Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1959-07-03
OBITUARY

mortal Hospital, Wednesday, July
1, after a short illness. He was the
husband of Nora M. Bennett. Fun
eral services will be held from the
Rogers Funeral Home, Milford,
Sunday afternoon with interment
in Lincoln Cemetery. Friends may
call at the Funeral Home Saturday
evening from z to p. m.
He is survived by three sons,
Howard W., of Lewes, Everett W.,
of Wyoming, and Norman of Mil
ford; 5 grandchildren; one bro
Their, Charles of Milford.
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HARRINGTON
Mrs. Sallie R. Harrington of 800
N. Adams Street, Wilmington died
in the Kent General Hospital, Do
yer, June 20, after an illness of
seven weeks. Mrs. Harrington was
house mother for student nurses
for 80 years at the Wilmington
General Hospital. She retired z
years ago. Her husband, Warren
Harrington, died in 1918. She was
born in Delaware and at one time
lived in Magnolia. Surviving are
several cousins. Funeral services
were held from the Berry Funeral
Home, FELTON,, Thursday July 2, at
2:30 p. m. Interment was in Bar
rats Chapel Cemetery, Frederick.
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ELLIOTT
Joseph G. Elliott, age 80, died
Thursday, June 18th, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Bess E.
Pearce, 215 Laurel Road, Stratford,
N. ]. He was born in Brownsville,
Pa, and lived in Milford many.
years.
In addition to his daughter, he is
survived by one son, Joseph g., Jr.,
of Haddonville, N. j.; one grand
child, two sisters, Mrs. Stella
Brown, st. Clairsville, Ohio; Mrs.
Eva Speares of Grindstone, Pa;
two brothers, Roy and Leslie of
Brownsville, Pa. Funeral services
were held Monday, June 29, in
Brownsville, Pa.
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WOOD
MILFORD w. Wood, age so years,
husband of Wilma Wood of FELTON,,
passed away Wednesday morning,
June "a, in the Milford Memorial
Hospital. A viewing was held in
the Berry Funeral Home, FELTON,,
on Friday evening. Funeral servi-
ces and interment were held in
Trenton, Mo-, on Monday, June 20.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by three sons, William John in the
u. S. Navy; Robert Lee and David
Alan, both at home; his mother,
Mrs. Lucy B. Wood, Trenton, Mo-,
and a sister, Mrs. Beulah Warren,
Gilman City, Mo.
He had lived in FELTON, for IL
years and was a member of the
FELTON, Methodist Church. He was
Administrative assistant for the
State Highway Department.
DERRICKSON
David H. Derrickson, 78, died
June 26 after a short illness. He
was the son of the late A. D. and
Annie Barnes Derrickson and the
husband of Mrs. Mary Donnelly
Derrickson of Selbyville.
In addition to his wife, the de-
ceased is survived by two daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Louise LeKites, here,
and Mrs. Charlotte Bratten, Mil
ford; one son, David Derrickson,
Jr., Long Island, N. Y, nine grand
children and 10 great grandchild-
rem.
A retired farmer, he was a men,
Der of Frankfort Lodge No. 1872,
AF&AM, Philadelphia and the st.
Martin s-in-the-Field Episcop al
Church, Selbyville.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at p. m. in the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, frankfort.
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HAVELOW
James w. Havelow, 80, died in
his home in FELTON, on Wednesday,
July 1. He was born in Delaware
and until his recent retirement he
had been emplyed as a carpenter
by the Simpler Lumber and Coal
Company of FELTON,. Before that he
was with Strawbridge and Clothier
in Philadelphia as a cabinet maker
for number of years.
He is survived by son, James
w.. FELTON,; a sister, Mrs. Mark
Townsend, Glendale; two grand
children and four greatgrandchild-
rem.
Services will be held in the Ber-
ry Funeral Home, FELTON, Sunday
at p. m. The Rev. Hugh G. john
son, pastor of FELTON, Methodist
Church, will officiate. Interment,
Odd Fellows Cemetery at Milford.
Friends may call at the funeral
home Saturday evening.
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LARIMORE
Mrs. Doris Viohl Larimore, 81,
died in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital June "a, after an illness of
two weeks. She was a native of
New York, but had lived here for
the past so years. Her husband
Charles w. Larimore died in 1912.
Services were held Sunday at
1870 p. m. in the James Willard
Cooper Funeral Home in charge of
Rev. Ray W. Kirwan, Houston,
former pastor of Prospect Metho-
dist Church of which the deceased
was a member. Interment was in
Wesley Cemetery near Burrsville.
She is survived by nine children,
William X. West, Mrs. Charles
Lare, Wesley Larimore, Mrs. Her.
man Zeitler, and Everett Larimore,
all of Harrington; Mrs. George
Harrington, FELTON,; Mrs. Char
lotte Dettula, Wilmington; Russell
Larimore, in Kansas, and Harry
L n l. L. L.