Milford chronicle., 1958-05-16
OBITUARY

fOrQ, anQ daughter OF the ldIE VIII
liam A. and Catharine Taylor
Humes, died suddenly Friday.
May 8, of a cerebral hemnlorhagel
at her home on South Walnut
Street, Milford
Mrs. Grier was born August z.
1870, at New Albany, Ind, and came
to Milford with her parents when
child. She was a charter member
of the New Milford Century Club
and of the First Presbyterian
Church here, and was active for
many years in many organizations
of the church and church school,
Funeral services were held at
the home Monday at p. M, with
the Rev. Harry Jaeger, minister of
First Presbyterian Church, officia-
ting. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford.
She is survived by one son, Will
liam Humes Grier, Perryman, Md;
one daughter, Mrs. Milton Dill of
Milford; daughter-in-law, Mrs. H.
Louder Grier, Philadelphia; five
granddaughters, and IL great
grandchildren.
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WILEY
Walton H. Wiley, age 43 years,
passed away in the Kent General
Hospital, Dover, Friday, May 8,
where he had been a patient for 8
weeks. Funeral services were held
at the Berry Funeral Home, Fell
ton, on Sunday afternoon at l o.
clock. Rev. Larry Renner, pastor
of FELTON, Methodist Church, officia-
ted. Interment was in Bridgeville
Cemetery.
He is survived by one brother,
Lawrence Wiley, FIT. Pierce, Fla.
and his foster mother, Mrs. B. M.
Krepps. of Woodside, with whom
he made his home. He was the
son of the late Anna G. and Nehe-
miah Wiley.
WARREN
Mrs. Virginia H. Warren, age 81
years, wife of the late William H.
Warren, died in Milford Memorial
Hospital, Thursday morning, May
18th.
Funeral services will be held at
Berry Funeral Home on Saturday
morning, at 10:30 o'clock. Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor of Avenue
Methodist Church. officiating, in
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
She is survived by one son, Will
liam H. Warren, Jr., of Milford, one
daughter, Mrs. Adele Robertson,
of Ramstein, Germany and three
grandchildren. She was member
of Avenue Church, singing in the
church choir for many years. She
was member of the Milford New
Century Club.
WROTEN
Mrs. Sallie Noble Wroten, 88,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hester Friedman, 1854 Tabor
Rd., Philadelphia, Friday morning,
May 9th.
She was born in Hickman, Md,
the daughter of the late William
and Hester Bartlett Noble, and re-
sided in Hickman until about 61a
months ago when she went to Phil
adelphia. Her husband, Jacob Wro-
ten, died in 1886.
She was a member of Hickman
Methodist Church, and funeral SER
vices were held there Tuesday af-
ternoon at two o'clock. Services
were in charge of the pastor, the
Rev. John Anderson. Interment
was in Wesley Cemetery, Burrs-
vile.
She is survived by two sons,
Charles V. Wroten of Philadelphia,
and Edgar T. Wroten of Green
wood, and daughter, Mrs. Fried
man; five grandchildren and IL
eat-grandchildren a sister, Mrs.
Stephen Adams of Harrington.
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TOON
Mrs. Beatrice N. Toon, 80 years,
died May 10 at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John P. Yocum, of
ing for the past three weeks. She
lived at 167 Carlisle Road, Audu-
bon, New Jersey, and was. the wife
of the late 1t Comdr. George H.
Toon of the Coast Guard, who died
in 1850. Besides her daughter who
she was visiting, she is survived by
2 other daughters, Mrs. Mona Shil-
low of Camden, N. j., and Mrs.
Betty Golf of Pawtucket, r. l., and
2 sons, George H., Jr., of Sickler-
vile, N. j., and Charles A., of
Blackwood, N. j. She also leaves
16 grandchildren and s great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock in the
Foster Funeral Home, Audubon,
N. ]. Interment was in Locust
wood Memorial Park Delaware,
Camden, N. j. Funeral arrange
ments by the Berry Funeral Home,
FELTON,.
TORBERT
William A. Torbert, 7S, founder of
the Torbert Funeral Chapel, and
Dover's oldest funeral director, died
May 9Th in the Kent General Hos
pital following ar illness of several
weeks.
He was a former member of the
State Board of Funeral Director
Examiners and one of the oldest