Milford chronicle., 1958-09-26

KING
Funeral services for Mrs. Jean
King, SO, who died Saturday Sept.
20 after a long illness. will be
held at the Fleischauer Funeral
Home, Greenwood, Wednesday. In
terment in the st. JohnstOWn Gem
etery, Greenwood.
Mrs. King was the wife of Ray
mond King, a Greenwood native
now living in Wilmington. She
came to Delaware from Ontario,
Canada, to the Dover area about
80 years ago.
| In addition to her husband, she
is survived by two sisters, Mrs.
Edith Green and Mrs. Anna Merk-
ley, both of Toronto, Canada; a
brother, Jack Toronto, Canada; a
brother, Jack French of California;
and an aunt, Mrs Ena Thompson,
of Dover.
BOWDEN
Mrs. Priscilla Bowden, "A, wife of
Willie J. Bowden, died Sept. II, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Bertha Wilson, of Georgetown.
4 In addition to her husband and
; daughter, Mrs. Bowden is survived
by two other daughters, Mrs. Lucy
lIsaacs, Georgetown and Mrs. Bea-
trice Wilson, Rehoboth; three sons
Harry Bowden, Rehoboth, Oliver
Bowden, Pittsville, Md, and Victor
Bowden, Milford; "a grandchildren
ii IL great grandchildren; a sister
Mrs. Katie Lynch, Gumboro, four
brothers, Gordy Toomey, Frank
ford, Elijah and John Toomey
Gumboro, and Willie Toomey, OF
Selbyville.
: Funeral services were held Sun
day at l D. M, at the James Fun
eral Home. The Rev. Donald Hor-
nung, pastor of Grace Methodist
: Church officiating. Interment IN
Carey's Cemetery.
SIEW
; Lewis P. Shew, "a, father of Col
Harry S. Shew, retired superin-
| tendent of the Delaware State Po-
{ lice, died September 20 in the Hill-
top Nursing Home, Wilmington
after a long illness.
: Funeral services were held Tues
: day in the Berry Funeral Home
Milford, in charge of the Rev
Harry ]. Jaegar, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, Mil
ford. Interment in Lincoln Gene
.tery.
A native of Sussex County, the
deceased spent his childhood there,
las a young man he worked as
telegraph operator on the Erie Rail-
road in New Jersey and later serV-
ed as post master in Lincoln for lO
wears. He was employed by the
IL. D. Caulk Company, Milford until
| his retirement several years ago..
Husband of the late Mrs. Maria
la Shew WHO died in 1914, he is
survived in addition to Colonel
Sbew bv one other son, L. Alvord
Shew. Pittsburgh, Pa, and daugh-
fer Mrs. A. H. Walls, Wilmin gton.
lie also leaves eight grandchildren
and one great grandchild.
DAWSON
Elmer A. Dawson, age SO, hus-
hand of Edith Dawson and son OF
the late John w. and Jennie Acker-
man Dawson died suddenly Mon
| day. September %, at his home IN
Houston. Mr.. Dawson had been III
for long time but was thought
to be recovering. In addition to his
wife he is survived by 2 daugh-
| ters. Mrs. Pauline Reed of Mil
| ford and Mrs. Mary Lohr of Wash
ington, d. c., 2 grandsons, Jerry
Schoeneman of Houston and Os-
horne Reed of Milford; l brother,
Oscar Dawson of Camden, Del. Mr..
Dawson was a member of the
Houston Volunteer Fire Co, al
though not active at the time of
death. He attended Houston Meth
odist Church and was retired
Employee of Libby McNeill and Lib
by Packing Co., of Houston. He also
operated a school bus route from
Houston to Milford for nearly 40
wears and had at various times
served as an official of the Kent
County and State School Bus As
sOciatiOn.
Funeral services were held at the
Berry Funeral Home, Milford, on
Thursday afternoon, September rs,
at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Ray Kirwan,
pastor of the Houston Methodist
Church, officiated. Interwent was
/ in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery,