Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1961-06-23

the Nazarene Church officiating.
CONAWAY
Raymond L. Conway, SO, farm
er, died June IA in Nanticoke Me-
mortal Hospital, Seaford. His death
came ON his birthday.
He was a member of the Farm
Bureau, Midland Grange, and Mt
0livet Church of the Brethren.
He is survived by his wife, Vertia
two sons, Alvin and Granville, both
of Georgetown; a daughter. Miss
Dorothy Conaway, at home, four
grandchildren, three brothers, Fred
Georgetown, Minos, Lewes, and Jo-
I'm of Millsboro and sister Mrs.
Elsie Shockley, Yonkers, n. Y.
The funeral was held Saturday
at Mt. Olivet Church. The Rev. Will
liam Mcdaniel officiating, assisted
by the Rev. Robert Hurst, pastor
of the Church of God, Dagsboro.
Interment in Mechanics Cemetery
in Millsboro.
SHORT
Mrs. Frances v. Short age 81
years, wife of Alfred II. Short, pass
ed away at her home near Ellen
dale, early Monday morning after
a long illness. She was a member
of the Brethren Church of Farm
ington, and the Rebekah Lodge No.
IT. Funeral services were held from
the Lofland Funeral Home, We'd
nesday, June q at pm, with
the Rev. William Mcdaniel, pastor
of the Brethren Church of Farm
ington, officiating. Interment was
in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Milford.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by one son, Alfred Jr., of
Glendale: one sister, Mrs. Emma
Wilson, Horsham Pa; three bro
theirs, William DeGraw, Hatboro,
Pa. Charles DeGraw, Blue Bell, Pa.
and Freddie DeGraw, Glendale 3
grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
TRUITT
William Truitt, age 70 of Wood
side Delaware died at his h m
Wednesday. June 81 1861. He was
a farmer. He is survived by his
wife, Lille Truitt; daughters,
Mrs. Edna Longfellow of FELTON,,
Mrs. Dorothy Rash. Wyoming, Mrs.
Clara Rash of FELTON,, Mrs. Lillian
Grier of Wyoming; and Mary Grier
of Woodside; 4 sons, Alfred Truitt
of Greensboro, Md, Robert Truitt
of Smyrna, Charles Truitt. of
Woodside William Truitt, Jr. of
Woodside; % grandchildren, 81
great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs.
Clara Bennett, Mrs. Annie Saun-
ders. half sister Mrs Elsie Bright
of Harrington. Funeral services
will be held at the Berry Funeral
Home, FELTON, Saturday afternoon
at 2 pm. Reverend Albert NJ. B.
Snapp, pastor of Wyoming Meth
!odist Church officiatin g.Interment
will be at Mt Olive Cemetery Sand
town. Friends may call at the fun
eral home Friday.
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HARDESTY
George Francis Hardesty, Sr..
81, Bridgeville funeral director,
died June is at Kent General Hos
pital in Dover.
Funeral services were held from
Union Methodist Church Bridge
vile Tuesday with the pastor, the
Rev. Edward H. wilkins, officiating.
Interment Bridgeville Cemetery.
Mr.. Hardesty is survived by his
wife, Mrs. .Lottye Hardesty; two
sons. George f., Jr., and Howard |
K. Hardesty II; sister. Mrs. |
Elizabeth II. Johnson, and a |
grandson. Clifton J. Hardesty, all |
of Bridgeville.
He was the son of the late
Howard e. Hardesty. founder of |
the Hardesty funeral business
which he continued, and Mary p.
Hardesty. He was born in Bridge
Vile and lived here all his life &
was graduate of Bvidgeville
High School. the University of
Delaware. and the Eckels College
of Mortuary Science, Philadelphia.
Mr. Hardesty was a member of |
the Theta Chi Fraternity. MEM
Der of Union Church and a former
member of Its official board. He
belonged to the Bridgeville Fire
Company, the Bridgeville Kiwanis
Club, and the National, Delaware,
and Delmarva Funeral Directors
associations.