Milford chronicle., 1959-01-09
OBITUARY

LIZ w I'D
Mrs. Matte Lewes, go, died Jan.
3 at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Mozellt McCullers, after brief
illness.
Besides her daughter. Mrs. Nc
Cullers, she leaves son, Sylvester
Lewes, Florida; eight grandchil-
dren, several great-grandchildren,
and several great-great-grandchil-
dren.
Grayeside services were held
Jan. at 2 p. m, at Old Field
Cemetery, Millsboro.
GOSWELLEN
Mrs. Laura G. Goswellen, 80, died
ter, Mrs. Paul w. West, near
Bridgeville, after an illness of two
months.
She lived at Choptank near
Preston for SO years until the
death. of her husband, Noah B.
Goswellen, who died in 1949.
A native of near Princess Anne,
she was the daughter of the late
Frank and Virginia Johnson Ross
She is survived by the following
children: Calvin F. GosweI1en
Railway, N. j., Leonard K, Airing
ton, Va, Mrs. West; Mrs Charles
Carols, fredericksburg; Elton N,
Choptank, and Mrs. Lloyd Gildrow,
fredericksburg. She also leaves
brother, Carl Ross, Baltimore; a
sister, Mrs. Mary Long, Chester,
Pa, and Is grandchildren and sew
en- great-grandchi1dren.
Services were held Tuesday at
2 p. M, in the Choptank Methodist
Church with the Rev. Peyton
Thompson, pastor, officiating. In
terment in the Choptank Cemetery,
near Preston.
GRAY
Joseph L. Gray, 35, husband of
Mrs. Audrey Julia Gray died in the
Veterans Hospital, Brack-Ex early
January 6 after a short illness.
Services will be held from the
j. Millard Cooper Funeral Home,
Harrington, Friday at | p. M, with
the Rev. Richard F. Gibson, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church off,
ciating. Interment will be in Holly
wood Cemetery.
Mr.. Gray was employed by the
Harrington Motor Company as
mechanic until ill health forced
his retirement.
He was member of the Harring
ton. Fire Company. the Galloway
Kem1- -Raughley-T Post, Ameri-
can Legion; past president of the
Blue Hex Micro Midget Racing
Club: and a member of Asbury
Methodist Church.
Surviving beside his wife. are
daughter, Doreen J. Gray and a son,
Joseph Leon Gray II, both at home.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gray, and a sister, Mrs. Leo BLY,
Potomac Heights, Md, and a bro
Their. Clarence B. Gray, Fruitland
Md, and several nieces and
nephews.
SHOWELL
Mrs. Florence R. Showell, 56
wife of William T. Showell, died
Sunday, Jan. 4, at her home in Sell
byville, after a lingering illness.
In addition to her husband, Mrs
Showell is survived by three sons
Milford, of Philadelphia, William
of Berlin, Nd, and Robert Showell
of Selbyyille; seven daughters
Mrs. Dorothy Postley, Mrss Helen
Joley, Mrs. Hazel Moses, Mrs. Paul
inc Henry, all of Philadelphia; Mrs
Mildred Bowen of Berlin, Md Mrs
Goldey Pitts. New York City; Miss
Naomi ShowelI, Selbyville; 16
grandchildren, three great-grand-
children, six sisters and three bro
theirs.
Services were held at l p. m...
Jan. 7, from the PuIlett's Methodist
Church. Whaleyville, the Rev. Rob
ert Dennis, pastor, officiating
Burial in adjoining cemetery.
TAYLOR
Henry Taylor. SO, died after
heart attack suffered while attend
ing services at church in Mills
boro. He was an auto mechanic
with Goslee Bros.
He is survived by daughter
Miss Clara Taylor. Millsboro: 3
son, Harvey Taylor. Atlantic. Va;
four grandchildren two brothers.
Ornie and Spencer Taylor. and 3
sister, Mrs. Mary Evans, all of At
iantic
The funeral was held Thursday
at l p. m. in St Johns Methodist
Church, Atlantic. The Rev. Roland
White officiated Interment IN the