Milford chronicle., 1955-09-16
OBITUARY
MENTZINGER

MIS-. irene -NeuIZ1USOTs 30, llle-
long resident of the Milton area,
died suddenly Friday, Sept. 9 at
the Beebe Hospital, Lewes, She
would have been "a years old Sept.
22nd.
Surviving are one son Edward
Mentzinger of Philadelphia; two
brothers, Magistrate George Col
Inns, Milton and U. Grant Collins,
Drexel Hill, Pa, and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at p. m, at the Milton Fun
eral Home, with interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery.
JOHNSTON
Mrs. Lena r. Johnston, So, wife
of Clevurn C. Johnston of Indian
River Inlet, died last Saturday
evening, Sept. 10 in the Beebe Hos
pital at Lewes after, two and a
half weeks illness.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by two sons, Clevurn,
Jr., and Edgar A, of Indian River
Beach, sisters, Mrs. Ruby Spears
and Miss Rose Bowers, both of
Baltimore; three brothers, Carl A.
Bowers, Baltimore; Clifford Bowers
of West Va. and Frederick Bowers
of California.
Services we're held in the Atkins
Funeral Home at Lewes, Monday
at p. m. The Rev. Howard Lynch,
pastor of the Methodist Church at
Rehoboth, officiating. Interment in
Rehoboth Methodist Cemetery.
PARKER
John William Parker, 73, re-
tired farmer, died Monday, Sept.
IL, at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Flo WOotten, at Millsboro.
He was the son of the late Sam
husband of the late Ida Pusey
Parker.
In addition to Mrs. Wootten, he
is survived by two daughters, Miss
Estella Parker, Millsboro, and Mrs.
Alma Hearn, Laurel; three sons,
Harvey Parker, Millsboro; Bon
nard and Reese Parker, Consho-
hocken, Pa; one brother, Castle
Parker, F'rankford a half-broLher,
Oscar Moore, Millsboro. Eight
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services were held at
2 p. m, Wednesday at Carey's Meth
odist Church near MiIlsboro, with
the Rev. Donald Hornung, pastor,
officiating, assisted by the Rev.
James Langral of Gumboro. In
terment Carey's Cemetery.
JOHNSON
Mrs. Roxie NJ. Johnson, 81, died
at her home in Roxana, Monday,
after a lingering illness. She was
the wife of Tilghman S. Johnson,
representative in the State Legis-
lature.
She was the daughter of Mrs.
Cora Collins Bunting and the late
Gardner Bunting.
In addition to her husband and
mother, she is survived by one
son, T. Edward Johnson, Selby-
vile; two grandchildren; six bro
theirs, Clayton A, William E., Ches-
ter F., Raymond, Everett and Nor
man Bunting, all of Selbyville, and
one sister, Mrs. Catherine Gray,
also of Selbyville.
She was a member of the Rox-
ana Methodist Church and of the
WSCS of that church.
Funeral was held at the Watson
and Whaley Funeral Home. Selby-
vile, Thursday afternoon at 2:30,
the Rev. Guy McWilliams, pastor
of the. Roxana Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Roxana
Cemetery.
TUCKER
Mrs. Mary e. Tucker, 81, died
Tuesday morning in Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital, Seaford.
She was the widow of Robert
L. Tucker. Although she had lived
most of her life near here, she had
recently moved to Seaford
She is survived by four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lula McCauley; Mrs.
Clavert Priestly, both of Bridge
vile; Mrs. David Webb, Seaford,
and Mrs. Joseph Roy, Cheswold;
two sons, Carl Tucker, Greenwood,
and R. Leon Tucker, Cheswold; 12I
grandchildren, great grandchil-
dren, three brothers, William Belts,
Frederick; Walter Belts, Bridge
vile, and Charles Belts, Whining
ton.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. today at ST. Johnstown's
Church, Greenwood, with the Rev.
r. Jervis Cooke, pastor of st. Johns
Methodist Church, Seaford, officiat
ing, assisted by the Rev. DR.. Omar
e. Jones, assistant pastor of st.
Johnstown's Church. Interment will
be in the adjoining cemetery.