Milford chronicle., 1960-09-23
Obituary

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Interment in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Camden. The Rev.
Charles Burge, pastor of Bowers
Methodist Church, officiated-
She is survived by brother,
Charles Wright, of Stafford, Pa, a
sister, Mrs. Blanche Gilbert, Lans-
downe, Pa.
HURLEY
Elwood (Buck) Hurley, 81, a
carpenter of the Oak Orchard area,
died Sept. II, in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes.
Son of the late Noah and Mary
H. Pettyjohn Hurley, he is sur
vived by a son, James E. Hurley,
Philadelphia; brother, Floyd
Hurley, Milton; and sister, Mrs.
Charles King, Georgetown.
The funeral was held at the
Carey Funeral Home, Tuesday
The Rev. Elmer Shield, pastor OF
Wesley Methodist Church, officia-
ting. Interment Union Cemetery
STAIGER
Mrs. Irene H. Staiger, age A
years, wife of Thomas w. Staiger,
died in Milford Memorial Hospital
early Tuesday morning. Funeral
services were held from the Berry
Funeral Home, Milford, Thursday
at 2 o. M, with the Rev. Douglas
Milbury, pastor of Calvary Metho-
dist Church, officiating. Intermeni
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford
There was a viewing on Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. Staiger is survived by one
son, Robert P; one daughter, Jean
M, both at home; one brother
George Miller, Chester, Pa, and her
stepmother, Mrs. Della E. Miller oi
Shoenck, Pa.
PARSONS
Harris Parsons, 80, retired car
penter, died Sept. II, in Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, after brief i'll
ness.
He is survived by daughter
Mrs. Ruth West, Laurel; four
sons, James, Milton; Leelon and
Raymond, Laurel; Edward, Mills
boro; seven grandchildren, eight
great,grandchEldren; three sis
ters,. Mrs. Mamie Beacham, and
Mrs. Stella Mitchell, Millsboro;
and Mrs. Nancy Long, Dagsboro
three brothers, Luther and Alfred
Parsons, both of Millsboro and Ell
mer Parsons, Dagsboro.
The funeral was held Tuesday
from the James Funeral Home
Millsboro. The Rev. Linwood
Horseman, pastor of Pilgrim
Holiness Church officiating. In
terment in Carey's Cemetery, near
Millsboro.
KIRBY
Mrs. Carrie E. Kirby, 81, died
Sunday, September 1S, in Jewell's
Nursing Home, Milford, following q
lengthy Illness.
Mrs. Kirby and son, Russell r.
Kirby, for many years conducted
the Kirby Meat Market on Walnut
Street, Milford.
Three other sons survive. They
are Paric C. Kirby of Milford, mas
ter of the Delaware State Grange
and president of the Rural Electri-
fcation Association of Delaware; !;
Wilbur Kirby of Milford, Joseph C.
Kirby of Dover; one daughter. Mrs.
Albert Walls of Phoenix, Ariz. !;
seven grandchildren, IA great
grandchildren, and one great-great-
grandchild.
Funeral services were held Sep
tember l at 80 p. m from the Ber-
ry Funeral Home, Milford. The
Rev. William Edwin Tull, pastor
of the Church of God, and the Rev.
Joseph S. Kinks, retired pastor of
Christ Episcopal Church, Milford,
officiating.
YEAGER
Mrs. Anna Clarine Yeager, age
62 years, died at the Milford Me-
mortal Hospital Tuesday evening
after a short illness. She was born
at Georgetown, Washington, ID. c.,
the daughter of the late John AL
bert and Emma Frances Huth
johnson but had resided near
Pennington, DEL, for the past SO
years.
Che ;c c,,ruiuod I,u har buc ho n
Serrenus o. Yeager, Harrington
RID No. 8; one daughter. Mrs. Ger
trude Saulnier, Lyn, Mass; one
four great-grand-
children.
Funeral services will be held at
the Boyer Funeral Home, Harring-
ton, on Friday afternoon at / o.
clock in charge of Rev. William
Tull, pastor of the Church of God,
Milford. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford. Friends may
call at the Funeral Home Thurs
day evening after o'clock.
DOWNS
Edwin L. Downs, 20, of Kenton,
died at the Kent General Hospital,
Dover last Saturday, after a
weeks illness.
He was the son of the late
Frank w. and Laura Cantwell
Downs. He was born in the Ken
ton area.
He was a farmer in the Kenton
area. He was past member of
the Farm Bureau and past
director of the Southern States
Cooperative, Clayton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Mary Prettyman Downs of Kenton;
and the following brothers and
sisters: Mrs. Mary Sylvester, of
Clayton; Mrs, Olive Killen, of