Milford chronicle., 1959-02-20
OBITUARY

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Light house and was a
great fisherman.
Funeral services were held from
the Lofiand Funeral Home on Sun
day, February 18th, at 2 p. m. In
terment in Slaughter Neck ceme-
terry. The Rev. Douglas Milbury
Of the Calvary Church in charge.
WADKINS
Rena L. Watkins, age 83 years.
wife of the late Joshua Watkins,
passed away Monday morning in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held from
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford,
on Thursday afternoon, February
10, at 2 o'clock Interment was in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
She is survived by one son,
George d. Watkins, Milford. one
daughter, Mrs. Esther Hellens,
Milford, and one brother, George
II. Davis, Milford, and one grand
daughter.
LOFLAND
Services for Mark Lofiand, IA,
who died in Smyrna on Saturday,
Feb. IA, after a long illness, were
held at 2 p. m. Tuesday, from the
Lofand Funeral Home, the Rev.
Douglas Milbury. pastor of Cal
vary Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial in Belts Cemetery, near Mil
ton.
He is survived by four sisters,
Mrs. Mamie Richards of Milford,
Mrs. Bertha Webb, Mrs. Emma Linz
derman of Cape May, N j., and
Mrs. Irwin Palmer of Philadelphia,
several nieces and nephews.
BABY INFANT WEIGH
Brief services were held at the
Boyer Funeral Home, Harrington,
on Monday February 18th at 10
a. m, for the infant baby daughter,
of Carroll, Jr., and Grace Clark
Welch of Harrington, who died in
the Milford Memorial Hospital, on
Saturday, February 14th.
Besides her parents, she is sur
vived by her maternal grandmother
Mrs. Lulu Clark, Milton, Del. and
her paternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Welch, Sr., Harring-
ton.
Interment was in Hollywood Gene
terry, Harrington.
.
PATTERSON
Willis M. Patterson, 80, North
Bowers, a retired rural mail car
rier, died February 18th He was
the husband Of Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Patterson.
Services were held Tuesday at
2 D. m. in the Rogers Funeral
Home, Milford, with the Rev.
Charles Burge, pastor of Magnolia
Church, officiating. In
terment will be in Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery.
In addition to his wife, Mr.. Pat
terson is survived by one son, Hub
bard Patterson, one sister, Mrs.
Carrie Blocksom, Philadelphia, and
one brother, Edwin L. Patterson,
Hamilton Square, N. ].
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LAMONDs
Mrs. Angus A. Lamond, Sr., rs,
OF Mrs. John w. Burris, a
resident of Washington, D. c., for
II years, and active in civic affairs,
died Tuesday, February 8, at her
home, 1921 Blair Road, after
brief illness. A native of Lisbon,
Ohio, she went to Washington in
1888. Mrs. Lamond served as chair
man Of the Maryland Red Cross in
1947 and was active in the wo-
mems auxiliary and the prayer
group of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, Rock Greek parish. Mrs.
Lamond was president of the Ta-
koma Park Women's Club from
1947 to 1949, and was given an hon.
orary life membership in January
of this year. She served three
terms as regent of the Martha
Washington Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, and was
also district state chairman of the
OAR genealogical records in Wash
ington. Mrs. Lamond was at one
time president of the Wakefield
Chapter, Children of the Ameri-
can Revolution. She leaves, beside
her daughter, son Angus A. La
mond, of Bethesda, Md, and five
grandchildren. Services were held
on Friday, February 6, in st.
Paul's Episcopal Church and in
terment was made in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
JOHNSON
William ]. Johnson, age 80 years,
husband of Ethel McFaul Johnson,
passed away Wednesday morning,
February Is, in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital
Mr.. johnson was the son of the
late Zack and Fanny Harrington
johnson and lived in the Houston
area all of his life.
His ancestors both paternally and
materially were actively identified
with the physical and religious
growth of lower Kent County.
His father for many years oper-
ated a large canning factory, first
on the johnson home farm near
Houston, and then in the center
of the town
His grandfather, John Johnson,
in addition to being first rate far
mer, was an expert cabinet maker
and gunsmith and was church
leader first at Williamsville Meth
odist Church and later at Houston
Methodist Church.
An active lodge man as long as
his health permitted. Mr.. Johnson
was a member of Temple Lodge No.
8, A. F. and a M. and Crystal
Fount Lodge No. 10 IOOF. both of
Milford. He had received recently
SO year membership pins from both