Milford chronicle., 1955-07-01
OBITUARY
BELTS

after a long illness. Her husband,
David Belts, died two weeks ago.
She is survived by two sons,
David l. and Walter III. Belts, and
one sister, Mrs. Della Maude Belts,
all of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day afternoon at j o'clock from
the Watson and Gray Funeral
Home, Frankford, the Rev. Jason
Blundon, pastor of Ocean View
Methodist Church officiating. In
terment in Bethel Cemetery, Ocean
View.
Mrs. Sallie Gray Long, II, died
Thursday, June %. in Beebe Hos
pital after brief illness. She is
survived by her husband, Alfred
w. Long; four daughters, Mrs.
Rate Upton, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Sarah Parker, Millsboro; Mrs.
Hilda Littleton, Ocean View; Mrs.
Grace McCabe, Selbyville, and 10
grandchildren.
Services were held last Satur-
day at / p. m. in the Watson-Gray
Funeral Home in Frankford. The
Rev. Connie Dickens, pastor of
,Frankford Methodist Church, Off
ciated. Interment in Carey's Gene
terry.
DARE
James H. Dare aged 81 years
died in Philadelphia on June 20
1855. He was a retired formean OF
the 3Oth Street Post Office being
an employe of the Post Office De-
partment for thirty years. He
served as an Array Corporal IL
France during World War | ant
held the rank of Captain in World
War II. Surviving him is a son
James II. Dare, Jr., in the u. 5
Army, and one daughter, Mrs. Eu
gene Stayton of Milford. Funera
services were held in Philadelphi;
on Thursday, June 23rd and in
terment in Barratts Chapel Gene
terry.
Frank t. Hudson, 65, formerl.
of Whaleyville, died Wednesday
June 90, in Philadelphia where h
had lived many years.
He is survived by two son
Frank t., Jr., Hayertown, Pa, AM
Richard, Philadelphia; two bro
thers, James j. and CASHIER Hud
son, both of Whaleyville; a step
sister, Mrs. Matte Hamblin; AM
two grandchildren, all of Whaley
vile.
Funeral services were held a
SelbyviIle last Sunday at 2 p. m
in the Henry III. Watson Funera
Home. The Rev Larry Renner o
Whaleyville Methodist Church Off
ciated. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Bishopville.
PETTYJOHN
Funeral services for Horace B
Pettyjohn, 81 custodian of ths
Georgetown School were he'll,
Wednesday at,2 p. m, in the Care.
Funeral Home, Georgetown Tn
Rev. Joseph V. Holiday, paste
of Sand Hill Methodist Church
officiated, assisted by the Rev
William T. Archer of Harbesol
Methodist Church Interment il
Sand Hill Cemetery.
Mr.. Pettyjohn died Monday
June 27 in Milford Memorial Hos
pital after long illness.
He was the son of John H. and
| oh r
is survived by his wife, Lima; two
daughters, Mrs. James Johnson
Milton; Mrs. Herman j. Ockles
Jr, Seaford; a son, John Thoma;
Pettyjohn, Georgetown; grand
children; two sisters, Mrs. Marvin
Wiley and Mrs. Harry Schmierer
both of Milton.
HORSEY
George w. Horsey, former as
sistant state poultry pathologist
died early Monday morning, June
81, of a cerebral hemorrhage. HI
had been a resident of Delawar.
for 80 years.
He spent his early life in Phila
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with the Shoemaker and Bush dru!
firm. After moving to Delaware
and until i'll health forced his re
tirement, he served in the stat,
post. He was an elder of Frank
ford Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Matte
Walter Horsev; three children
John Walter Horsey, Clarksville
Mrs. Matte Cropper. Ocean City
Md; Mrs. Helena Kirk, New Or
leans, La; nine grandchildren; ST,
great grandchildren; sister, Mrs
Ebe Walter, Sr., Tampa, Fla, anC
a brother, Frederick Horsey
/ Charleston, S. G.
Services were held in the Wat.
ford, Wednesday evening at
o'clock. The Rev. Thomas /. Rus.
sell, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church will officiate.
BULL
! Funeral services for F. r. Bull
81 who died at his home, 323s
Lens Ave, Norfolk, Va, on Thurs
day. June 16 after a short Illness
were held at the McKendree Meth
odist Church, Norfolk, Saturday
afternoon at o'clock and further
services were held at the Boyer
Funeral Home, Harrington, Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in
charge of Rev. Robert e. Van
Cleaf, pastor of Asbury Methodist
Church, Harrington. Interment was
in Hollyood Cemetery.
Mr.. Bull was born in Sanford
Va, the son of the late Floyd and
Alice WilkerSnn Bull but had re-