Milford chronicle., 1962-11-02
Obituary
HAGGETT

Frank H. Haggett, age "a years,
passed away in the Smyrna Home,
Tuesday, October 80, after a short
Illness. Mr.. Haggett was a painting
contractor in Milford, until tw o
years ago. He made his home on
the Rehoboth Boulevard.
Funeral services will be h
from the Lofland Funeral H m e,
Saturday, November 3, at IL am,
with the Rev. James Lappen of the
First Presbyterian Church, Milford,
officiating. Interment will be N
Cambridge, Md. Friends may call
at the funeral home this evening
(Friday) to 9 pm.
.
GRUWELL
Howard Gruwell, 81, a retired
farmer, died suddenly of a heart
attack Wednesday evening, October
"a, as he was leaving a Kiwanis
Club pancake dinner. He had lived
with his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Appleford of
Dover, for the past IA years. Prior
to that time, Mr.. Gruwell had lived
in the Smyrna area, all his life.
Funeral services were held Sat-
urday from the Torbert Funeral
Chapel with the Rev. Albert NJ. B.
Snapp, Wyoming Methodist Church
officiating. Burial was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery, Smyrna.
JU1UvL,Il ID CON
George e. Jefferson, So, d e d
suddenly at the Delmarva Raceway
where he was employed, Wednes-
day morning, October "a.
He is survived by seven S o S,
Erving c., George L., Handy j.,
Thomas O., William A., and Nor
man R., all of Bridgeville, and
Corp Robert L., with the Marine
Corps, two daughters, Mrs. Doris
K Flaig of jamestown, Nd, and
Miss Joyce A. Jefferson of Bridge
vile, II grandchildren, one broth
er, Ralph of Blades.
Services were held Monday a t
the Watson Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Robert A. Ledden of Con-
cord, officiating. Interment in Con-
cord Church Cemetery.
WHARTON
William Calvin Wharton, 63, for
merly of Greenwood, died Friday,
October 26, at his home in Chevy
Chase, Md
A retired dispatcher with th e
Pennsylvania Railroad, Mr.. Whar-
ton is survived by his widow, Alice,
a son, William c. Wharton, Jr., of
Chevy Chase, a daughter, Mrs.
June Scroggins of Washington, ID.
c., his mother, Mrs. Martha Scott
Wharton of Greenwood
Funeral services were held from
the Hardesty Funeral H o IN e,
Bridgeville, Monday. Interment was
in ST. Johnstown Cemetery, n a r
Greenwood, where gaveside mason
ic rites were held.
THOMPSON
Mrs. Laura B. Thompson, e
96 years, one of Milford'S oldest
residents, passed away at her home
on 100 Marshall ST., Milford, Octo-
ber 30 Mrs. Thompson was ma
tive of Milford and was very active
until she fell i'll two weeks ago
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Nettie Schneider of Merchant
Vile, Nj, one son, John Linden Of
near Milford, six grandchildren, II
great grandchildren, one grea t.
great grandchild, several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held today
from the Lofland Funeral H o m e.
the Rev George W. Bishop of the
Trinity Methodist Church, Freder-
lea, officiating. Interment was n
Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, ar
Frederick.
MOORE
Mrs. Nina H. Moore, 70, died last
Thursday in Milford Memorial Hos
pital after a long illness.
She is survived by her husband,
L. B. Moore of Millsboro, a daugh-
ter Mrs. Flossie Seymour of Wash
ington, ID. c., son, Paul B. Moore
of Millsboro, three grandchildren,
three gre a t-grandchildren two
sisters, Mrs. F'lossie Trelease of
Los Angeles, Calf, and Miss Clara
Hudson of Connecticut, a brother,
Howard Hudson of Salisbury, Md.
Funeral Services were held Mon
day from the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel, Millsboro, with the
Rev. John Irwin and the Rev. Dor
man Hall officiating. Interment
was in Mechanics Cemetery, Mills
boro.
HILL