Milford chronicle., 1957-06-21
OBITUARY
JOHNSON

June IA in Milford Memorial Hos
pital A native Of Delaware. he had
resided here for so years. He was
a retired farmer and painter.
Surviving are his wife, Clara NJ.
Johnson; a son, Julian, Wyoming;
two daughters, Mrs. Virginia
Ebright, Chester. Pa; Mrs. Lillian
Grace, Philadelphia and TWO grand
children.
Private funeral services were
held in the Berry Funeral Home at
FELTON, Tuesday June Is. The Rev.
Albert NJ. Snapp, pastor of Wyom-
ing Methodist Church officiating.
Interment in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, at Camden.
ZIMMERMAN
Mrs. Louise NJ. Zimmerman, So,
Eastover Hills, Dover, widow of
Chris Zimmerman, died June 13 in
the Wilmington General Hospital.
Solemn requiem mass ives held
for her in Holy Cross R. c. Church
last Saturday at 1 a. m. with the
Rev. John M. Donohoe, pastor Off
ciating. The rosary was held June
Il at p. m. at the Conner Funeral
Home. Burial in Holy Cross Gene
terry, Dover
Mrs Zimmerman is survived by
four sons, Chris E. Frank, T. Jo-
seph Zimmerman of Dover. and
Henry j. Zimmerman, Magnolia; a
daughter, Mrs. Robert Wisneski,
Dover: two brothers and sister
and II grandchildren.
SMITH
Mrs. Margaret Workman Smith,
81, oied at her residence near
Bridgeville, June 13.
She was a daughter of the late
Ebenezer and Martha Green Work
man of Georgetown.
Survivors include her husband
Cleatus Smith of Bridgeville, and
two sons, Layton w, at home, and
Irwin Smith, Georgetown; four bro
theirs, Alfred, George and Arthur
all of Georgetown, and John of Har-
rington; three sisters, Mrs. Sally
Sharp of Georgetown, Mrs. Bertha
Messick of Harrington, and Mrs
Marjorie Wilson of Wilmington.
Services were held Sunday from
the Watson Funeral Home, Sea-
ford, with the Rev. Joseph Holiday
of Calvary Methodist Church
Queenstown, Md officiating. Bur
ial in Blades Cemetery.
STRAUGHN
. Funeral services for Mrs. Nellie
S. Straughn, 81, formerly of Will
mington, were held Monday at z
D. m. at the Ferguson and Hayes
Funeral Home, Dover, Interment
Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.
The Rev. Robert w. Duke, pastor
of the Peoples Congregational
Christian Church, of which she was
member off1ciated.
Mrs Straughn, widow of DR.. Will
liam s. Straughn, Dover dentist
died June IA in The Memorial Hos
pital Wilmington after a short i'll.
ness.
Her residence in Dover was 81
South Bradford Street She was
the daughter of the late Edward
and Phoebe Smith.
Mrs. Straughn is survived by
two sons, Charles T. Straughn II
and William S. Straughn, Jr., both
of Dover; two sisters, Mrs. George
: Clark, Wilmington, and Mrs. Ed
ward Bunch, Virginia; a brother
Richard Smith, Philadelphia, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
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ALTEMUS
: Russell Stewart Altemus, Sc, OF
Seaford, died Saturday, June Is al
Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Sea-
lord.
He is the son of Mrs. Jennie
Thomas Altemus of Wilmington
and the late illiam H. Altemus
Mr.. Altemus has been employed
for about 80 years with the Du-
Pont Company.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
Irene Justice Altemus of Seaford
daughter, Mrs. Walter F. Sheble
of Washington, D. c.; five bro
Tiers, Robert U. of Landenburg
Pa, Vaughn L. Lawrence L., Harry
E. and Arthur B. Altemus all OF
!, Wilmington; two sisters, Mrs. JO-
seph l. Cross and Mrs. Edward L
Hartings of Wilmington.
Services were held from the
Watson Funeral Home, Seaford
June Is with the Rev. Walter H
Stone of Mt. Olivet Methodist
, Church, officiating. Private buria
!, at SilverbrOOk Cemetery in Will
mingtOn.
: BENNETT
Henry w. D. Bennett, 70, farm
er residing at Jefferson Crossroads
near Milton. died in the Milford
| Memorial Hospital on Tuesday
l June IS.
t Survivors include his wife Liz
zie NJ, son William H. Bennett
: of Milton; a daughter, Mrs. Clar-
l ence Sharp of Georgetown; four
: grandchildren, a great-grandchild
' and a sister. Mrs. Bessie Cain Of
Catonsville, Md.
Services will be conducted from
the Berry Funeral Home at p. m
J Saturday with the Rev. ]. P
George of Harbeson, a retired
Methodist pastor. officiating. Bur
ial will be in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Milford. There will be ne
viewing Friday night.
7 MELVIN