Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1956-06-29

KOPP

farmer of near Lewes and a for
mer New York State bookeeper,
died June "a at the Beebe Hos
pital here, after a lengthy illness.
He had been living in this vicin-
ity about Is years. He has no
Immediate survivors.
Services were at 2 p. m. on
Thursday at the Nelson Home,
Lewes, conducted by the Rev.
DR.. William Leishman, pastor of the
Lewes Presbyterian Church. Burr
al in the Presbyterian Cemetery,
Lewes.
BROWN
Leota A Brown, age SO years,
died suddenly at her late resi-
dence near Milford on June the
22nd. She was the wife of F'reder-
lex J. Brown of Milford and the
daughter of the late William T..
and Fannie A. Ryan, formally of
Smyrna, Delaware.
Funeral services were held at
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel in
Smyrna, on Monday, June the 25th,
with the Rev. F. j. Bancroft of St.
Peters Episcopal Church, Smyrna,
in charge and interment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery at Smyrna.
PHILLIPS
Services for Thomas G. Phillips
rs, of Milford, who died June 21st
while riding in a truck, were held
from the Lof1and Funeral Home,
Milford, on Monday Burial was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery with the
Rev. Edwin Tull, pastor of the
Church of God in charge.
Survivors include the following
daughters, Mrs. Charles Bennett
Mrs. George Webb, Mrs. Robert
Hurd, Mrs. Harris Bunting, Mrs.
Owen Brooks, all of Milford, and
Mrs. Clarence Postles of Frederick ;
two sons, John of Magnolia and
George Phillips of Glendale; AZ
grandchildren; IA great grand
children, and a sister, Mrs. Charles
Carlisle of Milton.
DAISEY
Mrs. Mary Ann Daisey, SO died
June Is after a long illness. She
was the daughter of the late
Charles and Mary Baker Belts.
Surviving are three daughters
Mrs. Bertha Foskey, Dags3oro ;
Mrs. Flossie Baker, Millsboro;
Mrs. Georgia Collins, Willards, Md. {;
three sons, Charles and Lester
Daisey, Millsboro; Manford Daisey
Parsonsburg, Md; 16 grandchil-
dren, % great grandchildren, and
three great great grandchildren
and one sister, Mrs. Jane West
Trainer, Pa.
The funeral was held Wednesday
at p. M, in the Gumboro Metho-
dist Church. The pastor, the Rev
James Langrall, officiating. Inter
ment in Mechanics Cemetery.
FORBES
Miss Lula L. Forbes, 80 former
ly connected with the State Lii
brary Commission, died June 25 al
the Palmer Home, Dover, where she
had been a guest for the past threa
years.
The deceased had been assocf-
ated with the State Library Com.
mission for more than 20 years
prior to her retirement some years
ago.
Surviving are a sister-in-law
Mrs. Clara V. Forbes and a
nephew, Thurber Forbes, both OF
Dover.
Funeral services were held from
the Palmer Home Wednesday al
10 a. m. with Rev. Robert McKim
pastor of the Dover Presbyterian
Church, officiating. Interment al
Lakeside Cemetery.
ELLIOTT
Miss Phyllis Ruthe Elliott, AZ
assistant postmaster at Seaford
died June 25 in Nanticoke Memo
rial Hospital after a weeks illness
She was a daughter of the late
Philip Cannon and Susanna Fran
els Elliott
Miss Elliott had been associ-
ated with the post office at Seaford
for % years. She was a member
of st. Luke's F.. E. Church, the
Auxiliary Guild of that church
the Ladies Acorn Club and the
Soroptimist Club.
Surviving are three sisters. Mrs
Helen E. Light. Mrs. Elizabeth E
Lloyd and Mrs. Virginia E. Wiley
all of Seaford and several nieces
and nephews.
Services were held Thursday at
II a. m. in st. Luke's Church. The
Rev. James G. Birney officiating
Tnterment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
NEVINS
Mrs. Eleanor R. Nevins, 40, died
June "a in Nanticoke Memorial
Hospital Seaford after a short i'll
ness. She was a daughter of Mrs
Ada NJ. Reeves and the late Percy
]. Reeves of Havertown, Pa
Besides her mother she leaves
her husband. Frederick L. Nevins
of Seaford; two step-daughters
Miss Barbara J. Nevins of Denver
Colorado; Mrs. Janet N. Welsh, of
Bryn Mawr, Pa. a brother, Nor
man r. Neeves of Havertown. Pa,
and a sister. Mrs. L. H. Palmer
Of Rosemont, Pa.
Mrs. Nevins was employed as
medical technologist at Nanticoke
Memorial Hospital She was a mem
Der of St. Luke's Episcopal Church
and also a member of the Ladies
Acorn Club here.
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at 2 p. m. from st.
Lukes' Church and were conducted
by the Rev. James G. Birney. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.