April 18, 1965
MILLSBORO: Arnold Street, 64, of Bridgeton, NJ died Thursday in Pleasantville NJ Hospital after a long illness. He formerly lived here.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Jannett Street, three daughters, Mrs. Doris Santos and Mrs. Betty Cuff, both of Bridgeton; Mrs. Matilda Money, Canton NJ; one son, McClaren Street, Bridgeton; 11 grandchildren; two brothers, Carlos of Millsboro and Robert of Philadelphia; four sisters, Miss Pocahontas Street, here; Mrs. Nora Draine, Lewes; Mrs. Catherine Taylor, Philadelphia and Mrs. Mildred Myers of New York City.
Services will be at 1 tomorrow afternoon at Streets Centerama here. Friends may call tonight at the Street residence in Bridgeton.
Mrs. Bertha Streett
(no date listed)
LEWES: Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Mae Streett will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Isreal Methodist Church. Friends may call this evening at the Melson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Streett died Sunday in the Delaware Hospital at Wilmington. she was a lifelong resident of Lewes and a member of Isreal Methodist Church.
Surviving are eight children: Mrs. Lela S. Heller, W. Vernon, Mrs. Gladys S. Porter, Mrs. Marjorie Ivy, Percell K., Dorothy Streett, Mrs. Evelyn s. Gardner and Mrs. Ethelda Dean, all of Wilmington; and 21 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Mrs. William Streett
Oct. 1, 1961
LEWES: Mrs. Bertha M. Streett, 80, widow of William E. Streett, died Sunday in the Delaware Hospital, Wilmington
Burton C. Street
1959
MILLSBORO: Feb 8- Burton C. Street, 74, retired farmer, died suddenly Friday evening of a heart attack at his home.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Street; a daughter Mrs. Lena Wood of Washington, DC; four sons; Harvey, Alonzo and Leon, all of Los Angeles, Calif. and Howard of this city; five step-children: Isaac Thornton of Los Angeles, William T. Thornton of Ardmore, Pa; Mrs. Mary Street, Mrs. Clara Abrams and Mrs. Hattie Street, all of Los Angeles; 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Millsboro, where he was a member. Elder Nelson Bliss will officiate. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetary. Friends may call at the James Funeral Home, Millsboro, tomorrow evening from 7 to 9.
Gertrude Street
Feb. 19, 1966
LEWES: Mrs. Gertrude Street, 81, of Lewes died at her home Saturday after a long illness.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph L. Street; two daughters , Mrs. Doris Rice of Baltimore and Mrs. Ann Eighmill of Washington, DC; three sons; Joseph Street Jr. of Washington DC, Preston of Wilmington and Evans of Lewes; a sister, Mrs. Marie V. Crane of Phildelphia and a brother Joseph of Portland, Ore.
Funeral services will be held at 1 tomorrow afternoon at Isreal Methodist Church, Lewes. Friends may call tonight at Young's Funeral Home, Lewes.
Harvey Street
Sept. 22, 1967
Mr. Street was born in Millsboro and left Wilmington 10 years ago. He had been a waitor at the former Hob Tea Room and worked for the former Wilmington Jobbing Co.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ellen Street; two brothers, Howard Street, Wilmington and Alonzo Street, Los Angeles and five half-brothers and half-sisters in California.
Services will be Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 in the Peoples Funeral Home, 4250 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles.
Mrs. Pocahontas Street
(no date listed)
MILLSBORO: Services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 at the Indian Mission Church for Mrs. Pocahontas H. Street, killed when her car went off the road and struck a tree Tuesday, near Angola.
Mrs. Street, 70, of Riverdale was travelling west on sussex 48 about 3:30 p.m. when her car went out of control. State police listed her death as a highway fatality yesterday after an autopsy showed she died of a broken spine and heart and liver damage. Her death raised the state highway death toll to 74 compared with 85 at this time last year.
Mrs. Street was a lifelong resident of Sussex County. Her husband, McClaren Street died in 1952. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sherry Knesz of Hallendale, Fla. and Mrs. Ramona Mercado of New York City; three sisters; Mrs. Nora Draine of Lewes, Mrs. Katherine Street of Philadelphia and Mrs. Mildred Myers of Long Island, NY; two brothers, Robert B. Street of Philadelphia and Carlos Street of Millsboro; 11 grandchildren and a great grandchild.
Friends may call tonight at the James Funeral Home, Millsboro. Interment will be in the Indian Mission Church Cemetary.
William Burton Street
(no date listed)
LEWES: A caterpillar operator died from injuries suffered in a woods west of here when a felled tree crashed down on him yesterday.
The victim, William Burton Street, 57 of near Millsboro, was pronounced dead at 12:15 p.m. from a fractured skull at the Beebe Hospital by Dr. R. L. Klingel, state deputy medical examiner.
Street was one of the logging crew working for Sen. Eugene D. Bookhammer, R-Lewes, in the woods on the Rollins farm about two and a half miles west of here.
State police said the victim was operating a caterpillar tractor pulling logs from the woods.
A fellow workman, Voyd Harmon, of near Millsboro was felling a 35 foot tree near the path the caterpillar was dragging the logs. Police said wind blew the falling tree on top of Street as he rode the vehicle.
The Lewes Fire Department ambulance took the logger to the hospital where he died two hours later. Funeral arrangements are pending at the James Funeral Home in Millsboro.
W. Burton Street
MILLSBORO: Funeral services for W. Burton Street, 57,a logger killed Thursday, will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Harmony Methodist Church.
Street died of a fractured skull when a tree fell on him in a woods 2 1/2 miles east of Lewes. He was working for State Sen. Eugene D. Bookhammer, R-Lewes. He was a member of the Community Brotherhood and pianist for the United Gospel Chorus for 15 years. he was a veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emma Street; four sisters; Mrs. Pocahontas Street, Millsboro; Mrs. Dora Draine, Lewes; Mrs. Catherine Taylor, Phildelphia and Mrs. Mildred Myers, Long Island, NY and a brother, Carlos, Millsboro. Friends may call at the James Funeral Home, Millsboro, 7 to 9 tonight.
