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Newspaper

Denton Journal

Location

Denton, Maryland, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1961

Page

8

Hillsboro Couple Wed in Queen Anne Church Ceremony

Miss Donna Lee Todd daughter of Mr and Mrs O N Todd of Hillsboro married William Seth Willis Jr son of Mr and Mrs William S Willis Sr of Easton on Saturday November 25 at 10 am at Hillsboro Queen Anne Methodist Church. Rev Edwin C Thomas Jr officiated in the presence of immediate families. Attendants were Miss Nancy Pratt and Phillip Willis. The bride a North Carolina High School graduate 60 and Del Mar Va Beauty Academy alum. The groom a Easton High School graduate. They plan a wedding trip to Williamsburg and will live near Easton.

Donna Lee Todd O. N. Todd Hillsboro William Seth Willis William S. Willis Easton Hillsboro-Queen Anne Methodist Church Edwin C. Thomas, Jr Nancy Pratt Phillip Willis North Caroline High School Del-Mar-Vay Salisbury Willis Easton High School Williamsburg Reinhold Martin Voss Calvin Lister William Gardner Frank D. Zeigler Ted Lapham Woman’s Club of Denton Cambridge Edwin G. Satterfield Robert A. Satterfield Arlington Edna Satterfield Martha B. Short Memorial Hospital David Hollis Vera Ellen Raleigh N. C Hollis R. A. Prichard W. P. Hollis Chalybeate O. G. Hignutt Raymond Fisher Emily Baker Hugh Allen Elkton Warren Leese Donald Darlene Denver Colo Seese J. A. Seese Arthur Reinhold William Wolf Alvin Gadow Redmond Long L. Jay Smith Frank Willoughby

Christmas Meeting Of St Luke's Woman's Society

A joint Circle and General meeting of St Luke's Methodist Church Women’s Society will be held Monday Dec 4 at 8 pm in Fellowship Hall. Christmas program on the theme Christmas Greetings Throughout the World to be presented by Mrs Morgan E Williams. Decorations by Mrs Calvert C Merriken. Refreshments and fellowship hour planned. All members and friends invited.

Woman’s Society of Christian Service St. Luke’s Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Morgan E. Williams Calvert C. Merriken Pearl McAllister

Deaths and funeral rites reported for several individuals

Funeral services are set for William Frank DeFord at Moore Funeral Home in Salisbury with burial at Denton Cemetery. DeFord, 64, died after a Tuesday passing at Deers Head Hospital. Survived by wife Josephine Eaton DeFord and several siblings and 14 grandchildren. Rites led by Rev. Turkington. Friends may call Friday evening.

Moore Funeral William Frank DeFord Deers Head Hospital Salisbury Francis Albert DeFord DeFord St. Luke’s Methodist Church Josephine Eaton DeFord Boothwyn Mary Wright Federalsburg Frances Butler Denton Stella Borman Elizabeth Armstrong Cheswold Del Pauline Neal Edward DeFord Easton Earl DeFord Greenwood Thelma Pissaro Allentown Eloise Wooden Hayward Calif Kathryn Trice Charles DeFord

Services for Mrs Anna F Johnson held in Wilmington

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Anna F Johnson 51 wife of George B Johnson of Elkmoore. She died Thursday at Union Hospital Elkton and previously worked at Gambels and Dekyne restaurants in Wilmington. Survived by husband two sons 1st Lt George C Johnson in Okinawa and William of Newark a brother and three grandchildren. Interment Riverview Cemetery. James Isaac Parrott retired farmer died Monday on his 76th birthday at his Easton home. Survived by wife Lena Sullivan Parrott two daughters and two sons plus siblings and many grandchildren. Services were at Carroll Fun

Anna F. Johnson Yeatman Funeral Wilmington George B. Johnson Elkmoor Union Hospital Elkton George C. Johnson U. S. Army Okinawa William Johnson Newark William Kelley Federalsburg E. J. Brown Denton Riverview Cemetery James Isaac Parrott Talbot County Parrott Easton Lena Sullivan Parrott James Marvel Guy Parks St. Michaels David Philip Nellie Collison Agnes Blann Sallie Parrott

Three Dickerson Brothers Die in Federalsburg Funeral

Three brothers Wilson E. Dickerson 19 William 13 and Robert 16 were mourned in Federalsburg after a Sunday funeral following a Wednesday car crash near Hurlock. Wilson died at the scene. William and Robert died from injuries.

Federalsburg Hurlock Wilson E. Dickerson William Robert

Death of Mrs Daisy Meredith Rice 75 in Easton Maryland

Mrs Daisy Meredith Rice a longtime Williston resident and widow of Clarence E Rice died Friday at Memorial Hospital Easton after a long illness aged 75 Born at Oxford Md she spent most of her life in Williston She leaves a daughter Mrs Claudel E Wright Federalsburg two sons Clarence E Rice Jr Milford and Frederick L Rice Williston a sister Mrs Ruth Finley Philadelphia seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral services were held Monday at Frampton Funeral Home with burial in Concord Cemetery

Daisy Meredith Rice Memorial Hospital Easton

Funeral Services for Local Clergy Leader Held

Easton residents gathered Thursday afternoon for funeral services led by Rev. Paul D. Deiter pastor of First Pilgrim Church in Fortaston. The ceremony followed the passing of a prominent local clergyman, with attendees including community members and church officials.

Eral Easton Paul D. Deiter First Pilgrim Church Ftaston

Longtime widow Mrs Hammond dies in Fairfax at 86

Mrs Lillie Mae Hammond 86 of Fairfax died Monday after a long illness. Wife of Samuel E Hammond she was born in Ridgely and lived in the Wilmington area most of her life. She belonged to St Pauls Methodist Church 45 years and the WCTU. She and her husband celebrated their 60th anniversary last July. Survived by husband a daughter Mrs Charles Gannon Fairfax two grandchildren and brother Herman C Pippin of Services were held Wednesday at McCrery Funeral Home Wilmington with interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park.

Lillie Mae Hammond Fairfax Samuel E. Hammond Ridgely Herman C. Pippin Wilmington McCrery Funeral Home Gracelawn Memorial Park

Denton Man Linwood Eaton 82 Dies After Long Illness

Linwood Eaton 82 of Denton died at home on Sunday November 26 after a long illness. He was a former M. D. W. Railroad Co. employee and the last local survivor of the 1919 Denton train wreck. He later worked for Nettle Lumber and Coal Co. He is survived by a daughter Mrs. Charles W. Griffith of Denton. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Moore Funeral Home with Rev. T. J. Turkington officiating. Interment was in the city cemetery.

Linwood Eaton Denton M. D. & W. Railroad Co Nettle Lumber and Coal Co John F Mary Roe Eaton Charles W. Griffith Moore Funeral Home T. J. Turkington Denton Cemetery

Widow Mrs Wothers dies in Greensboro at 76

Mrs Clara Wothers aged 76 widow of B L Wothers died at her Greensboro home on Friday night November 24. She leaves sons Charles Floyd and George all of Greensboro, 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at Rawlings Boulais Funeral Home with Rev John Bobiak of Greensboro officiating. Interment in Wesley churchyard Burrsville.

Clara Wothers B. L. Wothers Greensboro Charles Floyd George Rawlings-Boulais John Bobiak Wesley Burrsville

Capt Oswald Harrison Sr dies at 77 in Greensboro

Capt Oswald Nicholas Harrison 77 of Greensboro and former waterman of Tilghman died Tuesday Nov 21. A Talbot County native, he lived in Greensboro the last 15 years.

Oswald Nicholas Nick) Harrison Greensboro Waterman Tilghman Talbot County

John H. Saulsbury, 78, dies at home near Andrewsville

John H. Saulsbury, a retired farmer aged 78, died Tuesday at his home near Andrewsville. He was husband to Barbara Saulsbury and foster father to Richard Jenkins of Wilmington. He left three sisters Anna Johnson of Mississippi, Beulah Stephens of Cordova, Edna Collins of Denton, and a brother Robert A. Saulsbury of Harrington. Funeral services were held Friday at McKnott Funeral Home in Harrington officiated by Rev. William Smith of Frankfurt Methodist Church.

Robert Cambridge-Maryland William W. Wilson Dickerson Turlock Frampton Edwin J. Horney Unity-Washington Methodist Church Vinton D. Shufelt Ridgely Hill Crest Cemetery Wayne Watkins Sharptown Mitchell Griffith Greensboro Richard VanSchaik Preston Bertha M Bigham Federalsburg Eva Kennedy Williamsburg John H. Saulsbury Andrewsville Barbara Saulsbury Richard Jenkins Wilmington Anna Johnson Mississippi Beulah Stephens Cordova Edna Collins Denton Robert A. Saulsbury Harrington McKnott William Smith Frankford

Albert C Hill Graveside Riverview Wilmington

Albert Clarence Hill 55 died last Thursday at a brother's home in Felton Graveside services were held Monday at Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington He is survived by brothers Harry K Hill and Harold R Hill and two sisters Reba Veasey Wilmington and Mildred Peak Trenton New Jersey

Riverview Cemetery Wilmington Albert Clarence Hill Hill Harry K. Hill Felton Mr. Hill Harold R Reba Veasey Mildred Peak Trenton New Jersey

Long live the Anti-Zoners James A George letter

In a letter praising local residents for defending freedoms, James A George laments a dictator figure and expresses pride in a county he calls free and resilient. He honors soldiers who died in Korea and asserts the enduring flame of liberty among his community.

Korea James A. George

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