Milford chronicle., 1958-02-07
OBITUARY


Layer, so, a cement inspector for
the State Highway Department,
were held from the Trader Funeral
Home on Saturday at 2 p. m, with
interment in Lakeside Cemetery.
Mr.. Layer who died suddenly of
a heart attack at his home on Sails
bury Road, Dover, January 29th, is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl
Layer; a daughter, Mrs. Villa Marie
Leslie, Somerset, Pa; and three
grandchildren. He had lived all his
life in the Hartly and Dover areas
of Kent County.
TUCKER
Mrs. Fannie Larimore Tucker, SO,
died in Smyrna, January 81 after a
long illness. She was a native of
Bridgeville and daughter of the
late George w. and Anna Hitch
Larimore.
She is survived by a brother
Frederick Larimore, Wilmington, a
nephew and several nieces.
Widow of the late Sim Tucker,
she was active in the ladies auxili-
ary of the Bridgeville Fire Co.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 1870 p. m., in the Hardesty
Funeral Home, Bridgeville, with
the Rev. A. Jason Blundon, pastor
of Union Methodist Church, off1ci-
ating. Interment in Bridgeville
Cemetery.
HICKMAN
Mrs. Mary E. Hickman, 81, wife
of the late George w. Hickman, died
January 80 at the home of her son,
George Hickman, Millsboro.
She is survived in addition to
him, by five other children, Mrs.
Minnie Palmer and Mrs. Lavina
Truitt, Wilmington; Mrs. Frances
McCrady and Mrs. Christine Archa-
bald, also of Philadelphia and John
Hickman, here, IA grandchildren,
II great grandchildren and five
great great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at p. M, from the James Fun
eral Home, Millsboro, with the Rev.
Donald >Hornung, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment in Mechanics Cemetery,
MillSbOrO.
HURD
Funeral services were held in
Lewes, January 81 in Atkins Fun
eral Home for Capt George W.
Hurd, rs. who operated tug boats
for 81 years before his retirement
in 1914. Captain Hurd died Tuesday
in the Beebe Hospital, in Lewes.
For the past year he had made
his home here with daughter, Mrs.
Roach, at 301 Rodaline Ave.
He was born in Milford, the son of
the late Robert P. and Cynthia
Plummer Hurd
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Ella Mary Menke, Philadel-
phia; a son, Robert of New York
City; sister, Mrs. Minnie Hall of
Wilmington; four brothers, Robert,
of Milford; William, of Slaughters
Beach; Clarence, of Magnolia; and
Morris of Claymont.
Services were conducted by the
Rev. ]. B. Grove of Lewes Baptist
Church. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery at Milford.
.
WEST
On Sunday at p. M, in the Mel
son Funeral Home, Lewes, private |
funeral services we're held for |
Garrison T. West, "a, one of the
last engineers on the now defunct |
Queen Anne Railroad that operated |
between Love Point, Md, and
Lewes, Del, between 1890 and 1924
He died Wednesday, January 20,
in the Delaware State Hospital
where he had been patient one
year Born and raised in Lewes, he
was the son of the late William and
Sara Wilson West Surviving are
four sons, w. Elmer and Walter, of
William T., of Phila-
delphia, and Frank G., of Lewes;
two daughters, Mrs. Sara Crapb and
Mrs. Mildred Dumphy. of Whining
ton; IA grandchildren, 27 great
and five great great
The rites were conducted by the
Rev. A. z. Dougherty of Bethel
Church. Burial in Lewes
Methodist Cemetery.