Milford chronicle., 1955-04-01

Tuesday at p. m. The Rev. G. H.
Moore, pastor of Grace Methodist
Church Of Greenwood, oficiated.
Interment was made in the St
Johnstown Methodist Cemetery.
Mr.. Hollis, who suffered a par
alytic stroke 10 days ago, died on
Sunday morning, March q in the
Reynolds COnvalescent Home near
Wilmington. He was born near
Greenwood, son of the late Frisby
and Elizabeth Murphy Hollis. For
many years he was a farmer in
the Greenwood area until the death
of his wife, the former Elizabeth
Wroten, in 1851.
He is survived by a son, Earl
w. Hollis of Upper Darby, Pa: a
daughter, Mrs. Richard NJ. Mark
ham of Bellevue Hills, Wilmington.
and two grandchildren.
REED
Benjamin S. Reed. 70, a retired
carpenter in the Magnolia area
died last Thursday, March "a. at
the home of a daughter. Mrs.
Benjamin Cooper, Richardson Park
where he had been living the last
nine weeks.
Besides Mrs. Cooper, survivors
include the following children:
Mrs. Merle Carlisle, Mrs. Joseph
Leto, Clarence B., William, T.
Benjamin S., Jr., Carl B., w. viii
son Reed, all Of the Wilmington
area; sister, Mrs. Laura Faulk-
ner of Magnolia; two brothers.
John Of Magnolia, and Bertun
Reed of Shelter Island, N. Y:
II grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.
Services were conducted from
the Trader Funeral Home, Dover.
at 1870 p. m. Sunday with the Rev.
c. NJ. Elderdice, pastor of Magno-
liza Methodist Church. officiating.
Burial at Barratt's Chapel near
Frederick
CROSSLEY
Bryant w. Crossley. So. A resi-
dent of KentOn for % years. died
Sunday, March %, at his home af-
ter long illness.
Mr.. CrOssley, a carpenter, was
the son of the late Jacob and
Addie MOffett CrOssley. He is sur
Yived by his widow, Mrs. Grace M.
Crossley; a son. Weston D. Cross
ley, KentOn; a daughter, Mrs. Shir-
ley G. Long, Hartly; three brothers.
Dudley and Jacob CrOssIey, both
near Clayton, and Harmon Cross
ley, Orlando, Fla: four sisters. En-
ma Reed, Clayton; Mrs. Ada Hill
yard, Wilmington; Mrs. Edward
Attix, and Mrs. Amy Cook. both of
Kenton, and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
y p. m. Wednesday at the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel. Smyrna, with the
Rev. Ira H. Doyle, pastor of Cam
den Methodist Church, in charge.
lnterment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
WOOTTEN
Mrs. Amanda WOotten, Y, wife
of James WOOtten, died Wednes-
day, March %, in the Beebe Hos
pital at Lewes after a long illness.
She was a daughter Of the late
Minos and Sarah COrdrey Foskey.
In addition to her husband she
is survived by IL children: Mrs.
Lizzie FOskey, Laurel; Mrs. Jer-
die Jenkins, Georgetown; Mrs
Ruth Carmine, Horton, Va; Mrs.
Nellie Mariner. Suffolk, Va. Mrs.
Jennie Parker, Millsboro; Mrs.
Mahalia Cash. Salisbury; Mrs.
RhOada Revell, POwellviile; Mrs.
CleOra Jones, Salisbury; Mrs. Betty
Lewis, Wizards; Chester WOOtten,
Laurel; James Wootten, Cambridge:
Clarence WOOtten. ParsOnburg; 35
grandchildren and 20 great grand
children.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at p. m. in Gumboro .Holi-
ness Church. The Rev. J. G. Rim
mer Officiated. assisted by tho Rev.
James Langrell of Gumboro Metho-
dist Church.
MOORE
Miss Sallie K. Moore. 81. died
early Wednesday morning, March
30, at the home of Herman d.
Hammond near Canterbury.
A member of Magnolia Metho-
dist Church and Pocahontas Lodge
of Magnolia, she is survived bv
two brothers. Thomas J. Moore.
Magnolia, and Howard r. Moore.
Milford, and the following nieces
and nephews:
Mrs. Jennings POore, wife of for
mer State Senator jennings Poore.
of Hartly; former State Senator
Nelson Hammond, of FELTON,: Mrs.
n, A. Swain. Macon, Ca; w. ID.
Hammond. FELTON,; Mrs. Roy Camp
bell. Odessa: Miss Florence Moore.
COllingswood. N. J.; Mrs. Cath
crime RYAN, Phila, Pa; Mrs. Mary
ellen Mccoy, Pittsburgh. Pa: and
Mrs. Robert H. Yerkes. wife of
former State Senator Robert H
Yerkes. of Houston.
The Rev Charles Adkins. retired
Methodist minister Of Magnolia.
will Oficiate at services in the
Berry Funeral Home. FELTON,. at
? D. m. Saturday with interment in
Rarratt's Chapel Cemetery near
Frederica. Friends may call at the
funeral home this evening.