Milford chronicle., 1957-02-01
OBITUARY
RILEY

The funeral of Mrs. Lettie Louise
Riley, 50, wife of Alden Riley OF
Lewes, was held at p. m, Thurs
day from the Holiness Church in
Milton. Officiating was the pastor
the Rev. Jacob E. Birmingham. Bur
ial was in Peoples Memorial Park
on the Lewes RehobOth Highway
Mrs Riley died at the Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes, Jan. 2S.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by a brother. Thomas
Short of Philadelphia.
MARI
Services were held at D. m.
on Saturday, January 26 from the
Watson Funeral Home for Mrs.
Emma Hanson Marr, 65, wife of
John ]. Mari. Burial in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery.
Mrs. MARI, a native of Seaford
and a daughter of the late James
and Olivia Culver Waller of Sea-
ford, died Wednesday, January %,
at her residence in Millsboro.
BeaiIes her husband she leaves
a sister, Mrs. Bessie Smith of
LansdOwne, Pa.
.
ABBOTT
Jesse N. Abbott, 75, an employe
of Richardson and Robbins for 30
years, died January 28 at his home,
116 Pine Street, Dover, after a
short illness. He is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Anna r. Abbott; a son,
William ID. Abbott, Dover; three
brothers, John, Edward, and Dorey
all of Dover, and two grandsons.
Services were held at p. m.
Thursday from the Trader Funeral
Home, Dover, with the Rev. Rob-
ert w. Duke officiating. Interment
at Barratts Chapel.
ADAMS
Mrs. Etha M. Adams, SO, widow
of Wilbert L. Adams, died January
"a at her home in Georgetown.
She is survived by four sons,
Ira j., Laurel; George t., Mills
boro; Isaac j., and William L.
Adams, Georgetown; two daugh-
ters. Mrs. Gertrude Wilson and
Mrs. Elva Headley, both of George
town; % grandchildren and IS
great-grandchildren; and a bro
ther, List Parker, Smyrna.
Services were held Sunday from
the Carey Funeral Home in George
town, the Rev. S. E. Christensen,
pastor of the Mt. Olivet Brethren
Church, officiating. Burial in the
Cokesbury Cemetery.
HASTINGS
Services were held at 2 p. m. on
January 25 from the Watson Flu
neral Home for Mrs. Virgie E..
Hastings, SO, wife of B. Washing
ton Hastings. The Rev. George G..
Godfrey, minister of Blades Meth
odist Church, of which she was a
member, officiated. Interment in
Blades Cemetery.
Mrs. Hastings died late January
% of burns received in fire at her
home early that morning. She was
a daughter of the late John f. and
Edith Hill Lane of Seaford.
Surviving besides her husband,
are three daughters, Mrs. Ruth
West, Richardson Park; Mrs. Mil
dred Handley of Bridgeville; Mrs.
Mary H. Hurd of Blades; four
grandchildren, and two brothers,
Howard Lane, Sr., of SeafOrd, and
Daniel Lane of Blades.
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LOFLAND
Mrs. Lille V. Lof1and, rs, died
January %, in Milford Memorial
Hospital. She had been in i'll
health for some time.
Services were held in the Lof-
land Funeral Home on January 26
at p. m. The Rev. Douglas Mil
bury, pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Edwin Tull,
pastor of the Church of God, Off
ciating. Interment in Red Mems
Cemetery, Glendale.
She is survived by four sons,
Joseph F., Medford L., and Charles,
all of Milford; Clarence of Booth
wyn, Pa, eight grandchildren, 10
grandchildren, two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lester Lawson, Milton;
Mrs. Edward Webb, Milford; two
brothers, Eugene Donovan, Lin
coin, and Clarence Donovan, Mer-
oh