Milford chronicle., 1957-11-22

2 p. M, in the Rogers Funeral
Home. The Rev. Robert E. Green
pastor of Avenue Church, officia-
ted.
BAXTER
Mrs. Reba Macklin Baxter, 58,
wife of ]. Albert Baxter, died Nov.
Is in Milford Memorial Hospital
after long illness. She had been
employed by the L. d. Caulk Com
pany for over 80 years as a tele-
phone operator and receptionist.
She was a daughter of the late
George w. and Annie French
Mackiin and was a lifelong resi-
dent of this area. In addition to
ber husband, she is survived by a
brother, Leslie P. Macklin of Lin
coin.
Services were held Wednesday
at 2 p. m. in the Berry Funeral
Home. The Rev. Harry Jaeger, pas
tor of First Presbyterian Church,
and the Rev. Robert e. Green, pas
tor of Avenue Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Milford.
RICHARDS
Mrs. Florence Richards. widow
of Mrs. Charles S. Richards, Lew
es storekeeper, died Nov. Is. at her
home at 710 Kings Highway, Lew
eS
Born in Philadelphia, the daugh-
ter of the late Joseph and Eliza
beth Mason ShOckley, she had lived
in the town of Lewes the past 25
years.
Her husband died three years
ago. Her only immediate survivors
are son, Charles Harold Richards
of Love Creek, near Lewes, and
two grandchildren.
The funeral was held at Atkins
Funeral Home, Lewes, Thursday at
2 p. M, conducted by the Rev. A.
E. Dougherty of Bethel Methodist
Church. Burial in Lewes Methodist
Cemetery.
ROGERS
Merrill L. Rogers, 43, died Fri
day evening, Nov. Is, in Milford
Memorial Hospital of a heart at
tack. He was in the construction
business.
He is survived by his wife, Sal
lie, and eight children, all of
Georgetown. The children are:
John Albert Rogers, Richard Lee
Rogers, Merrill Rogers, Jr., DON
ME Rogers, Mrs. Shirley Anne
Pepper, Sharon, Sally Ann and
Nancy Rogers; three grandchil-
dren; his father, Jacob E. Rogers,
Georgetown, and three brothers.
Linden Rogers, Millsboro; Lloyd
and Carl Rogers, Georgetown.
The funeral was held Nov. IS at
2 p. m. at the James Funeral Home,
Millsboro, the Rev. Frank Lucia,
pastor of the Georgetown Metho-
dist Circuit and the Rev. DR.. Ttom-
as G. Mulligan, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment in Sunset Gardens, Lewes.
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BEHEN
Requiem mass for Bernard A.
Behen, 64, who died November 13
in the Veterans Hospital after an
illness of several months was held
IN Holy Cross r. @. Church, Dover.
last Saturday with interment in
Holy Cross Cemetery.
Mr.. Behen was the son of the
late John and Mary KERN Behen
and was an overseas combat vet
eran of World War l. He was an
organist at Holy Cross Church for
25 years and for many years was
associated with the John Behen,
Jr., coal, ice and grocery business
on Loockermon street, Dover, with |
his brothers, the late John E. and |
James j. Behen.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. |
Elizabeth Ann Behen; a niece,
Mrs. Robert j. Campbell, Jr., Hav-
ertown, Pa; and three nephews, |
State Senator William B. Behen |
and James j. Behen, Jr., Dover,
and John e. Behen, Jr., Rosement, |
Pa.
RECORDS
Funeral services for Richard F.
Records, 46, Cambridge, Md, who
died November 13 in the Kent Cen
eral Hospital, Dover, were held |
from Christ Episcopal Church, Do
yer, last Saturday at IL a. m, with
the rector, the Rev. Paul A. Kel- |
logg officiating.
Interment was made at Old st. |
Anne's, Middletown.
Mr.. Records was assistant treas
urer of the Phillips Wholesale |
Hardware Co, Cambridge. He was
born at Blackbird, Del, son of |
Edward M. and Virginia Creamer
Records, and was a veteran of |
World War H.
He is survived by his parents,
two sisters, Mrs. John L. Clough |
and Mrs. John R. Nicholson, both |
of Dover; three brothers, Edward |
T., Bethesda, Md; George NJ, Do
yer, and Lee NJ. Records, Wash
ington, D. c.; and an aunt, Mrs. |
William DUPONT Stafford, Whining
ton.
CARTON
C. Roland Carton, 20, died Nov. |
IA in NanticOke Memorial Hospital, |
SeafOrd, after an illness of two |
weeks.