Milford chronicle., 1960-08-12


Funeral services for Valvert Ly-
man Fox of 903 S. e. Front St,
were held from the Rogers Funeral
Home on Thursday at p. M, with
Rev. Douglas Milbury, pastor of
Calvary Methodist Church, officia-
ting. Interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery. Mr.. Fox, age 81,
died suddenly at his home Monday
evening. He was a retired contrac-
tor. Surviving are his wife, Elsie;
five daughters, Mrs. Sara Calla-
way, Mrs. Mary Camper, Mrs. Hell
en- Donovan, Mrs. Barbara Robin
son, and Miss Mae Fox, all of Mil
ford; three sons, Lucius and En-
ory of Milford; and Lyman of Do
yer; six step-children; IA grand
children; IA step7grandchildren;
one great-grandchild.
HURD
Harry M. Hurd, age SO years,
husband Of the late Beatrice Hurd,
passed away Sunday, August z, at
the home of his neice, Mrs. Ernest
w. Hammond, Weiner Avenue,
Harrington, Funeral services were
held from the Berry Funeral Home,
FELTON,, on Thursday afternoon,
August IL, at 1:30 o'clock. Rev.
Olin Shockley, pastor of Asbury
Methodist Church, Harrington, Of
ficiated. Interment was in Hopkins
Cemetery, FELTON,.
He is survived by several neices
and nephews.
Mr. Hurd was a retired Pennsyl-
vania Railroad conductor having
retired about ten years ago.
LINGO
Mrs. Susie NJ Lingo, Sc, wife of
Lawrence r. Lingo, died August
4, at the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Evelyn Esham, after a long ill
ness.
In addition to her husband and
daughter, she leaves two other
daughters, Mrs. Edna Wilson, Sea-
ford; Mrs. Grace Parsons, Laurel;
seven grandchildrens seven great
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Grace Birmingham, Lewes; and
Mrs. Belle Amend, Newsburg Port,
Mass; two borthers, Charles Dow
nes, Millsboro, and Edward Dow
mes, Red Bank, N. ].
Services were held last Sunday
in the James Funeral Home, Mills
boro. The Rev. James Langrall,
pastor of Gumboro Methodist
Church, officiating. Interment in
Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
HEITMULLER
William A. Heitmuller, age 80
years, husband of Thelma Heit-
muller of Lincoln, passed away
Saturday August 6, after long
illness. Funeral services were held
from the Berry Funeral Home, Mill
ford, on Wednesday afternoon,
August 10, at 200 o'clock. Rev. ].
G. Rimmer, pastor of the Pilgrim
Holiness Church, Milford, and Rev.
Charles Baker of Baltimore, Of
ficiated. Interment was in Lincoln
Cemetery. Lincoln, Del.
Besides his wife, he is survived
by one brother, Arthur, Claymont,
Del; three sisters, Mrs. Clara
Carder, Arlington, Va, Mrs. Cert
rude Lederer. Silver Springs, Md.
and Mrs. Ida Payne, Washington,
DC.
Mr.. Heitmuller was a retired
farmer.
McCABE
Funeral services were held on
August 5 at Atkins Funeral Home,
Lewes, for John d. McCabe, II,
well-known insurance agent and
an elder IN Westminster Presbyter-
ian Church, Rehoboth Beach, who
died Tuesday. August 2, in Beebe
Hospital, Lewes, after a long per-
iod of failing health.
Conducting the rites was the
Rev. DR.. William DrysdaIe Glib
son, pastor of the church. Burial
was in Buckingham Cemetery at
Berlin, Md
Honorary pallbears included
other elders of the church, F. ].
Horrell, Kenneth Everitt, r. F.
Raughley, Melvin w Fell and Ar
thur Milligan. Other honorary pail
bearers were John r. Dick, Sr.. DR..
w. Oryille Daisey, Clifford Cortel-
you, the former town commissioner
Carroll w. West. Mr.. McCabe was
the husband of Mrs. Mae Hall Nc