Milford chronicle., 1955-11-18
OBITUARY
DERBY

w. vaughan DGEDy y1SSSu away
at his home in FallbrOOk, Calinol-
MIA, Friday, October %, 1855. Fu-
neral services were held at The
Chapel Of the Hills in Fallbrook.
on Monday at 2 o'clock. InteTment
in Eternal Hills Cemetery, Ocean
side, California.
Born at Woodside.. Delaware, Mr..
Derby in his youth was g member
Of the Presbyterian Church at Do
yer and in later years served as an
Elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian
Church in Baltimore, Md.
He is survived by his wife, Har-
riet Tumlin Derby, one son, Mar
shall Tharp Derby, and three
grandchildren.
STOECKEL
Mrs. Mary F. Stocked, n, wife
Of julius Stoeckel, died at her
home III Millsboro on Thursday
morning, November 70, following a
long illness.
She is survived by two sons.
Robert Warden, Sharptown, Md.
and George Stoeckel of George
town; two daughters, Mrs. Doro-
thy Holloway, of Georgetown, and
Mrs. Mildred Willing, Salisbury,
Md; eight grandchildren, five
grandchildren three sis
ters, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown and
Mrs. Clara Rogers, Philadelphia,
and Mrs. Blanche Mokler, Potts
vile, Pa, and two brothers,
Charles and Ambrose Cowhey,
both of POttsYille
Funeral services were held at
2 p. N. Sunday in tie james Fune-
raj Home in MillsbOro. The Rev.
Joseph V. Holiday, pastor of the
Georgetown Methodist Circuit, Of
f1ciating. Interment was made in
the Union Cemetery, Georgetown.
WO0TTEN
Mrs. Joanna G. Wootten, n, died
at her home near Millsboro, on
Wednesday, November 8, follow
ing a long illness.
She was the widow Of George
W0otten, and a daughter of the
late Edward and Nancy Downs
Pusey.
Mrs. Wootten is survived by
three sons, Wills of Wilmington,
Alton Of Millsboro, and Theodore
of Georgetown; three daughters, |
Mrs. Blanche Brasure and Mrs. !
Mildred Collins Of Millsboro, and |
Mrs. Thelma Hudson Of George
town; Is grandchildren, "A great /
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. |
Lorraine Phillips and Mrs. Della |
Mumford of Millsboro, and a bro |
ther, Isaac Pusey Of AIillsboro.
Funeral services were conduct /
ed at 1870 p. m. last Saturday |
from the James Funeral Home in |
MillsborO. The Rev. Donald Hor- |
nung, pastor of Grace Methodist /
Church, Of Millsboro, officiating,
assisted by the Rev. G. e. wilkins, |
pastor of the Whitesville Charge. /
Burial was made in the Carey's |
Cemetery.
FISHER
John Fisher. age So, of Milton, |
died in the Beebe Hospital, Lewes,
after a long illness, Sunday, No
yember 18th. He was the son Of the
late Amanda Hopkins and Charles |
w Fisher.
He is survived by his wife, Ma
bel G. Fisher and two sons, J. w. |
Medical Corps, 35Oth In
fantry Regiment, Mannheim, Ger
many, William W., student Of the
University of Delaware.
He was very active in church af-
fairs, steward Of the Goshen Meth
odist Church Of Milton, veteran of
World War /, served in the Euro
pean Theatre, Past Commander of
Sussex Post No. s of Georgetown.
He was a charter member Of the
Milton Post No. 20, American Le-
giOn, past State Adjutant, 1929
1880, Past Master Endeaver Lodge,
l926-I927, A. F. and A. NJ, Golden
Rule Lodge No. II, I. %. o. F., serv-
ed as Past Grand, member of Tall
Cedars of Lebanon, Milford, served
rs Vice Chairman of Sussex Coun-
~ Polio Chapter recently, member
Of Milton Lions Club, past Secre-
tary and Treasurer, chairman Of
Red Cross of Milton, one Of the or
ganizers of the Ground Observers
Of Milton, member Of the Mems
Business Association Of Milton.
Services were held Wednesday
at 2 p. M, from the VIII
liam M. Short Funeral Home, Mil
ton. Rev. ElwOod Cursey, pastor Of
the Mathodist Churches Of Milton,
TnteTment, Odd Fellows
Milton Masonic services
we're held Tuesday evening from
5he funeral home.
FORAKER
Mrs. Eliza e. Foraker, 80, died
suddenly at her home on South
Main street, Smyrna, on Thursday
night, November 10.
Funeral services were held at
Funeral Home in Smyr-
ia on Sunday at p. m. in charge
Of the Rev. o. C. Jones, pastor of
the First Presbyterian Church of