Milford chronicle., 1957-06-07
OBITUARY

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Funeral services will be held
from the Lofiand Funeral Home in
Milford this afternoon at O'Clock
with interment in the Odd Fellows
Cemetery. The Rev. Douglas Mil
bury will officiate.
Mrs. Roach is survived by two
step-children, William Roach, Jr.,
of Milford and Mrs. Ada Owens Of
Lansdowne, Pa, a grandson and
three grandchildren
MALONEY
Mrs. Bertha MalOney, IS. widow
of Thomas ]. Maloney, retired
farmer, died May 25 in Milford
Memorial Hospital She is survived
by two sons, Willis T. Maloney,
Milford, Clifford H. Maloney, Wash
ington, D. c., three grandchildren
and five great-grandchildren
Services were held at the Berry
Funeral Home Wednesday at p.
m. The Rev. William E. Tull, pas
tor of the Church of God, officiated
Interment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
WIEN
Philip H. Viven, y. of Edgehill
Dover, died June in Kent Gen
eral Hospital. He was a retired
mason.
Survivors include his wife
Maude; two daughters, Mrs. Phyl.
lis Myer of Dover and Mrs. Carlets
Barr of Baltimore; four grandchil.
dren, two brothers, Thomas of Mi
ami, and William Viven of Bish-
ops, Md; three sisters, Mrs. Car
rie Tyson of Millville, N. j.; Mrs
Nettie Farr of Dover. and Mrs
Elizabeth Swain of Miami.
Services were conducted at p
m. Wednesday from the Trader
Funeral Home, Dover. Burial il
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Dover.
PRATT
Homer w. Pratt, so, postmaster
at Kenton 13 years, died suddenly
June l. He was son of Mrs. Sarah
D. JOnOS LetIl VI h6uIOu anu Iut
late James B. Pratt.
In addition to his mother he is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby M
Wiley Pratt; two daughters, Mrs
Mary E. Morton, Hartly; Mrs. Dor.
Othy Harbath, Dover; two grand
children, and two sisters, Mrs. Irv-
ing Hart, Townsend, and Mrs
Louise P. Freeman, Snow Hill, Md
Mr.. Pratt served a term in the
Delaware House of Representa-
tives, being elected in 1910.
Services were held in the FAIRIES
Funeral Chapel, Smyrna, Tuesday
at 2 p. m. Interment in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.
PHILLIPS
Willard T. Phillips, "a, died in
the Masonic Home near Whining
ton June l. He was a retired ma
rine machinist and was a son OF
the late Charles NJ and Caroline
7. COombe Phillips.
Surviving are a son, Raymond
B. Phillips, Wilmington, and two
sisters, Mrs. Mary Carmean, Will.
mingtOn, and Mrs. Ida MaIarkey
Seaford
Mr.. Phillips was a member OF
Oriental Lodge No. 27, AT and AM
Wilmington.
Services were held Tuesday al
p. m. in the Carey Funeral Home
The Rev. DR.. Thomas G. MuIligan
pastor of Grace Methodist Church
officiated. Interment in Union
Cemetery.
PALMER
Mrs. Annie Palmer, SO, a life
long resident of the RehobOtf
area, died Wednesday, May 29, al
the home of q daughter, Miss An
ME Palmer, in Wilmington, where
she had been staying since heI
illness.
Mrs. Palmer, widow, lived near
Lewes before going to Wilmington
She is survived by two other
daughters, Mrs. Minnie Chunning
of near Lewes, and Miss Emma
Palmer, Philadelphia; two sons
William Palmer, Lewes, and Alfred
Palmer, near Lewes, and a bro.
ther, William Coursey of Lewes.
Funeral services were held June
1st at the John Wesley Methodis
Church, Nassau. Interment at Peo
pies Memorial Park, near Reho
both Beach.
SMITH
Mrs. Laura w. Smith, II. O.
near Greenwood, wife of John H
Smith, died June 2 in Kent Gen
eral Hospital, Dover, after brie
illness.
She is survived, in addition t,
her husband, by four daughters
Mrs. Hulda Johnson, near Green
wood; Mrs. Mary Elma Phillips
New Haven, Conn; Mrs. Ruby vii
son, Milton, and Miss Lima E
Smith, at home; two sons, JohI
Robert Smith, Richfield Park. N
j., and Joseph A. Smith, at home
Is grandchildren, and three great
! grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Jun,
at Oakley Methodist Church. neaI
Ellendale, with interment in tn,
adjoining cemetery. The Rev. Ro
land Birmingham of Laurel. a re
tired minister, officiated.