Engagement notices span Greensboro to Easton and Denton
Mrs Esther Fortney of Greensboro announces Irene Fortney to Earl Collins of Easton Md. Lois Ann Dulin to William Cropp of Denton. Martha Anna Wells to William Meekins of Garrison. References to local social calls Christmas events and hospital stays across town families and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Fortney
Greensboro
Irene
Earl T. Collins
Easton, Md
Richard Collins
Miss Fortney
International Latex Corp
Dover
Mr. Collins
Peninsula Construction Co
Easton
Robert L. Dulin
Denton
Lois Ann
William T. Cropp
William M. Cropp
Benjamin Sargent Wells
Baltimore
Martha Anna Wells
William Joshua Meekins
Norman L. Meekins
Garrison
Wells
Girls’ Latin School
Dickinson College
Mr. Meekins
Johns Hopkins University
Anniversaries and Social News Roundup
Mr. and Mrs. David M. Clopper mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an Open House on Saturday from 2 to 8 p m. Various local residents attend dinners visits and hospital notices while Christmas activities include a Card Club gathering and a First Methodist Church youth dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David M. Clopper
Ernest Lankford
William Bullock
Earle White
William Lankford
Baltimore
John D. Poulter
Washington
Clayton Reynolds
Mary Morris
Polly Drummond Hill
Newark
Del
J. Kemp Stevens
Stevens
J. Wilbur Stafford
Sadlersville
Marvin IX. Chambers
Union Memorial Hospital
Earl Love
Mary Moffatt
Woodstock
Norman Sutton
Gerry Hurley
Minnie L. Cooper
Chester
O. O. Stivers
Arkansas
First Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Susie Cooper
Walter B. Palmer
Howard Hager
Tommy Crouse
Memorial Funeral for Mrs Ella Hobbs in Greensboro
Mrs Ella Mae Hobbs aged 77 died Monday at Fletcher Convalescing Home Felton after weeks as a patient. Funeral services were held Thursday at 10 from Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with Rev Grayson Wheatley in charge. Interment in Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by husband Thomas Hobbs four sisters two sons a grandson three nieces and four nephews and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Hobbs
Fletcher
Felton
Rawlings
Greensboro
Grayson Wheatley
James H
Susan Warrington
Thomas Hobbs
Mary L. Jamison
Holly Oak
Del
Pauline Harrington
Wilmington
Rose S<oenemann
Houston
Edith West
Funeral services for Richard J. Haas in Greensboro
Funeral services were held for Richard John Haas aged 47 who died at Kent General Hospital Dover last Friday. The Rev R Andrews of Baltimore officiated at Rawlings Funeral Home Greensboro with interment in Greensboro Cemetery. He was a son of Richard and Mary Haas of Greensboro, lived on a Marydel area farm, and is survived by wife Anna B. Haas and three daughters Helen Ann Doris C Mary Eliz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard John Haas
Kent General Hospital
Dover
Rawlings
Greensboro
R. Andrews
Baltimore
Greensboro Cemetery
Richard and
Mary Stoceffel Haas
Marydel
Mr. Haas
Anna B. Haas
Helen Ann
Doris C
Mary Eliz
Flowers 28 dies after Snack Bar era in Greensboro
William Henry Flowers aged 28 died after being rushed to Memorial Hospital Easton following a Friday incident. He operated a Snack Bar in Greensboro for several years and is survived by his parents William H. Flowers of Marcus Hook Pa and Bessie Anderson Flowers, and sister Mrs Lynn Cahall of Chester. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 pm from Reardon Funeral Home Chester. Interment in Lawncroft Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle White
Wilmington
Mr. White
James R. White
C. Delaware Lightcap
Delaware Hospital
David Nordberg
Arthur Greenlee
Herbert Hudson
Ernest Lord
Laurel
Alec William F. Detwiler
Detwiler
Knoxville
Tenn
Henry Detwiler
Clara Whitby
Henry Wilson
Miami
Florida
Wiliam FE
Andrew
Memorial Hospital
Easton
Brick Hotel
J. ™. French
Douglas Bennington
Mildred Cohee
Lawrence Davis
Pauline
Town
Carlisle Bennington
Ridgely
White
Maude G. Smith
Wyoming
Del
Madge
Dorothy Jump
J. Frank Lane, Jr
Minnie
Hattie Dukes
Edward Willey
Circle 4
Sgt
J. Ormand Baker
Fort Union
J. Henry Baker
Grace Church
William Henry Flowers
William H. Flowers
Marcus Hook
Bessie Anderson Flowers
Greensboro
Lynn Cahall
Chester
Readon Funeral Home
Lawncroft Cemetery
Deaths: Earl M. Pruett 59 Funeral services today
Funeral services for Earl M. Pruett aged 59 will be held at J Millard Cooper Funeral Home Harrington this Friday at 1 p m with Rev Roy Phillips of Rock Hall Md officiating Interment will be in Hollywood Cemetery He died Tuesday at his home in Harrington of a heart attack He was born in Virginia son of the late Caroline and James Pruett and moved to Delaware farming near Hickman until ill health forced retirement He is survived by his wife four sons Harold serving with the U S Air Force in Alaska Kent of Dover Robert of Denton Dale of Bridgeville six grandchildren a brother Elgin of Itmann W Va and Miss Linne Pruett of Taswell Va
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Pruett
Amelia S. Pruett
J. Millard Cooper
Harrington
Roy Phillips
Rock Hall
Hollywood Cemetery
Pruett
Virginia
Caroline
James Pruett
Delaware
Hickman
Harold Pruett
U. S. Air Force
Alaska
Kent Pruett
Dover
Robert Pruett
Denton
Dale Pruett
Bridgeville
Elgin
Itmann
W. Va
Linne Pruett
Taswell
Mrs Lulu Bonwill Dukes Passes at 83 in December
Mrs Lulu Bonwill Dukes 83 died Monday night after a lingering illness. Daughter of Eugene M and Linda Pennington Bonwill of Kent County she was widow of William T Dukes of Kennedyville. Survived by daughter Mrs Ormond L Andrew of Denton and three sons William Bruce Dukes Kennedyville John L Dukes and Paul J Dukes of Philadelphia, three grandchildren two great-grandchildren and one brother W H Bonwill of Millington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Bonwill Dukes
Eugene M
Linda Pennington Bonwill
Kent County
William T. Dukes
Kennedyville
Ormond L. Andrew
Denton
William Bruce Dukes
John L. Dukes
Paul J. Dukes
Philadelphia
W. H. Bonwill
Millington
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Collins-Fortney
Meekins
K. T. Everagam
James A. Wise
Fred Beauchamp
American Corner
Wilmer B. Parker
Third Street
Turkington
John Ricards
J. B. Jarrell, Jr
William Garey
W. A. Miller
E. R. Shoemaker
Circle 2
George Fylander
York
Eastern Shore State Hospital
Cambridge
Santa Claus
John Imerson
Gilbert Hignutt
A. May Thompson
Marvel Friedel
Naomi Tribbitt
John Fisher
Koenig’s
Marvin V. Williams
Chestertown
William Wyllie
Shrewsbury
Still Pond Cemetery
E. Kindleberger
Abeth
Richard Paul
Willliam Frederick
Richard Paul, Jr
Bertha Lanzola
Paul Haas
Stanton, del
Carl Haas
Hyattsville
George Haas
Fred Haas
Bladensburg
Richard J. Hnaas
Fred J. Wright
Alton Billmeier
C. Elsie Billmeier
Optometrists
Mrs. Lulu Bonwill Dukes
Gustav Good
Denton, Maryland
WBN
Sherwood
Sherwood Oil
ORSAT
G. D. Crouse
Elmer Knucklehead
Candy & Koko
Clown Princes of Comedy
Maryland
Mel Price
New Santa
Fe Revue
Patti
Kenny Cummings
Delaware and
Saftey
Movie Center
Lucille Ball
Desiree
Alan Ladd
Leo
Marilyn Monroe
Sterling Hayden
Reir
Ball
Holden Miss
Aoe Beka
Dane Clark
Andy Devine
Sun
Brando Eet
Ping An
Columbia Pictures
Alan
Ladd
Patricia Medina
The
Jose Fevere
Cyd Charisse
Rosemary Clancy
Jane Powell
Gene
Fred Kelly
Ann Miller
XS Rana
Chevrolet
Nash
Ford
5Th & Gay Sts
R. J. Thompson
Sinclair
Columbia Pictures Presents
Dana Andrews
Donna Reed
Diane Foster
Richard Alan Simmons
Roy Huggins
Harry 3Ce Browm
Alfred Werker
Merry Christmas
DY Creek
Scott- Chapman
Columbia
20Th Century-Fox Presents
Marlon Brando
Jean Simmons
Merle Oberon
Michael Rennie
Cameron Mitchell
Elizabeth Sellars
Evelyn Warden
John Hoyt
Julian Blaustein
Henry Koster
Daniel Taradash
Cash
Garson
Greer Garson Ryan
Joe
Ydice , Debbie Y Powell
Reynolds
Susan
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