Milford chronicle., 1962-06-29

He is survived by his widow,
Lydia; two sons, Carl of Dagsboro,
Phillip, Jr., of Frankford, and one
grandchild.
Services were held Monday from
the Watson and Gray F n er a
Chapel, Frankford.
LITTLETON
William H Littleton, Jr., died in
his home in Dagsboro, last Satur-
day.
He is survived by his widow,
Herena; a dau ghter, Betty; his
mother, Mrs. Anna Littleton; a
step-son, Lee Rogers, living in
Oregon; one grandson; two step
grandchildren; and a brother,
Isaac Littleton, Cool Springs.
Services were held Wednesday
from the Watson and Gray F'u-
neral Chapel, FlrankfOrd.
MASTEN
Burton Masten, sc, died Ia t
Sunday in Milford He was on the
Sussex Board of Assessment for
many years. He was a retired live
stock dealer, and an extensive real
estate owner, in Milford an d
vicinity.
! He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Bach, and a son,
Raymond W., both of Milford;
grandchildren and one gr re a t
grandchild.
Services were held ait the Berry
day, with interment in Odd Fellows
Cemetery.
LAMBERT
James K Lambert, 85, retired
farmer, died last Thursday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Howard
Vreeland, after long illness.
Besides his daughter, he is sur
vived by a son, Kennerly B. LAM
bert, Milford; two sisters, Mrs.
Richard Watts of Rocky Gap, Va,
and Mrs. Henry Grose of Crumpler,
w Va, three grandchildren at Mil
ford.
Funeral services We're held Sun
day from the Rogers Funeral Home
Milford, with the Rev. Charles |.
Carpenter, pastor of Avenue M. e.
Church officiating.
NELSON
Mrs. Linda Chase Nelson, 90, of
45A Brooklyn Ave-, Rehoboth, died
last Saturday at the Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes. She suffered a l g
fracture four weeks ago. She was
the widow of Ernest Nelson, who
died March 2.
Her only immediate survivor is
a nephew, D. Carl Chase, of
EaSton, Md.
The funeral was held Wednes-
day at the Atkins Funeral Home,
Lewes, the Rev. Charles E. Coving-
ton, pastor of Epworth Methodist
Church, officiated, assisted by the
Rev. c. w Branford. Burial was in
Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
HOPKINS
Mrs. Sara A. Hopkins, 73, wife
of Howard Hopkins, of near Burrs-
vile, died last Saturday in Milford
Memorial Hospital. She was a
member of the Wesley Methodist
| Church.
In addition to her husband, Mrs.
Hopkins is survived by two sons,
James, of Frederick; and Howard,
of Claymont; a daughter, lis S
Pauline Hopkins, at home; a half
sister, Mrs Wallace Hopkins, of
Denton, Md; four grandchildren
and II at-grandchildren.
Services were held Wedn esday
from the McKnatt Funeral Home,
Harrington.
COLLINS
Mrs. Carrie B. Collins, rs, died
last Friday in Milford Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
She is survived by her husband,
John S. Collins, two daughters,
Mrs. Mildred Quillen of Seaford,
and Madalyn Collins of George
town, four sons, Chester of Wilm-
ington, Ollie of Millsboro and Ell
mer and Howard, both of George
town, IA grandchildren, 10 great
grandchildren, five brothers, Lar
ry, John, Levin, Norman and Elmer
Baker, all of Milton.
Funeral services were held Mon
day from the Gumboro Methodist
i Church with the Rev. ] a m e s
Doughten and the Rev. ] a m S
Langrell, officiating. Interment was
in Mechanics Cemetery.
HOWARTH
Walter B. Howarth, So, water
man, was stricken with a fatal
heart attack last Saturday ait his
home on Lewes Beach. He had
been employed recently by n e
Philadelphia Office of the Army
Engineers as a launch operator on
the Army dredge Goethals.
Mr. Howarth first came to 1ewes
in 1886 and for many years was
captain of a fishing party boat
until he developed a heart ailment
in 1856.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. O..
Anne Wingate Howarth; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Bert Ritter, and three
sons, Walter u, William B., and
Richard J. Howarth, all of Lewes;
four brothers, Samuel G. of Lewes,
William G.. and Kenneth Howarth,
both of Clifton Heights, Pa, and
Albert G. Howarth, of Marlton, ~.
j.: two sisters, Mrs Earl Holtz-
anr1o Of sCpriyofiaId pa and Mrs