Milford chronicle., 1960-02-05

Knots, 80, the WldOW or EDWARD
Knots, who died after a long ill
ness, Jan. 2S,in Smyrna, were held
from the Lofland Funeral Home in
Milford Sunday at 2 p. m. The Rev.
Edward Dougherty of Avenue Meth
odist Church officiating. Burial,
Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Knots was a native of Mil
ford and the daughter of James and
Martha Hurd.
McKNITT
Mrs. Alice S. McKnitt, 70, died
Jan % at her home here after a
short illness.
Mrs. McKnitt was born near Mag
noIia and lived there all her life.
She was a member of the Magnolia
Methodist Church.
She is survived by a daughter,
Miss Margaret McKnitt and sister
Mrs. Mabel White, both of Magnol-
ia.
Services were Jan. 80 at the Rog-
ers Funeral Home, Milford, with
the Rev. Charles ID. Burge, pastor
of Magnolia Methodist Church, Off
iciating. Burial in Barratt's Chapel
Cemetery, near Frederick.
DAWSON
Mrs. Lottie Dawson, 81, 80 Del
aware Avenue, Bridgeville, died
Saturday morning, Jan. 80, in the
Milford Memorial Hospital after a
short illness. Mrs. Dawson, a ma
tive of New Jersey was the daugh-
ter of the late Robert Mcpherson
and Jane d. Griffith Mcpherson.
She is survived by her husband
William Clinton Dawson of Bridge
vile, two sons; G. Earl Dawson and
w. Milton Dawson; two grandchil-
dren and one nephew.
Services were held Feb 2, at the
Hardesty Funeral Home The Rev
A. Jason Blundon, pastor of Union
Methodist Church officiating. Bur-
ial, st. Johnstown Cemetery, Green
wood, Del.
WOLF
MIS-. DdlSOy WOIl, 30, ulOQ IdCe
Sunday, Jan. 81, at the Governor
Bacon Health Center. She was q
native of Delaware and the dau-
ghter of Roy and Lillian Hudson
Fowler of Milford
She is survived by her husband
John F. Wolf of Greenwood, foul
sisters: Mrs. Gertrude Beck, Phila.
delphia; Mrs. Stella Rust of Mil.
ford; Mrs. Alice Hoben and Mrs
Margaret Frick, both of Milford
and one brother, Marshall Fowler
of Milford.
Services were held Tuesday at
p. m. in Hardesty Funeral Home
Bridgeville. The Rev. John W. Woo
ten, retired minister of Bridgeville
officiating. Burial, st. Johnstowr
Cemetery,
GRIFFITH
Benjamin L. Griffith, 8S, a re.
tired farmer, died Jan. %, at his
home near Harrington after ar
illness of several months.
Mr.. Griffith was born in Sussex
County. He started work with the
Pennsylvania Railroad in 1898 and
lived in Pittsburgh for several
years. He left the railroad in 1926
and came to Harrington to farm
He is survived by a son Edgar
Griffith of Harrington; a sister
Mrs. Bessie Currey of Wyoming
Del; and several nieces and neph-
ews.
Services were held Sunday at {
p. m, at the Boyer Funeral Home
Harrington, with the Rev. Nelson
Benjamin, pastor of Trinity Meth
odist Church, Harrington, officiat.
ing. Burial, Hollywood Cemetery
Harrington.
EVANS
Mrs. Mary c. Evans, 88, died Feb
2, in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, after
lingering illness.
She was a daughter of the late
John and Henrietta MCGEE Hick.
man.
Survivors include the following
children: a daughter, Mrs. Carrie
Wilgus of Roxana; a son, Ulysses
Evans, Ocean View; a stepson
Harry G.. Evans of Dover; sever
grandchildren, two brothers, Will.
lam G. of Ocean View and Edward
Hickman of Millville,
She was member of the Church
of Christ of Ocean View.
Services were held at 2 D. nj
Thursday from the Watson anC
Gray Funeral Chapel, Frankford
with William r. Tucker, officiating
Burial was in Bethel Cemetery
Ocean View.
SALMON
Ira r. Salmon, 7S, husband of the