Milford chronicle., 1960-06-10
Obituary
MOVES


had lived in this area with her
daughter, Mrs. Henry ]. CIukey,
since the death of her husband
several years ago.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs.
Noyes is survived by two grand
children and six reat-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held from
the Leon C. Roberts and Sons Flu
neral Home in Winthrop, Me-, on
! Monday Interment in Bean Gem
etery, Mt. Vernon, Me.
COLEMAN
John C.. Coffman, Sr., age 70
years husband of Blanche C.
! Coffman passed away Wednesday
morning. Funeral services will be
held on Saturday afternoon June
II from the Berry Funeral Home
Milford, Del. at 2 o'clock. Rev.
William Tull of the Church of God
Milford, officiating. Interment
Barratts Chapel Cemetery Fred
erica, Del. Friends may call at Inc
Funeral Home Friday evening.
Besides his wife. he is survived
by 1 daughter Mrs. Evelyn Bayless,
Milford, Del. 2 sons John C. Coffr
man, Jr., 8 Great Grandchildren,
Brother Robert Coffman, Camden,
N. j., l sister Mrs. Estelle Kenney,
Camden, N ].
Mr. COffman was a retired car
penter living in Milford Neck for
the past S3 years.
WHARTON
Mervin L. Wharton, 40, operator
of general store in the Millsboro
area, died in the Peninsula General
Hospital in Salisbury on June 2
after a lingering illness. He was
the son of Mrs. Mary Wharton and
the late Robert Wharton.
Besides his mother he is sur
vived by his wife, Dolly, a daugh-
ter, Janet, and son, Gene, both at
home; two sisters, Mrs. Esta
Smith, Pittsville, Md, and Mrs.
Betty Daisey, Millsboro; and two
brothers, William Wharton, Mil
ton, and AGY sergeant Harry
Wharton, Charleston, S. G.
Services were held Sunday at 2
p. m. at the Watson and Gray Fu=
neral Chapel, Millsboro. The Rev.
Linwood Horseman, pastor of the
Pilgrim Holiness Church, Mills
boro, officiating. Interment in Me-
chanics Cemetery.
PASSWATERS
! Mrs. Leila Ellen Passwaters, SIS,
of near Milford, died June 2 at her
home. She was member of the La
dies Auxiliary of the VFVW Post No.
64S3, Milford, and the wife of Al
fred Passwaters.
Her survivors include a son,
Harold F. Brimer, Milford; three
daughters, Mrs. Rebecca Nevin and
Mrs. Marie E. Webb, Milford, and
Mrs. Betty Dunkelberger, Berlnu-
da; three sisters, Mrs. Violet Smith
and Mrs. Theodore Slater, both OF
Marcus Hook, Pa, and Mrs. Whsle
Robinson, Dundalk, Md, and bro
ther, Foster A. Tull, Marshallton
seven grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
Services were held Sunday al
8 p. m. at the Hardesty Funeral
Home, Bridgeville. The Rev. ]. G.
Rimmer, pastor of Milford Holi-
ness Church, officiating. Interment
in Oakley Church Cemetery.
! COSDEN
William v. Cosden, age IS years,
died June in Smyrna. He was the
husband of the late Mary E. Will
liams. Surviving are a son, Gilbert
c. Cosden, City Manager Of Mil
ford; a daughter, Mrs. o. A. Evans
of Dover; four grandchildren, 10
great grandchildren two bro
theirs, Burton CosdeH of Stuart,
Florida, and Alfred Cosden of New
i York City, New York.
i Mr.. Cosden was the first presi-
dent of the Delaware Farm Bureau
when it was organized forty years
ago. He was also a member of the
Capital Grange and the Peoples
Congregational Church, both OF
Dover.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday, June 4, at 2 p. m. in Dover.
The Rev. Robert w. Duke, pastor
of Peoples Church, officiating. In
terment was in Odd Fellows Gem
etery, Camden.
GRANT
Mrs. Lydia Simpson Grant, 64,
wife of Thomas ]. Grant, died at
her home in Harrington June 2 fol-
lowing a. heart attack A daughter
of the late Henry and Verna Thomp-
son Simpson, she had lived in Har-
rington practically all of her life.
In addition to her husband, she
4 is survived by four sons, Nelson,
Folsom, Pa; Paul and William,
both of Harrington; Charles, Booth
wyn. Pa; four daughters, Mrs.
Cynthia Bloth, Wyoming; Mrs. Cor
inne FitZ, Dover; Mrs. Grace Eli
wanger, Denton, Md, and Miss
Jean Grant, member of this years
graduating class at Harrington
High School. Also eight grandchil-
dren.
Services were held in the Boyer
Funeral Home Sunday. The Rev.
William Shockley, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, officiating. In
terment in Hollywood Cemetery.
HILL
/ William James Hill III, As, died
suddenly of heart attack June
at his home near BridgeviIle.
He was native of Bridgeville
and a Marine Corps veteran of
/ World War II. Since his discharge