Milford chronicle., 1957-12-06
OBITUARY

Mrs. Mamie w. Hill, rs, wife of
Isaac John Hill, died Nov. 29 in her
home on Walnut Street, laurel,
following long illness. A lifelong
resident of Laurel, she was the
daughter of the late James II. and
Eva F. Windsor.
She is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Sally Collins and two brothers.
James L. Windsor and Granville
S. Windsor, all of Laurel.
The Rev. Dale Ruth, pastor of
Centenary Methodist Church, and
the Rev. Harold Berrian, pastor of
the Church of the Nazarene Off
ciated at services Monday at p.
m. in the Windsor ana Disharoon
Funeral Home, Laurel. Burial in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, laurel
.
SIRMAN
Mrs. Mstilda ]. Sirman, Sc, wild
1 in the Laurel Rest Home where
she had been a patient four weeks.
She was born near Bethel but spent
most of her life in Laurel.
She is survived by two grandsons,
Paul R. Ward, Laurel; Ralph B.
Sirman, Baltimore; a brother, Wal
ter Eskridge, and a sister, Mrs.
Rhoda Garrett, both of Bethel, and
two great-grandchildr
Services were held Tuesday at 2
p. m. in the Windsor and Disharoon
Funeral Home, Laurel. The Rev.
Dale Ruth, pastor of Centenary /
Methodist Church, officiated. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery, /
Laurel.
JONES
Funeral services for Robert |
Jones, age so, of Hebron Road, near |
Rehoboth Beach, who died Monday |
night, Nov. 25, at Beebe Hospital, !
Lewes, were held Sunday at Mel
son Funeral Home in Lewes at 2
p. m. Burial in Peoples Memorial
Park on the Rehoboth Highway.
The deceased had been a patient
at the hospital since Saturday,
Noy %, when he underwent an
operation.
he had been living about Is years
III Lewes where he recently was
employed by the Truitt Construe-
ton Company of Rehoboth.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Rachel Ethel Mae Jones' of Reho-
both.
STOAKLEY
Norman c.. Stoakley, go, died in
his home on Cooper Street, Laurel,
Nov. %, following a brief illness.
He had been an employe of the
Marvil Packing Company and Del
aware Aaower and Light, but had
been retired for some time.
His wife, Mrs. Ida Stoakley, died
in 1854
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Norma Lee Stauffer, Whining
ton and Mrs. Shirley Somers, Lau-
rel; one grandson, Leslie of Will
mington and the following brothers
and sisters, William j., John H.,
Paul, Elmo, Charles G., all of here;
Norris c., Frankford; Miss Emma
Stoakley and Mrs. Pearl A. Short,
both of Laurel.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at p. M, in the Windsor and
Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel.
The Rev. e. R. Clough, officiated.
Interment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
SWAIN
Funeral services for s. NJ Thay-
er Swain, 45, of Pineallas Park,
Fla, who died in the Wilmington
"1~,,lx,soT Ev,,s1
80, from injuries suffered in an au
tomobile accident November 1,
were held at the Boyer Funeral
Home, Harrington, Monday after
noon at two o'clock. The Rev. G.
E. Wilcox, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Church, officiated at the SER
vices. Interment was in Hollywood
Cemetery.
He was born in Harrington, the
son of the late Jacob A. and Alice
Baker Swain, and lived here for'l
many years where he operated a
grocery store. For the past ten
years he lived in Florida where he
operated a store and motel.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Emma Bradley Swain and four
uduSuLCIS, Nloo DOfClly PWdln VI
Cambridge, Md, Carol Lee, Julia
Ann and Cindy Lou, and one son,
Jacob Richard Swain, all of Pine
alias.
LYNCH
Services for Herman T. Lynch,
| 81, retired Pennsylvania Rail-
road carpenter and a veteran MEM
Der of the Robbins Hose Com
pany. were held from the Ferguson
and Hayes Funeral Home, Dover,
at 2 p. M, Wednesday.
Burial in Lakeside Cemetery,
Dover.
Mr.. Lynch, who was the husband
of the late Bessie II. Lynch, died
Dec 1st at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. John w. Montague in
Clayton.
He had been a member of the
Robbins Hose Company since 1906
and was a member of the Junior
| Order United American Mechanics.
A native of Dover, he continued
to make his home here until going
to live with Mrs. Montague in re-
| cent years.
Surviving him, in addition to Mrs.
Montague, are another daughter,
Miss Helen Lynch, Wilmington; a
sister, Mrs. Nellie Holmes, Booth
wyn, Pa; three grandchildren, and
six great-grandchildr
HERHOLDT