Milford chronicle., 1957-01-04
OBITUARY
McCAuLLEY


Avenue, Dec. 80 by relatives. Death
was due to natural causes.
She is survived by a son, Thomas
Tribbett of Milford, and several
nieces and nephews.
Services were held Wednesday
at 2 p. M, in the Lofiand Funeral
Home. The Rev. Robert e. Green,
pastor of Avenue Methodist Church,
officiated. Interment in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery.
HFARN
Graveside services were held Dec.
26 at the Mt. Olive Cemetery in
Delmar for Randall Lee Hearn. the
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Hearn, who died Tuesday at PEN
insula General Hospital, Salisbury.
The Rev. Norman Ehrlich, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, Del
mar, officiated.
Besides the parents, a brother,
Richard Hearn, Jr., and by his ma
ternai grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Ellis of Delmar, and his
paternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Hearn, also of Del
mar, survive.
FARRELL
Nathaniel A. FARRELL, SO, retired
farmer, died Monday morning at
his home in Woodside.
Mr.. FARRELL was born near Viola
and had lived in Woodside for the
past So years and had been in poor
health for several years.
He is survived by a daughter,
Miss Eva FARRELL, at home; son,
Maurice N. FARRELL of Dover: and a
granddaughter. Jane FARRELL.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at p, M, in The Berry
Funeral Home, sFelton, with the
Rev DR.. John A. Trader, pastor of
Wesley Methodist Church, Dover,
officiating. Interment were in
Lakeside Cemetery, Dover.
WILKINS
Charles H. wilkins, 70, retired
farmer and lumberman, died at his
home Dec. 27. He was a son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Will
kins of Sand Hill.
Surviving are his wife, Ada West
Wilkins; two children, Charles FL
wood wilkins, Georgetown; Mrs.
Mabel w. Lambden, Cokesbury; !;
two grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Pettyjohn, Milford; Mrs.
Stella Joseph, Georgetown; several
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Services were held Sunday at 1
p. m, in the Carey Funeral Home
The Rev William o. Hackett, pas
tor of Wesley Methodist Church,
Georgetown, officiated. Interment
in st. Johns Cemetery.
STEELE
Services were held Dec. % for
Mrs. Minnie e. Steele, "a, widow Of
Commander Irving Steele of the
Lewes Coast Guard Station, from
the Atkins Funeral Home, Lewes.
The Rev. A. Edward Dougherty,
pastor of Bethel Methodist Church
of Lewes, officiated, and burial was
in the Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
Mrs. Steele died Sunday, Dec. %,
at her home on Mulberry Street,
Lewes.
She leaves a son, Commander
Chester l. Steele, U.S.C.G., of Rhode
Island, and two grandchildren,
Christine and Rosemary Steele.
She was active in several church
organizations and in Unity Chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star of
Lewes and Rehoboth Beach.
WILSON
Mrs. Cora Mae Wilson, Sc, wife
of William B. Wilson, died Dec. 26
in Milford Memorial Hospital after
long illness.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by daughter, Mrs.
Betty Schmierer, Lewes; son,
Clifford G. Bullock, Milford; three
sisters, Mrs. Laura Hartzell, Royal
Fort, Pa; Mrs. Harry Braumback,
PhoeniXville, Pa; Mrs. Herbert
Kelsey, Glen Moore, Pa; five
grandchildren and two great-grand-
children.
Services were held Sunday at 2
.. m. in the William NJ. Short Fu-
neral Home. The Rev. Earl w.
Watts, pastor of the Pilgrim Holi-
ness Church, officiated. Interment
in Beaver Dam Cemetery at Harbe-
son.
DUKES
Mrs. Roxie McCabe Dukes, 68,
widow of Elisha Dukes, Sr., died
Dec. 27 in Beebe Hospital at Lewes
after a long illness. She was a
daughter of the late DR.. Edward
and Lucinda Taylor McCabe.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. Eva Hazel Lane, Selbyville;
three sons, Elisha Dukes, Selby-
Vile; Harold of Rehoboth Beach !;
Clayton of Millsboro; five grand
children, two sisters, Mrs. Flora
Gray and Mrs. Lou Reisner, both
of Laurel, and brother, Edward
H. McCabe, Sr., Millsboro.
Mrs. Dukes was a member of
Frankford Presbyterian Church, the
Frankford New Century Club, and
the Colonel Long Chapter of the
+ OAR.
Services were held Sunday at z
o. m, in the Watson and Gray Flu
neral Chapel. The Rev. DR.. William
D. Gibson of Rehoboth Beach, Off
ciated. Interment in Carey's Gene
terry.
COLLINS
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie
L. Collins, 80, of Wyoming, wife
of Edward S. Collins, were held at
2 pm. Sunday, at the Trader Flu
neral Home, Dover, with the Rev.
DIR. John A. Trader, pastor of Wes-
lev Mathndist Church officiating