Milford chronicle., 1957-08-16

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other daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth S.
Field, Windham, Conn. Mrs. Station
was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Smith. She had
lived with Mrs Caulk for the past
six years.
Funeral services were held from
the Trader Funeral Home Thurs
day at IL q. m. Interment in Lake.
side Cemetery, Dover. The Rev.
Robert L. McKim, pastor of the
Dover Presbyterian Church, officia-
ted.
BURTON
Mrs. Bertha May Burton, rs, wild
ow of George w. Burton, farmer
of near Lewes, died suddenly Aug
ust 13 at her home in Angola. SHE
was the daughter of the late Will
lard Joseph and Evelyn Rust JOS
eph of the Fairmount section, near
Angola.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Harry Hazard of Lewes, and
Mrs. Dorothy Messick of near Mills
boro: three brothers, Wilmer Jos
eph of Lewes, and Fred and Edgar
Joseph, both of near Lewes, and
two sisters, Mrs. Clarence John
son of Milton, and Mrs. Joseph
Walls of Harbeson. She also leaves
10 grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren
The guneral will be Friday at
p. m, at Adkins Funeral Home,
conducted by the Rev. Kenneth
Dickey. Interment will be in the
cemetery of Conley's Chapel.
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CROSBY
Mrs. Adelaide Ruth Crosby, AZ,
died August in Nanticoke Me-
mortal Hospital in Seaford after
a brief illness.
She was daughter of George
Albert and Ruth Ann Thompson
Roth of Oxford, Md. Besides her
parents, she leaves her husband,
Elmer of Seaford; a son, Douglas
E., Seaford, and two grandchil-
dren, Karen Leight and Kelvin
Douglas Crosby.
She also leaves four brothers,
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both of Baltimore; Albert, Lau-
rel, and Thompson of oxford, Md. ;
two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Andrews,
Linwood, Pa, and Mrs. Beatrice
Williams, Salisbury.
Services were held from the
Oxford Methodist Church Monday
at p. m. with the Rev. Daniel T.
PritGhard officiating. Interment
in Oxford Cemetery.
WISE
Word has been received in Re.
ho5qth of the death recently in In
sian oul, Turkey, of Capt. Hugo
Paul Wise, ga, a former resident
of Dewey Beach who once was OF
the faculty of the Rehoboth School
Captain Wise went to Istanbu
many years ago to join his daugh
ter, Thea, who had secured a teach
ing position there. Captain Wise
had been a faculty member at Rob
erts College in Istanbul since 1943
He had recently resigned to return
to the United States this month.
A native of Canton, o., he went
to Baltimore in 1916 to study for
his masters degpee at John Hop
kins University. He later went to
work at Baltimore City College
where he taught for many years in
the English department.
Survivors include two daughters
Mrs. Richard ChiTds of New York
and Mrs. Jeanne McLennan oi
Washington, D. c., and two grand
children.
HAMILTON
Mrs. Maude e. Hamilton, widow
| of John E. Hamilton, died August
in Milford Memorial Hospital az
ter a short illness.
Born near Salisbury, Md, Mrs
Hamilton went to Connecticut al.
ter her marriage in 1905. Her hus.
band died in 1925 and she re-
mained in Connecticut for a mum.
ber of years, during which time she
was dietitian of the State Hospi.
tai at Middletown. She came tC
Milford about eight years ago or
her retirement. She was mem.
ber of Calvary Methodist Church
here.
Surviving are two sisters. Mrs
Ada Daggett and Mrs. Evelyn Webb
both of Milford; a nephew, Nor
man Webb of Milford, and niece
Mrs. Nellie Lyons of Greenwood.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at the Fleischauer Funera
Home with interments in Bridge
Vile Cemetery. The Rev. RALPH
Jones officiated at the funeral ser
vices.
WOOD
Funeral services for Mrs. Albert;
Humphreys Wood, SO, wife of DR.
: George Emmett Wood, were hell
Saturday, August 10, at the Con
| ner Funeral Home, Dover. The Rev
DR.. John Trader, pastor of Wesle.
: Methodist Church, and the Rev. Dr.
: John French, Salisbury distric
superintendent of the Methods
/ Church, and the Rev. John Park
: retired Methodist minister of Cam
: den, were in charge of the funera
services and the Rev. Edward X
Wilkins, associate pastor of Wes
ley Church, officiated at the grav'
t at Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury
Md
Mrs. Wood. the oldest member o
the Peninsula Conference Of th'
Methodist Church, died August
| at her home, 1867 South Governor
Avenue, Dover. She had been il
/ for several months.
The daughter of Horatie T. ant
Martha E. Humphreys of 1eal