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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1962
Page
9
Personal and social items recount Miss Darlene Lankford’s ten days at Rehoboth Beach with the Lynch family, visits by Mrs. India A. Bullock and others, births, club meetings, hospital stays, and community schooling plans. It lists enlistees for the Marine Corps buddy system, extended visits to family, and students enrolled for 1962 1963 at colleges and preparatory schools with numerous names and places across Maryland and nearby states.
Mrs Florence C Rice of Elmhurst Wilmington widow of Hiram Rice died Friday morning Sept 7 in Memorial Hospital Wilmington after a short illness Born at Tanyard Md 75 years ago she was the daughter of the late William H and Sallie M Cohee of Caroline County Survived by two daughters Mrs Katherine Rentoul Elmhurst Mrs Irene McFarland Earleville Md five sons Howard Daytona Beach Fla Clarence H Ft Pierce Fla J Woodrow Cooper Farms Del C Edward Blair Estates Del and Robert D Vacaville California 18 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren one sister Mrs Gilbert Lane Preston Funeral services held Tuesday morning at Griffith Mortuary Elsmere with Rev Dr J Earl Cummings officiating Interment in Gracelawn Memorial Park near Wilmington
Mrs Rosa A Lord 83 widow of Emmett Lord died Saturday at the home of her daughter Mrs Paul Maloney near Denton after a long illness. She was a member of Ames Methodist Church Hobbs. Survived by two sons Frederick and Charles Lord both of Baltimore 13 grandchildren 8 great grandchildren and sister Mrs Rosa Lobb Springfield Pa. Services held Saturday afternoon in Moore Funeral Home with interment in Denton Cemetery eight grandsons serving as pallbearers.
Funeral services were held for 79 year old Raymond F Corkran Sr of Upper Dorchester County at Frampton Funeral Home with Pastor Peter Luna and Rev Arthur Bebee officiating. The service noted his death Monday at Hickman Hospital and announced upcoming Union Church events including a Sunday panel on Methodism and a Union Community House picnic. The notice also lists local residents visiting, hospital patients in Milford Memorial and Nanticoke Hospital, and various social visits across Federalsburg, Denton, Greenwood, and Linwood.
A resident long associated with Williamsburg near Dorchester County died after two weeks at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore. He is survived by his widow Gertrude F a son Raymond Jr of Federalsburg two grandchildren and one great grandchild.
James A Carey 78 former Milford and New Castle resident and retired carpenter died Tuesday after a long illness. Survived by four sons Arthur H of New Castle James A Jr of Wissofield and Charles V of Lewes and two sisters Lula Martin of Delmar and May Woodward of Federalsburg. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm at Torbert Funeral Chapel Dover officiated by Rev John T Trader. Burial Odd Fellows Cemetery Camden Del.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Drum mond, Brenda, Susan, Allen and David attended a family reunion. Mr. Wade Isner spent part of last week in Ridgeley, W Va, and Mrs. Lillian Crow accompanied him home. Mr. Jesse Fearins and Mr. Isaac Noble visited Mrs. Eva O Day in Greenwood. Fearins and Noble also called on Harlan Hayman, who is confined to bed. Leslie Scott joined her daughter’s family in Denton for Sunday dinner. C E Porter and children were guests of his parents, Clarence and Mrs Porter, Joyce also attended. Fearins visited Minnie Nichols, and Bessie Todd of Denton saw Lillie Hignutt.
Caroline County Historical Society announces its fall dinner on Thursday October 25 at St Benedicts Church Hall Ridgely. Admiral Harry W Hill US Navy retired and president of Historic Annapolis will speak on The Silver Service That Was Given to the Cruiser Maryland by the State of Maryland. He will display several silver pieces.
Mrs. Everett Murphy Richard Murphy and Mrs. Mac Callahan and two sons left for Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia Kentucky Richard will begin his second year at the college They will then go to Columbia Georgia where Mrs Callahan and sons will return home after a month with her parents Alan Southerland of Queen Anne Dawson Segar Clinton Stoops and Russell Eaton attended the Caroline County Fireman's Association meeting in Marydel Friday night Alan Segar son of Mr and Mrs Dawson Segar left for Bridgewater College to start as a first year student Mr and Mrs Oliver Todd and Becky Todd spent the weekend at their trailer near Oak Orchard Del Lawrence Thornton and family camped at Trap Pond over the weekend Mr and Mrs G L Larrimore of Wilmington are visiting her mother Mrs Effie Tarburton Mrs Carlton Pratt underwent surgery at Memorial Hospital Easton Monday Gladys Hicks is receiving treatment there Speedy recoveries wished for both Mrs Joe Metzger of Brooklyn Md and baby boy born Saturday Sept 8 at South Baltimore General Hospital Mrs Metzger is former Caroline Sparklin Miss Kathy Harrison of Cordova Miss Anne Segar weekend guest of Miss Linda Winstead of Newport Pa and they shopped in Harrisburg on Saturday
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