Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03
OBITUARY
KELLEY

KELLEY
Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Kelley, of
FELTON,, Delaware, widow of the late
Rev. John p. Kelley, died, Septem-
Der 25, in the Milford Memorial
Hospital.
Mrs. Kelley, who was 81 years
Of age, is survived by one son and
five daughters.
John p. Kelley, of FELTON,, Mary
Maude Kelly. A Edith Kelley and
Esther v. Kelly, all of Wilmington,
Delaware and Rosa E. Kelley of
FELTON,.
Funeral services were helo at the
Berry Funeral Home, in FcltOn
and interment was in the family
burial lot at Bridgeville, Delaware.
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OLIPHANT
Funeral services for James T..
Oliphant, II, 209 West Twenty-third
Street, Wilmington, were held Sun
day at 1 p. m, at the Windsor
and Disharoon Funeral Home, Lau-
rel. The Rev. ]. Edward Layton,
pastor of the Mt. Pleasant Metho-
dist Charge, officiating. Interment
in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Mr.. Oliphant suffered heart at
attack while cutting grass in the
rear of the branch of the Whining
ton Trust Company, in Wilmington,
Tuesday, September %. He was
a retired custodian of P. S. DUPONT
High School, in Wilmington.
Son of the late William T. and
Lavenia Oliphant of Laurel, he is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna
M. Oliphant; two daughters, Mrs.
Dorothy e. Tull and Miss Sarah
M. Oliphant; a son, Thomas c.; a
sister, Mrs. Hattie Taylor; and a /
brother Harvey L. Oliphant, all of
Laurel.
BELTS
William C. Belts, 80, retired car
penter, died in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital, September %. He
had been employed by the Deemer
Steel Company of New Castle for
about 35 years before retiring Is
years ago.
He was the son of the late George
H. and Winnie Johnson Belts of the
Milton area. His wife was the late
Naoma R Belts. He is survived by
four daughters, Mrs. Winnie B. |
Walls, Mrs. Mamie L. Burton, Mrs.
Lydia A. Thomas and Mrs. Carrie
Leverage; two sons, George II.
Belts and Milton w. Belts. All are
residents of Milton.
Also surviving are sister, Mrs.
Sally &. Warren, of Milton; two
half-sisters, Mrs. Emma Vando, of
and Mrs. Florence
Holloway, Milford; 16 grandchil-
dren and 25 great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held, We'd
nesday, from the William M. Short
Home, Milton, with the
Rev. Conrad Hamer, pastor of
Goshen Methodist Church. Milton,
Interment in Belts Gem
etery, Milton.
SPRY
Funeral services for the Rev.
Charles w. Spry, n, retired
Minister of the Peninsula Metho-
list Conference were held on
Thursday at z p. m, from the Wes-
ley Methodist Church, Dover. In
erment in Lakeside Cemetery.
The Rev. DR.. John A. Trader,
pastor of Wesley Church, officiated
1t the services, assisted by other
minister's of the conference.
Mr.. Spry died suddenly following
/ coronary occlusion September %,
Ut his home 32 Elm Terrace, Dover.
Well-known on the Eastern Shore
If Maryland and throughout Della
ware, he served churches in Ches-
void, Magnolia, Clayton, Green
wood, Bethel, Blades and George
town.
Intensely interested in Demo-
cratic politics he served as chap
lain both houses of the Delaware
Assembly as well as the
State Senate and State
House of Representatives
Mr.. Spry attended Morningside
College in Sioux City, Ia, and was
1 graduate of the Wilmington Con-
ference Academy, in Dover. His en-
.husiasm for young people and his
interest in education were undi-
throughout his lifetime.
Surviving are his wife, the for
ner Nellie Majors, and five chill
iren; Jay F. Spry, Hastings-on-
Hudson, N. Y; Mrs. Ellsworth
Jadell, CatonsviIle, Md; Mrs. Boyce
D. Larimore, Seaford; Mrs. Jenn-
ngs McGee, Laurel; Miss Ruth
spry, Baltimore; and four grand
children. Also surviving are two
,rothers, w. Harper Spry and G.
Ralph Spry, Wilmington, and two
listers, Mrs. Lester Burns, Will
nington, and Miss Blanche Spry, h
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