Milford chronicle., 1960-07-15
Obituary
McCARE

McCABE
Ira Bright McCabe, SO, died on
July IL at Nanticoke Memorial
Hospital, Seaford, following long
illness.
He was engaged in farming near
SeafOrd.
He was the son of the late Lew
in 7. and Hettie Lynch McCabe,
of Roxana.
Survivors include his wife, Liz
liam Nettie McCabe; three sons,
Russell 1. and Raymond F., both
of Seaford, and Herbert ]. Nc
Cabe, of Wilmington; four daugh-
ters, Mrs. Iva C. Hill, Seaford );
Mrs. H. c. Robbins, Hollywood,
Fla; Mrs. Ruth E. Whaley, Lau-
rel; and Mrs. Lena NJ. Wood, Beth
ell; II grandchildren and four
great grandchildren.
Services were held from the
Watson Funeral Home, Seaford,
on Thursday.
COBB
Harry Cobb, 72, a retired car
penter, died July IL in the Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, after weeks
illness. He was the son of the late
Joseph and Matte Townsend Cobb.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Flossie Pritchett Cobb; six chill
dren, Mrs. Viola Hudson, Days
boro; Mrs. Hilda Savage and VIII
liam ]. Cobb, both of Ocean View !;
Jesse Cobb, Selbyville; Harry Rose
Cobb, Philadelphia; Mrs. Harriet
McClung, Millville; seven grand
children, three sisters, Mrs. Emma
Warren, Dagsboro; Mrs. Hazel
Merger, Philadelphia; Mrs. Mildred
West, Millsboro, and a brother,
Vernon Cobb, Ocean View.
The funeral was held in the
Millville Methodist Church We'd
nesday. The pastor, Rev. Melvin
Wheatley officiated, and interment
was made in st. Georges Gene
terry, Clarksville.
HUSTON
Mrs. Bessie G. Huston, so, vice
president of the Sussex County
Federation Of Women's Clubs, died
July in Nanticoke Memorial Hos
pital, Seaford, after brief illness.
Mrs. Huston, widow of William
B. Huston, of 412 East Poplar
Street, Seaford, was first president
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sea-
ford Fire Department which she
organized in 1885.
She was also a past president
and charter member of the Seaford
Acorn Club, and an active worker
in the Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary.
She was a member of st. Johns
Methodist Church of Seaford and
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service.
She is survived by one brother
in-law, Glen M. Huston of Seaford,
and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held July 8 at
the residence, with the Rev. Will
liam Hackett, pastor of st. Johns
Church, officiating. Interment in
Odd Fellows Cemtery, Seaford.
WILLIAMSON
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 pm. for John M. William
son, 81, who died at the Country
Rest Nursing Home in Greenwood,
Del, after an illness of eight
months.
Mr.. Williamson, a retired far
mer was the son of the late Will
lam and Lilly Brodes Williamson
of Caroline County. He lived in
the Todd's Chapel area near Green
wood for many years and also in
Lebanon, Del, for Ia years.
He was member of the Todd's
Chapel Methodist Church for so
years.
He is survived by his second
wife, the former Matte Chadwick,
Bridgeville, and two sons, Howard
E. Williamson, Milford, Del, and
j. Emory Williamson, Greenwood; ;
five grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; two half-brothers,
Lacey Williamson, fredericksburg,
and Luther Williamson Milford,
and two half-sisters, Mrs. Sadie
Hopkins, Bethlehem. Nd, and Mrs.
Mollie Kemp, Preston; three step
sons; three step-daughters; sew
eral nieces including Mrs. Edith
Richardson and Mrs. Edna Fink
biner, and several nephews.
The Rev. Edwin Wilkins, Bridge
vile, assisted by the Rev. William
Smith of the Todd's Church Of
ficiated .Interment was in Todd's
Chapel Cemetery.