Milford chronicle., 1957-07-12
HOUSTON
Mrs. Viola Thistlew00d
Phone: Milford 1914

thoughts prevent wrong acts.
Church news for Sunday, July IA:
Sunday School at 10 a. ~, Robert
Fl. Yerkes, General Supt.; Alvin,
brown. Junior Supt.; Mrs. Dorothy
Pearson, Cradle kOll Supt
Despite the heat. there were 1913
present last Sunday and the Mis-
slOnary Offering was very COM
mend-ble in the amount OF s54.07.
AT II a. M, the service OF wor-
ship begins with the organ prelude
with Mrs. Agnes Webb at the con-
sole. The call to Worship by the
minister, Rev. RAY Kirwan, follows.
Sermon by the pastor
Mrs. Donald Sapp entered the
Milford Memorial Hospital on Fri
day, where she is being treated
for a heart ailment and we trust
she will soon be alright again.
Bill SaIp went 10 the hospital
on Tuesday morning for treatment
and observation OF his arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurance Sullivan,
Miss Bertha Elleners, Mrs. Nor
man Walls, Mrs. Gertrude Hop
kins and daughter, Evelyn and
Mrs. Grace Elleners were among
those helping to celebrate the
birthday anniversary of Mrs. Nor
Smack at her home on Tuesday
evening. July 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Koeneman
had as dinner guests OF July a.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Koeneman and
son, Charles and Mrf. Irene Koene-
man, all of Ridgely, Nd.
Dinner guests or. July 8, of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles lAarvel and fam
lily were Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Nit
chell and sons, OF Milton. Ronald,
the Oldest son, viii soon leave for
service.
NJ fSss- and Mrs Raymond II wilkins
and sons, Mrs. Haynes and grand
daughter, Miss Joyce Haynes, of
Washington, d. c., were weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Tut
tie.
Miss Frances Sapp of Whining
ton, spent last week with her grand
p.rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Obey F. Sapp
and on Tuesday evening, she en-
tertained the following as her
guests at Wheeler's Park, the
Misses Beverly and Ruth Ann
Hayes, Susan Benson and the
Misses Ruth Ann, Helena and
Laura Jane Yerkes. They enjoyed
the evening very much.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Bachelor
and children, Clipper and Betsy,
of New York City, spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. John P.
Lennon, Jr.
On Saturday, MT. and Mrs. C.
Walter Wharton and Mr.. and Mrs
Obey f. Sapp visited Rehoboth and
Riverd lie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah NJ. Parvis
and children, Connie and Tommy
left on Sunday afternoon for Ocean
City, N. j., where they will spend
a weeks vacation.
On Friday evening, July 5, Mr..
and Mrs. Josiah Parvis give a
party in the Fire Hall in honor
of their daughter, Comics 10th
birthday anniversary. About 25 of
her friends and schoolmates were
there and a most pleasant evening
WIS spent dancing and Connie re-
ceived a number of beautiful and
useful gifts An abundance Of re-
freshments were served. and at a
late hour the guests departed leav'
ing wishes for many happy re-
turns of the day for Connie, whose
birthday WIS July A.
Robert Yerkes, Jr., quietly OBJ
served his nth birthday on July
4th.
Miss Saralee Webb has return
Cd home after having spent a week
at Camp Pe-Co-Meth.
Our community was greatly
grieved to learn very early on Fri
day morning of the da.th of Flor
ence T. Twilley. age A, wife of
Houston Twilley, in Milford Mem
orial Hospital, after a lengthy ILL
ness. Funeral services were held
on Monday afternoon at 2 in the
Berry Funeral Home, Milford, with
Rev. Ray Kirwan. pastor of Hous-
ton Methodist Church, officiating,
r.ssisted by Rev. Joseph B. Vaughn
of Berlin, Md, former pastor at
Houston. Interment was made in
Sunset Memory Gardens.
Mrs. Twilley had been a resident
Of Houston for a number of years
and was we'll thought of by all
who knew her as a kind and low
ing wife and mother and very good
neighbor. She seemed to be inter-
ested in those around her. she was
a member of the Houston Methodist
Church and a member Of the WSCS
Of that church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Twillev is survived by two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Betty Lane, Milford. and
Miss Diane Morris, 1T home: two
sons, William Norris, Jr., Harr-
ington, and Wayne Morris, at
home; ard two grandchildren. She
also leaves four sisters, Mrs. Pearl
McCole. Mrs. Naomi Mohr. Mrs
IT. .zel Jones. All Of Milford. and
Mrs. Elizabeth Mcbride st. Paul
Mimi: two brothers. William Tat
Tnan. Dover and E'wood Tatman
California Mrs. Tsv'llev hnd hnen
employed al the Libby McNeill and
Libby food processing NJ Mt at
Houston for a number of yaa~s.
We know while thcre is Life
there is Hone. bnt death is great
shock to eli the loved ores left
behind and the fer'lv hes rho
daenest svmpethv Of the conrnrn-
itv. "The Lord riveth aud the Lord
toketh awav blessed be the N me
of the Lord"
We are about to realize that the
money we spend to help ofNor pe"-
Piles does not guarantee they will
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