Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09
OBITUARY
PATTERSON

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Fla: a son, William r. Blake OF
Washington, D. c.; six grandchild-
ren: a sister, Mrs. Delma Campbell
of Philadelphia, and brother, Fred
Brittingham of Georgetown.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday at 2 p. m. in the Carey Fun
eral Home, Georgetown.
WADKINS
Gilbert B. watkins, 55, of Bridge
vile, died Oct. 5 at his home after
long illness.
He was the son of the late Joseph
and Cora watkins of Milford.
Mr.. watkins is survived by his
wife, Carrie Lare Watkins; one
step-daughter, Mrs. Lester Zott OF
Bridgeville; three brothers, Arlie
Robert and Elmer Watkins of Mil
ford; four grandchildren and two
nephews.
Funeral services were held
Thursday at p. m, at the Hardesty
Funeral Home, Bridgevile. The
Rev. William Smith of Epworth
Methodist Church officiated. Inter
ment in Bloomery Cemetery, neal
fredericksburg, Md.
LEVERAGE
Mrs. Anie Elizabeth Leverage, 79,
wife of Nathaniel Reed Leverage
died, October 6 at her home in Mil
ton.
She was a daughter of the late
John T. and Emma Jones Williams
of Sussex County.
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Leverage is survived by son, John
R. Leverage of Milton, sister
Mrs. Mary Dorm, of Philadelphia,
a grandchild and great grand
child.
Services were held Thursday
from the William M. Short Funeral
Home, Milton, the Rev. Emerson
Ross, pastor of Grace Church and
the Rev. Kenneth M. Dickey, of
Nassau, officiating. Burial was in
Church Cemetery, near Milton.
MOORE
| Mrs. Annie E. Moore, 78, widow
of Fred Moore, died October 5 at
the Cedar Croft Nursing Home,
Millsboro.
She is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Elsie wilkins, of Will
ards, Nd, Mrs. Helen King, Lewes,
and Mrs. Matte Clifton, DagsbOrO;
two sons, Clayton of Ocean City,
Nd, and Granville Moore Of Will
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grandchildren; brother, William
Niblett, Harbeson, and two half
brothers, Charles Niblett of Bishop
vile, Md, and Silas Niblett of Phil
adelphia.
Services were held Wednesday,
from the James Funeral Home,
Milsboro, the Rev. G. E. Wilkins,
officiating. Burial was in Mechan-
les Cemetery, Millsboro.
NUMBERS
Mrs. Rose ]. Numbers, 72, wife
of John G. Numbers, died October
4, in Kent General Hospital, Dover
Funeral services were held Wed.
nesday at p. m from the Matt.
hews Funeral Home, Smyrna, with
/ the Rev. Robert Hodgson, pastor oi
! Kenton Methodist Church, and the
Rev. John e. Parker, Camden, of
ficiating. Buriau was in Byrn ZZion
Cemetery, Kenton.
Mrs. Numbers was the daughter
of the late William and Hannah
Downham Davis.
Besides her husband her surviv-
ors include one son, C. Davis Num-
bers, Dover, and one grandchild.
Mrs. Numbers was a member of
Kenton Church.
BAYLIS
Mrs. Katherine P. Baylis, "a, who
lived in Lewes all her life, died,
October 4 in Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington.
She was the widow of John r.
Baylis. Their home was on Savan-
nah Road, Lewes.
She was the daughter of the late
John A. Lingo and Hetty Jane Lin
go.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Kathleen Rooney of Fairfax; a son,
John r. Baylis, Havertown, Pa,
and three sisters, Mrs. w. Poole
Prettyman, Germantown, Pa; Mrs.
Fred H. Burton, Milford; and Mrs.
John G. Cannon of Pittsburgh.
Services were held from st.
Peters Episcopal Church, Lewes,
at 2 p. m, Wednesday.
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TRUITT
Mrs. Dorothy Lingo Truitt of
FELTON,, died October 4, in the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. A resident
of Wilmington most of her life, she
lived in FELTON, the past eight years.
Her first husband, Frank Lingo,
lives in Wilmington. She was the
daughter of the late Robert H.
and Anna L. Tull of Seaford.
Other survivors include four
daughters, Mrs. Mary Lingo Ran
kin of Wilmington, Mrs. Wilda
Lloyd of Atlantic City, Mrs. Alice
Buckman of Wilmington and Mrs.
Pauline MILAN of Wilmington !;
eight grandchildren; IL great
grandchildren, and brother, Ken
meth Lee Tull of Marshallton.
Funeral services were held at
p. m. Thursday from the Berry
Funeral Home, FELTON,, with inter-
ment in the Cokesbury, Nd, Gene
terry.
DAGGETT
Mrs. ElizaDetn Ada Daggett, SO,
of Milford, the daughter of James
and Ella Rogers of Greenwood,
died Oct in the Emily P. Bissell
Hospital, near Wilmington, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Daggett. a native of Della