebecca Hudson, at home and
one sister, Mrs. Emma Marvel. of
Wilmington.
Funeral services were held
afternoon at 2 o'clock, in
the James Funeral Home, in Mills
bOrO, with Rev. Arthur G. Backus,
pastor of the DagsbOro Methodist
Circuit officiating. Interment in
Mechanics Cemetery, in Millsboro.
PHILLIPS
Thomas B. Phillips, aged "a
years, of near Willards, Maryland.
died at his home, on Monday follow
ing an illness of nine weeks.
Born near Willards, he was a
son of the late Benjamin and He's
ter Brown Phillips. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Annie Elliott
Phillips; three daughters, Mrs. Jer-
man SOckriter, Parsonsburg, Md:
Mrs. Edwin AdriOn, Willards. Md.
and Mrs. Lester Smack, of Shovel.
Md; and three sons, Clarence T.
Phillips, Jacksonville, Fla; Louder
B. Phillips, Showell, Md; and Larry
P. Phillips, at Fort Devens, va.
There are also Is grandchildren:
s great grandchildren and one
sister, Mrs. Mary c. LittletOn, of
Laurel, Del.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at two o'clock in
Line Methodist Church, near viii
lards, with Rev. Clarence E. viii
kins, pastor of the Whitesville
Methodist Charge, officiating.
Interment Evergreen Cemetery,
in Berlin, Md.
GREULOCK
Funeral services for Carl NJ
aged 81 years, broiler
grower and farmer, of near George
town, was held in the Carey Fun
eral Home, on N. Bedford St.,
Tuesday at z o'clock. Rev. George
A. Leukel, pastor of First Presby-
terian Church conducted the SER
vice and the body was taken to