Milford chronicle., 1962-03-30
Obituary

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Grant Donaway, 81, died Friday
in Emily Bissell Hospital after a
lingering illness. He was a member
of Bethel Methodist Church near
Gumboro.
He is survived only by sister
in-law, Mrs Amelia DOnaway,
Whaleysville, Md.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at l pm. in the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, Millsboro,
the Rev. John Irwin and the Rev.
James Langrall, officiating. Inter
ment was in Bethel Cemetery, near
GumbOrO.
OLSEN
Funeral services for Ro e
Emma Olsen, age 2 months, were
held from the Rogers Funeral
Home on Monday, March 26, at
1920 am, with the Rev. Douglas
Milbury officiating. Interment was
in Sunset Memory Gardens. Rose
Emma died suddenly Friday eve
ming.
She is survived by her twin sis
ter, Frances, and two other sis
ters; her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter X. Olsen of Milford; grand
parents, Mrs. Walter Olsen, Sr. of
Kansas City, Mo, and Mr. and Mrs.
Karl ]. Miltenberger of Milford.
CuEPWOOD
Mrs. Louise B. Sherwood, age 66,
wife of Samuel Sherwood of Eel
ton, died Thursday night, March %
Besides her husband she is sur
vived by two daughters; Mrs
Woodrow Krouse, Of FELTON,, Mrs
Gardner Kersey, of Viola; tw G
sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Harris, o t
Marcus Hook, Mrs Rachel Brown,
of Harrington; two brothers, Jose
ph Bernard, Stockley, Thomas Ber-
nard of FELTON,; four grandchil-
dren and three great grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services were held at
Berry Funeral Home, FELTON, n
Monday afternoon at l o'clock with
the Reverend Wilmer Abbott, pas
tor of FELTON, Methodist Church Of
ficiating. Interment was at Hopk-
ins Cemetery near FELTON,.
WILSON
Harold t. Wilson, 81 formerly of
the Milton-Harbeson area, died at
Kent General Hospital, Dover, the
21st of March, after a short i'll
ness. He was an employe of the
Draper Canning Co
He is survived by a daughter,
Mildred Mae of Milton; two sons,
Miller of Georgetown, and Harold
l., of Dover; three sisters. NJ r S.
Manuella Mitchell of Lewes, M S.
Viva Moore of Georgetown n d
Mrs. Delema Carey of Harbeson; );
two brothers, William of Milton,
and Horace of Georgetown.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at 2 pm at the William NJ.
Short Funeral Home, Milton, with
the Rev. w. Earl Watts. Pilgrim
Holiness Church, officiating. Inter
ment was in Harbeson Cemetery.
SWANSON
Miss Anna S. Swanson, age II
years, daughter of the late Charles
and Hanna Karnes passed away at
the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Bertha Swanson, Shawnee Rd., Mil
ford, Tuesday, March q, after a
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born in Dubois, Pa, and moved to
Delaware in 1908. She was MEM
Der of the First Presbyterian Chur-
ch, Milford and the Milford Grange.
Until her retirement in 1855, she
was employed by Wollters d ry
Cleaners as a seamstress.
Besides her sister-in-law, she is
survived by two nieces and o n e
nephew.
Funeral services will be held
from the Lofland Funeral Home,
Milford. Friday, March 80 ttoday)
at 10 am, with the Rev. James
Lappen of the First Presbyterian
Church, Milford. officiating. Inter
ment will be in Odd Fellows Gene
terry, Milford. Friends may call at
the funeral home this morning
(Friday) from 9 to 10 o'clock.
HARRINGTON
H. Drexel Harrington, 43. of 54
E. Stephen Drive, Newark, died
March 2S, in the u S. Veterans
Administration Hospital. Elsmere,
following an illness of two months.
A native of Milford. Mr. Harring-
ton had lived in the Wilmington
area for a number of years. He
was employed by j. E. Workman,
Inc, as a foremen in its installa-
ton department. for the past six
years. He was also known to hum
dreds of persons as a party fish
ing boat skipper in the summer
months, working out of Indian
River Inlet.
He was a past commander of
Post No. AIS, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Newark Mr. Harrington was
discharged from the US. Army
after World War ii as a first
lieutenant in the Office of Stra-
tegic Services. He was a member
of Hiram Lodge, A.F and AM,
Newark
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Vera F. Harrington four sons,
Kenneth, Lyn, Drexel Jr., and Ker-
ry; a daughter, Rena, all at home.
an aunt, Miss Anna c. Harrington,
Newark, with whom he had once
made his home.
Funeral services will be held at
the Griffith Mortuary, 14OO New
Road, Elsmere, today (F'riday, the