Milford chronicle., 1959-02-13
OBITUARY

Milford Memorial Hospital Feb. g.
He was a former employee of the
State Highway Department
Mr.. Spicer was a son OF the late
Charles E. and Mary E. Messick
Spicer.
Survivors include his wife. the
former Edna Smith. and two bro
thefs, Edward, of Lincoln, and
George Spicer. of Georgetown.
Services were held at l p. m,
Thursday, from the Carey Funeral
Home, Georgetown, the Rev. Ger
aid Henderson, pastor of Cokes-
bury Methodist Church, officiating
Burial in Union Cemetery.
RYAN
Thomas John Ryan, 80, of Conn
merce Street, Harrington, died in
| tise Milford Memorial Hospital
Feb. 4, where he had been a. pa
tient for the past nine days. He
came to Harrington community
four years ago, where he was en-
ployed at the Kent and Sussex Fair
Grounds. He was native of Chica-
Services were held at the Boyer
Funeral Home, Harrington, Satur-
day at 10:3O a. m. in charge of the
Rev. William H. Miller, pastor of
Pilgrim Holiness Church. Inter-
ment in Hollywood Cemetery, near
Harrington.
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T0WNSFNn
Funeral services were held Feb.
8 in st. Georges Church, Clarks-
| .ville,s for Mrs. Naomi Townsend
so, wife of Clayton Townsend of
Frankford, who died Friday, Feb.
s, in Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury
Mrs. Townsend, the daughter of
the late Lemuel and Mary Palmer,
was member of st. Georges s
Church.
In addition to her husband, she
is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
James r. Derrickson, Selbyville;
two sons, Clayton, Jr., Dagsboro,
and Hayward ", Frankford; and
| two brothers, Vernon Palmer, Days
boro, and Lemual Palmer, Seaford
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WILEY
Mrs. Minnie e. Wiley, rs, died
early Feb in her home, 304 Del
aware Avenue, Bridgeville, after a
long illness. She was a native OF
this state and had resided al
Bridgeville for the past "A years
Daughter of the late Samuel A
and Mary f. Kinder Williams, she
is survived by her husband, O. e
Wiley; a sister. Mrs. Eva M. Fields
Dover, and a half-sister, Mrs. Hat
tie j. Hartzel, Bridgeville
Services were held Monday al
1880 p. m. in the Hardesty Funeral
Home, in charge of the Rev. John
w. Wootten, a former pastor OF
Union Methodist Church, Bridge
vile. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Seaford.
DEAN
John K. Dean, age 70 years, died
at his home near Andrewsville
early Friday morning, February
He had been sick for about twt
weeks.
He was born in New Jersey, the
son of the late Samuel and Martha
Myers Dean. He moved here in
1885.
Funeral services were held in the
Holcombe Funeral Home, Fleming
ton, N. j., on Monday, February 9
and interment was in Rosemont
Cemetery, Rosemont, N. ].
He is survived by a sister, Miss
Anne Dean, Trenton, N. j.; a bro
ther, William Dean and son
Harry F. Dean, Long Island, N. Y
Arrangements were in charge of the
Boyer Funeral Home, Harrington.
LEKITES
Mrs. Lucinda Lekites, IA, wife of
Albert p. Lekites, died Feb, 5 at
Milford Memorial Hospital after q
brief illness.
In addition to. her husband, she
is survived by two daughters, Mrs
Elizabeth Wharton, Bethany Beach
and Mrs. Eva Bringhurst, Whining
ton; one grandchild and two great.
i grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs
j f10l0u f1lCkIIldii, MIS-. 5E5lld MdSCC
and two brothers, Willis Bunting
and Lloyd Bunting, all of Bishop
The funeral was held Sunday al
D. m. at the Watson and Whaley
Funeral Home, Selbyville, with the
Rev. w. H. Kohl, pastor of Sound
\ Methodist Church, Roxana, officia.
ting. She was a member of the
church.
Interment in Bethel Cemetery
Ocean View.
HILL
Robert Clark Hill, Jr., SO, once
city manager of Rehoboth Beach
died Feb. 8 in Dahlgren, Va, where
he was employed at the Naval
Proving Grounds.
Mr.. Hill, son of Robert G. and
Sally Donovan Hill, was also for
mer employe of the State Highway
Department and a civilian employees
at Fort Miles, Lewes. He was q
member of Franklin Lodge 12
4 A. F. and A. NJ, and Wesley
Methodist Church, Georgetown.
Surviving are his wife, the for.