12 - CAPE GAZETTE, Friday,
Obituaries
Ruth Chambers Stewart,
Historical Society founder
Ruth Chambers Stewart, 84, of
Pilottown Road, Lewes, died Sun-
day, August 15, 1993, of heart
failure at Harbor Health Care Cen-
ter in Lewes.
Mrs. Stewart was born February
21, 1909 in Lewes, the daughter of
the late Captain and Mrs. Lewis
Art Chambers. She attended St.
Hilda's Episcopal School in
Charlestown, West Virginia and
was a member of the class of 1931
of Goucher College, Baltimore,
Md.
Her husband, Kenneth E. Stew-
art, died in I969. She lived most
of her life in Baltimore, Md.,
except when she accompanied her
husband to various military posts
during World War II, including
Nuremburg, Germany, following
the war. She later returned to
Lewes.
For many years, she was Execu-
tive Secretary of the Rehoboth Art
League. She was one of the
founders and an officer of the
Lewes Historical Society. She
was a member and officer of the
Col. David Hall Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revo-
lution. She also was active in
many historical and civic organi-
zations in Delaware.
Mrs. Stewart is survived by a
son, Robert G. Stewart, Senior
Curator at the National Portrait
Gallery at the Smithsonian Institu-
tion in Washington, D.C.
A funeral service was held
Tuesday, August 17, at St. Peter's
Episcopal Church in Lewes. Bur-
ial was in St. Peter's Cemetery,
Pilottown Road in Lewes.
The family suggests contribu-
tions be made in her memory to
the Rehoboth Art League, Hen-
lopen Acres, Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware 19971.
Lillian Isaccs Martin,
former state official
Lillian Isaecs Martin, 83, of
Milford Manor Convalescent Cen-
ter for the past 28 months, died
Saturday, August 14, 1993, of
congestive heart failure.
Mrs. Martin was the Republican
nominee for Congress in the 1954
election, making her the first
woman in Delaware to run for
national office. She served as
deputy treasurer and deputy audi-
tor for the state of Delaware. Dur-
ing the Governor Walter Bacon
and Governor Caleb Boggs
administrations, she was appoint-
ed the first woman chief accoun-
August 20 - August 26, 1993
tant for the State Budget Commis-
sion. During that time, she was
the only woman budget director in
the nation.
Mrs. Martin was responsible for
Delaware becoming the first state
to have a central electronic data
processing system, and she
received the 1976 Diamond State
Award from Governor Sherman
Tribbitt when she retired from
state service that year.
Mrs. Martin was the organiza-
tional president of the Sussex
County Republican Women's
Club and was the first president of
the Delaware Federation of
Republican Women. In addition,
she was president of the Dovor
Soroptimist Club, president of the
Mispillion Business and Profes-
sional Women's Club, a charter
member of the Shawnee Country
Club and the Rodney Square Club,
and a member of the Rehoboth
Beach Country Club.
She was a graduate of Green-
wood High School and the Pierce
Business School in Philadelphia,
Pa. After her retirement, Mrs.
Martin traveled extensively, tour-
ing all the states in the nation and
61 countries, including a photo-
safari trip to Kenya with her
granddaughters in 1979.
She is survived by her son and
daughter-in-law, Hugh and Mar-
garet Martin of Lewes; two grand-
daughters, Ann Martin of Wash-
ington and Crista Martin of
Boston, Mass.; two brothers and
sisters-in-law, Lawrence and
Dorothy Isaacs of Rehoboth
Beach and Pennewill and Jean-
nette Isaacs of Lincoln and
Isabelle Isaacs of Milford.
Friends are invited to attend a
celebration of her life on Thurs-
day, August 26, beginning at 4:30
p.m. at the Rehoboth Beach Coun-
try Club.
Arrangements were by the
Lofland Funeral Home in Milford.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributuions to the
Greenwood High School Alumni
Association, Greenwood,
Delaware 19950.
Harold E. Dutton Sr.,
retired carpenter
Harold E. Dutton Sr., 70, of rur-
al Lewes, died Thursday, August
12, 1993, of heart failure at Beebe
Medical Center.
Mr. Dutton, an Army veteran of
World War II, had worked for
many years as a carpenter for the
former Selbyville Manufacturing
Company of Rehoboth Beach.
His hobbies included collecting
numerous Indian artifacts along
the coastal areas of Delaware, as
well as many coins found along
the beach.
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He is survived by three sons,
Harold E. Dutton Jr. of Rehoboth
Beach, William E. Dutton of
Lewes, Kenneth Dutton at home;
three daughters, Kathryn Fay Jen-
nings of Milton, Judy Smith of
Milton, Lisa Dutton at home; one
stepson, Richard M. Wootten of
Lewes; one stepdaughter, Connie
Smith Baker of Florida; two sis-
ters, Virginia D. Matthews of
Rehoboth Beach, and Elvira
Crewdson of Beach Haven, N.J.;
and 11 grandchildren.
Graveside services were held
Tuesday, August 17, at 1 p.m. at
the Epworth Methodist Cemetery,
Henlopen Avenue in Rehoboth
Beach.
The family suggests contribu-
tions to the American Cancer
Society, Georgetown, Delaware
19947. Arrangements by the
Parsell, Atkins and Lodge Funeral
Home at Midway.
Millard J. "Bill" Cook,
Rehoboth homeowner
Millard J. "Bill" Cook, 90, a
regular visitor to Rehoboth Beach
since 1929 and a homeowner there
since 1951, died Saturday, August
14, 1993, of cancer in Portland
Oregon.
His most recent visit to
Rehoboth Beach was in June and
July with his wife and sons and
their families. Mr. Cook had a
long career, first with the Packers
and Stockyards Administration of
the U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture, and later served as executive
vice president of the Chicago
Stockyards, retiring in 1979.
He is survived by his wife, Eliz-
abeth F. Cook; two sons, William
R. Cook of lake Oswego, Oregon
and Stephen F. Cook of Protland,
Oregon; a sister, Marion Robinson
of Ionia, Michigan; and five
grandchildren.
A memorial service was held
August 18 at St. Andrew's Presby-
terian Church in Portland, Oregon.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
19971.
Albert E. Dorman Sr.,
Sussex farmer
Albert E. Dorman Sr., 86, of 18
Lancaster Road, Mill Pond Acres,
Lewes, died Sunday, August 15,
1993, at Harbor Health Care Cen-
ter, Lewes, where he was a patient
for three months.
Mr. Dorman had worked with
the Operating Engineers Union
while farming several properties
he owned.
He was a member of Bethel
United Methodist Church, Lewes,
a 50-year member of Jefferson
Lodge No. 15, AF&AM,
Delaware Valley Consistory, Nur
Temple Shrine and Unity Chapter
16, Order of the Eastern Star.
He is survived by his wife of 68
years, Mac Ritter Dorman; two
sons, Ernest F. of Millsboro and
Albert E. Jr. of Newport, Va.; five
daughters, Betty Thomas of
Georgetown, Evelyn Brumbaugh
of Philipsburg, Pa., Joan Moore of
Lewes, Sarah Rickards of Mills-
boro and Susan D. Stone of
Rehoboth Beach; 12 grandchil-
• dren and 16 great grandchildren.
A graveside service was held
Tuesday, August 17, at White's
Chapel United Methodist Ceme-
tery, Milton.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to Bethel
United Methodist Church, Lewes,
Delaware 19958.
Glenn A. Richter St.,
retired contractor
Glenn A. Richter Sr., 83, died at
his Henlopen Acres, Rehoboth
Beach home on Sunday, August
15, 1993.
Mr. Richter, who also owned a
home on East Loockerman Street
in Dover, was a contractor and
developer it the Dover area, retir-
ing in 1964.
He was a member of St. John's
Lutheran Church, Dover, and an
associate member of the Lutheran
Church of Our Savior, Rehoboth
Beach. He was a member of the
Rehoboth Beach Kiwanis Club,
Rehoboth Beach Country Club,
Miles Grant Country Club of Stu-
art, Florida, the Rehoboth Art
League and its Cottage Tour, and
the Henlopen Acres Beach Club.
He volunteered his time at Stock-
ley Center and for Sussex County
Meals on Wheels.
From 1966 to 1968 he was pres-
ident of Kent County Levy Court.
He is survived by his wife, Mar-
garet C. Richter; three sons, for-
mer Dover Mayor and councilman
John E. Richter and Raymond D.
Richter, both of Dover, and Glenn
A. Richter Jr. of Toledo, Ohio;
seven grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.
A service was held Wednesday,
August 18, at St. John's Lutheran
Church in Dover. Burial was in
Sharon Hill Cemetery in Dover.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to John
Roock Endowment Fund, in care
of St. John's Lutheran Church,
Dover, or to the Lutheran Church
of Our Savior, Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware, 19971.
Robert W. Calloway,
former shipping clerk
Robert W. Calloway, 76, of
Nassau Park, Lewes, died Satur-
day, August 14, 1993 of heart fail-
ure at Beebe Medical Center
where he was a patient for a week.
Mr. Calloway, formerly of
Bridgeville, worked as a shipping
clerk for the DuPont Company
nylon plant in Seaford for 25
years, retiring in 1977. He was an
Army veteran of World War II.
His fwst wife, Ruth Adams Cal-
loway, died in 1972. His wife,
Mary Lou Calloway, died in 1985.
He is survived by a son, Robert W.
Calloway of Fredericksburg, Va.;
a daughter, Norma L. Yori of
Seaford; a brother, Clifford Cal-
loway of Denton, Md.; and a
granddaughter.
A service was held Tuesday,
August 17, at the Hardesty Funer-
al Home, Law Street in
Bridgeville.
Burial was in Bridgeville Ceme-
tery.
Instead of flowers, the family
suggests contributions to the
Arthritis Foundation, Delaware
Chapter, Wilmington, Delaware.
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