Milford chronicle., 1960-03-11
GALLAGHER

/ 30, wife or Donald j. Gallagner,
died March 5, in Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, as the result of a head
| injury suffered in a fall at her
home, 1403 Cedar Avenue, Lewes
Beach, on Feb. q.
In addition to her parents and
her husband, a real estate devel-
oper, she is survived by four child
rem; Donald James, Jr., II; Tim
othy D., IA; Hugh Francis Gall
ager III, 9, and Catherine Teresa,
Is months; six brothers and sis
ters, Aaron Burleson, Tupelo, Miss;
Mrs. Mabel Dunn, Fort Worth,
Tex; Mrs. Francis Hafley of Kan
sas; James, Jean, and Aludia Bur-
Lesson of Tupelo.
Private funeral services were
held We'd at 10 a. m. in st. Joseph's
on n-the-Brandywine Church near
| Wilmington. Interment, Cathedral
Cemetery, Wilmington.
.
O'DAY
Alfred A. O'Day, "a, retired sup
ervisor of dirt roads for the State
Highway Department, died March
z at his home on the Bridgeville-
Redden Road. He was son of the
late William Stout and Ida Belle
Wiley O'Day.
Surviving are three sons, Ray
mond and Alfred B., of Bridge
vile; Charles R., Georgetown; a
daughter, Mrs Thomas Esposita, of
Wilmington; five grandchildren,
one great grandchild; three sis
ters, Mrs Roy Smith, Greenwood;
Mrs. Horace Webb, Milford; Mrs.
Fred Webb, Milton; two brothers,
Stout O'Day, New York; Linwood
O'Day, Milford; three half-sisters,
Mrs. Margaret Vale, Wilmington;
Mrs. Sallie Butler, Bridgeville; Mrs.
Eli Elliott, Georgetown,
The funeral will be held Friday
at 2 p. M in Chaplin's Chapel. The
Rev. Ivon Downing of Glendale
will officiate assisted by the Rev.
J. Edward Layton.
WILKERSON
Walter J. Wilkerson, 65, died on
March 6, in Nanticoke Memorial
Hospital, Seaford, after brief ill
ness.
A native of Laurel, he was son
of the late James and Sally VIII
kerson.
Mr.. Wilkerson was farmer and
poultry grower.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs.
Laura M. Wilkerson: a daughter,
Mrs. Mildred V. Smith, of Laurel,
and four sons, Glenn w. of Balti-
more, Leon D. of Laurel, Victor ].
of Salisbury, and Arthur L. Will
kerson of Seaford; 10 grandchild-
ren, six great grandchildren; a sis
ter, Mrs. Della Massey, of Laurel,
and three brothers, Red, Ira and
Carl Wilkerson all of Laurel.
Services were held at 2 p. m.
Wednesday from the Windsor and
Disharoon Funeral Home, the Rev.
Gerald Henderson, pastor of Mt.
Pleasant Methodist Charge, offici-
atfng. Burial in Odd Fellows Gene
terry
POORE
Mrs. Susie Poore. 78, wife of AL
fred Poore, died Friday, March 4th
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Legates of Woodside.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poore lived in vi
ola until her illness about year
ago.
She was a member of the Viola
Methodist Church ch arter
member of the Home Demonstra-
ton Club and the Betsy Ross Coun-
Gil of Canterbury, and a member of
the Mt. Olive Ladies Aid Society.
Needlework was her hobby at
which she was an expert, having
received many blue ribbons for her
quilting at the Fair.
In addition to her husband and
daughter Mildred, survivors in
clude one son, Harold T. Poore of
Frederick, four grandchildren and
six great grandchildren.
The funeral services were held at
the Berry Funeral Home, FELTON,, at
1870 D. m, Sunday The Rev. Will
lam Tull, of the Milford Church of
God. officiating. Interment at Bar
rats Chapel was delayed until
Tuesday due to the snowdrifts from
the recent blizzard.