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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1955
Page
6
Interment will be in Denton Cemetery with Grace Church pastor officiating at the funeral. The notice lists a death and indicates the burial location, reflecting a standard obituary notice continued from page 10.
John L. Barnes 51 of Cannon Del died in Milford Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at Frampton Funeral Home Federalsburg with Rev. Gerald Henderson officiating. Interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park near Wilmington with Masonic rites. Surviving: widow Elsie Walker Barnes, son Herbert L. Barnes, sister Bertha Kennery, brothers Robert A. Barnes and Herbert Barnes. Barnes was a former Delaware Motor Vehicle Department employee and active in Cannon Methodist Church and Masonic and Eastern Star chapters.
Mrs Carrie Hobbs Knotts 69 wife of Harry F Knotts of Denton retired Maryland State Roads employee died Friday at her son’s home in Rehoboth Beach after a long illness Funeral services were conducted from her Denton home by Rev Dr John E French with interment in Hillsboro Cemetery She was daughter of the late H C Hobbs former president of Peoples Bank of Denton and Evelyn Horsey Hobbs Survived by husband two sons Harry F Knotts Jr and Robert H two grandchildren and sister Mrs Joseph H Johnson of Denton
Funeral services were held for Thomas D Holder 55 at Snow Hill Episcopal Church with interment in Snow Hill Cemetery. A native of Vienna, he lived in Beach Haven with his wife and had earlier served Caroline County as County Agent from 1926 to 1931 and organized the county’s first Cattle Show in 1928. He later became a State Canning Crop Specialist and held executive roles with American Can Company before retirement for poor health. He is survived by his wife Grace Elizabeth Hickman Holder and several children, grandchildren, and nephews.
Clarence C Collison 53 died at his Burrsville home after a long illness. He operated a garage and sold farm machinery. Born near Denton to John W and Susie Slaughter Collison, he lived in Burrsville area for years. Survived by wife Mary Smith Collison, three sons William N Lawrence E Albert R, a daughter Rita Jane, six grandchildren, and brother John M. Collison. Funeral Sunday 2 p m at Boyer Funeral Home Harrington with Rev Omro Todd officiating. interment Denton Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Royer age 70 wife of Wayne Royer a retired farmer of Ridgely were conducted at the Reformed Church in the community yesterday with local mourners and church members in attendance.
Funeral services for 79 year old Robert Hous ton Short Jr. were held at 2 p.m. in Harrington at J Millard Cooper Funeral Home with Rev. Robert E VanCleaf of Asbury Methodist Church officiating. Interment followed at Hollywood Cemetery. Short died in Wilmington on Tuesday. He was never married and is survived by a brother Samuel A Short Sr. of Harrington a sister Mrs Benjamin H Johnson of Denton and a sister Mrs R Emmett Baughley of Harrington plus several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Nannie Marie Wright 48 wife of Thomas Wright of Denton died Thursday Nov 24 at Memorial Hospital Eas. Daughter of William E and Ella Favinger Scott she is survived by son Lee Wright of Lincoln Delaware a sister Blanche Scott of Denton and five brothers Arthur Fred William Harold of Denton and Clinton of Harrington Delaware Funeral services were held Sunday at Moore Funeral Home Denton with interment in Denton Cemetery
Elwood Hutson, 52, a Goldsboro truck driver, died at his home last Thursday after a long illness. He was the son of Thomas Hutson and Richie Longfel low Hutson. Survived by his wife Ida Hutson, two sisters Mrs. Elwa Thomas of Felton and Mrs. Clara.
Tribbitt of Greensboro lists four Hutson brothers Clayton of Ridgely James of Harrington Carl and Roland of Felton. Funeral services were held from Rawlings Funeral Home in Greensboro at 3 p m Saturday with burial in Mt Olive Cemetery.
The plan envisions a 40 000 mile nationwide highway system linking 90 percent of city residents and 45 percent of rural people. It argues highways must grow with America’s mechanized 1975 economy as 77 percent of freight is trucked and one seventh of workers are in highway transport, making high velocity movement essential to national life.
A religious poem by Hilda K. Wiggin recounts joy for the faithful who have passed beyond earth’s sorrows. It speaks of victory in Christ, peaceful rest with the Saviour, and the dead who followed His teachings and shared His blessing with others.
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