Milford chronicle., 1955-06-10
OBITUARY
THISTIEWOOD


cred a previous attack on May 81
and had been hospitalized but re-
turned home before the second
and fatal attack.
A miller by trade he was at one
time affiliated with the Thistlewood
Milling Company in Houston. At
the time of his death he was work
ing as grain broker and feed
mill operator in Dover. He was an
ardent Republican and member of
a prominent family in this area.
He had often been urged to seek
political office, but never did.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday at 2 p. m, from the Berry
Funeral Home in Milford with the
Rev. ]. B. Vaughn, pastor of Hous-
ton Methodist Church and the Rev.
Charles Louhoff, a former pastor
of the church, officiating. Inter
ment will be in Hollywood Gene
terry, near Harrington.
He is survived by his wife the
former Viola Johnson; four chill
dren, Mrs. C. Emory Webb, Hous-
ton Mrs. Jack Kennedy of Bear;
George B. Thistlewood of Houston,
and Mrs. L. Paul Greenlee of near
Milford; and a sister, Mrs. William
E. Manlove and several grand
children.
Friends may call at the funeral
home on Friday from to p. IN.
In his relations with the public,
particularly farmers, he was gen.
orally regarded as an authority
on feed and feeding problems and
was highly thought of by all of
those with whom he came in con-
tact.
BUSH
Mrs. Louise Bush, 70, who lived
Louisa Smith Ramsdell, and lived
Hewlett, died Saturday night June
4 in Hill Top Nursing Home, Dover.
In addition to Rufus Hewlett she
is survived by two other sons, Law
son Hewlett, Pottstown, Pa, and
Wilson Shouse, North Carolina, and
a sister. Mrs. Sarah Edwards, North
Carolina.
The Rev. Olin ]. Shockley, Jr.,
pastor of Ellendale Methodist
Church, officiated at funeral ser
vices Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the
Fleischauer Funeral Home
WORKMAN
Mrs. Georgeanne Workman, rs,
widow of William III. Workman,
died Saturday, June at the Har-
Tington Nursing Home.
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all her life. She is survived by
daughter, Mrs. Alton Beebe.
Glendale; two sons, Robert Work
man, Lenox Park, Pa: and Norman
Workman, Glendale; grandson
Lawrence Workman, and a brother,
John T. Mitchell, Philadelphia. :.
Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. Tuesday at the Berry Funeral
Home. Milford, with the Rev. Rob-
ert Green of Avenue Methodist
Church, Milford, officiating. Inter
ment Glendale Cemetery.
WOLLTER
Mary L. Wollter, age 40, passed
away Friday, June 3, in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital She had
been i'll for the past several months.
She is survived by her husband,
Robert Wollter, of Milford; four
children, Carol Jean II, Kristine
Elaine Is, Robert Gene IL, Rita
Jane 8; one sister, Mrs. Grace Car
yer of Rochester, N. Y; six bro
theirs, Joseph. Arnold and George
Besenfelder of Rome, N. Y, Edward
Besenfelder of Syracuse, N. Y,
Norbert Besenfelder of Ohio, and
John Besenfelder of Milford.
Mrs. Wollter assisted her hus-
band in their two restaurants in
Milford. the Beacon Drive-In and
Wollter's Restaurant on S. E. Front
street
Funeral services were held on
Monday morning at $3.50 a. m. from
the Lofisnd Funeral Home in Mil
ford with interment in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Milford. The Ros-
500 o'clock, Father John A. Cor
rigan of St. Johns Catholic Church
officiating.
PLOTTS
Joseph E. Plotts, age "A, passed
away suddenly at his home near
Milford on Wednesday, June 1. Mr..
PlOtts is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Plotts; three daughters, Miss
Marian Plotts and Miss Dorothy
Plotts, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Ruth Stafford of Newark; one son,
Joseph Edward. of Newark: four
sisters, Mrs. Anon Armour of Mil
ford, Mrs. Grace Iseard of Sewell
n. Y. Miss Edith Plotts of Media,
Pa, Miss Mildred PlOtts, also of
Media; two brothers, Jesse Plotts
of Westville, N. j., and Dwight
Plotts of Media. and six grandchil-
dren.
Mr.. Plotts was foreman of the
sheet metal shop for the Sun Ship
Yard in Chester, Pa, until his re-
tirement 10 years ago, when he
moved to this vicinity.
Funeral services were held from
the Lofiand Funeral Home in Mil
ford on Monday morning at 11:00
o'clock. Interment was made in
the New Camden Cemetery in Cam
den, N. ]. The Rev. Donzel Wildey
officiated.
RAMSDELL
Services for II. JudsOn Ramsdell,
73, died at his home Saturday, June
4 of heart attack, were conducted
from the Boyer Home here at q
D. m. Tuesday with the Rev. Robert
Van Cleaf, pastor of Aspury Meth
odist Church Harrington, officiat-
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