Milford chronicle., 1959-02-27


BAKER
Mrs. Ruth Emma Baker, So, Wild
ow of William w. Baker, Jr., died
February %, at the Milford Mem
orial Hospital following a heart
attack.
She is survived by daughter,
Mrs. June Powell, of Dagsboro, and
a son, Gerald William Baker, of
Selbyville; four grandchildren; two
sisters, Mrs. Annie Esham of Mills
bOro and Mrs. Flossie Clogg of
Dagsboro; two brothers, William
III. Donoway of Millsboro and Lee
Donoway, of Philadelphia.
| The funeral was held Wednesday
at 2 p. M, at the Bethel Methodist
Church, Dagsboro, with the Rev
Ray Kirwin of Houston officiating,
assisted by the Rev. C. H. Squires
pastor of the Dagsboro Methodist
Church. Interment in Red Mems
Cemetery, Dagsboro.
VINYARD
Ida Wilcutts Vinyard, widow
of the late HAIRY E. vinyard, Sr.,
passed away in Milford Memorial
Hospital, on Sunday February %,
1859, at the age of 81 years. Mrs.
Vinyard has been resident, of
Milford for many years and was a
devoted member of Avenue MethO-
dist Church and it's Affiliations
which included Sunday School, the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice and its circle- She is survived
by two sons, Harry e. Vinyard, Jr.,
of Milford and George P. Vinyard,
Sr., of Baltimore, Maryland, two
/ grandsOns, George P. Jr., and
Gregory P, also of Baltimore, one
sister, Mrs Bessie NJ Scott, of
Milford, Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the Berry Funeral Home
on Wednesday, February 25, at
two O'Clock with the Rev. A. e.
Dougherty off lated. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Friends called at the home, Tues
day evening from seven to nine
O'Clock.
SMITH
Willis F. Smith, ageS7, of 104
Wolcott Street, Harrington. died
/ in the Milford Memorial Hospital
on Monday night, February %.
where he had been patient for
three days.
He was born at Queen Anne.
Md, the son of the late Levin and
Sarah Lewis Smith. but had lived
in Harrington for the past IS
years.
He was employed as janitor at
the Harrington High School.
Funeral services will be held at
the Boyer Funeral Home in Har-
rington this afternoon at o'clock
in charge of Rev. William H. Mill
er, pastor of Pilgrim Holiness
Church, Harrington. Interment will
be in Hollywood Cemetery, near
Harrington.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Viola Brown Smith, one son,
Franklin Smith; one daughter, Mrs.
Homer Clark, and three grandchil-
dren, all of Harrington.
His fellow workmen will serve
4 dI UCdl CI
Friends may call at the funeral
home Thursday evening from to
9 o'clock.
TAYLOR
Mrs. Mary Ellen Taylor, 81, of
Lewes Beach, widow of Archie F..
Taylor, a former custodian of the
ewes Post Office died suddenly in
Beebe Hospital early February %.
The evening before she had been
niversary of her brother, William G..
nivrsary of her brother, William g..
Sing, when she suffered a severe
headache and was rushed to the
hospital around p. m. She died
of a heart attack eight hours later.
In addition to her bKother, she is
survived by three nephews and one
niece, William, Jr., Michael, Berna-
dette and Anthony Sing. all of
Lewes, and a cousin Mrs. Louise
Gilpin Gerdel, a former Lewes resi-
dent now living in Jacksonville, Fla
She was born in Liverpool Eng
| land. tho daughter of William and
Mary Hannah Sing, and had been
living in Lewes the past 40 years.
She was member OF St Peters
Epjscopal Church in Lewes.
The funeral was held Thursday
at 2 D. m. in St Peters Church,
conducted by the rector, the Rev.
Frank L. Moon. Burial in Lewes
/ Methodist Cemetery beside her hus-
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