Milford chronicle., 1960-01-08
BRASURE

Walter l.. Brasure, ", died Jan.
1st. in Milford Memorial Hospital,
after long illness. He was the son
of the late CASHIER and Irene David
son Brasure.
He is survived by his wife, Mary
Long Brasure of Frankford; a
daughter, Mrs. Pearl Evans, Mill
vile; and one son, Clifton Brasure,
Frankford; three grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
He was a member of the Frank
ford Methodist Church.
Services were held Monday at 2
p. m. from the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Max
well Roberts officiating. Interment,
Carey's Cemetery.
.
SIMPSON
Karl Simpson, So, of Indian Riv-
er Inlet, died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, late December 31st of a
heart ailment.
For some time he had worked for
the A1l-American Air1ines al
Georgetown until his recent re-
IIT0Il0uI Ou INSTABILITY.
A native of Philadelphia, he was
the son of the late John and Ella
Devices Simpson and had lived in
the Rehoboth area the past seven
years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice
Simpson; one daughter, Mrs. Caro-
A. KINNEY, Lewes; two sons, Rich
ard e. Simpson, Love Creek; and
Edward A. Simpson at home, and
four sisters, Mrs. Irene Thomas
Media, Pa, Mrs. Florence Porst
Camden, N j., Mrs. Sadie Hinch-
cliffe, Chester, and Mrs. Ollie Kee-
sey of Monoa, Pa.
The funeral was held at 2 D. m
at Atkins Funeral Home, Lewes
The Rev. Ira E.. Doyle, pastor oil
Rehoboth Epworth M h o
Church, officiating. Burial, Reho-
both Methodist Cemetery.
CARPENTER
Funeral services for Robert F
Carpenter, Sr., 68, of 1924 South
Governors Avenue, Dover were held
from the Trader Funeral Home on
Tuesday at 1:30 p. m. with inter
ment at Barratt's Chapel, near
Frederick.
The Rev. DR.. John A. Trader
pastor of Wesley Methodist Church
officiating.
Mr.. Carpenter died Jan. 2 in the
Kent General Hospital after a short
| illness. He retired as an employe
of the State Highway Department
in 1856 after 80 years of service
and since last July he was EN-.
ployed at the Farmers Bank il
Dover.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs
Ethel M. Carpenter; a daughter
/ Mrs. Dorothy Minner, Dover; anC
two sons; Major Robert F. Carpen.
ter, Jr., stationed with the All
Force in Hawaii, and Howard E
Carpenter, Ocean View; eight
grandchildren; four brothers, Ed
ward and Benjamin Carpenter, Lin.
coin; Walter Carpenter, Lewes
and William Carpenter, Houston
and sister, Mrs. Fanny Greenly
Lewes.
GIRVAN
Mrs. Edith Hall Girvan, 70, wife
of Thomas Girvan of st. Peters
burg, Fla, died unexpectedly a
her Florida home on Sunday, Jan
uary 8.
Mrs. Girvan was formerly Mrs
Edith Hall of Milford.
Mrs. Girvan was a member o.
| the Eastern Star Lodge and Z
charter member of Pocahontas
Lodge of Milford, and also "a mem.
Der of Calvary Methodist Church.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Cir
van is survived by step-son, Car.
Isle Hail., daughter, Mrs. Edith
Niblett, and a son, Ralph Hall, al
of Milford; five grandchildren and
a great-grandchild; four brothers
William and George Watson oi
Milford, Harold of Merchantville
N. j., and Ralph Watson of Mt
Holly, n j.; two sisters, Mrs. Hell
en- Mulvihill and Mrs. Carrie Muir.
ply, of Philadelphia.
Services will be held from the
Lofiand Funeral Home in Milford
at 2 p. m. today (Friday).
The Rev. Douglass Milbury oil
Calvary Methodist Church will off,
ciate. Burial will be in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.