Milford chronicle., 1959-05-22
CLENDANIEL

CLENDANIEL
Mr.. Avery F. Clendaniel, age 78,
passed away at his home near Har-
rington, Wednesday, May Is, after
long Illness Mr. Clendaniel, a re-
tired farmer, was a native of that
community. He is survived by his
wife, Bessie; six daughters, Mrs.
Emma Srnott, Ellendale, Mrs.
Clara Scissor of Chester, Pa, Mrs.
Elsie Hickman, Henderson, Md,
Mrs. Bertha Macklin, Milford, Mrs.
Mary Coverdale, Frederick, and
Mrs. Helen Austin, Chester, Pa:
three sons, Joshua, Sr., FELTON,,
Joseph, Fort Dix, N. j., and Paul,
Harrington; one sister, Mrs. Emma
Clendaniel, Milford; two brothers,
James of Glendale, and Samuel of
Lincoln; SO grandchildren and 13
great grandchildren. Funeral SER
vices were held from the Lofland
Funeral Home, Friday, May Is, at
2 p. m, with the Rev William Ed
win Tull of the Church of God
officiating. Interment was in Lin
coin Cemetery, Lincoln.
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RUST
Mrs. Laura May Rust, age 85,
died in the Jewells Convalescent
Home, Milford, Del, on Saturday
morning, May 16, after about five
weeks illness.
She was born in Philadelphia,
Pa, the daughter of the late Syl-
vester HI. and Sarah Sykes Martin.
She married Jefferson d. Rust
of near Pennington and they were
engaged in farming until his death
in 1896, after which she moved in
Pennington where she resided un-
til two and one half years ago
when she went to Milford.
Funeral services were held at
the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring-
ton on Tuesday afternoon, May 10,
at 2 o'clock, in charge of Rev.
James F. Langrel1 of Gumboro,
Del and the former pastor of Far
mington Methodist Church.
Interment was in Hollywood
Cemetary, Harrington.
Mrs. Beatrice M. Anderson, Pal
myra, N. j., Mrs. Florence Cloud,
Runnemede, N. j., and one nephew,
Raymond Martin, Mt. Ephriam,
New Jersey.
MESSICK
Lewes d. Messick, 81, of 635
Shadeland Avenue, Drexel Hill,
Pennsylvania, died Wednesday,
May 13, at the Fitzgerald Mercy
Hospital, Darby, Pa, after an ill
ness of four weeks. He was a ma
tive of Lewes, and was named for
the town.
A broker in fats and oils for the
past fifty years, Mr.. Messick held
Offices in the Bourse Building, in
Philadelphia, and had been active
in the business until the illness
which resulted in his death.
He is survived by his wife, Lii
liam Evans Messick, and one daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Keller of Milford
A member of the Broad Street
Memorial Methodist Church, Drex-
ell Hill, he was previously active
as a Sunday School teacher at the
wharton Memorial Church, in
Philadelphia.
Services were held Sunday at 8
p. m in the Spencer T. Videon and
Son Funeral Home, Garrett Road
and Shadeland Avenue, Drexel Hill,
in charge of the Rev. Thomas E.
Buttimer, pastor of the Broad
Street Memorial Church. A short
service was also held on Monday
at 2 p. m. in the Atkins Funeral
Home, Lewes, with the Rev. Rob-
ert Green, pastor of the Lewes
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment was made in the Lewes
Methodist Cemetery.
GRANT
Mrs, Lizzie Wyatt Grant, age 90
years, died in the Country Rest
Home near Greenwood, Del, Tues
day evening, May 10, where she
had been a guest for about four
years.
She was the daughter of the late
1nOuldS anu EllLdOCIn olOWA wy
att, was born near FELTON,, but had
resided in Harrington for the past
20 years.
She married Cyrus Nilsson Grant,
who died in 1889.
She was a charter member of the
Pilgrim Holiness Church of Harr-
ington.
Funeral Services will be held at
the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring-
ton, Saturday afternoon at two
o'clock in charge of Rev. William
H. Miller, pastor of Pilgrim Holi-
ness Church, Harrington, assisted
by Rev. Mrs. Lorraine Ottinger,
pastor of the Nazerene Church,
Harrington.
Interment will be in Hollywood
Cemetery, Harrington.
She is survived by four children;
Mrs. Nellie Adams, Thomas ].
Grant, Mrs. Mabel Dean, all Of
arringto and Mrs. Fannie
Wright of Philadelphia; II grand
children, % great grandchildren
five great-great grandchildren and
three nieces.
Friends may call at the Funeral
Home Friday evening. z to 9.