Milford chronicle., 1962-05-25
Obituary
JESTER


Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held Tues
day at the Berry Funeral Home,
Milford, with the Rev William Tul1
of the Milford Church of God, of
ficiating.
DR.. Collins is survived by a son,
Paul e. Gaines of Youngstown, O.
hio; a brother, Julian Collins of
Ottawa, Ill.
MAGEE
Handy Magee, sc, died last Fri
day after lingering Illness. H e
was a member of st. Georges ME-.
Church.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Dorothy Burton of Milton; a
son, Ralph of Delaware County, Pa,
a stepson, Harold Lynch of Frank
ford, five grandchildren, two step
grandchildren, one great grand
child, a sister, Mrs. Hettie Bar
nett of Mfllville. Funeral services
were held on Monday
OUTTEN
Louis F. Outten, 95, FELTON, COM
munity's oldest citizen, a jeweler
and matchmaker, died last Sunday.
He had operated his business n
FELTON, for 66 years and was still
active until the brief Illness which
preceded his death.
He is survived by three daugh-
ters, Mrs James B. Jackson of
Hunter, NY, Mrs Barton Wilson of
Wilmington, Mrs. Alyce O.. Hopkins
of LeMesa, Calf, two sons, Clifford
of Delmar, and Reuben of FELTON,,
five grandchildren.
HURD
Funeral services for William
Hurd, 6S, of lit N. End ST., Mil
ford, were held Monday in tn e
Gustav Roedel and Sons Funeral
Home in Camden, Nj Mr. Hurd, a
retired mariner, died last Wednes-
day in the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, from "a heart ailnfent
He is survived by a son, William
Hurd of Camden; three brothers,
Maurice of Claymont, Clarence of
Magnolia, and Fred of Milford, one
sister, Mrs. Minnie Hall of Wilm-
ington. Burial was in Camden.
TRUITT
Frank G. Truftt, 73, died la S
Saturday due to a heart ailment.
He was a member of the American
Legion and of Sound NJ eft h o S
Church
Funeral services were held Tues
day from the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel, Frankford, with
the Rev. Ivon Downing and the
Rev. James Langral, officiating.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Edith Truitt of Selbyville, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Sussie Mansfield of New
Castle, five grandchildren, one step
daughter, Mrs. Atlanta Hall of
Selbyville, two step grandchildren,
four great grandchildren, on e
brother, Hiram of Fort Lauderdale,
Fla, a sister, Mrs Carrie Rau of
Seaford.
HOOD
Vernon P. Hood, 81, husband of
Marian Hood, near Houston, died
suddenly in Washington, d. c.,
Tuesday evening, May %. He was
a conductor on the Pennsylvania
Railroad for many years.
Funeral services will be h d
Saturday, May 26, at pm. from
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford,
with the Rev. Ray w. Kirwan, pas
tor of Houston Methodist Church,
officiating. Interment will be i n
Midway Cemetery, near Lewes.
Friends may call at the funeral
home tonight (Friday).
MIR. Hood is survived by his
widow; two sons, Vernon John
and Richard Linden at home, six
daughters, Mrs. Verna Jean Can
non and Mrs. Phyllis Ann Fisher
of Milford, Dolores Marie, A Alic
Belle, Brenda Joyce, and Marian,
all tat home; 1 grandchild; one
brother, John P. Hood of Spring
field, Pa.
Mr. Hood was member of Mas
onic Lodge No. 322 AT. and AM,
West Chester, Pa, and the Brother
hood of Railroad Men.
BUTLER
E. Harry Butler, rs, 302 HarTing-
ton ST., died last Friday in th e
Memorial Hospital, Sea-
ford. Operator of Buffers Sewing
Center and the Butler Book a
Agency, in Seaford, h e
was a member of ST. Johns Metho-
dist Church where he taught a
Sunday School class for many
years. A veteran of World War /,
MIR. Butler belonged to Nanticoke
Post No. 6, American Legion.
Before enterting his own bust
ness, MIR. Butler worked for the
Pennsylvania Railroad for 35 yrs,
and after his retirement was asso-
ciated with the Singer Sewing
Machine Co, Philadelphia
He is survived by his widow,
Julia; four sons, DIR. E. Eugene
Butler of Davis, Calf, the r e V.
Dallas w. Butler of Petersburg, Pa.
Charles E. and Edward H., Jr.,
both of Seaford; a daughter, Mrs
Ethel B. Ellis of Lewes, and a
brother, Clarence Butler of Long
NY.
Services were held last Sunday
from the Watson Funeral Home
with interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Seaford.
IN THE SPRING