Milford chronicle., 1958-01-17
OBITUARY
ROBBINS


Mrs. Cora Jane Robbins. 80. died
January IL after long illness.
Funeral services were held in
the Berry Funeral Home. FELTON,.
Tuesday at 1880 d. m. Interment
in Bar etts Cnapel Ceinetely. eu-
erica.
The Rev. j. C. Handy, pastor of
Frederick Methodist Church, ofici-
ated
She is survived by one son, David
II. Robbins. of this community.
PRIDE
Gus b. Pride, IS, retired farmer,
died Friday, January 10. in his
home near Milton. He was the SON
OF the late john C. and Lavina
Rogers Pride
He is survived by his wife Euna
A. Pride, here, a daughter, Mrs.
Nora Bennett, Milford and a son
Raymond Pride. Milton, eight grand
children and three great grand
children.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p. m, in the William M.
Short Funeral Home, Milton. The
Rev. w. Earl Watts. pastor of Pill
grim Holiness Church officiating.
Interment in Harbeson Church
Cemetery, Harbeson.
BEIDEMAN
Mrs. Mary L. Beidemap, rs,
widow of Joseph Beideman, died
January 10th in Milford Memorial
Hospital. She had been i'll about
two months.
Mrs. Beideman was a native and
lifelong resident of Milford. Her
husband died in 1914. Surviving are
son, George p. Beideman; two
daughters. Miss Keturah Beideman,
Milford and Mrs. T. G. Homiller,
Wilmington; six grandchildren and
one great grandchild.
Funeral services were held at
2 D. m. Monday at the Berry Fun
eral Home. Milford. with the Rev.
William Tull, pastor of the Church
of God, Milford, officiating. Inter-
nent at Barratt's Chapel Cemetery,
near. Frederick.
DONOVAN
Mrs. Ruby c.. Donovan, so, wife
OF William Donovan, of Bridgeville,
died suddenly at her home early
January 10th, as the result of
heart attack.
She was a native of Sussex Coun-
ty. Surviving In adition to her hus-
band are three step-children, Leon
r. Donovan, Harrington: Mrs.
Elizabeth Rhodes and William Dom
ovan, both of Baltimore, a sister,
Mrs. Agnes Smith, Woodstown, N.
j., and half-sister, Mrs. Gladys
Keith. Centreville, Md.
Funeral services were held at
the New Liberty Pilgrim Holiness
Church, near fredericksburg, Monday
at IL a. m. The Rev. Russell l..
Coverdale, pastor of the church
oflciating. Interment in the Ches-
terfIeld Cemetery, Centreville, Md.
.
TRUITT
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Manship Truitt, 86. native of Mil
ton, who died Wednesday, jan
uary Sth, while visiting her son,
James Lynford Truitt in Bellwood,
Pa, was held January IL in At
kins Funeral Home, Lewes.
The Rev Conrad Hamer of
Goshen Methodist Church, Milton.
officiated. Burial In Lewes Meth
odist Cemetery.
She was the widow of Charles
w. Truitt. and daughter of the late
Samuel G. Lofiand and Mary c..
Cade Lofiand, Milton.
In addition to her son she leaves
two sisters, Mrs. Bertha King, of
Milton, and Mrs. Jennie Daugherty.
of Milford. She was member of
Goshen Church and the American
Legion Auxiliary.
BURTON
Herbert S. Burton, 78s retired
marine engineer. died late January
,13 at the Fairholme Nursing Home.
Seaford. His home was at No. 8
Laurel Street, Rehoboth Beach.
He had recently been i'll in the
Milford Memorial Hospital and had
been patient at the nursing home
only "a hours.
Mr.. Burton was son of the late
Walter ID. Burton and Ella Pretty
man Burton of the Angola section.
He was member OF Oceanwave
Lodge. IOOF. of Behoboth Beach
and also member of the Indian
River Tribe. Order of Red Men.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs
Letitia A. Burton. OF Rehoboth
Beach and several nieces and
nenhews.
Services were held Thursday
from the Atkins Funeral Home.
Lewes. the Rev Ira'E. Dovle. pas
tor of the Epworth Methodist
Church. officiatine. assisted by the
Rev. George w Wiley. pastor of the
Lewes Assembly of God Church
Burial in Conley's Chapel Cemetery.