Milford chronicle., 1963-03-22
Obituaries
HURLOCK

! Three SOilS, fTGQ at nome, leo. |
of Laurel, and Kenneth of Hur-
lock; three daughters, Mrs. Mar
jorie Nicholson of Hurlock, Mrs. |
Jennett Jones of Hurlock, and
| Mrs. Irene Sellers of Milton; one
brother Clifford of Hurlock; four
sisters, Mrs. Blanche Collins of
Milford, Mrs. Bessie Hill of Eas-
ton, Md, Mrs. Mabel Wilson of
Cambridge, Md, and Mrs. Lillian
Heiton of Wilmington.
Services were held at the
Frampton Funeral Home, Fed
eralsburg, Md, on Thursday.
Mr.. Hurlock'S mother and a
brother passed away ten months
ago.
REED
Mrs. Catherine L. Reed, Sc,
formerly of Lewes, died last
Friday, March Is, inBryn Mawr,
Pa, Hospital after lengthy Ill
ness. Funeral services were held
Monday at the Atkins Funeral
Home in LeweS.
She is survived by three sis
ters, Mrs. Fedora Clifton of
Phila., Mrs. Eva Thipps of Lew
es, and Mrs. William Macmillan
of Lewes; brother, Levi Lynch
of harrington, NJ.
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CLIFTON
Grover C. Clifton died last
Saturday, March 16, in Beebe
Hospital, Lewes.
A retired merchant in Milton,
Mr.. Clifton is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Sara H. Clifton; two
daughters, Mrs. Pearl Moore and
Mrs. Edna Bardsley, both of
Trainer, Pa; three sons, Otis
H. and Donald C. both of Milton,
and Joseph C. Burtelle of Ches-
ter, Pa; a stepson, Clarence
Johnson of Georgetown; two SIS
ters, Mrs. Virgie Marvel of Mil
ford, and Mrs. Matte E. Smith
of Milton; a brother, Frank of
Miami, Fla, IL grandchildren
and Is great grandchildren.
Services were held Wednes-
day at the William M. Short
Funeral Home, Milton.
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HELM
H. Florence Helm, "a, died
last Wednesday, March IS, In
Milford Memorial Hospital fol-
lowing a prolonged illness. He
was a retired marine engineer
and a member of Concorda Lodge
No. 13, AT & AM, Phila.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray Helm;
three brothers, Herschel, of Dov-
er, Walter of Media, Pa, and
George of Prospect Park, Pa;
three sisters, Miss Eva Helm of
Clarksville, Mrs. Edna Anderson
of Alden, Pa, and Mrs. Nellie
Derrickson of Clarksville.
Services were held last Sat-
urday at the James Funeral
Home, Millsboro.
KAPP
Mrs. Ida Coy Kapp, n, died
last Wednesday, March IS, at
her home In Stockley after a
long illness.
An active club woman and
church member, she is survived
by her husband, Arthur H, Kapp;
three grandchildren, and IL
great-grandchildren.
Services were Sunday at 2
pm. at the Dodd Funeral Home,
Georgetown.
HAZARD
George E. Hazard, 78, form
erly of Millsboro, died Wednes-
day, March IS, in Beebe Hos
pital, Lewes, following a brief
Illness. He was retired emp1oye
of the Bookhammer Lumber Co.
Services were held Saturday
at the Watson and Gray Funeral
Chapel, Millsboro.
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WHARTON
Mrs. Mary Wharton, II, died
last Saturday, March is, at the
home of a daughter, Mrs. Betty
Daisey, after a short Illness.
The widow of Robert Wharton,
she is survived in addition to
Mrs. Daisey by another daugh-
ter, Mrs. Esta Smith of Pitts
Vile, Md; two sons, William
Wharton of Millsboro, and Harry
Wharton of Charleston, Sc; a
brother, Charles Lathbury Of
Frankford; 81 grandchildren and
two great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday In
the Pilgrim Holiness Church,
Millsboro.
SMITH
Mrs. Charlotte M. (Lottie)
Smith, II, died last Wednesday
night, March 13, after a short
illness. She was a lifelong resi-
dent of this area and worked for
Richardson and Robbins In Dow
er, 40 years.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Ralph Smith of Dover, a
daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Massey
of Boothwyn, Pa; two sons,
James H. Minner of Whining
ton, and Leon Minner of Lewis
ton, Maine; sister, Mrs. Berta
Thrope of Camden; abrother,
Amos Marker of Dover; seven