Milford chronicle., 1961-11-24
Obituary

Albert Hayes, 50, formerly OF
Georgetown, died in Philadelphia,
November IA. He is survived by
his widow, the former Alice c..
Chase.
The funeral was held Saturday,
November 18, at the Carey Funeral
Home, Georgetown, with the Rev.
Elmer Shield, pastor of Wesley
Church, officiating.
RICHARDS
Mrs. Fannie M Richards, 72, of
near Milford, widow of John T.
Richards died in the Governor
Bacon Health Center on November
IL. She was a member of the
Greenwood Methodist Church.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs.
Bertha Webb of Milford, Mrs. Ella
Talmer of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-
vania, and Mrs. Emma fisherman
of Cape May, New Jersey.
Services were held from the Lof-
land Funeral Home Tuesday.
WENDLlNG
Hiram B. Vending, II, died at
his home in Millsboro, Friday,
November IL. He was a retired
office manager and buyer of raw
hide for the Allied Kid Company,
Wilmington. He worked there for
AZ years.
He was a member of Eureka
Lodge, AT. and AM, and an
honorary and charter member oi
the Indian River Fire Company
and a member of the Democratic
League
Survivors include his wi o W
Mamie P, and a brother, William
living in California. Services were
held Tuesday at the Riverview
Cemetery Chapel in Wilmington
The family has requested contri-
buttons to the American Cancer
Society be made. The James Flu
neral Home, Millsboro, was il
charge of arrangements.
KERN
Albert F. Kern, age 70, of 21s
Walnut Street, Colwyn, Pennsyl-
vania, formerly of Milford, died
Friday, November II. He was a
veteran of World War I. He
is survived by his widow, l.
rene l.. nee Rombough; g
brother, John d. Kern of Bridge
vile; sister, Mrs. James V. Har-
ri I, crfsO
services were held Tuesday al
1:30 pm. at the Marvil Funeral
Home, ITO Main Street, Darby
Pennsylvania Rev. Vincent Ross
pastor of First Pr b y e a u
Church, Darby, officiated. Inter
ment was in Philadelphia Memoir
ial Park.
FISHER
Mrs. Margaret L. Fisher, sc, oi
Overlook, near Lewes, founder OF
the Sussex Gardeners Club and its
first president, died November IS
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where
she had lived the past two years
She was the owner of Cedar.
croft, one of the horticulture
showplaces of Sussex County. Shs
was the widow of William w. Fish
er, a retired college professor.
Cedarcroft has been the Fisher
family homestead for many gener.
ations.
She was a member of the Lewe!
Zwaanendael Club and w h t e's
Chapel on the Lewes- Milford High.
way. Surviving is one son, Capt
William Gooding Fisher, Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, and tw c
grandsons. The funeral was held
in Whites Chapel on Tuesday.
WIX
: Mrs. Alice r. Wix 79 a long
time resident Of Harrington died
November IA at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Bernard DuRoss
lClaymont.
Mrs. Wix was the widow of Oscar
Wix and belonged to the Kent
Chapter Order of the Eastern Star
Harrington for many years.
Besides Mrs. DuROss, she is sur
vived by another daughter, Mrs
James B. Adams Wilmington; a
son, Lee WiX, Bakersfield, Califor-
mia; a sister, Miss Claramond c.
Belts, Wilmington; ten grand
children and four great-grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held No
vember II at the Berry Funeral
Home, FELTON,, with the Reverend
Nelson Benjamin, pastor of Trinity
Methodist Church, Harrington, Of
ficiating.
COHEN
Mrs. Lena H. Cohen, 72, widow