Milford chronicle., 1962-09-14
Obituary

SnOTI 1iueSS. Ole Wdo lh0hipCi
If st. Georges Methodist Church,
She is survived by her son,
Herbert; a daughter, Mrs. A | e
Hickman; five grandchildren;
.hree great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sun
lay from the Watson and Gray
Funeral Chapel, Frankfort, with
the Rev. w. T. Archer officiating.
TRICE
Mrs. Mary Hopkins Trice, sc,
lifelong resident. of Milford area,
died at her home last Wednesday
night, September 9Th, after a long
illness.
Funeral services were held Sun
day from the Berry Funeral Home,
Milford, with the Rev. James H.
Lappen of the First Presbyterian
Church officiating. Interment was
in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery.
Mrs. Trice is survived by her
Edward M. Trice. She
was born near Frederick and lived
her entire life there and in Milford.
She was member of the First
Presbyterian Church.
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SHORT
Peter M. Short, Jr., II, farmer
died in Beebe Hospital, Lewes, last
Thursday, September 6, after a
lengthy illness.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Alice Short, and son, James
of Cumberland, Md; two grand
children; one brother, John S., of
Millsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Lulu
Johnson of Georgetown and Mrs.
Hattie Thomas of Philadelphia.
The funeral was held from the
James Funeral Home with the Rev.
John Irwin, Pastor of Grace Metho
dist Church, officiating. Interment
was in Mechanics Cemetery, Mills
boro.
PRTTCHARD
Mrs. Vina Pritchard, so, wife of
Gus Pritchard, died last Thursday,
September 9Th, in Milford NJ e.
mortal Hospital after a short ill
ness.
In addition to her husband. she
is survived by one daughter, Mrs
Elizabeth Warren; a son, Harvey
Graft, both of Milford; eight
grand dchildren and seven great
grandchildren.
Services were held Sunday from
the Lofland Funeral Home, with
the Rev. William Lowrey, pastor
of the Church of the Open Door
Clarksville, officiating. Interment
was in Odd Fellows Cemetery
Milford.
WILSON
Mrs. Stella d. Wilson, 81, widow
of William t. Wilson, died Mon.
day, September 10, in Milford Me.
mortal Hospital after "a short i'll
ness. Mrs. Wilson lived on East
Front Street Extension.
She is survived by a daughter
Mrs. Ruth Hall of Tampa, Fla.
three sons, Richard and Clifford O
Milford and Edward of Atlanta
City, n. j.; two grandchildren ant
three eat-grandchildren.
Services were held from the Lof
land Funeral Home Thursday a
2 p.m., with the Rev. Douglas Mil
bury, pastor of Calvary Methods
Church, officiating, assisted by tn
Rev. John Dyer of Christ Episco
pal Church. Interment was il
Slaughter Neck Cemetery, ca
Milford.
SHEAFFER
Benjamin R. Sheaffer, 81, died
last Wednesday, September 5. He
was painter and interior deco
rator. He was member o1
Mariner Bethel Church.
He is survived by his mother
Mrs. Ella Sheaffer of Newark; his
widow, Mrs. Grace Sheaffer; three
daughters, Mrs. Nancy Blanquist
of Wilmington, Mrs. Ruth Camp
bell of Selbyville, Mrs. Grace Col
Inns of Minonah, N. j.; one son
1t. Benjamin R. Sheaffer, Jr., OF
Linthicum, Md; II grandchildren
and a brother C. Harold Sheaffe1
of Newark.
Funeral services were held SUM-
day at 1 pm. from the Watson and
Gray Funeral Chapel, Frankford
with the Rev. Leonard Newton of
ficiating. Interment was in Mill
vile Cemetery.
HARRINGTON
Mrs. Annie V. Harrington. 96
widow Of Benjamin F. Harrington
died in the Delaware Hospital
Wilmington, last Thursday, Sept
9Th, after short illness. She made
her home with her daughter, Mrs
Rhoda NAPLES, 1905 jefferson St.
Wilmington.
Funeral services were held from
the j. Millard Cooper Funer
Home, Harrington, Sunday with
the Rev. Olin j. Shockley, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, Har-
rington, officiating. Interment was
in Hollywood Cemetery, near Har
rington.
She is survived, besides h he1
daughter, by another daughter
Mrs. Ruth Burnley, of Staunton
Va; five grandchildren, and Il
great-grandchildren.
KING
Funeral rites for the dean of Re
hoboth residents, Ellis H. King
81, were held Saturday in the
Atkins Funeral Home, Lewes. Mr.
King died Wednesday, September
9th, at the home of a daughter