Milford chronicle., 1957-02-15


Hospital.
Services were held from the
FAIRIES Funeral Chapel, Smyrna,
Wednesday. Burial in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Smyrna. The Rev. Otis
Reed, pastor of the Leipsic Meth
odist Church, officiating.
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CLARK
Services were held at the Wat
son Funeral Home at p. m. Feb.
8 for Mrs. Sarah Jane Clark. ~.
The Rev. Harvey Squires, of Dover,
officiating Burial in Concord Meth
odist Church Cemetery, near Fed
eralsburg.
Mrs. Clark, who had not been in
health for some time, died Wednes-
day night, February at the home
of her daughter Mrs. Martha Por-
ter, West Manor Apartments.
Besides her daughter, she leaves
two grandchildren, Thayer Porter,
of Seaford, and Miss Ellen Porter,
of Washington, d. c., and a bro
ther. L. B. Otwell, of Wilmington.
HEADLEY
James l.. Headley, "a, died in
Beebe Hospital, Lewes, Saturday,
February 8.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lizzie Headley; two daughters,
Mrs. Matilda Foskey, of Berlin, Md,
and Mrs. Nancy Whaley of Laurel,
and seven sons, James Wesley,
George H., Lee, Joseph, Thomas,
Charles and Ralph Headley of
Georgetown, 80 grandchildren and
16 great-grandchildre
Graveside services were held at
p. m, February IL, at Mechanics
Cemetery, Millsboro, the Rev. Lee
Elliott, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church, Laurel, officiating.
LECOMPTE
John Leslie LeCompte, 81, died
February in Kent General Hos
pital following a heart attack. He
resided on the Wyoming Willow
Grove Road and had served as a
railroad crossing watchman for 30
years. He was born at Pennington
and had spent his entire life in Kent
County.
Surviving are his wife, Anna
May; two sons, Brinton LeCompte,
Wilmington; LIE slie LeCompte,
Dover; a grandson; two brothers,
Joseph, Wilmington; George Belle
fonte, and sister, Mrs. Hattie
Plummer, Harrington.
Services were held February 10,
in the Trader Funeral Home. The
Rev. Albert M. ID. Sapp, pastor of
Wyoming Methodist Church Off
ciating. fnterment in Hollywood
Cemetery, Harrington.
SCHREM
George L. Schrem, "A, a retired
electrician and in recent years the
operator of a fix-it shop near Wy
oming, died Saturday morning,
Feb. 8 in the Kent General Hos
pital after a long illness. He was
formerly of Camden, N. j.
Surviving. him are his wife, Mrs.
May G. Schrem; two sisters, Mrs.
Marie Rahaley. Camden, N. j., and
Mrs. Rose Kellum, Hollywood. Fla;
a foster son, T. F. Cooke, Wood
bury, N. j.; a granddaughter, Jean
A. Cooke, Woodbury. and several
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Feb.
ruary IL, from the Torbert Funer-
al Chapel, Dover, with the Rev. S.
w. Wysong, rector of st. Paurs
Episcopal Church, Camden, Off
ciating. Interment in Lakeside
Cemetery, Dover.
OUTTEN
Mrs. Ida r. Outten, S4, widow
of the Rev. j. P. Outten, died Sat-
urdaY. February 8, at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Marguerite
Burk, in Camden. She had made
her home with her daughter since
the death of her husband, we'll
known Methodist minister, IN 1854.
She was born in Laurel, daugh-
ter of the late John and Mary Will
ey. In addition to her daughter,
she is survived by six grandchil-
dren and eight great grandchildren
three brothers, Prof. John III. Wiley
and Marion B. Wiley, both of Lau-
rel, and Elmer Wiley, Bridgeville.
Services were Held in the Wind
sor and Disharoon Funeral Home,
February 12, at 2 p. m. The Rev.
John E. Parker, pastor of What
coat Methodist Church, Camden,
and the Rev. David w. Baker,
pastor of Centenary Methodist
Church officiating. Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Seaford.
PORTER
John Wesley Porter, of Green
wood, died February 10 at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Delemia Ger
man, with whom he made his home.
He was Sc years of age.
Other survivors include the fol-
lowing children: Mrs. Rita Craw-
ford, of Milford; Wilson Porter, of
Milton; Mrs. Rose Tucker of Bridge
Vile; Ormond Porter, of Milford,
and Mrs. June Andres, of Milton;
two brothers. George of Federals-
burg, Md. and Joshua, of Denton,
Md; two sisters. Mrs. Eva Davis,
of Riverside. N. j.. and Mrs. Mar
tina Stayton, of Pemberton. ~ j.,
and several grandchildren.
Services were held at l p. m.
Wednesday from the Fleischauer
Funeral Home. Greenwood, with
the Rev. Frank o. Baynard pastor
of Greenwood Methodist Church.
officiating. Burial in Greensboro
Cemetery, Greensboro, Md.