Milford chronicle., 1960-11-18
Obituary

MISS NAE hUOWl0S, 10, llle-
long resident of Bridgeville, died
November 10 at her home.
Her only survivors are two nep-
hews and a niece, William r. and
Lawrence E. Knowles and Miss
Margaret Elizabeth Knowles, all
of Bridgevil1e.
Services were held Sunday at
2 p. m. in the Hardesty Funeral
Home. The Rev. Edward R. Will
kins, pastor of Union Methodist
Church, officiating.
STAYTON
Roger Lee Stayton, age 10 days,
infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Stayton, Elsmere, Delaware. pass
ed away in Memorial Hospital
Wilmington, November IL. Besides
his parents, Roger is survived by
his maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Johann Breidenstine,
Germany, and his paternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Stay
ton, Elsmere, Delaware. Grave
side services were held Saturday
November IL, at p. m, in the
Lincoln Cemetery. Arrangements
were made by the Lofland Funer-
al Home, Milford.
DEISS
Funeral services were held on
Sunday for Harry G. Deiss, 72,
who died November 10 at the
Pleasant View Nursing Home, Do
yer, following long illness.
He was employed by the E. L.
Jones Plumbing and Heating Com
pany for almost so years.
He is survived by his wife
Daisy, a daughter, Mrs. Ida E
White, Rehoboth; a SON, Albert ]
Deiss, overseas with the Navy, six
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Final rites were held in the
Ferguson and Hayes Funeral
Home.
HUDSON
Seth Willie Hudson, 50, died
Saturday, November IL, in Beebe
Hospital.
A retired farmer and poultry
man and a member of Christ
Methodist Church, Dagsboro, he
was a son of the late Seth and
Mollie Timmons Hudson, and is
survived by his wife, Addie Hall
Hudson, a daughter, Mrs. Evelyn
West, Frankford; two sons, Cash
ier, Dagsboro, and Granville Hall
Bishop, Md; four grandchildren
one great-grandchild and a bro
ther, Francis Hudson, Frankford.
The funeral was held November
Is from Christ Methodist Church
Dagsboro.
SALMONS
David Robert Salmons, 81, hus-
band of the late Violet Salmons,
died in Milford Memorial Hos
pital, Sunday evening, November
13. Funeral services were held
from the Berry Funeral Home, in
Milford, on Thursday at 2 p. m.
with Rev. William H. Smith, pas
tor of Pennington Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment in
Hollywood Cemetery. near Har-
rington.
He is survived by one daughter
Mrs. Harriet Pendleton, Milford
two sons, Robert, Jr., Harrington
and Ernest Jack" of Federals-
burg, Md; four grandchildren
two brothers, Harry of Harring-
ton, and Russ of Houston; two
sisters, Mrs. Stella Cannon, HOuS-
ton; and Mrs. Oscar Tatman OF
Pennington.
STEELE
Victor L. Steele, rs, retired far
mer and father-in-law of Senator
John J.. Williams, died November
10 at his home in Millsboro.
He is survived by seven daugh-
ters, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Armenia
Parker, Mrs. Myrtle Adams and
Mrs. Blanche Baker, all of Mills.
boro; Miss Ethel Steele, Whining.
ton; Mrs. Fannie Harrison, Mil
ford, and Mrs. Mildred Richard
Wayne; two SONS, Joseph F. ano
brothers, John, Lewes, and Archie
Milton; a sister, Mrs. Lena Col
Inns, Harrington; 13 grandchildren
and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held al
II D. m. Saturday at the Watson
and Gray Funeral Chapel in Mills
| boro.
Interment in Mechanics's Gem
etery,. Millsboro.
HOLSON
Mrs. Clara w. Holson, 49,, wild
| ow of Harry Holson, died Novem'
| ber IL in Milford Memorial Hos
pital.
She operated a boarding house
/ in Georgetown. She was a daugh-
, ter of the late Ebenezer and Eliz
abeth Prettyman Warren. She
was active in Grace Methodist
Church; member of the boar6
of stewards, the Willing Workers
and a past president of the WSCS
She was member of Midland
Grange and the Georgetown Fire
Auxiliary.
Surviving are son, E. Warrer
| Holson, Georgetown; a daugh-
ter. Mrs. James A. Devin, Mills.
boro; grandson, two great.
grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs
Robert Morgan, Georgetown.
The funeral was held Monday
at 2 D. m. in Grace Church. The
pastor, the Rev. DR.. T. c. Multi,
gan, officiating, and interment II