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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1959
Page
8
The pallbearers named include Deneau, Theodore E. Fletcher Jr., William Lloyd Harding, Lee Taylor, Ronald B. Turner and Winnie Henning, accompanying the deceased at the funeral.
Mrs Annie V Collison aged 86 died Friday April 17 at Memorial Hospital Easton widow of William B Collison daughter of George and Rebecca Cohcee Survived by seven children Albert and two daughters Rachel and Rebecca Collison of Denton Mrs Clarence Quimby Queen Anne Mrs Harvey Williamson Springfield Pa Mrs George Stant Rock Hall and Mrs Robert Delk St Petersburg Fla a brother Elisha Cohee Dover Del three grandchildren and two great grandchildren Services were held Monday afternoon at Moore Funeral Home with Rev T J Turkington Grace Methodist Church officiating Interment in Denton Cemetery
Franklin E Usilton, 24, died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore last Wednesday. He was the son of Frank and Myrtle Moore Usilton and an employee of DuPont at Seaford. He belonged to the Greensboro Volunteer Fire Co and served four years in the U S Coast Guard.
Besides his parents, the deceased is survived by his wife Mrs. Jean Asilton and sister Mrs. Isabelle Nichols of Ridgeville. Funeral services were conducted at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensborough with Rev Grayson Wheatley of St Pauls Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed in Greensborough Cemetery.
Mrs Mary Elma Blades 87 wife of the late George Blades died at her Burrsville home after a one day illness. Born near Burrsville she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Russell and lived there all her life. Survived by son Harlan R Blades five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral at Wesley Methodist Church Burrsville conducted by Rev Donald Liddicoat with Rev Robert Kirby of Sherwood Md assisting. Interment in Denton Cemetery.
Thomas Gray Sr aged 738 a farmer from near Goldsboro died in Columbia Pennsylvania last Wednesday. He was the son of Matthew and Mary Gray and is survived by his wife Catherine a daughter Mary Heiser of New Castle Del a son Thomas Gray Jr of Columbia a sister Louise Gray of Denton and three grandchildren. Services were held Sunday afternoon at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro officiated by Rev Omro Todd of Trinity Methodist Church Goldsboro with interment in Greensboro Cemetery
Harry Rugh died suddenly on Saturday afternoon April 18 at his Greensburg home. He is survived by his wife and a son, Louis, also from Greensburg, with the report noting the family’s sorrow and upcoming services.
The obituary notes the daughter of Mrs Walter B Palmer Jr of Denton. Funeral services and interment were held Wednesday morning in Greensburg Pennsylvania.
A resident Beekeeping Short Course will be offered June 23 through 26 at the University of Maryland College of Agriculture. Apiculturist George A Abrams says topics include starting and managing a colony, feeding bees, queen rearing, honey removal and extraction, beekeeping history, and bee life cycles. No previous experience required. Meals and lodging available on campus at a nominal rate. write to Abrams for details.
Fort McClellan Alabama recruit Martha M. Ross granddaughter of Mr and Mrs James Ross of Ridgely completed eight weeks of basic military training on April 8 at the Women's Army Corps Center. She earned drill and physical fitness training and instruction in Army history traditions and career fields. A Ridgely High School graduate of 1958.
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