Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1955-05-20
OBITUARY
HARMON


pital on Saturday, April 80, 1855.
Funeral services were held in
Glendale Church, with interment
at Harmony, near Millsboro. She
is survived by her husband, Isaac;
three daughters, Mrs. Nora Petty
john, Mrs. Eliza Mosley and Mrs.
Maggie Drain; three sons, John,
and Arthur of Glendale;
three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cephus,
Mrs. Eliza Harmon and Mrs. Rose
Miller; three brothers, Fred, Elmer
and Alfred.
GARDENER
Mr.. Jacob E. Gardener, age Sc
years, of Kent Island, Md, died
in the Harrington Nursing Home
in Milford, on Saturday, May IA.
Mr.. Gardener was the oldest per-
son living in his community. Fun
eral services were held Wednes-
day afternoon, May IS, at 2 o'clock
from the Kingsley M. e. Church
in Chester, Md, the Rev. Ralph
Jones of fredericksburg. Md; the
Rev. James Langrell, of Gumboro;
and the Rev. Harry Branford, of
Chester, Md, officiating. Interment
in a private cemetery. He is sur
vived by a niece, Miss Marian
Gardener of Milford and a nephew,
Mr.. James Gardener of Philadel-
phia.
DODD
John r. Dodd, "a, died early
Sunday morning at his home in
Willow Grove, near Wyoming.
Mr.. Dodd, whose wife, Rosa. died
last July, had been a merchant at
Willow Grove for more than so
years.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs
Anna Kemp of Willow Grove; five
sisters, Mrs. Linda Taylor of Eel
ton, Mrs. Mary Jane Kemp and Mrs.
Alva Kemp of Wyoming, Mrs. EVA
Holden of Wyoming, and Mrs. Stel-
la Feister of Camden; a brother,
Hollis Dodd of Wyoming; three
grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Services were held at 1870 p. M
on Wednesday from the Berry Flu
neral Home in FELTON,, with the
Rev. j. NJ Jones of Wyoming, and
the Rev. Leonard Taylor of Dover,
officiating. Interment was made
in the Odd Fellows Cemetery at
Camden.
BRADLEY
Funeral services for Thomas
Henry Bradley, SO, who died at his
home, II Reese avenue, Harring-
ton, on Saturday. May IA, were
held at the Boyer Funeral Home in
Harrington on Tuesday afternoon.
The Rev. Milton r. Elliott, pastor
of Trinity Methodist Church, Off
ciated. Interment was made in
Hollywood Cemetery.
He was born in Pennington, the
son of Thomas Henry and Caroline
Davis Bradley, but had lived in
Harrington the greater part of his
life, where he was employed as
manager of the meat department
of the Acme Stores from which he
retired last August because of ill
health.
He suffered a heart attack early
Saturday morning.
He was a member of Trinity
Methodist Church, of it's Fellow
ship Bible Glass of which he was
a regular attender. He was also a
loyal member of Chosen Friends
Lodge No. 35, IOOF, who assisted
with the services at the grave.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elma Griffith Bradley and son
Wilson G. Bradley, electrical con-
tractor of Harrington; sister,
Mrs. Harry Salisbury, and bro
Their, Oscar Bradley, both of Green
wood, and several nieces and nep-
heWs.
HOPKINS
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Morris Hopkins, 6S, were held
Monday afternoon from the j. Mil
lard Cooper Funeral Home, 10
East Center street, Harrington.
The Rev. Robert E. VanCleaf, pas
tor of Asbury Methodist Church,
officiated at the services. Interment
was made in Hollywood Cemetery.
She was the widow of the late
Norman Hopkins, 317 Weiner ave-
nue., Harrington. She died Friday,
May IS, in the Milford Memorial
Hospital where she had been pa
tient IL days. She had been in i'll
health for several months. She was
born in Masten's Corner, but lived
most of her life in Harrington.
She was a member of Asbury
Methodist Church, its WSCS and
the Ever Ready Sunday School
Glass. She was also a member of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Har-
rington Fire Company, and of the
Rachel Rebekah Lodge.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Jen-
ME Minner of FELTON,, and bro
Their, John Ratledge, Jr., a niece,
Mrs. Elma Stauffer and nephew
Walter Ratledge, all of Harrington.
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