Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
Obituary
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ness.
She was a member of the WSCS
of Loves Crossroads Methodist
Church.
In addition to her husband and
son Preston, she leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clarabelle Messick of
Millsboro; seven grandchildren;
sister, Mrs Minnie Edwards of Ne
vada; and a brother, Henry Mears
of Georgetown.
Services were held Tuesday at IL
a. m. at the James Funeral Home,
Millsboro. The Rev. C. E. Wilkins
officiating. Interment in Carey's
Cemetery.
JOHNSON
Mrs. Rose G. Johnson, 80, of Lau-
rel, died March 20 at the home of
a daughter, Mrs. Madeline Richard
son, 400 Winder Street, Salisbury,
after a long illness.
A native of Philadelphia, she was
the daughter of the late Neal and
Mary Harkins. She lived in Laurel
for 50 years.
In addition to the daughter with
whom she was staying, Mrs. john
son is survived by one son, Mar
tin w. Johnson, Laurel; and five
other daughters, Mrs. Olivia Nick
erson, Laurel; Mrs. Marie Waller,
Salisbury; Mrs. Helen Banks, Sal
isbury: Mrs. Rosemary Tull, Del
mar; Mrs. Peggy Dashield, Sails
bury; 33 grandchildren and IL
eat-grandchildren
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SHOCKLEY
| Mrs. S. May Shockley of Milford,
widow of Willard Frank Shockley,
died March IL at the Fair View
Nursing Home, Newark, where she
had been a patient for the. past six
years.
She was a member of the Ave-
nue. Methodist Church of Milford
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Richard Davis, Jr., of New
Castle, and Mrs. Leonard l. Hylton,
of Newport Beach, Calf, and two
granddaughters Gail and Judy Hyl-
ton. In addition, she is survived by
brother, Henry Draper Bennett
of Milford. and several nieces and
nephews.
The funeral was held at 1870 p.
m, Sunday from the Berry Funeral
Home, Milford, with the Rev. A.
Edward Dougherty, of the Avenue
Methodist Church, officiating. Bur-
iaI in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Mil
ford.
ARGO
James @. Argo, So, son of the
late Alexander and Sally Billings
Argo, died March 10 in the Milford
Memorial Hospital after long ill
ness.
! He lived on his farm near Hous-
ton where he owned and trained
horses for harness racing. He was
a competitor at several eastern
tracks.
He is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. Emma Johnson of Milford,
Mrs. Anna Mae Ashton of Rising
Sun, and Mrs. Alice Wruppa of Wy
oming; a brother, Alexander, Jr.,
of Harrington, and several nieces
and nephews.
Services were held Wednesday at
IL D. m. in the Lofiand Funeral
Home, Milford. The Rev. William
Miller, pastor of the Holiness
Church, Harrington, officiating. In
terment in Odd Fellows Cemetery,
Milford.
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Alfred L. Rust, Sr., 85, retired
farmer, died at the Williams Nurs-
ing Home, Clarksville, Friday
night, March IS, after a lingering
| illness.
He is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Lottie Davis, and Mrs.
Annie Bowden, both of Millsboro;
and Mrs. Helen Mitchell of Days
boro; four sons, Clarence of Days
boro; A. Lee Rust, JF., of Millsboro;
Charlie of Laurel, and Linford of
Frankford; % grandchildren; "a
great grandchildren; two sisters,
Mrs. Annie Howard of Lewes; Mrs.
Lucinda Wilson of Georgetown: a
half-sister, Mrs. Flossie Carsons,
of Salisbury, and brother, Edward
Rust of Millsboro.
Services were held Tuesday at
p. m. in the James Funeral Home,
Millsboro. The Rev. G. e. Wilkins
officiating. Interment in Mechanics
Cemetery.
KITCHENS
Mrs. Ethel B. Kitchens, II, PIT
East Sixth Street, died Wednesday,
March 16 in the Nanticoke Memoir
ial Hospital, Seaford, following a
long illness.
Born in Portsville, she was the
wife of the late Victor G. Kitchens.
She was member of Centenary
Methodist Church. A daughter sur
wives, Mrs. Catherine Stallings,
Needham, Mass, and a granddau-
ghter, Miss Harriet Stallings of the
same town; two sisters, Mrs. Theo-
dore Hastings, Laurel, and Mrs.
Jesse Allen, Rehoboth Beach, and
brother, William Burford, Laurel.
Services were held March 19, in
the Windsor and Disharon Funeral
Home. The Rev. Dale L. Ruth, pas
tor of Centenary Methodist Church
and the Rev. Essel P. Thomas,
Easton. Md. officiating.
Interment, Odd Fellows Gene
terry.
PETIT
Baron Petit, A, died March 10
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
after long illness. Mr.. Petit was
poultry farmer and member Of
the First Baptist Church, Milford.
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