Milford chronicle., 1958-01-10
OBITUARY
HOLLAND

Mrs. Mary E. Holland, Milford died
in the Veterans Administration
Hospital, Elsmere, on January 9Th
Mr. Holland and his wife oper-
ated a greenhouse in Milford for
a number of years. Also surviving
are five sons, Richard, Dover; John
s., Levittown, Pa; Henry, Sails
bury, Md; and Willis and Leroy
Holland, Milford; a sister, Mrs. Lee
land B. Richardson, Snow Hill, Md,
and I've grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p. M,
Thursday from the Lofiand Fun
eral Home, Milford, with burial in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
JOHNSON
Mrs. Fannie A Johnson, II, wild
ow of Fred It. Johnson, died at
her home on West Commerce ST.,
Smyrna, January End.
Funeral services were held in
the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel Sunday,
at 2 p. m. Burial in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
Mrs. Edith Reedy of Pennsylvania:
Mrs. Anna Powell, Kirkwood; Mrs.
Olivia Hutchinson, Townsend; Mrs.
Ruth Webb, Frederick; Mrs. Fannie
Austin, Wilmington; Hazel johnson
and Edward Johnson, both of Town
send, and Atwell and Leland
Johnson, both of Middletown; 26
great grandchildren: brother,
E. V. Atwell, Wilmington; two half
brothers, William Mabrey, Clayton;
Raymond Mabrey, Phoenix, Ariz.
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SHOCKLEY
Mrs. Georgeanna Shockley, 79,
widow of Arthur E. Shockley, of
Milton, died Thursday, January End,
in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, after a
long illness.
She was member of Reynolds
Church, near here, and the WSCS
of Grace Methodist Church, Milton.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Fannie v. Marsh, and
Mrs. Susie C. Reed, both of Milton
and Mrs. Eldora Chorman, Lewes,
a son, David B. Shockley, Town
Townsend; a sister, Mrs. Maggie
T. Wiley, Milton; nine grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren
The funeral was held January
5th, at p. m, at the William M.
Short Funeral Home, Milton, with
the Reve. Milton Elliott, Seaford,
officiating. Interment in Reynolds
Church Cemetery, near Milton.
MESSICK
Robert H. Messick, 20, died sud-
denly Friday night, January 3rd,
in the Milford Memorial Hospital.
He had been in failing health.
A retired farmer who lived near
here he was the son of the late
Robert and Sarah Louise War;
ington Messick.
He is survived by his wife, Ber-
tha M. Messick, a daughter Mrs.
Edith L. Lauer, son, Harrington
d. Messick, seven grandchildren,
a sister, Mrs. Martha Smith and a
brother, Levi Messick, all of Bridge.
vile.
The funeral was held Tuesday,
at 2 D.. m, in ,!Chaplain's. Chapel
near Bridgeville with Rev. Elwood
B. Eckhart of Glendale officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Robert Green,
of Avenue Church, Milford. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
SeafOrd.
MARTIN
Arthur r Martin 79, husband of
Annie Martin, died January in the
Milford Memorial Hospital after a
long illness.
Funeral services were held from
the Berry Funeral Home, Thurs
day at 1870 p. m. The Rev. w. Ed
win Tull, pastor of the Church of
God, officiating. Interment in Bears
Chapel Cemetery.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Mar
tin is survived by one son, Lester
R. Martin, Detroit, Mich, three
daughters, Mrs. Helen Dutton, of
Lewes; Mrs. Anna May Shea, Mil
ford and Mrs. Ruth E. Kaiser, also
of Milford, three sisters, Mrs. Bes-
sic Cohee, Pleasantville, N. j., Mrs.
Della Moore, Philadelphia, Mrs
Anna Book. Cleveland, o., grand
Mrs. Betty Moore, and
a great grandson, Gregory Moore,
here.
CARMEAN
Funeral services for Mrs. Doro-
thy Bunting Carmean, so, were held
Sunday, January 5, at 2 p. m, in
the Watson and Gray Funeral
Chapel, Frankford.
She was killed Tuesday, Decem-
ber 81, 1857 in truck-auto acci-
dent in South Carolina.
Mrs. Carmean was. school tea
cher in Sussex County for 28 years,
a member of Frankford Methodist
Church and a teacher of the United
Daughters Glass in that church.