Milford chronicle., 1957-05-17
OBITUARY


yiously lived in M1llsboro.
Mr.. Harmon is survived by two
brothers, Theodore and Fred Har-l
mon, both of Millsboro, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Hood of Newark, [
Md.
FOSKEY
Mrs. Rosa B. Foskey, 81, widow |
of Joseph J. Foskey, died Saturday, |
Nav IL at the home of a son, |
Charles w. Foskey, at Laurel. She
is survived by three other sons,
Samuel, Laurel; Ernest, Seatord;
Horace, Hockessin; a daughter,
Mrs. Marguerite Austin, Laurel; IL
grandchildren, nine great grand
children; two brothers, William
w. Adams, Delmar and James K.
Adams, Laurel.
Services were held May IL at the
Windsor and DisharoOn Funeral
Home. The Rev. J. E. Layton Off
ciating. Interment in Laurel Hill
Cemetery.
ADAMS
In the Nelson Funeral Home,
Lewes, May II at p. m, a funeral
service was held for Capt. Ernest
Adams, 6S-year-oId skipper OF the
oyster boat "Somers' out of Bow
ers Beach, who died May 8 of
bronchial pneumonia in the Ma
rine Hospital in Baltimore. For
many years, he had been in the
ovstering business for the firm OF
Newcomb and Hand of Dover.
The Rev. Leroy Jones of Mag
lnolia Methodist Church Oficiated.
Burial Lewes Methodist Cemetery
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jean Sal
mons Adams of Bowers Beach, and
a sister, Mrs. Bertha Travers OF
Salisbury, Md.
MARVEL
Funeral services for Ambrose B
Marvel. SO. a retired farmer, were
held from the Torbert Funeral
Chapel, Dover, May 13. Intermeni
in odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden
The Rev. Albert nj. B. Snapp
pastor of Wyoming Methodist
Church, officiated.
Mr.. Marvel. who farmed mos
of his life near Hazlettville, ives
of Dover, died May 10 at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Helen M
Pippin. 422 Wyoming Avenue
Dover. after a lingering illness
He leaves another daughter, Mrs
EVELYN Dean, HavertOwn, Pa,
: orandchiIdren. and six grea
Grandchildren. His wife Eunit
Marvel, died in 1854.
. LAYTON
! Mrs Annie R. Layton, 81, of II
Jefferson Street, Lewes, died o
: NAV II in the Governor Baco
Health Center, Delaware City.
Mrs. Layton was the mother
\ the late George Layton who Il
/ MANY years operated truckn
n business in this section
Surviving are a daughter. Rlls
: olive May Layton OF near W
+ mington: a brother, James Master
! Rehoboth Beach; three halt-DrC
theirs. Harry Masten, Smithsvlll
Md. Henry Masten, Minquadale an
5. TIema Scott, Port Deposit, Nd an
k three half-sisters, Mrs. Coi
l. Lare and Mrs. Rhoda Wright
e Smithsville and Mrs. Anna Power
g Fredericksburg, Md.
J. Services were held May IA
le the Nelson Funeral Home, LeWe
er conducted by the Rev. A. 3. Doug
ID ortv pastor of Bethel Methodl
10 church. Burial in Lewes Methool
IN Cemetery.
cs WILSON
le Funeral services for Joseph
O. wilson. rs. a retired represent
tive Of the Socony Vacuum I
: Company. were held Sunday
IN M. from the Nelson Rig
Funeral Home, Baltimore Aven
and Jackson Street, Media, Pa. l
a terment Sunday at p. m, at t
nj Wothodist Cemetery, Lewes.
e Mr. Wilson died at his non
nj 1ose Lowell Avenue, BrOomall, /
N porn in Lewes, Mr.. Wilson W
on tho son of Jesse and Pruden
IL Jean Hopkins Wilson. Since MS
tirement from SOcony about
wears ago, Mr.. Wilson had llVed
n RroomaIl. For many years prior
bo that he lived in the suburbs
philadelphia, which also was
business headquarters.
- Surviving are his VIE, M
q Eli-abeth G. Wilson; a son, Jei
Wilson. Swedesboro; a daught
Mrs Fred Thompson, Green Ria
pa sister. Mrs. Hall Pierce, N
ford. and five grandchildren.
BROWN
Funeral services for Mrs. '
pie WYATT Brown, 81, who died
Smvrna Thursday, May 9, after
illness of about two weeks, W
held at the Boyer Funeral Hol
Harrington, Monday afternoon "
Z services in charge of the K
lawrence S. Renner, of FELTON,,
tor of Manship Methodist Chuf
Z Interment was in Hopkins Gel
tery, near FELTON,.
She was born at Masten's Corr
Z the daughter of Andrew ana En-
Scott Wyatt, and had lived in
community all her life. Her n
hand William Wesley Brown,
on February 27, 1856.
She is survived by six chlldr
Mrs Irene V. Wyatt of Harri
ton: Mrs. Thelma L. Outten OF
- mington; Mrs. Rebecca j. W
and Walter Andrew Brown,
of Hobbs. N. Mex; Mrs. Win
H. Lewis of Harrington, and
Bernice A. Hurd of Wyoming;
grandchildren and two gr