Milford chronicle., 1957-01-11
OBITUARY
HOOD

n HOOD
I. Mrs. Belle p Hood, 70, widow ol
Thomas Hood, died January 3rd in
I Milford Memorial Hospital. She is
survived by two sons, Vernon p
Hood, near Harrington; John Hood
Springfield, Pa; eight grandchil-
dren; three brothers, Frederick
and Richard Reynolds. Milford, and
William Reynolds, Philadelphia.
: The funeral was held Monday
in the Lofland Funeral Home, Mil
ford. The Rev. W. Edwin Tull, pas
tof of the Church of God Milford
officiated. Interment in Midway
Cemetery, near Lewes.
MITCHELL
Irwin j. Mitchell, "a, retired
farmer, died January after a
!, long illness.
He was the son of the late Ben
ton and Sara Steele Mitchell, and
= is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lena
Evans Mitchell, Millville; a son,
James /. Mitchell, and a grand
daughter Jean Mitchell, both of
, Dagsboro and three sisters, Mrs.
Allie Stevens, Ocean View; Mrs.
Linda Wharton, Ocean View and
b Mrs. Lizzie Hopkins, Camden, N. j.
The funeral was held Sunday at
p. m, in the Watson and Gray
b Funeral Chapel, Frank lord, the
r Rev. w. S. Grant, pastor of the
6 Millville Methodist Church officiat-
ing. Interment in st. Georges
Cemetery. Clarksville.
. LYNCH
Ezekiel Lynch, "a, died at Milford
Memorial Hospital, January 3rd af-
ter a short illness. He was a re-
! tired farmer and poultryman.
p He was the son of the late Lam
, bert and Mary Jane McCabe Lynch
and is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Marie Lynch, Frankford; four
daughters, Mrs. Minnie Bertrand,
. Mrs. Pearl Lynch, and Mrs. Halle
: Gray, all of Frankford and Mrs.
g Carrie Clendaniel, Lincoln; a son,
VolIie Lynch, Frankford; 20 grand
children; 38 great grandchildren,
q two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Murray
. and Mrs. Addie Rayne, both of
Selbyville, and a brother, Joseph
Lynch.
The funeral was held Sunday at
p. M, in the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel, Frankford, the
Rev. James Langrell. pastor of the
Gumboro Methodist Church, Off
ciating. Interment in Roxana Gene
terry.
TUCKER
Services for George o. Tucker,
80, Bowers Beach, Del, were held
! at 1 D. M, Wednesday, in charge
of the Rev. Chester E. Wilcox, pas
: tor of Trinity Methodist Church,
Harrington.
Mr.. Tucker died Saturday, Janu-
airy 5th in Kent General Hospital,
Dover, Del, where he had been a
patient for seven days.
He worked at the Delaware State |
Hospital for many years where he
was an attendant, retiring in 1852.
He had lived at Bowers Beach
for the past IL years.
Survivors include a son, Law
renee o. Tucker, Jr.. and two
daughters, Mrs. Gladys Keyser and
Miss Dorothy Tucker all of Phila-
delphia; two grandchildren and /
three great grandchildren; two
brothers, Charles of Harrington
and Thomas of Wilmington; a sis
ter. Mrs. Joseph LeCompte, Will
mington.
MORRIS
Funeral services for Cliord f.
Morris, SO, who died at his home
at Andrewsville, near Greenwood,
January 9Th were held at the Boyer
Funeral Home, Harrington, Thurs
day. The Rev. Richard Bailey, pas
tor of Bethel Methodist Church,
Andrewsville, officiated. Interment
in Hollywood Cemetery.
Mr.. Morris, a farmer and poul-
try grower. had been ill only a few
days. He was born near Harring-
ton. son of the late John and
Lydia Minner Morris, and had
lived i'm this area all his life.
Surviving are two sons, j. Willis
Morris and Woodrow Morris, both
of Greenwood; daughter, Mrs.
Harry Lee Silbereisen, Milfrd: two
grandchildren; a brother, Clarence
s. Morris, Harrington: two sisters,
Philemon Harrington, FELTON,; Mrs,
Joseph Hayes. Houston and two
nieces and two nephews.
CARPENTER
Capt. Thomas Howard Carpen- )
ter III. retired Delaware Bay and
River pilot, former mayor of
Lewes and banking official, died
Saturday at the age of 80, at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. j. Reese :
White. in Millsboro.
He had been living with his :
daughter since the death of his wife
in 1914.
Captain Carpenter was one of
the last two Lewes pilots of the
old sailing vessel era, and the last 9
of 10 who owned jointly the old
pilot schooner. Thomas Howard.
After his retirement from the sea
he was elected mayor of Lewes
on two successive terms from 1910
to 1914
In banking affairs he served as l
president of the Lewes Trust Co. :
for many years and as chairman :
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