Milford chronicle., 1958-05-23
OBITUARY
KING


C. Hudson, Georgetown.
In addition to her husband and
Mrs. Hudson, she leaves four other
children, George W., and Norman
". King, Lewes; John H. King,
Philadelphia, and Harold Horner
of Milton two brothers, Ernest
Mariner, Milton, aud Robert Mar
iner, Gumboro; sister, Mrs. Mann
lie Ryan, Milford; IL gran1chil-
dren and 10 great-grandchiloren.
Services were held at the Dodd
Funeral Home. Georgetown, at 2
p. M, May Is. Ssith the Rev. Alden
S. Hopkins, officiating. Interment
at Conley's Chapel, near Lewes.
WIMBROW
Mrs. Ruth Bradley Wimbrow, 32,
died May Is after brief illness
in the Hartford Memorial Hospital,
Havre de Grace, Md. Her home was
at 1905 Post Road, Aberdeen, Md.
She was the wife of Lawrence E.
Wimbrow, Jr.
She was member of Grace
Methodist Church and a Sunday
School teacher in the children's
division.
She was the daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bradley, of
near Pennington, Del.
Besides her husband, the deceas
ed leaves three sons, Lawrence E.,
III, 6k; Steven Raine, AZ; and
Kelvin Scott, 212. She also leaves
seven sisters.
Funeral services were private
on Tuesday in the Hardesty Flu
neral Home, Bridgeville, the Rev.
Paul Sampson, pastor of Grace
Methodist Church, Aberdeen, Off
ciatiag. Interment in Gracelawn
Memorial Park, Wilmington.
MONROE
John L. Monroe, IS, World War
| veteran, died May IL in the Vet
Grams Administration Hospital,
BracK-Ex, where he had been a pa
tient for three days. He resided
near Felton,
The husband of Mrs. Katherine
B. Monroe, the deceased was a ma
tive of Georgetown, but operated a
delicatessen on Girard Avenue,
Philadelphia, for several years, re-
turning to this section in 1852.
He was member of Melita Lodge
295, AT & AM of Philadelphia and
the Benjamin Consistory, there. He
also was a member of the Clarence
Vinson Post, VFW, of Camden, DEL
In addition to his wife, Mr.. Mon
| roe is survived by two brothers,
Oliver A, of Georgetown and AL
fred H. Monroe, Philadelphia, and
a sister, Mrs. Anna Esham, of Fell
| ton.
Services were held in the Berry
Funeral Home, FELTON,, on Wednes-
day, at Q p. m. Interment in Odd
Fellows Cemetery. Camden.
THOMPSON
William Edwin Thompson, IL, of
the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach High
| way, member of an old Sussex
County family, died May 10 in the
| Beebe Hospital, Lewes. He had
| been a patient there for the past
five and half months.
He was the son of the late JOS
Elizabeth Tunnel Thompson. He
homestead, the main wing of which
was retained for the present Reho-
both Beach Country Club
Mr.. Thompson was the owner of
extensive land in this section of
the county, and was a farmer all
his life. He was an elder in the
NJ Midway Presbyterian Church,
which he helped to establish.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Hannah Dodd of Rehoboth
Beach; three daughters, Mrs.
George w. FillingaIne of Newark;
Mrs. Herman Mas of Anaconda,
Mont, and Mrs. Grant w. Ewald,
of New Orleans, La; two sons, w.
E. Thompson, Jr., of Lewes, and
Joseph T. Thompson OF Edge Moor
Gardens; three brothers, Robert
Dodd Thompson, longtime mayor
of Rehoboth Beach; Joseph d.
Thompson and John A. Thompson,
both of Philadelphia. There are
also two sisters, Mrs. Andrew NJ
Thompson and Miss Margaret
Thompson, both of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held Thursday
at IL a. m. in the Lewes Presby-
terian Church, with the Rev. DIR.
William Leishman, pastor emeritus
of the church, officiating.
Interment will be in the Old
Lewes Presbyterian Churchyard.
WALLS
Herman Walls, AZ, retired Navy
man with 20 years service, died
suddenly May 18th at his home,
15AQ Old Farm Rnad .WillnW Run