Milford chronicle., 1959-10-30
OBITUARY
CAREY

CAREY
Willard NJ. Carey, SO, oldest resi-
dent of Milton, died at his home on
Wednesday, October 21, after a lin
gering illness. He celebrated his
birthday on October 16 and in Janu-
ary of 1855 he and his wife OBJ
served their 50th wedding anniver-
sary.
Before his retirement Mr.. Carey
was a foreman with the Draper
Canning Company for 45 years.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Edgar Messick, Wilmington;
two sons, James E. Carey, Green
wood, and w. Howard Carey, post
master of Milton; four grandchil-
dren and two great-grandchildre
The funeral was held Sunday at
2 p. m. at the William NJ. Short
Funeral Home, Milton The Rev.
w. Earl Watts, pastor of Pilgrim
Holmes Church officiating. Inter-
ment in Harbeson Church Gene
terry.
DEBOER
Paul K. DeBoer, 81, died October
% at Peninsula General Hospital
in Salisbury, after a lingering ill
ness. He was veteran of both
World War / and World War H.
He was a member of st. Martins
in-the-Field Episcopal Church, and
was proprietor of five and ten
cent store in Selbyville and of the
Sewing Basket, another store. He
was a graduate of Exeter Academy,
New Hampshire and of Dartmouth
College.
He is survived by his wife Helen,
a grandson, Michael Charles de-
Benardenis; three sisters, Mrs.
Ethel Wood, Mystic, Conn; Mrs.
Minnie Gross, Arlington, Va; and
Mrs. Elizabeth Bliss, Roslyn, N. Y.
The funeral was held in st.
Martin -the-Field Church on
Sunday at p. m. The Rev. Quay
D. Rice, rector, officiating. Inter-
ment in Green Mountain Cemetery
at his birthplace in Montpelier, VT.
MAULL
Fred @. Maull, IL, a retired
plumber and a native of Lewes
died October % after a lengthy ill
ness. He had been making his home
with his daughter, Mrs. Alex Tin
gle, Jr., of Millsboro, for the past
six years.
Mr.. Maull was custodian of the
Bethel Methodist Church of Lewes
for number of years.
He is also survived by two sons,
Clayton M. Maull of Philadelphia;
John G. Maull of Seaford; three sis
ters, Mrs. Mary Johnston of Will
mington; Mrs. Edith Marshall of
Lewes, and Miss Emma Maull of
Lewes.
The funeral was held Sunday at
2 p. m. at the Nelson Funeral
Home, Lewes, with interment in
the Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
The Rev. Robert E. Greene, of
Bethel Methodist Church, offici-
ating.
CAREY
Polk Carey, 70, a resident of
Lewes and lifetime resident of
Sussex County, died October "a at
the Cedar Crest Nursing Home,
Millsboro, after a four months ill
ness. He was the son of the late
George and Virginia Holloway
Carey.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Clemmie Messick Carey, of Lewes; |;
son, George R., of Seaford; two
grandsons, G. Roland Carey, Jr.,
student at the University of North
Carolina, and Paul Graves Carey,
of Seaford.
He was active as commercial
and sports fisherman.
The funeral was held at the Mel
son Funeral Home, Savannah Road,
Lewes, Wednesday, at 2 p. m,
with the Rev. Robert E. Green, pas
tor of Groome Methodist Church,
Lewes, officiating. Interment in
Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
.
SHAUB
Mrs. Mae Shaub, 73, wife of C.
Wade Shaub, died at her home in
FELTON, on October "a after a sew
eral months illness. The Shaubs,
former Wilmington residents, came
to FELTON, to make their home in
1855 after both had retired from
Pennsylvania Railroad service.
She was the former Miss Mae Hugg
of FELTON,.
Mrs. Shaub was member of
Harrison Street Methodist Church,
Wilmington; st. Johns Chapter,
Order of the Eastern Star, Will
mington; the. Wilmington New Cen
tury Club, and Trophy Grange.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at 2 p. m. from the Berry Fu-
neral Home, FELTON,, with the Rev.
Milton Keene, former pastor of
Harrison Street Church, in charge.
Interment in Barratt's Chapel Gem
etery.
TURNER
Funeral services of James Wes-
ley Turner were held on Tuesday,
October q, at st. Marks Methodist
Church, Houston. The Rev. Thad-
deus Hackett, pastor, of1ciated.
Interment in the WilliamsVille