Milford chronicle., 1962-08-10
Pepper Family Reunion

Mr.. VIM. Craig, Milford, president
of the Pepper Family Association
of Delaware opened the business
meeting following a picnic dinner
at Trap Pond near Laurel Sunday
August 5th.
Mrs. Hance Pepper, Selbyville,
led the group in singing God Bless
America, and Our Delaware"
Mrs. Florence Gillespie, Milford,
secretary, read August 1861 min
utes. Mrs. Ellen Penuel, Millsboro
gave the treasurers report and sub
mitted her resignation which was
accepted with regret. Thanks and
gift were given her for faithful
service for the 27 years the clan
have been meeting. Mrs. Penuel
then gave the Historians report
stating there had been six mar
riages, eleven births and four
deaths during the past year. She
also cited nine teenages of the Pep
per Clan who had received h g h
honors and awards during h e
past year.
Gifts were presented the couple
most recently married, who were
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard English, Fed
eralsburg, married August 3rd.
Mrs. English is the former M 8
Anna Maria Ziegler, daughter o f
Mr.. and Mrs. George ]. Ziegler of
Bridgeville. The youngest baby was
four month old Wanda Rae Lar
sen, Wilmington, daughter of t h e
former Rebecca Carnine of Mills
boro. The couple married the long
est were Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland
Herdman, Dover. Mr.. and Mrs Har-
ry A. Joseph, Georgetown w a.
warded for having the most grand
children present.
The nominating committee u b.
mitted the following slate of offic-
ers and chairman for the ensuing
year which were UNANIMOUSLY ac-
cepted.
President, Mrs. Amelia Carmine,
Millsboro, Vice President, Mr.. VIM
Carlton Pepper, Selbyville, Secre-
tary, Mrs. Florence Gillespie, Mil
ford: Treasurer, Mrs. Hance Pep
per, Selbvville Publicity, Mrs. Net
tie Ziegler, Bridgeville and Histor-
ian Mrs. Ellen P. Penuel, Mills
bOrO.
Melvin L. Joseph, Georgetown,
Vice President of the Joshua Pep
per Memorial. Cemetery Inc, affil-
lated with the Pepper Family As
sociation reported the Old Pepper
Graveyard located in Georgetown
had been surveyed, a fence erected
and the graves put in proper care.
This contains the graves of Joshua
Pepper, born Januray 18, 1920, died
December %, 1903 and his wife,
Elizabeth McCauley, who died Dec
ember 21, 1911. The graveyard was
owned by Thomas B. Pepper, until
July 20, 1860, when he gave the
deed to The Pepper Family Assoc
iation who are direct defendants of
Joshua.
In August, 1860, The Joshua Pep
er Memorial Cemetery Inc, w S
incorporated under the laws of the
State of Delaware. This is a non
profit, non stock cemetery corpora
tion. Miss Eta Mae Pettyjohn, Phil
adelphia, one of its directors told
those assembled, it's purpose was to
restore the cemetery, erect monu-
ment to the memory of Joshua and
his wife and establish a perpetual
maintenance fund in order that it
may be preserved throughout a
posterIty. Miss Pettyjohn announc-
ed membership dues and contribu-
tion would be gratefully accepted.
A life membership is $4,000
sustaining memberships are annual
dues of SO a year and regular
memberships are $100 annually.
Only direct descendants and their
wives and husbands are eligible for
membership. Miss Pettyjohn add
ed, it is the hopes of the directors
and officers that enough funds
could be raised to hold dedicatory
ceremonies at this Shrine in the not
too distant future.
The same slate of Officers a d
Directos were reelected, President,
Howard w. Pepper, Vice President,
Melvin L. Joseph, Secretary, Hous-