Milford chronicle., 1958-10-03
OBITUARY

dren, marie, Caroline and Barbara,
all of here, and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Monday at p. m, at Old Field
Church. Interment in Old Field
Cemetery.
MILLMAN
Mrs. Laura Millman, age SO pass
ed away in Jewell's Nursing Home
Saturday. September 9th, after
a long illness.
Mr.. Milman was a native of
Slaughter Neck. She is survived by
one sister, Mrs. Stella Wilson, of
Milford and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were held from
the Slaughter Neck Church, Tues
day, September 30th at 2 p. m. The
Rev William Hamilton, of Lincoln
Methodist Church and the Rev.
Douglas Milbury, of Calvary Metho-
dist Church, Milford officiating. In
terment was in cemetery adjoining
church. Arrangements were made
by the Lofiand Funeral Home.
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GRIFFIN
Mrs. Anna Parsons Griffin, 81,
died Tuesday night, September %,
at the Nanticoke Memorial Hos
pital, Seaford, after a lengthy ILL
ness. She was the daughter of the
late Wesley and Sara Parsons,
Pitsville. Md. Her husband was the
late Francis L. Griffin.
She is survived by one son, Ev-
erett F. Griffin, of Grifton, N. c., and
one daughter, Mrs. Charles M. Hol-
lis, Jr.. Seaford, four grandchildren
and two great grandchildren. A
brother, George Parsons, Berlin,
Nd, and three sisters, also sur
vive. They are: Mrs. Bertha Tim
mons, Berlin; Mrs. Pearl Griffin,
Salisbury and Mrs. Emma Powell.
Salisbury.
Services were held in the Watson
Funeral Home, September 26 with
the Rev. William o. Hackett, pas
tor of st. Johns Methodist Church.
Seaford officiating. Interment in
Evergreen Cemetery, Berlin, Md.
HOWARD
Mrs. Nora Mae Howard, 80, widow
of Ebe Walter Howard, of Harbe-
son and mother of Walter S. How
ard, Sr., president of the Lewes
Chamberof Commerce, died Sept.
25 at Beebe Hospital.
She had been a patient only a day
suffering from a heart ailment
Mrs. Howard was native of
Harbeson and had been living in
Lewes the past eight years with
her son.
In addition to her son, she is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. Amy Kaiser,
of Georgetown, two grandsons, Wal
ter S. Howard, Jr., and Charles
Henry Howard both of Lewes, a
great grandson and a great grand
daughter.
Services were held Sunday from
the Nelson Funeral Home, Lewes,
conducted by the Rev. DR.. Thomas
G. Mulligan, of Georgetown, and the
Rev. Robert Green, pastor of Bethel
Methodist Church, Lewes. Burial in
Harbeson Cemetery
WATSON
Robert Y. Watson, 7S, of East
Springfield, Mass, died Friday,
September 10, 1858. He was born in
Milford, Del.
Before retiring in 1854, he was
maintenance foreman at Westing
house Manufacturing Co. He attend
ed East Congregational Church. He
was a member of Indian Orchard
Lodge of Masons, Life members of
the Shriners and the Square club
of Westinghouse and was Past
Noble Grand of the Hampden Lodge
of Odd Fellows.
He leaves a sister, Mrs. Mildred
Misener, and two nephews of Re-
hoboth Beach, Del.
The funeral service were held
at the Byron Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Donald Simpson officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
The Indian Orchard Lodge of
Masons conducted its ritual SER
vice at the funeral home, on Sun
day evening.
CREED
James Homer Greed, 81, husband
of Betty j. Greed, died after a
heart attack September "a. at his
home on U. S. Route 49,.
Mr.. Greed was born in Atlanta,
Ca, son of the late B. w. and Bes-
sic Cowley Greed, but had resided
in this area for the past nine years.
He owned and operated the Jim
my Taxi Service and also was en-
plOyed as an assistant at the Peo-
pies Service Station.
Services were held from the j.
Millard Cooper Funeral Home, last
Saturday. The Rev. Milton r. Ell
liott, pastor of Seaford Methodist
Circuit officiating. InEerment in
Hollywood Cemetery.
In addition to his wife, he is sur
vived by one daughter, Mrs. E. Bea-
trice Carter, of here; three sisters,
Mrs. Gladys Lee North Charles
ton, S. c., Mrs. Lila Dickerson.
Columbia, s. c., and Mrs. Louise
Phillips, Florence, S. c., two bro
theirs, Julian Greed, Wilmington and
Bernard w. Greed, Jr., North, S. c.,
and four grandchildren.
HAMMOND
The Navy Department has noti-
fed the family of Airman Peter
Thompson Hammond, age 20, of his
sudden death, which occurred in
Sunnydale, California, on Monday.
September 29. His death was the
result of collision of the motor
cvcln which he was riding with two