Milford chronicle., 1962-06-22
HAMMOND

seven grandchildren.
HAMMOND
Funeral services were held Mon
day from the Watson Fur er a
Home, Seaford, for w. Marshall
Hammond, "a, who died last Fri
day night after a long illness. The
Rev. Howell o. Wilkins, pastor of
st. Johns Methodist Church, Off
ciated Interment was in Odd Eel
lows Cemetery.
MIR. Hammond is survived by his
widow, Virginia D., two gra n d.
children and five great grand
children.
He was a charter member of
Seaford Volunteer Fire Company
and of st. Johns Church. He for
merly operated a service station
in Seaford for many years.
NEWELL
Garnett D. Newell, age ga years,
died early Wednesday morning.
Funeral services will be held from
the Berry Funeral Home, Milford,
Saturday, June %, at pm, with
the Rev. Thomas G. Harris, pastor
of First Baptist Church, officiating.
Interment will be i'm Odd Fellows
Cemetery, Milford. Friends m a Y
call at the funeral home this eve
ming (Friday).
Mr. Newell has been an automo-
bile mechanic around Milford fo
many, many years. At the time of
his death, he was mployed by
Wright's Pontiac. He was a men,
ber of the Carlisle Fire Company.
He is survived by his widow, Ida
D., one sister, Mrs. Burton Walls,
Milford.
McKNETT
John J. McKnett, age so years,
of 234 Wright Ave, Darby, Pa,
son of the late E. ]. and Alice
McKnett, of FELTON,, and husband
of the late Eldora McKnett, died
suddenly on Sunday, June 10, 1862,
in Philadelphia Funeral services
were held in Barratts Chap Ell
Church, Frederick, ON Wednesday
morning, June 13, at 1870. Rev.
Charles I. Carpenter of Avenue
Methodist Church, Milford. officd-
ating Interment was in Barratts
Chapel Cemetery.
Mr. McKnett was employed at
the Girard Trust Co. Corn Elk
change Bank in Philadelphia for
the past 40 years.
He is survived by 3 sisters
Mrs. Hattie Yerger, Darby, Pa;
Mrs. C. A. Timmons and Mrs. Alma
Lewis, both of Rehoboth, Del. Flu
neral arrangements were in charge
of the Berry Funeral Home.
SHORT
Mrs. Birdie May Short, rs, wife
of Daniel j. Short, a former sheriff
of Sussex County, died at Milford
Memorial Hospital, Tuesday of this
week She was the daugher of the
late Lewis and Elizabeth Isaacs.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by five daughters, Mrs. Jose
phi Danath of Wilmington, M r. S.
Ralph Webb of Milford, Mrs. VIM.
Scott of Houston, Mrs. Horace Long
of Glendale, and Mrs. Douglas Nor
wood of Georgetown; four sons,
Charles of Pompano Beach, Fla,
Albert and Harold of Georgetown,
and Henry of Glendale, % grand
children and % great grandchil-
dren, a sister, Mrs. Harry Gallo
way of Harrington.
Funeral services will be held at
the Carey Funeral Home, George
town, Sunday at 2 pm, with the
Rev. Erna Kenschaft and the Rev.
Ruth North, officiating. assisted by
the Rev. Ray w. Kirwan.
WARREN
Oscar B. Warren, age 72 years,
died in the st. Francis Hospital,
Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday,
June 10.
Funeral services will be held
from the FAIRIES Funeral Chapel,
Smyrna, on Friday, June %, at 2
p.m., with the Rev. ]. Howard Link
officiating. Interment will be at the
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Smyrna.
Friends may call at the Funeral
Chapel Thursday evening.
Mr.. Warren is survived by his
wife, Ida NJ, Wilmington, the fol-
lowing children, James c., Smyrna,
Robert O., Severn, Maryland, Mrs.
Helen Hobson, Clayton, two step
children, John McAteer, Monroe
Vile, N. j., Mrs Mary Walsh, Will
mington, seven grandchildren an d
| six great grandchildren, tw o
sisters, Mrs. Jennie Warren, L n
coin, Mrs. Florence Hess, Allen
town, Pa.
Before his retirement, Mr.. War
rem, was an engineer on the Pen
nylvania Railroad, and made h s
J home in Clayton, Delaware. He re-
tired about five years ago and NOV
ed to Fenwick, Delaware.
| The family have requested that
in lieu of flowers, donations e
made to the American Cancer So
ciety.
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