Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1959-07-10
OBITUARY

died Wednesday evening, July /, at
Milford Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Nora
NJ; three sons, Howard w. of
Lewes; Everett w. of Wyoming,
Del; and Norman of Milford; a
brother, Charles of Milford, and
five grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 p. m. from the Rogers
Funeral Home, Milford.
JOSEPH
GraVeside services for Mrs. Mary
E. Joseph, age II, were held We'd
nesday morning at 1920 a. m. at
Barratts Chapel near Frederick
Mrs. Joseph died Sunday morning
in Smyrna after long illness. She
was born in Frederick and spent
her entire life there. She leaves no
close relatives Services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. A E. Dough-
erty. Arrangements made by the
Rogers Funeral Home, Milford,
Delaware.
O
SATTERFIELD
Mrs. Margaret H. Satterfield, 81,
widow of Ralph Satterfield, died
Unexpectedly Monday, July 6, at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer T. Hopkins, in Fred
erica.
Private services were held at the
Berry Funeral Home in FELTON,.
Besides her parents, Mrs. Sat
terfield is survived by two sons,
Ralph G. of Frederick, and Private
Frederick L. Satterfield of Fort
Jackson, S. c., and brother, HON.
er T. Hopkins, Jr., of Beltsville,
Md.
PETRI
Jacob Petri, 81, Dover RID 2,
died in Kent General Hospital
July 6, after a short illness.
He was a retired farmer and
resided in Dover area for 20 years.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs.
Magdelene Petri of Erie, Pa, a
daughter, Mrs. Lillian Ergenzinger,
Dover RID 2, a son, Henry H. Petri,
of Dover, IL grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Services were held from I'm
maculate Conception Church, Mary
del, at 10 a. m. Thursday with
burial in Holy Cross Cemetery,
Dover.
MELVIN
M. DoIoaoo Caroh HHoIx,;x, pE
widow of Benjamin T. Melvin, died
in a Milford nursing home July g.,
after lingering illness.
Mrs Melvin made her home with
a daughter, Mrs. Glen T. Perry, in
Harrington, for several years.
Services were held from the J..
Willard Cooper Funeral Home at
1 p. m. Thursday. The Rev. Richard
S. Gibson, pastor of Asbury Meth
! odist Church officiating. Burial,
! Pocomoke Presbyterian Cemetery.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Mel
vim is survived by two sons, Robert
O., Jersey City, N. j.; and William
S. Melvin of Wilmington, and a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Thomas /. Con-
ner of Snow Hill, Md.
JACKSON
William Harry Jackson, 35, died
Unexpectedly at the home of his
mother and step-father, Mr. and
Mrs. Ira Ashton, near Rising Sun,
Monday, July 6.
Services were held from the Ber-
ry Funeral Home, Milford, at 1 p.
m, Thursday. Burial in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, near Frederick.
Besides his parents, Mr.. Jack
son is survived by his wife, Jean
cite; a son, William H., Jr.; three
daughters, Wanda May, Judy and
Ellen Irene at home, and a bro
Their, Lenwood d. Jackson of Bow
ers Beach.
Mr.. Jackson was born and raised
in Bowers Beach and was Navy
veteran of World War ii.
PHILLIPS
Henry C. Phillips, "a, farmer,
died Friday, July 8, after a linger-
ing illness. He was veteran of
World War L.
He is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Beatrice Carey, and Mrs. Al
berta Bunting, both of Selbyville;
Mrs. Nina Joseph, Salisbury, and
Mrs. Betty Esham, Gumboro; two
sons, Delano, Selbyville, and Al
bert of Gumboro; Is grandchild-
rem; three brothers, Lawrence and
Harvey, both of Gumboro, and John,
of Salisbury, and two sisters, Mrs.
Minnie Mitchell, Frankfort, and
Mrs. Mae Parsons, Berlin, Md.
Services were held Tuesday at
2 p. m. in the James Funeral Home,
Millsboro, with the Rev. James
Langrel, officiating, assisted by the
Rev. Roy Phillips. Interment will
be in the Line Cemetery.
CASE
Harrington M. Case, So, well
known harness race trainer and
driver, died July Kent General
Hospital, Dover from the effects
of heart attack.
Mr.. Case trained and drove his
own stable of horses on the Har-
ness Race Circuit in Delaware and
Maryland.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Della Case, two daughters, Mrs.
Marion Methany, Miss Della Ann
Case, and son, William Case, all
of Dover. Also sister, Mrs. Har-