Milford chronicle., 1960-04-22
Obituary
RICHARDS


road, died suddenly April IA in the
Milford Memorial Hospital. He
was a member of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford.
He is survived by his wife, Fran
ces; a sister, Mrs. Clara Mariner.
Frankford; four brothers. George.
Salisbury; Frank, Philadelphia;
Charles of Wilmington and Lee OF
Frankford
Services were held Sunday at 2
D. m. with the Rev. Douglas Mil
bury, pastor of Calvary Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment in
st. Johnstown Cemetery, near
Greenwood.
MELVIN
Herbert w. Melvin, ST., 54, a
farmer, died April IA in the Milford
Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by his wife, Fran
ces: a son, Herbert, Jr., Lincoln;
two sisters, Mrs. Anna Dora Melvin,
Milford, and Mrs. Maude Hiteleit,
Arcola, Pa; brother, Willard Mel
vim, Wilmington and two grand
children.
Services were held Sunday in. the
Lofand Funeral Home, Milford, in
charge of the Rev. Ernest R.
Rhoades, pastor of the Church of
the Nazarene Of which he was a
member. Interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford.
DALE
John E. Dale, AZ, was found dead
April II in his car about 80 feet
from his home, state police report
ed. Death was due to a heart attack
they said. He was pronounced dead
at the scene by a physician.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Iona Kitchens, and his step
father Eli Kitchens, MillsbOro; two
sons, John Dale, Jr., Millsboro and
Melvin Dale, Chester, Pa; sister,
Mrs. Loretta Kitchens, Millsboro,
and two brothers, Mckinley Dale,
MillsbOrO and Howard Baylis, New
Brunswick, N. j.
The funeral was held at Old Field
Church, with Elder L. N. sGoldburg,
officiating. Interment, Whaleys-
vile Cemetery.
MURRAY
Curtis w. Murray, "A, a farmer,
died April 16 in Peninsula General
Hospital, Salisbury, after a pro-
longed illness.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Mae Baker, four sons, Rex
all, Ocean View; William, Balti-
more; Lacey, Selbyville, and. We'll
don, at home; two daughters, Mrs.
Richard Clay, Miami, Fla, and Mrs.
Louis Sempler, Selbyville; nine
grandchildren and two brothers,
Lee and Mitchell Murray, both of
Selbyville and two sisters, Miss
Margaret and Olive Murray, both OF
Wheleyville, Md.
Services were held at the Eben-
ezer Methodist Church in charge OF
the Rev. George White and the Rev
Jack Klyor, of the Selbyville Evan
gelistic Center, officiating. Inter
ment, Red Mems Cemetery.
HOLDEN
Wilson Holden, 7S, died in Me-
mortal Hospital, April II. A retired
farmer, he was employed at the
George Sherwin plant in Harring-
ton.
He was a member of the Harring-
ton Fire Company and the Boost
er's Glass of Asbury Methodist
Church.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Ethel d. Holden, two daughters,
Mrs. Herman Woikoski, FELTON,;
and Mrs. Smith Roland, Viola; a
son, J. Marshall Holden, Milford /;
. two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Hill, Eel
] ton, and Mrs. Lewis Good, Milford /:
and five grandchildren.
Services were held at the Berry
Funeral Home, FELTON,, on Wednes-
/ day, with the Rev. Richard Gibson,
pastor of Asbury Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment in Barratt's
Chapel Cemetery, Frederick.
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BOWDEN
Mrs. Charlotte Esham Bowden,
Oh W10OW VI JOS0p0 n. 6OWQon,
died April 16 at Nanticoke Memoir
ial Hospital, Seaford, after linger-
ing illness.
She is survived by six daughters,
Mrs. Edith Gordy, Delmar; Mrs,
Ruth Dorey, Mrs. Edna Carmean
and Mrs. Grace German, all OF
Millsboro; Mrs. Myrtle Moore
Georgetown; Mrs. Mildred Robin
son, Frankford; two sons, Ollie
Bowden, Millsboro and Irving Bow
den, Delmar; 19 grandchildren and
2S grandchildren; two sis
ters, Mrs. Laura Hall, and Mrs. Lu-
cinda Timmons, both of Millsboro
The funeral was held Tuesday al
the James Funeral Home, Millsboro
The Rev. James LangralI officiating
assisted by the Rev. C. E. wilkins
Interment in Mechanics Cemetery
Millsboro.